Avalanche-Rock!

the avalanches made quite a splash in 2003 with the release of their splendid 'since i left you' LP. then they jus disapeared off the planet, save for the occassional dj show or remix for other artists. if you can catch them live, they play party-style sets with lots of house and 80's funk - all blended together seamlessly with a real sense of fun above all.

before they released 'since i left you', the boys (still including dexter at the time) leaked an underground mixtape which bears many similarities to the album proper, but including many recognisable samples which they (presumably) couldn't license legally. running in at 45 mins, 'gimix' is by far their best dj mix imho, and it causes me to grin like a bastard everytime i hear it. the sample list is as follows:

01. Since I Left You / The Avalanches
02. Holiday / Madonna
03. Like A Rolling Stone / Bob Dylan
04. Stay Another Season / The Avalanches
05. Two Hearts In 3/4 Time / The Avalanches
06. A Roller Skating Jam Named Saturday / De La Soul
07. Rapp Dirty / Blowfly
08. Baby Got Yo Money / Ol' Dirty Bastard
09. Running Away / Roy Ayers
10. Stool Pigeon / Kid Creole & The Coconuts
11. Close To You / The Avalanches
12. Crosstown Traffic / Jimi Hendrix
13. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun / Cyndi Lauper
14. The Boy With The Thorn In His Side / The Smiths
15. Turbo / Thomas Bangalter
16. The Kitty Lounge / Thee Madcatt Courtship
17. Land Down Under / Men At Work
18. Electricity / The Avalanches
19. Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey) / De La Soul
20. Electric Relaxation / A Tribe Called Quest
21. Oh Yeah / Daft Punk
22. Sandwiches / Detroit Grand Pubahs
23. I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) / Hall & Oates
24. Fatboy Slim Is Fucking In Heaven / Fatboy Slim
25. Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band / The Beatles
26. Jayou / Jurassic 5
27. Groove Is In The Heart / Dee-Lite
28. Dance Electric Boogie / West Street Mob
29. Real Motherfuckin' Music / Gonzalez
30. Little Journey / The Avalanches
31. Diners Only / The Avalanches
32. Billie Jean / Michael Jackson
33. The Climax / Paperclip People
34. Ye Ye De Smell / Fela Kuti & Ginger Baker
35. Got My Mind Made Up / Instant Funk
36. Livin' Thing / Electric Light Orchestra
37. Mickey Mouse Club Theme / Mickey Mouse Club
38. Hey Mr. DJ / Zhane
39. Looking Up To You / Michael Wycoff
40. Together We Are Beautiful / Fern Kinney
41. Tonight May Have To Last Me All My Life / The Avalanches
42. Dreams / Fleetwood Mac

the avalanches - 'gimix' mixtape (66mb zshare)