Since I Left You .282000.29 The Avalanches

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from mid-1998, avalanches had been recording debut album, under working title pablo s cruise. in february 2000 finished mixing @ sing sing studios in melbourne. initial launch date in 2000 delayed due need sample clearances , overseas interest. july, album, titled since left you, overdue, chater s gimix cassette made available. mixtape blended previews of forthcoming album tracks band favourites. chater estimated since left assembled approximately 3,500 vinyl samples. first australian single album, frontier psychiatrist , issued in august, peaked in top 50 on aria singles chart. reached no. 6 in triple j s 2000 hottest 100 countdown, world s largest annual radio music poll. in october band undertook first australian headline tour, appearing in capital cities. dates sold out. seltmann broke leg in brisbane in on-stage collision bassist , singer di blasi.


in november 2000, since left launched in melbourne boat cruise party aboard victoria star, through port phillip, face , other uk media flying australia cover event. band won 6 australian dance music awards. travelled uk three-week promotional stint, including dj sets @ social , fabric nightclubs, while remix of badly drawn boy s shining released in uk. since left contained numerous samples, including sample of madonna s holiday on track stay season .


the uk version of since left released xl recordings in 2001, debuted @ no. 8 on uk albums chart in april, , topped 200,000 sales in uk. month, first uk single album, title track since left , released , debuted @ no. 16 on uk singles chart. since left video won video of year @ mtv europe music awards. in july 2001 second uk single, frontier psychiatrist , debuted @ no. 18. video frontier psychiatrist later awarded runner-up prize @ soho shorts film festival in uk.


london-sire records released united states version in november 2001. when label dissolved in 2003, avalanches switched elektra. album released in japan, bonus track everyday . @ last alone ep (re-scheduled tour ep revised track listing) issued in japan. in united states, album peaked @ no. 31 on billboard s heatseekers chart , no. 10 on billboard s top electronic albums chart. in us, promotional since left 12 featuring remixes stereolab , prince paul released, , avalanches remix of manic street preachers why sad issued worldwide.


professional critics included since left on best of 2000s lists. album placed @ no. 4 in juice magazine s best australian albums of time list, , no. 10 in pitchfork media s top albums of decade. in review, pitchfork media bestowed album high 9.5 score. in october 2010, album listed @ no. 10 in book, 100 best australian albums. in 2011, hip hop artist questlove named since left in top ten albums list.








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