The Avalanches Break Down Their Favorite Samples | Under the Influences | Pitchfork

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  • @chaapatasyndicate4191
    @chaapatasyndicate4191 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1365

    Petition to make an hourlong version of The Avalanches talking about their favorite samples

    • @P.Gillett
      @P.Gillett 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      yeah , watching this ten mins in i was thinking i could watch this for hours. then i realized there was only a minute left.

    • @ndubb100
      @ndubb100 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Dude I want a whole series of this...

    • @Twannnng
      @Twannnng 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      The limit on TH-cam is 10 hours these days, right...?

    • @testadalord01432
      @testadalord01432 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Now you’re speaking my language

    • @sneakonproductionz
      @sneakonproductionz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Have you seen the video where the dude breaks down every sample on the album?

  • @mrlevinielsen
    @mrlevinielsen 2 ปีที่แล้ว +218

    They’re like the two substitute teachers who were cooler than the actual teachers

  • @galactichole
    @galactichole 3 ปีที่แล้ว +633

    the avalanches recognizing j dilla is just perfect

    • @SecondWizards
      @SecondWizards 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Robbie Chater did mention him for their posts too. Legends.

    • @otterdonnelly9959
      @otterdonnelly9959 3 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      Plunderphonics guys worship Dilla, Madlib, Alchemist, DJ Shadow, Q-Tip, Pete Rock, and Preemo. Shout out Marley Marl too.

    • @jennpark8559
      @jennpark8559 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      My fave album was 28. I ordered it a few days ago and can't wait to receive it.

    • @quackk_kk
      @quackk_kk 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      this gives me hope for humanity ngl

    • @HMz83
      @HMz83 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hi galactic hole

  • @salo7227
    @salo7227 3 ปีที่แล้ว +516

    That is NOT what I expected them to look like at all. Great interview.

    • @my-spinning-wheel
      @my-spinning-wheel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      It’s funny I’ve been listening to them since like 2008... never had any idea what they looked like

    • @Jim_Thomas_Draper
      @Jim_Thomas_Draper 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@my-spinning-wheel Same but 2001 for me!

    • @djterence
      @djterence 3 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      These guys look like two high school teachers that decided to make music that slaps

    • @JC20XX
      @JC20XX 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@Jim_Thomas_Draper back then there was a lot more members

    • @TheCSJones
      @TheCSJones 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Remember this is 20 years after they got famous, though.

  • @randydube1423
    @randydube1423 3 ปีที่แล้ว +209

    Frontier Psychiatrist song was my introduction to The Avalanches and immediately was hooked. Thank you for all the gems you have done over the years.

    • @msccv4048
      @msccv4048 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Loovee that song. Music video is even more perfect.

    • @agreetodisagree7059
      @agreetodisagree7059 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Bruh lol same. It was the very first song I heard and boom instantly just went all in

    • @tubian323
      @tubian323 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Me too, I've listened to it so many times when I'm talking to someone I have the urge to interject "And he also made false teeth".

    • @modestomouso1234
      @modestomouso1234 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tubian323he’s a nut, he’s crazy in the coconut! My kids now love that song just bc of the goofy lyric samples 😂

    • @MrPeanutToes
      @MrPeanutToes ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This was the song my older brother used to play all the time when I was around 6 just a few years after the album came out. I love him so much for introducing me to it and it’s one of my favorite albums of all time. These guys are geniuses and way ahead of their time

  • @ohdan3270
    @ohdan3270 3 ปีที่แล้ว +264

    completely un-pretentious guys, love their music

  • @jorgeloorocampo1249
    @jorgeloorocampo1249 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    The way he’s still so proud of finding THAT horse 😂🫶

  • @marcogabriel308
    @marcogabriel308 3 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    Saw these two live, was an incredible experience. 100% recommend to anyone who has the opportunity

    • @Alexjgrant91
      @Alexjgrant91 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Same here, recently at the Enmore just before the Sydney lockdown, thank goodness.

    • @MemphisFloyd
      @MemphisFloyd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      They’re finally coming back to the States, and we just got tickets to the first show of the tour, in DC! Super hyped.

    • @MajoraWaffle
      @MajoraWaffle 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      hope they come to the UK soon, they were absolutely amazing when i saw them in 2017.

    • @goo_90
      @goo_90 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Saw them live too the other day, that was epic.

    • @Ridley-Walker
      @Ridley-Walker 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Going to see them in Hamburg on Friday.... 😊

  • @cobaj6226
    @cobaj6226 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    The sampling on "Tonight May Have to Last Me All My Life" made me fall in love with music

  • @beatsbykana
    @beatsbykana 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    this could've been 3 hours and I would've watched. more PLEASE

  • @huntrrams
    @huntrrams 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Now this video gave me the reasons why The Avalanches are my favorite band! They are amazing samplers!

