
The Avalanches may have released new music this past weekend in the form of a free mixtape called, "Sleepy Bedtime Mix for Young Ones". The group posted a message via their twitter saying that the new mix, may or may not be mixtape by ♥ ∆v∆L∆NCH∑≤ ♥ . The mixtape is being hosted through, Pinchy & Friends, a new site created by Tom Kuntz, who directed the Avalanches' video for "Frontier Psychiatrist". The Avalanches' label, Modular, claims to not know anything about the mixtape, SO LET'S ALL JUST ASSUME THAT IT'S THE REAL MCCOY. Download the [...]
The cryptic collective of DJs known as the Avalanches break out from their slumber today and drop an expansive new mixtape on the masses. While the mixtape isn't outright Avalanches, it appears that the clan has continued their mysterious ways and released it under Henry Chinaski, the name of a Charles Bukowski's protagonists (thank you, Wikipedia). This comes after they tweeted, "may or may not be mixtape by ♥ ?v?L?NCH∑≤ ♥." But don't think that this is a party jam, like many of the DJ mixes we have been hearing as of late. No, this one is more like a nighttime lullaby, [...]
The clock is still ticking on that alleged new album from Australian plunderers the Avalanches. It's been 12 ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/ the-avalanches-release-new-mix tape/64710/

I started this blog in 2005. The Avalanches ' brilliant Since I Left You album was released in 2000. It's 2012 and every now and again, rumours appear of a followup. Well, here's another one via Fact . Purported to be a new mix by the group this Sleepy Bedtime Mix For Young Ones by Henry Chinaski was tweeted from The Avalanches Twitter account with the link and the words "may or may not be mixtape by ♥ ∆v∆L∆NCH∑≤ ♥". It's certainly got the Avalanches sound all over it. They [...]

Norwegians The Avalanche will be releasing their debut album in the UK later this year, until then have a listen to shoegazey free download 'Throw Away The Rest'.
With a debut album lined up for release later this year, Glaswegian quartet Kick To Kill offer up another ambitious lump of post-punk in the form of new single 'Avalanche'. Again they have their sights set on making a big noise, with this track squaring up to you like Joy Division on steroids. There's a minimalist new-wave song at the core here, but it's as if it's been remastered in HD to create a widescreen sound that's as much The Cult as it is Curtis. That's not to say that this is some technicolour, all [...]
These eleven artists were all featured in the past, most several years ago. Yet there's always a topical excuse to revisit something memorable. Combine this mix with rewards you can win from Caesars Entertainment's ''Total Rewards" program, and you're set for a damn good time

In an interview with Pitchfork , Detroit rapper Danny Brown has confirmed details of a song collaboration on the Avalanches hotly anticipated forthcoming album (something we've been expecting for a few years now). Following the release of his acclaimed 'XXX' album last year and references to a young ODB the rapper's manager was contacted by the group - Danny explains the hook-up; "I did a new song on the album. It's called 'Frank Sinatra'. They contacted my manager. I knew of them, but I can't say I was that [...]

Presentamos la edición de marzo de Music Alliance Pact (MAP), iniciativa del blog escocés The Pop Cop , que compila canciones destacadas de músicos locales de más de 30 países, y de la cual Super45 forma parte desde hace más de 2 años. Este mes destacamos a Matías Cena & Los Fictions con su tema "Raíz", perteneciente a su flamante álbum Arauco Cajún . CHILE : Super 45 Matías Cena & Los Fictions - [...]
Click the play button icon to listen to individual songs, right-click on the song title to download an mp3, or grab a zip file of the whole 38-track compilation here . ARGENTINA : Zonaindie Yataians - What A Man's Got To Do Yataians is a Buenos Aires-based band with a rocksteady sound heavily influenced by Jamaican artists from the 60s and 70s, such as The [...]

El Music Alliance Pact es una comunidad con sede en 38 países y tienen como finalidad dar a conocer sus sonidos al resto del mundo, esta gran labor viene proponiendo alternativas musicales desde hace más de 3 años y SoTB es parte de ella. Es 16, sí, ha habido un retraso y voy a castigarme por ello. A disfrutar! Click the play button icon to listen to individual songs, right-click on the song title to download an mp3, or grab a zip file of the whole 38-track compilation here [...]

Este mês, o Music Alliance Pact traz um tema (e o vídeo), "The Strangest Friend", de uma banda de Coimbra que, apesar de "Drunken Sailors & Happy Pirates" ser já o seu terceiro álbum, é praticamente desconhecida no seu país, Portugal, para além daqueles poucos que seguem e divulgam com interesse e amor a nossa música. No entanto, a sua obra já lhes rendeu glórias em alguma imprensa internacional como, por exemplo, na revista francesa Les Inrockuptibles, o que é, como sabemos, sempre um grande passo para serem conhecidos e divulgados em Portugal. Com a [...]

Earlier this Year, I was contacted by Matthew Pollesel, the man behind long-running Canadian music blog i(heart)music . Matt had decided to give blogging a rest, and in doing so was looking for someone to take over the Canadian leg of the Music Alliance Pact (MAP), a monthly jaunt around the musical globe featuring contributions from bloggers all over the world, who put together a collective post featuring their favourite new music from home. I was honoured to be asked, and proud to join the MAP ranks. Today's marks my initial contribution, and MAP's debut outing on Quick Before [...]

Enjoy the musical stylings of Sterling EQ.Click the play button icon to listen to individual songs, right-click on the song title to download an song, or grab a file of the whole compilation here . SOUTH AFRICA : Musical Mover & Shaker! Sterling EQ - Bach's Kittens At Play Sterling Electric Quartet, affectionately known as Sterling EQ, burst on to the scene with their genre-defying musical style [...]

The delicate, precious sounds of Mike Nisbet represent Scotland in this month's Music Alliance Pact - he truly is an outstanding prospect. The Pop Cop's counterparts in Colombia, El Parlante Amarillo , made a neat video about this project which features an interview with our Mexican MAP blogger. Check it out here, señoras y señores: Click the play button icon to listen to individual songs, right-click on the song title to download an [...]

Þá er komið að þeim tíma mánaðarins að músíkbloggarar víðsvegar um heiminn taka höndum saman og skella í eina alþjóðalega fimbulfærslu. Sem fyrr er allt á ensku (sem ætti nú ekki að vefjast fyrir nokkrum íslendingi) en tónlistin allavega og allskonar í öllum regnbogans litum og á mörgum framandi og skemmtilegum tungumálum. Click the play button icon to listen to individual songs, right-click on the song title to download an mp3, or grab a zip file of the whole 38-track compilation here . ARGENTINA : [...]