RECORDING WEEK 2025: Few bands have been shrouded in as much mystery, smoke, mirrors and rumours about just what they’re up to as Melbourne’s the Avalanches in the period between their first and second albums.
This Australian collective redefined sample culture for a new generation with their extraordinary 2000 debut album Since I Left You. A magical dream of a record, swimming with ideas - carefully snipped from shared record collections.
It was the soundtrack to house parties around the world and spotlighted the underlying artistry of crate-digging.
