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THE AVALANCHES
share exclusive track
‘TONIGHT MAY HAVE
TO LAST ME ALL MY LIFE’
remixed by era defining
rapper/producer
MF DOOM

LISTEN HERE

TAKEN FROM THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION
OF THEIR GLOBE-CONQUERING CLASSIC DEBUT
‘SINCE I LEFT YOU’

VINYL, CD AND DIGITAL OUT TODAY
BUY HERE NOW

INCLUDING FRESH MIXES FROM PRINCE PAUL, MARIO C, BLACK DICE, LEON VYNEHALL, SINKANE, ANDY VOTEL, STEREOLAB, ERNEST SAINT LAURENT, AND CARL CRAIG

LISTEN TO THE BAND’S ‘REWIND’ PODCAST INTERVIEW WITH STEVE BELL HERE

THE AVALANCHES CONFIRMED AS LUMINARY ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE FOR ILLUMINATE ADELAIDE: A MAJOR NEW EVENT CELEBRATING INNOVATION, MUSIC, ART AND LIGHT THIS JULY.

ANNOUNCE ‘SINCE I LEFT YOU, LIVE’ WITH
THE ADELAIDE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ON JULY 30

CLICK FOR TICKETS & INFO HERE

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To coincide with today’s 20th anniversary re-release of their critically acclaimed, ground-breaking debut album Since I Left You, The Avalanches share another exclusive track: “Tonight May Have To Last Me All My Life (MF DOOM Remix),”. A previously unheard vocal contribution on the track serves as a bittersweet homage from the late, enigmatic master of the hip-hop underground, who passed away last October.

Daniel Dumile – the masked rapper who performed as MF Doom – was praised by The New York Times for forging “a style that was intricate and imaginative, calling on both esoteric and lowbrow references as well as cartoonish imagery in lyrics that could be poignantly emotional.” Born in London and raised on Long Island, Dumile released six albums plus full-length collaborations with Madlib and Danger Mouse, among others.

LISTEN TO “TONIGHT MAY HAVE TO LAST ME ALL MY LIFE (MF DOOM REMIX),” HERE

No album ever made history quite like The Avalanches’ debut. The band spoke in-depth today about the coming together of their iconic album with Steve Bell of The Music’s ‘Rewind’ podcast – click here to listen to the interview. The Sydney Morning Herald called Since I left You “a landmark album. Painstakingly assembled and repurposed from about 3500 samples culled from vintage records and arcane media, it has an elemental flow, idiosyncratic language and a freewheeling air of celebration”.

A meticulous labour of love sifted from the second-hand record bins of Melbourne, Since I Left You was an unprecedented act of musical invention filtered through the loving hands of young music-obsessed DJs and musicians to blossom into the ultimate feelgood world party soundtrack.

The 20th anniversary deluxe edition release of Since I Left You features numerous bonus tracks – including fresh mixes from such artists as Prince Paul, Mario C, Black Dice, Leon Vynehall, Sinkane, Andy Votel, Stereolab, Ernest Saint Laurent,  and Carl Craig. The full track listing is listed below.

“As if stringing pearls on a necklace,” music writer Simon Reynolds (Pitchfork, The New. York Times, The Guardian) reflects in the liner notes to the 20thAnniversary reissue, “they sequenced 18 distinct and wondrous songs into a seamless suite somewhere between a symphony and the ultimate deejay set”.

The boundary-pushing orchestration of samples — some say as many as 3,500 uniquely sourced and spliced sound fragments — was unanimously acclaimed as an act of technical genius. But the glowing heart of the project, a story of oneness through time, space and infinite diversity, was the magic spell that made the world melt in elation.

“I remember very clearly a few things,” says Robbie Chater, who with Tony Diblasi remains the soul of The Avalanches in 2021. “We decided to not have any of our voices on it, which made it last because it’s a kind of transmission; nothing date-stamps it to that time. Also we were careful not to use any trendy software from 1999 or 2000. So it does seem to just float around in time…”.

“Music lovers get it, and that’s what we ultimately are,” he continues. “It’s almost like an exploration of our relationship with the world and with music and, as music fans, what our place is in the whole process.  Looking back, I’m proud of this record as a pure expression of joy and love, heart on its sleeve and is free from irony.”

