Remedial Electronica 101

Diagnosis: …and by everything, you don't mean the uninformed "Oh, I like everything except country" everything. You mean the "I scour dusty record bins for b-sides and spaghetti western soundtracks, I trade bootlegs over the Internet, I have a towering library of hip-hop mixtapes and cling to my first-edition pressing of The White Album with a death grip" everything. You're sallow and sickly looking. You geek.

Prescription: The Avalanches, Since I Left You

Ever wonder what a never-ending vacation feels like? Well, this unruly gaggle of Aussie DJs must have when they stitched up Since I Left You, a seamless, 18-track collection evoking languid beach days and party-filled nights. Comprised of over 900 samples, the self-proclaimed "Balearic Beach Boys" whip up breezy pop, wonky hip-hop and funky dance that's polished to a glistening '60s-era sheen. Listening to this seductive smorgasbord is like stepping inside a vintage poster of a forgotten beach town, lighting a cigarette and ordering a piña colada. You're never gonna want to return.



Web site: The Avalanches