There have been at least two bands named The
Avalanches:1. An Australian electronic music collective2. A defunct American surf rock groupNOTE: The former band actually got their name from the latter, as The
Avalanches' " Ski Surfin''" album was known to be their favorite album.1. The
Avalanches are an electronic music collective from Melbourne, Australia. They are well known for their use of eclectic sampling, having created their debut album, Since I Left You (2000), entirely out of over 3,500 samples of obscure records, movies, and television shows. This is famously demonstrated on their hit single "Frontier Psychiatrist".Before this, they were a hip-hop group with the single album R...
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