Tag: The Avalanches
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RIP Vaugh Mason and Bill Withers
Two pioneers have recently died – the first many probably won’t know by name but they definitely know the sample – Vaughn Mason of Bounce, Rock. Skate, Roll fame as sampled by Daft Punk many times, The Avalanches, De La Soul, Digital Underground, Kurtis Blow and just about EVERYONE – see the Whosampled list of…
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Running Red Lights
What’s this? Another Avalanches track drops within a month? What is this, 2001? The song is pretty good, with Rivers Cuomo of Weezer fame and Pink Siifu but what makes this is the video with Erik Cavanaugh giving some street realness. You go, girl! P.S. If you wondered what the sample is buried under the…
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Avalanches will always love you
Missed this new excellent track from The Avalanches featuring Dev Hynes aka Blood Orange because the email went to junk, it was released a few days ago. I really love the ‘3am feel’ of this, the sort of music that shines through dark times. As their statement says: Sometimes we receive a message. Telling us…
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New Justice
2016 as well as being an Annus Horribilis for so many seems to be also the year of unexpected comebacks – Avalanches, now Justice which both I’d not have put money on returning at all. They’ve just posted a new track ‘Safe And Sound’ with a video and free download over at their site. Appropriately…