The Avalanches - Since I Left You (2000)

When Australian sextet The Avalanches released their debut in the winter of 2000, it earned raving reviews by critics and became an instant classic among audiophiles from all over the world. With all their members rooted in distinct musical styles (from Punkrock to Turntablism) the Avalanches benefit from a sheer endless flow of input. On "Since I Left You" they finally manage to bundle these inspirations and unleash their full creative power. The result is a stunning tour de force through music history, an orgy of samples blended with original instrumentation. This is easily one of the most innovative and interesting records of the past 20 years. 

1.) Since I Left You

2.) Stay Another Season

3.) Radio

4.) Two Hearts in 3/4 Time

5.) Avalanche Rock

6.) Flight Tonight

7.) Close To You

8.) Diners Only

9.) A Different Feeling

10.) Electricity

11.) Tonight May Have To Last Me All My Life

12.) Pablo's Cruise

13.) Frontier Psychiatrist

14.) Etoh

15.) Summer Crane

16.) Little Journey

17.) Live At Dominoes

18.) Extra Kings

                                         

The Apples - Buzzin' About (2008)

Oh my god it's the funky shit! Tel Aviv based nine-piece ensemble The Apples fuses funk with turntablism in a quite danceable fashion. Buzzin' About - their second  record - is a 52 minute booty shakin' tour de force that culminates in a batshit insane cover of Rage Against the Machine's "Killing in the Name of".

1.) Stack it up!

2.) Run This Town

3.) Debil's Dream

4.) The Bell Step

5.) Run Shai Ran

6.) Lou-E-Zee-Yanaa

7.) Kol Ha Yom Ba Halal

8.) Nuber Two

9.) Upskirt

10.) Yablaki

11.) Buzzin' About

12.) Killing in the Name of