[CANCELLED: October 10, 2022] Avalanches / Klangstof [rescheduled from February 19, 2022]
Avalanches debut album, the sample abundant Since I Left You, a fun, left-field rocker that was full of so many samples it was impossible to keep track of them.
It took them something like 16 years to make a second album and I didn’t listen to it. Or the one they made more recently. That’s probably not the best attitude for going into a show. Especially since, as with a lot of electronic based music I wasn’t sure if I necessarily wanted to see them live, but this seemed like a rare and fun opportunity to experience their sampling and beats in a big setting.
Reviews for the tour were pretty positive and then on October 1:
“Unfortunately due to serious illness, we have had to make the heartbreaking decision to cancel our remaining US and Canadian shows to return home,” their post reads. “Thank you to everyone who has made this tour so joyous, and apologies to everyone who had tickets for the remaining shows. All ticket holders will be contacted directly with refund details. Thank you.”
Originally, the Avalanches’ 2022 tour was scheduled to take place in February and March of this year before being postponed due to “due to ongoing personal health issues.”
So that was a bummer. There were only eight dates remaining in the United States and Canada.
Klangstof is a Dutch indie rock band composed of Koen van de Wardt, Wannes Salome and Erik Buschmann. They are surprisingly more mellow than I would have guessed. They feel like the kind of band that sits quietly in a room and hopes you come over to listen. And when you do you’ll be impressed. I assume this might translate to a live setting as well.
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