Friday, 9 August 2024

All You Children

There are a clutch of albums lined up for release in late summer and autumn that all sound like contenders for 2024's end of year lists- Jamie Xx's will be among them, the album In Waves will see the light  of day in September. The latest single from it came out at the end of July, a collaboration with The Avalanches called All You Children, and it is a massive sample- loaded bag of summer fun...

'All you children gather round/ We will dance/ We will whirl', a woman's voice intones as the synths, drums and keys go off all around, 'All you children gather round/ We will dance together'. The sample apparently comes from The Sabbath Dress by Hanny Nehmias, a typically Avalanches sounding sample. Back in 2020 Jamie and The Avalanches worked together on Wherever You Go from the sprawling double Avalanches album We Will Always Love You. This is next level though, a loved up grin turned into bouncing, mesmeric sound. 

2 comments:

  1. Yep, like this. Had to look away from the video after a while though... :)

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  2. Yes, the video's not one to stare at for too long.

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