El Producto is the debut extended play by Australian electronic music group the Avalanches. It was released on 8 December 1997 via Wondergram Records and distributed by Shock Records. 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."The Avalanches – Rock City (7" Single)". discogs.com. Retrieved on April 14, 2021.
During this time, the band "started performing widely and attracted a long term recording deal." 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."Various – Homebake 98 (Cookin' The Coast)". discogs.com. Retrieved on April 23, 2021. 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."Various – To Hal And Bacharach". discogs.com. Retrieved on April 14, 2021.
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. They released their debut full-length album, Since I Left You, on Modular in November 2000.
Production The Avalanches sampled material from vinyl records found in thrift-stores in the creation of their music, including the songs in El Producto. Group members Robbie Chater and Darren Seltmann primarily worked with the Yamaha Promix 01 and Akai S2000 samplers. The EP also contained original input from the band, featuring original instrumentation played by the group's members.
Track listing
Personnel Musicians DJ Dexter – scratching Darren Seltmann – vocals
Production The Avalanches – recording David Briggs – mastering Matt Gearing-Thomas – mixing Richard Robinson – recording Sebatron – recording
Credits adapted from El Producto liner notes.
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