  • @AllboroLCD
    @AllboroLCD 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    What they do is so other worldly & transcending. Ive been OBSESSED with wildflower since it came out, its just so beautiful I cant even........

  • @megamatt1915
    @megamatt1915 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    not only is their music so perfect to listen to, but i would be perfectly fine with hearing them talk about music all day if i could

  • @DodderingOldMan
    @DodderingOldMan 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    As an Australian, I can honestly say we have produced some truly incredible musicians of all types. These guys are amongst the best.

  • @offbeatninja
    @offbeatninja 3 ปีที่แล้ว +176

    Well without J Dilla , Nujabes , Daft Punk , and The Avalanches I wouldn't be here. 🙏🏾

  • @KillerUgly
    @KillerUgly 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    I had no idea they sampled Wayne and Schuster! That's awesome! Such underrated comedy.

    • @TheRichardMess
      @TheRichardMess 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Schuster is Lorne Michaels' former father in law.

  • @joemoment-o1275
    @joemoment-o1275 3 ปีที่แล้ว +100

    I cannot stop listening to you two... Absolutely stunning... I'm recently diagnosed Autistic and it is beyond fun to find the originals of your samples... I can't give a higher praise...

    • @h4f3ou5h
      @h4f3ou5h 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yup this was written by an autist

    • @oneupz
      @oneupz ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I also have an autistic obsession with the avalanches!

  • @thefantasyreview8709
    @thefantasyreview8709 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is amazing. A simple thank you to for getting these guys to talk about their music. Very talented and underated Australian artists.

  • @sharnden7
    @sharnden7 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The helicopter near the end of "We will always love you" was such a cool piece, I try to hear it everytime

  • @corvoswsattano
    @corvoswsattano 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    The Avalanches is my favorite artist swear

  • @koenwieringa1904
    @koenwieringa1904 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    These guys. I love how they love music.

  • @superwhizz114
    @superwhizz114 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Only discovered them about a month before this video came out and I've been a massive fan ever since. This video also introduced me to J Dilla's Donuts which is now also one of my favourite albums

  • @nihowdy1
    @nihowdy1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Great interview. Two greats.

  • @gilmosa
    @gilmosa 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    All these years listening to them and I didn't even know what they looked like, great video.

  • @SkratchKerouac
    @SkratchKerouac 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    The avalanches discussing J Dilla, I’m in heaven 🤙🏼

  • @blackboogaloo
    @blackboogaloo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Phillip Schofield looks well groomed now he's left "this morning"

  • @sharpieman2035
    @sharpieman2035 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Robbie is such a genius, you can hear it in everything he says too

  • @mtrps_
    @mtrps_ ปีที่แล้ว +2

    appreciate this masterclass, pitchfork! 1 hour version next please ❤

  • @timothymcn
    @timothymcn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    Gotdamn - Dilla makes me cry it’s so good.

    • @jennpark8559
      @jennpark8559 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think its so chaotic people get confused but there's a method to their madness for sure and, once you immerse yourself in it, you understand what they are looking to accomplish and they seem less mad and more genius

  • @liquidamusica
    @liquidamusica 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This video is simply perfect

  • @ChaoticSatire
    @ChaoticSatire 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Thank you - every SoundCloud masher

  • @simonminke3511
    @simonminke3511 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    They seem like such nice company. More, please!

  • @Izzy-zw3vx
    @Izzy-zw3vx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love the Avalanches so muchhh! Thank you for making this! ❤️

  • @ttvPseuderity
    @ttvPseuderity 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What a wonderful video. These two are my heroes. Hope they keep up the incredible streak of hot records!

  • @travishill6733
    @travishill6733 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Shout out to the horse running throughout SILY, that whinny is the GOAT.

  • @peekpen
    @peekpen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    nascent sampler here with my heartfelt gratitude for this

  • @MatthewMcRowan
    @MatthewMcRowan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    didn't expect wu tang at all, gained respect immediately

    • @andressaldivar6669
      @andressaldivar6669 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I think it’d be the obvious mention?

    • @PaulGLarsson
      @PaulGLarsson 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      They’re deep in hip hop

    • @otterdonnelly9959
      @otterdonnelly9959 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Raekwon was sampled very heavily and has a song named after his lyrics on the debut. "Kick Avalanche Rock!"

    • @ffwlpe
      @ffwlpe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      RZA is da goat

    • @MatthewMcRowan
      @MatthewMcRowan 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@andressaldivar6669 and why is that exactly ?

