They were getting a lot of airplay on European MTV and VIVA. I think they even won an European MTV award for best dance or something.
Jernej SoundOfLJ.com -----Original Message----- From: RC [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2002 10:44 AM To: Phonopsia; 313@hyperreal.org Subject: Re: [313] Avalanches - Since I Left You sadly, as with many cases of quality Australian elctronica, recognition, respect and the real market is offshore (think HMC, severed heads and currently patrick haf - to name but a few) i'd agree that the avalanches are really doing innovative things and can definetley claim their own sound, no small feat for an electronic music producer, not to mention an australian electronic music producer i note they are/were touring through europe recently and playing some big festivals, anyone seen them live? on 26/3/02 11:07 AM, Phonopsia at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Any thoughts on this from the people in Oz? I'm curious what the > reaction is like there. It goes all over the place, with a common > sample source to much of Detroit/Chicago house (and well beyond that > really). If I had to try and characterize it, I'd put it somewhere > between Dimitri from Paris, Moodymann and DJ Shadow. The album is > never as dark as Moodymann, but it hints in that direction. I dunno > how 313 topical it really is, except for "a different feeling" which > samples at least two Carl Craig songs - Im.mortal Music - Slam Dance, > The Climax, and possibly the first track on More Songs About Food and > Revolutionary Art. I'm really enjoying it, for what it's worth, and > the housier moments remind me of Detroit house turntablized. Only song > I really don't care for as much is "Avalanche Rock", which leans > towards big beat, albeit the most enjoyable big beat sound I've heard. > I love the track-to-track flow and that the whole thing is mixed. > > Any remixes of this in the works or already out there? > > Tristan > ------------------- > Upcoming Gigs: > 4/6/02 - The Basics @ The Abyss, DC > 4/14/02 - Filler @ Blue Room, Adams Morgan, DC http://www.mp313.com <- > Music http://www.metrotechno.net <- DC techno + more > http://www.metatrackstudios.com <- DC DJ/Production studios > http://phonopsia.tripod.com <- Hub > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <- email > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
