Frontier Psychiatrist
A sample-heavy single from The Avalanches' debut album.
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"Frontier Psychiatrist" is a song by Australian electronic music group The Avalanches, released on 21 August 2000 as the second single from their debut album Since I Left You. It became their first single to achieve commercial success, peaking at number 18 on the UK Singles Chart and number 49 in Australia.
Did You Know?
- According to group members, the track was not planned beforehand and "happened from us just messing around."
- Dexter Fabay, turntablist and keyboardist for the band, brainstormed the idea for "Frontier Psychiatrist".
- Robbie Chater and Darren Seltmann spent months scouring Melbourne's old record stores for old records and spent hours sampling music from the records they found.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which label released Frontier Psychiatrist?
Frontier Psychiatrist was released by Modular, XL and Elektra.
What genre is Frontier Psychiatrist?
Frontier Psychiatrist is classified as Turntablism, plunderphonics, experimental hip hop and trip hop.
How long is Frontier Psychiatrist?
Frontier Psychiatrist runs 4:47.
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Sources
Compiled from Wikipedia and the sources listed below. Text from Wikipedia is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is adapted from it.
- Wikipedia: Frontier Psychiatrist (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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