The Avalanches “Frontier Psychiatrist”
" That boy needs therapy!" Where to start with this one. I was addicted to this song when I first heard it, which was on that same Sirius radio station called "Left of Center" I spoke about recently . I'll never forget being mesmerized by all of the different samples and soundbites that puzzle-pieced together into the collage of a song. I was left wanting more; wanting to break this song open and just explore it as much as I could. It was oddly eerie yet extremely catchy and fun. I had never heard anything like it. The Avalanches are a group of DJs from Melbourne, Australia. Their music is "sample based" meaning they make music out of...well...other music. They collect and search through all kinds of old records and literally build songs out of bits and pieces, or "samples", of what they find. "Frontier Psychiatrist" is probably the best example you can find if you want a better understanding of what "sample based" mus...