Released in Australia in 2000 and in the U.S. and the U.K. in 2001, Since I Left You was named one of the year’s best albums by critics around the world and later placed in the Top 10 of Pitchfork’s Top 200 Albums of the 2000s and in the Top 20 of Rolling Stone’s Greatest EDM Albums of All Time. Just last year, the Los Angeles Times hailed it as a “masterpiece” in a round-up of “life affirming albums to help you get through self-quarantine” and suggested “for a different kind of deep-listening enjoyment, let your brain relax, close your eyes, and follow the greeting offered 45 seconds into the album: ‘Get a drink, have a good time now, welcome to paradise.’” Stereogum noted, “Released 20 years ago…the record was instantly hailed as a classic. Its sound was intoxicating and unique, like being swept away into a fantastical world in the middle of the night, where the beachfront dance parties are tinged with melancholy and the drowsier you get, the more clarity you attain.”

The release and subsequent touring in support of Since I Left You was followed by a 16-year radio silence, which was broken with the release of The Avalanches’ sophomore album, Wildflower, which debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Vinyl Albums chart and atop the Australian Albums chart in 2016. Their third album, We Will Always Love You was awarded four stars by Rolling Stone and won the prestigious 2020 Australian Music Prize.

Announced as the inaugural Luminary Artists in Residence, The Avalanches will be performing their seminal album Since I Left You with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra as part of Illuminate Adelaide: a major new event celebrating innovation, music, art and light. In addition to this special one off show, Robbie Chater & Tony DiBlasi will be appearing in conversation with Zan Rowe and Jonathan Zawada, curate an exhibition with local artists, and perform a DJ set at MAAD, a massive closing weekend block party in Adelaide’s West End. For more information on this event and to purchase tickets please click here.

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SINCE I LEFT YOU 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition comes in three formats, each with copious previously unreleased tracks.

VINYL:
33 tracks, heavyweight vinyl, Original 18 track album + 15 tracks including 9 previously unreleased remixes by MF Doom, Sinkane, Carl Craig, Leon Vynehall and more. New album art, poster & liner notes by Simon Reynolds.

CD:
39 tracks, 2 CD, Original 18 track album + 21 track exclusive mix including 8 unreleased tracks + Avalanches remixes of The Manic Street Preachers, Badly Drawn Boy, Belle & Sebastian and Franz Ferdinand. New album art, poster & liner notes by Simon Reynolds.

DIGITAL:
33 tracks. Original 18 track album + 15 extra tracks including 9 previously unreleased remixes by MF Doom, Sinkane, Carl Craig, Leon Vynehall and more. New album art.

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TRACK LISTING

VINYL

SIDE A

1.    Since I Left You
2.    Stay Another Season
3.    Radio
4.    Two Hearts In 3/4 Time

SIDE B

1.    Avalanche Rock
2.    Flight Tonight
3.    Close To You
4.    Diners Only
5.    A Different Feeling

SIDE C

1.    Electricity
2.    Tonight May Have To Last Me All My Life
3.    Pablo’s Cruise
4.    Frontier Psychiatrist

SIDE D

1.    Etoh
2.    Summer Crane
3.    Little Journey
4.    Live At Dominoes
5.    Extra Kings

SIDE E

1.    Since I Left You (Cornelius Remix)
2.    Tonight May Have To Last Me All My Life (Edan Remix)
3.     Frontier Psychiatrist (Mario Caldato Jr’s 85% Remix)
4.    Close To You (Sun Araw Remix)

SIDE F

1.    Since I Left You (Stereolab Remix)
2.    Flight Tonight (Canyons Travel Agent Dub)
3.     Radio (Sinkane Remix)

SIDE G

1.    Since I Left You (Prince Paul Remix)
2.    Electricity (Harvey’s Nightclub Re-Edit)
3.    Summer Crane (Black Dice Remix)
4.    Extra Kings (Deakin Remix)

SIDE H

1.    Tonight May Have To Last Me All My Life (MF DOOM Remix)
2.    Tonight May Have To Last Me All My Life (Dragged By Leon Vynehall)
3.    A Different Feeling (Carl Craig’s Paperclip People Remix)
4.    Thank You Caroline (Original Avalanches Demo Tape)