  • @djbackspin911
    @djbackspin911 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    We will never know that piano sample, it will always be a secret

    • @GerardoGonzalez-kd6oc
      @GerardoGonzalez-kd6oc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      was just thinking this. in all reality they probably forgot

    • @charliebillings411
      @charliebillings411 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      literally just thinking this as well... kind of wonderfully maddening

    • @pamka6913
      @pamka6913 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Huh, can someone tell me what's this mysterious piano sample everyone is talking about?

    • @SteBrazier2K9
      @SteBrazier2K9 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@pamka6913 13:05

    • @rorz999
      @rorz999 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I've been looking for it for 20 years

  • @TheGamegod1984
    @TheGamegod1984 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The Avalanches are the best when it comes to using samples they are the kings

    • @justinhadley3927
      @justinhadley3927 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Dunno DJ Shadow is fairly OG

    • @leescuderi8331
      @leescuderi8331 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@justinhadley3927 Pretty Lights is tight too.

  • @tobybune
    @tobybune 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    thank you so much for this video

  • @stephensmith8217
    @stephensmith8217 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Cool thing is Mac Miller sampled that last song by the avalanches in his song aliens fighting robots

  • @flaccidjack
    @flaccidjack 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Inspired after seeing this

  • @altermachina
    @altermachina 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video ;) more under the influences please ! :)

  • @boneheadaj
    @boneheadaj 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Who else expected the avalanches to be like a bunch of nerdy skater kids that made beats together

  • @LPgamemusic
    @LPgamemusic 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    them talking about two can win is EXACTLY how i feel about jo by mr oizo

    • @parcusmeake3642
      @parcusmeake3642 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      love that song 😛😛🖖🖖

  • @IWitnessDnB
    @IWitnessDnB 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just lovely

  • @michaelchen2718
    @michaelchen2718 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    6:25 YESSSSSSS

  • @usmchero2099
    @usmchero2099 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The Avalanches are legends

  • @clivemathieu9386
    @clivemathieu9386 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Total kings

  • @spencerplunkett9920
    @spencerplunkett9920 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This video was made for my mind

  • @imjackied
    @imjackied 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This just made my dayyyy!

  • @SmokeyChipOatley
    @SmokeyChipOatley 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I can watch them dissect samples for hours

  • @wetsock111
    @wetsock111 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    they're so briliant

  • @joetomroy
    @joetomroy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    I’m shocked they didn’t mention daft punk, I’d consider them, J dilla, and the avalanches to be at the pinnacle of sampling

    • @mutton7891
      @mutton7891 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      What about DJ Shadow and Endtroducing?

    • @leescuderi8331
      @leescuderi8331 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Pretty Lights is up there too.

  • @Huumf
    @Huumf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    THANK YOU. AMAZING!

  • @SofaK1ingN1c3
    @SofaK1ingN1c3 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for making great music

  • @festival3051
    @festival3051 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Legends

  • @alexkoch7521
    @alexkoch7521 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    that J dilla song is the most perfect sample i’ve ever heard

  • @natureandrap
    @natureandrap 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Everyone loves sampling

    • @buzzbam
      @buzzbam 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Even lawyers!

    • @natureandrap
      @natureandrap 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@buzzbam I don’t understand

    • @poo934
      @poo934 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@natureandrap lot of sampling is done without proper licensing, ends up causing lawsuits and stuff

    • @djbackspin911
      @djbackspin911 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@buzzbam screw the lawyers

  • @pyenapple
    @pyenapple 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow someone referencing Big Audio Dynamite II. Unusual

  • @Scorpius1122
    @Scorpius1122 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I heard the Avalanches the first time just the other day, on Frontier Psychiatrist, and at first I was just kind of confused. But after I listened for a minute, I heard the Wu-Tang vibes.

  • @rudythewriter8088
    @rudythewriter8088 ปีที่แล้ว

    More @theavalanches please

  • @tommytea8441
    @tommytea8441 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    i would love to have a Gimix 2KXXI version guys, please. You are, and alway will be, an inspiration in music above all genres

  • @angelsandoval3942
    @angelsandoval3942 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    They are genious

  • @peterzulim3914
    @peterzulim3914 ปีที่แล้ว

    good to see the avalanches are big fans of Jamiee xx's in colour, although Idk how they couldn't be it's so fantastic

  • @majin0buu
    @majin0buu 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Sampling gods!

  • @ianparknyc
    @ianparknyc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    we will always love you was a best new music

  • @spare9434
    @spare9434 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautiful listening

  • @Alpha_7227
    @Alpha_7227 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Loved Grand Master Flash, The Propellerheads, so many names to mention before these guys came around. Still thank you for sharing, explaining things like compression. I think alot of people would be having a go during lockdown.

