Line #64 Music/SinceILeftYou


1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/since_i_left_you.jpg]]
2	[[caption-width-right:350:''Oh, can't you hear it?'']]
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4	->''"Get a drink, have a good time now. Welcome to paradise..."''
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6	''Since I Left You'', released on 27 November 2000, is the debut album by Australian [[{{Electronic Music}} electronic music]] group Music/TheAvalanches, and [[DevelopmentHell until]] [[Music/{{Wildflower}} 2016]], their only one officially released.
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8	Produced by members Robbie Chater and Darren Seltmann, it continued a change in sound for the Avalanches; while their previously released [=EPs=] ''did'' have elements of their later work, they were technically rap works. Instead, this album was made with over 3,500 [[{{Sampling}} samples]] of vinyl records bought by Chater and Seltmann, and carries a more dance-oriented energy.
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10	Figuring [[ItWillNeverCatchOn nobody would bother listening to it]], they had no plans for an international release, and thus were very lax in regards to copyright (the Australian version and the other international versions released the next year have some notable difference in certain samples; most apparent in "Frontier Psychiatrist" and "Extra Kings").
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12	Despite Chater and Seltmann's doubts on the album, ''Since I Left You'' received critical acclaim, resulting in an international re-release once the samples were given clearance. It's since gone on to sell over a million copies, and is considered one of the greatest achievements of both Australian music[[note]] The album is listed as No. 10 on the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/100_Best_Australian_Albums 100 Best Australian Albums]] [[/note]]and plunderphonics[[note]]Music derived from taking elements of existing audio compositions to make a new composition[[/note]], and is often compared to another similarly fully sample-based album, Music/DJShadow's ''Music/{{Endtroducing}}''. However, while that album could be seen as a collection of songs, ''Since I Left You'''s tracks are so interconnected that, despite lacking any original vocals, it feels like nothing short of a musical journey.
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15	!!Tracklist
16	# "[[TitleTrack Since I Left You]]" (4:21)
17	# "Stay Another Season" (2:19)
18	# "Radio" (4:23)
19	# "Two Hearts In 3/4 Time" (3:22)
20	# "Avalanche Rock" (0:23)
21	# "Flight Tonight" (3:51)
22	# "Close To You" (3:55)
23	# "Diners Only" (3:56)
24	# "A Different Feeling" (4:23)
25	# "Electricity" (3:29)
26	# "Tonight" (2:20)
27	# "Pablo's Cruise" (0:54)
28	# "Frontier Psychiatrist" (4:48)
29	# "Etoh" (5:03)
30	# "Summer Crane" (4:39)
31	# "Little Journey" (1:36)
32	# "Live At Dominoes" (5:39)
33	# "Extra Kings" (3:45)
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35	!!Principal members
36	* Bobby Dazzler (Robbie Chater and Darren Seltmann) - Choir, chorus, guitar
37	* Robbie Chater - Samplers
38	* James De La Cruz - Turntables
39	* Antoinette Halloran - Vocals
40	* Gordon [=McQuilten=] - Pianos, percussion
41	* Sally Russell - Vocals
42	* Darren Seltmann - Brass band, vocals, samplers
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44	!!These tropes need therapy
45	* AllPsychologyIsFreudian: "Frontier Psychiatrist" has WordSaladLyrics that parody this trope (like referencing the FreudianCouch).
46	* BookEnds: "Extra Kings", both instrumental and lyric-wise, acts as a counterpart to "Since I Left You"; the woodwinds for the instrumental aspect, and the lyricism aspect both feature a vocalist singing about the effects of leaving someone. While "Since I Left You" portrays this as a breath of fresh air ("Since I left you, I've found the world so new"), "Extra Kings" has a vocalist sing "I've tried, but I just can't get you/Ever since the day I left you" as the song and by extension the album fades out.
47	* CallBack[=/=]CallForward: Some samples that are prominent in earlier songs make cameos in later ones, while samples that are relatively minor in an earlier track become more utilised later on in the album.
48	** For example, the sample heard in "Summer Crane" is reprised at the end of "Extra Kings".
49	* FadingIntoTheNextSong: It's a gapless album, and all the songs transition into the next. Unfortunately, there are some abrupt changes on a number of versions of it, due to the overlapping parts being samples that couldn't be cleared.
50	* FrontierDoctor: The titular "Frontier Psychiatrist," which contains many samples of a bit by comedy duo Series/WayneAndShuster (the particular version used in the song is taken from the radio broadcast).
51	* GenreRoulette: It's hard to exactly pin down a genre for each individual track. The only exceptions are "Live At Dominoes" (House), "Etoh" (Trip-Hop), and ''maybe'' "Frontier Psychiatrist" (Hip-Hop with a mix of Classical).
52	* ItWillNeverCatchOn: A rarer example of the group itself thinking this about their work.
53	* LastNoteNightmare: "Two Hearts In 3/4 Time", a [[SugarWiki/SweetDreamsFuel lovely, calming, bubbly song]], fades into discordant blip sounds and chaotic drumming before segueing into "Avalanche Rock".
54	* LighterAndSofter: When compared to ''Music/{{Endtroducing}}'', the other main staple of plunderphonics. The former is very stark and moody, whilst ''Since I Left You'' is far more uplifting and celebratory.
55	* LoopedLyrics: Due to the sampling nature of the album, any discernible lyrics are looped for a majority of the song.
56	* MindScrew: The music video for "Frontier Psychiatrist". "Since I Left You", as well.
57	* MinisculeRocking: "Avalanche Rock" at 23 seconds and "Pablo's Cruise" at 54 seconds.
58	* {{Mondegreen}}: The lyric to the TitleTrack sounds like it goes "Since I Left You." However, the original sample, "Everyday" by The Main Attraction, actually says "Since I ''met'' you."
59	* OneWomanWail: PlayedWith in "Electricity"; it's actually multiple wails by the same woman layered over each other.
60	* RadioSong: "Radio".
61	* {{Sampling}}: Over 3,500 of them. To name a few…
62	** The quote under the page image is from the song "Rosemary", which itself is from ''Theatre/HowToSucceedInBusinessWithoutReallyTrying''.
63	** The dialogue at the beginning of "Frontier Psychiatrist" is from the film ''Film/{{Polyester}}''.
64	* SiameseTwinSongs: "Since I Left You"/"Stay Another Season", "Flight Tonight"/"Close to You"/"Diners Only", and "Etoh"/"Summer Crane"/"Extra Kings".
65	* StopAndGo: Done twice in "Close to You".
66	* SurrealMusicVideo: The music video for "Frontier Psychiatrist" depicts a mock orchestral performance of the song, in which every performer in the orchestra is based on a different sample. This includes actors portraying the audio play characters, a turtle with an old man's head, a skeleton scratching a shellac record with an old gramophone like a DJ, a drummer in a monkey costume, a dancer in a pigeon costume, and a talking set of dentures in a glass of water.
67	* VoiceClipSong: The main chorus of "Frontier Psychiatrist" samples different parts of an old Wayne and Shuster skit in this manner. The "verses", so to speak, also sample various spoken word records.
68	* AWildRapperAppears: "Flight Tonight", with a sampled appearance from the Saian Supa Crew, who were a French rap group.
69	* WordSaladLyrics: "Frontier Psychiatrist", fitting when you consider the song's theme.

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