DIGITAL

PART 1

1.    Since I Left You
2.    Stay Another Season
3.    Radio
4.    Two Hearts In 3/4 Time
5.    Avalanche Rock
6.    Flight Tonight
7.    Close To You
8.    Diners Only
9.    A Different Feeling
10. Electricity
11. Tonight May Have To Last Me All My Life
12. Pablo’s Cruise
13. Frontier Psychiatrist
14. Etoh
15. Summer Crane
16. Little Journey
17. Live At Dominoes
18. Extra Kings

PART 2

1.    Since I Left You (Cornelius Remix)
2.    Tonight May Have To Last Me All My Life (Edan Remix)
3.     Frontier Psychiatrist (Mario Caldato Jr’s 85% Remix)
4.    Close To You (Sun Araw Remix)
5.    Since I Left You (Stereolab Remix)
6.    Flight Tonight (Canyons Travel Agent Dub)
7.     Radio (Sinkane Remix)
8.    Since I Left You (Prince Paul Remix)
9.    Electricity (Harvey’s Nightclub Re-Edit)
10. Summer Crane (Black Dice Remix)
11. Extra Kings (Deakin Remix)
12. Tonight May Have To Last Me All My Life (MF DOOM Remix)
13. Tonight May Have To Last Me All My Life (Dragged By Leon Vynehall)
14. A Different Feeling (Carl Craig’s Paperclip People Remix)
15. Thank You Caroline (Original Avalanches Demo Tape)

PHYSICAL CD

CD1

1.    Since I Left You
2.    Stay Another Season
3.    Radio
4.    Two Hearts In 3/4 Time
5.    Avalanche Rock
6.    Flight Tonight
7.    Close To You
8.    Diners Only
9.    A Different Feeling
10. Electricity
11. Tonight May Have To Last Me All My Life
12. Pablo’s Cruise
13. Frontier Psychiatrist
14. Etoh
15. Summer Crane
16. Little Journey
17. Live At Dominoes
18. Extra Kings

CD2

1.    Tonight May Have To Last Me All My Life (MF DOOM Remix)
2.    Summer Crane (Black Dice Remix)
3.     Frontier Psychiatrist (Mario Caldato Jr’s 85% Remix)
4.    Electricity (Dr. Rockit’s Dirty Kiss Remix)
5.    Electricity (Original Avalanches Demo Tape)
6.    Thank You Caroline (Original Avalanches Demo Tape)
7.    Thank You Caroline (Andy Votel Remix)
8.    So Why So Sad (The Avalanches Remix Edited Version)
9.    The Shining (The Avalanches Good Word For The Weekend Mix)
10. Pablo’s Cruise (Original Avalanches Demo Tape)
11. I’m A Cuckoo (The Avalanches Remix)
12. Chico (The Avalanches Wernham Hogg Mix)
13. Fade Together (The Avalanches Remix)
14. Since I Left You (Stereolab Remix)
15. Flight Tonight (Canyons Travel Agent Dub)
16. Radio (Sinkane Remix)
17. A Different Feeling (Ernest Saint Laurent Remix)
18. A Different Feeling (Carl Craig’s Paperclip People Remix)
19. Two Hearts In 3/4 Time (Jackson & His Computer Band Remix)
20. Tonight May Have To Last Me All My Life (Dragged By Leon Vynehall)
21. Tonight May Have To Last Me All My Life (Edan Remix)

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About THE AVALANCHES

On their ground-breaking debut, Since I Left You, The Avalanches presented the world with a totally unique sound, crafted by meticulously combining over 3,500 vinyl samples. This approach set a precedent for dance music, inspiring a whole generation of musicians and producers. Released in Australia in 2000 and in the U.S. and the U.K. in 2001, Since I Left You is now regarded as a modern classic, It was named one of the year’s best albums by critics around the world and later placed in the Top 10 of Pitchfork’s Top 200 Albums of the 2000s and in the Top 20 of Rolling Stone’s Greatest EDM Albums of All Time. The video for the title track won Best Video at the 2001 MTV Europe Music Awards and was named as one of the top music videos of the 2000s by Pitchfork.

The release and subsequent touring in support of Since I Left You was followed by a 16-year radio silence, which was broken with the release of The Avalanches’ sophomore album, Wildflower (Modular Recordings). It debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Vinyl Albums chart and atop the Australian Albums chart in 2016. Wildflower earned six ARIA Award nominations and international acclaim, with The Guardian hailing it as “a joyous journey” and Pitchfork proclaiming it “better than just about any music ever made” and “an album that could have been made by nobody but the Avalanches.”

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