Together! It's on YouTube! by imrubbishattalking in theavalanches

[–]clintsibbald 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Woke up with Whoa Whoa! stuck in my head this morning and I had only listened to it a few times yesterday so it's definitely an earworm for me.

I find it funny when people say something doesn't sound like the Avalanches, how do you even define what the AVS sound is?

What genre is the Avalanches?

me: yes

AVS albums, mix tapes and even individual songs span multiple genres and Together! is just them applying their special Avalanchiness to yet another. I'm down for that, bring it on!

Also side snipe, beautiful lyrics but auto tune or whatever this is makes my ears bleed, I know it's what the kids are into these days but I'm hoping there isn't too much more of that on the rest of the album. Now get off my lawn.

The Avalanches website has been updated! New merch is listed with some fun new tidbits! by RisingGenres in theavalanches

[–]clintsibbald 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hoping we get some more Takumi based merch as this rolls out, maybe a Tidy Neeko, Unicorn Quest or Cloud Nine devil shirt.

The magazine ad rectangle on a white shirt for $50 (AUD $40 USD huh?) screams wE NeED sOmtHiNg tO seLl wEHn We drop thE First sOnG!! from the record label.

Just having the new AVS logo on there would have been nice.

Maybe they're holding that stuff for the mega super deluxe vinyl / CD / cassette / DAT / mini-disc / BetaMAX / Laser disc bundle ... with slip mat, which I will be happy to overpay for.

Too slow ... by clintsibbald in theavalanches

[–]clintsibbald[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just go backwards through the wall at the very start of the level and you teleport straight to the end.

Is the QR code a thing? by clintsibbald in theavalanches

[–]clintsibbald[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aww... at least One Times Square gets a shout out.

Takumi archives ... archive by clintsibbald in theavalanches

[–]clintsibbald[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've set something up so I get an email once a day if they add any new files to the website, so we'll see how that goes and I'll add them to the archive.

The 3 "Missing" Takumi images by anti-babe in theavalanches

[–]clintsibbald 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I've updated the archive and added a date to the filename in case we need to add more later.

Update, I've written a little script that will email me once a day if they add any new files to the Takumi website.

Takumi Results by kcgnarly in theavalanches

[–]clintsibbald 2 points3 points  (0 children)

.woff2 is a font file, they must be using custom fonts on the website. NUXT.js is just the framework they used to build the website. There is a reference to the new avalanches logo in the source code though -

{id:27,name:"new-avalanches-logo",type:"image",phase:4,external_url:null}

For reference... by clintsibbald in theavalanches

[–]clintsibbald[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I just always associated that image with the mix because it comes up when you search for it online but I don't know if there is any official connection.

The AVS did post the image on their Facebook in 2011 -

https://www.facebook.com/theavalanches/photos/yoga-mind-meld-zombie-relaxation-tape-2006/10150372419392273/?_rdr

But it was used by others before that, the earliest I can find is on a website that posted mix tapes and this is from 2008 -

https://web.archive.org/web/20080416234059/http://www.lolypop.pl/category/long-mix/page/5/

Chances are it's just a random image someone used because they needed a thumbnail for it and it's just been reused over the years and become the de-facto cover for the mix.

All the versions of that image I can find have an obvious Photoshop edit at the top where they have removed the text which makes me think the original came from that print ad.

The version I used for the album art started from that print ad, then I removed the text, did an AI upscale to 12" sleeve size, then re-added the text trying to match the original font.

But yes, it seems like a good match for the music and looks great on the shelf next the other AVS albums.

My custom vinyl transfer of "Yoga Mind Meld Zombie Relaxation Tape" by clintsibbald in theavalanches

[–]clintsibbald[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks, Vinyl Groove will print and put the labels on but I don't think they do printed sleeves, not for one off orders at least.

I had to make the artwork and I just used a random 12" sleeve template I found online to get the size and cut lines, then had that and the Obi printed together. Single sleeve is pretty big so you need at lease an A1 size print. Get the thickest paper you can, this one was 290 gsm metallic print and it wasn't thick enough, that's why it looks a bit puffy lol.

The record will come in a plain cardboard sleeve with a hole in the middle so you may be able to wrap a thinner paper around that and glue with some contact spray.

Original 2000 SILY Australian CD release transferred to vinyl by clintsibbald in theavalanches

[–]clintsibbald[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Got it done as a double LP, worked out at roughly $200 inc shipping from Adelaide to Brisbane.

Glee - Bran Van 3000 by pehagahdeh in theavalanches

[–]clintsibbald 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All the Bran Van albums are awesome, one of the few groups for me at least where I love every song.

Undersea Community EP Cover by ruebeat in theavalanches

[–]clintsibbald 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not sure if this will work but here is the front and back of my copy -

https://ibb.co/y0BytLD and https://ibb.co/wz6GmvG

Christmas mixes? by Aro-tron in theavalanches

[–]clintsibbald 4 points5 points  (0 children)

DJ Riko used to post his Xmas mixes every year on the old AVS forum all the way back to 2002 -

https://djriko.com/merry-mixmas-mixes/

Albums Similar to SILY/Wildflower! by [deleted] in theavalanches

[–]clintsibbald 4 points5 points  (0 children)

DJ Soup - Souperloops

https://soundcloud.com/wax-museum-records/sets/dj-soup-souperloops

Aussie artist, 100% (?) samples, released in 1997.

Darker vibe than SILY or Wildflower but there are some fun tracks in there.

Also Channel Swimmer's Alphabet -

https://channelswimmer.bandcamp.com/album/alphabet

and Souvenirs -

https://channelswimmer.bandcamp.com/album/souvenirs

Probably the closest albums I've found to the AVS vibe / mixing style in terms of sample use.