El Producto (EP)

El Producto
EP by
the Avalanches
Released8 December 1997
GenreElectronica, hip hop, plunderphonics
Length19:36
LabelWondergram/Shock
ProducerRichard Robinson, Sebatron, the Avalanches
The Avalanches chronology
El Producto
(1997) 		Since I Left You
(2000)
Singles from El Producto
  1. "Rock City"
    Released: September 1997

El Producto is the debut extended play (EP) by Australian electronic music group the Avalanches. It was released on 8 December 1997 via Wondergram Records and distributed by Shock Records.[1] El Producto was the second release by the group, and included a different, extended version of their debut single, "Rock City", which had appeared on Trifekta Records two months prior.[2][3]

During this time, the band "started performing widely and attracted a long term recording deal."[4] Based on the EP's success, Steve Pavlovic, head of Wondergram Records, signed the group to his new Modular Recordings label in May 1998. An alternate, extended version of "Rolling High" appeared on the Homebake Festival's Homebake 98 compilation album.[5] Additionally, the band contributed a cover of "Do You Know The Way To San Jose" for the 1998 compilation album To Hal And Bacharach, which was performed in much the same style as the songs on El Producto.[6]

The Avalanches also signed with Rex Records for the exclusive United Kingdom four-track EP Undersea Community, which appeared in March 1999 and marked a change in style as the group moved away from the indie hip hop approach of their earlier work.[4] They released their debut full-length album, Since I Left You, on Modular in November 2000.[7]

  1. ^ The Avalanches (1997), El Producto, Wondergram Records. National Library of Australia, retrieved 30 April 2014
  2. ^ Holmgren, Magnus. "The Avalanches". Passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  3. ^ "The Avalanches – Rock City (7" Single)". discogs.com. Retrieved on April 14, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Nimmervoll, Ed. "Avalanches". HowlSpace – The Living History of Our Music. White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd (Ed Nimmervoll). Archived from the original on 28 April 2004. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  5. ^ "Various – Homebake 98 (Cookin' The Coast)". discogs.com. Retrieved on April 23, 2021.
  6. ^ "Various – To Hal And Bacharach". discogs.com. Retrieved on April 14, 2021.
  7. ^ Winterford, Brett (1 December 2006). "Modular Christmas Party". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 8 September 2011.