The Aussie trio explain creating their new record sampling kids\u2019 science shows and Tunisian music \u2013 and their surreal film with Haley Joel Osment<\/p>\n
Last December, Robbie Chater and Tony Di Blasi, the core members of the Aussie disco-pop collagists the Avalanches<\/a>, found themselves winding through the frosty, mountainous region of Minakami, Japan, with Haley Joel Osment<\/a>. The pair\u2019s lauded debut album, 2000\u2019s Since I Left You<\/a>, has become a touchstone in plunderphonics<\/a> \u2013 a genre known for its innovative use of samples \u2013 and in the years since its release, the group have amassed an ardent cult following. Osment, the former child star of The Sixth Sense<\/a> and Forrest Gump<\/a>, seemed to count himself among their devotees, frequently liking their posts on Instagram, so they decided to reach out and ask him to board their latest project: a 35-minute movie that would accompany their new LP, No Bad Memories.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019d never made a film before, so it was like, \u2018This could be a complete disaster for him,\u2019\u201d recalls Di Blasi, who is dressed in a black tee and purple cap with the logo for the cult electronic label \u0442\u0440\u0438\u043f<\/a> when we meet in Manhattan in mid-September. \u201cWe were like, \u2018We don\u2019t really have anyone yet \u2026 We don\u2019t even know what we\u2019re doing.\u2019\u201d To their surprise, Osment signed on.<\/p>\n
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