  • @thisboyjason
    @thisboyjason 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This is nice, but they have released more albums since 2001 😅 I was hoping they’d talk about Noisy Eater after the Magoo Opening track

    • @Gabrielle-vg1ty
      @Gabrielle-vg1ty 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Agreed!! Gorillaz's song Superfast Jellyfish sounds like it, too!

  • @ronanjenkins2323
    @ronanjenkins2323 ปีที่แล้ว

    Since I left you is a top 10 album for me

  • @MrC-o5y
    @MrC-o5y 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I had robitussin with the avalanches

  • @dancersendrecords1469
    @dancersendrecords1469 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Does anyone actually know how Jamie XX managed to do that to the Freez sample?

    • @jackawwwf2236
      @jackawwwf2236 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The perm.

    • @versatileverbeck1574
      @versatileverbeck1574 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He's taken the original phrase ('i want your love' or whatever it is), and is pitching parts of the lyrics up and down to fit the melody of his track, similar effect to loading it into a sampler and being able to play it on a keyboard like an instrument. Filtered it, reverb, loads of delay and chorus by the sounds of it

    • @dancersendrecords1469
      @dancersendrecords1469 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@versatileverbeck1574 but how did he manage to isolate the vocal so well

    • @mrlevinielsen
      @mrlevinielsen 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/E3LCqcC61mk/w-d-xo.html

  • @altgene8372
    @altgene8372 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'd luv these guys to sample Fun Lovin Criminals...

  • @djkurse9209
    @djkurse9209 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That s900 is what’s up. If u know u know

  • @natureandrap
    @natureandrap 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I had no idea Wutang sampled underdog

  • @KnownVon5
    @KnownVon5 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I started producing cuz of these ol' boys
    may God bless their trap

  • @audio9849
    @audio9849 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The Avalanches were way ahead of their time in my opinion.

  • @antonventura6364
    @antonventura6364 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    RIP DILLA RIP ANDREW WEATHERALL

  • @curtisnixon5313
    @curtisnixon5313 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Frontier Psychiatrist!

  • @krissifadwa
    @krissifadwa ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Man, if the Avalanches and Madlib worked on something together. My god lol

  • @leewightman8619
    @leewightman8619 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love Sampling

  • @HolographicSweater
    @HolographicSweater 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    7:49 kind of like watching wizard of oz with dark side of the moon, or that scene in Scrubs where JD is listening to a song in his headphones and everything around him starts magically syncing up to the music

  • @_triff
    @_triff 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Avalanches mentioning Weatherall

  • @Angel_Gomez
    @Angel_Gomez 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Estos tíos son la leche

  • @modspell
    @modspell 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    How similar was Moby's process to this?

  • @KennyLauderdale
    @KennyLauderdale 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yessssss

  • @Richie.F
    @Richie.F 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Avalanches are so cool

  • @littledoodle5689
    @littledoodle5689 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    fuckin legends

  • @sigmasplatinumrust5184
    @sigmasplatinumrust5184 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    One of favorites

  • @paulrus-keaton439
    @paulrus-keaton439 ปีที่แล้ว

    Brian Eno's view on sampling, I'm certain Frank Zappa shared the same view in regards to being a composer.

  • @richieignition677
    @richieignition677 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    They reference a travle themed record/mix where they sample Madonna's Holiday... Does anyone know what it's called?

  • @informationnotfound
    @informationnotfound 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I miss Darren...

  • @jont2576
    @jont2576 ปีที่แล้ว

    imagine if they had people like rob and tony taught u this insanely cool and creative stuff in school instead of that boring uninspired crap for years and years,be it in music or any other subjects........
    all u need is the right inspiration

  • @dmacsk8noh8
    @dmacsk8noh8 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    miss DJ DEXTER. the best DJ youll see perform

    • @avrilcadabra
      @avrilcadabra 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I seen the Avalanches play in the early days with Dexter and the 2 min needles, was so good.

    • @ManicMindTrick
      @ManicMindTrick 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      For one second I thought you made him a trans woman by calling him miss :D

  • @SloppyLarry
    @SloppyLarry 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Standing Outside A Phone Booth(BB King Sample)

  • @iloveoliveoil22
    @iloveoliveoil22 ปีที่แล้ว

    I genuinely wanna know what they think of Daft Punk. They're basically the masters of sampling.

  • @lemonlateralus
    @lemonlateralus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Where is Darren Seltmann?!

  • @Phishfood-fg7sv
    @Phishfood-fg7sv 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Bandstand where are u?!? 😨😔

  • @startervisions
    @startervisions 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    J Dilla is God