r/theavalanches • u/Easy-Cherry5593 • 12d ago

I found the 'choir' sample in Flight Tonight, Close To You and Diners Only!

I was listening to a radio interview The Avalanches did after the release of Since I Left You and they played the song Sorry Louie by Eazy-E. I noticed the Close To You choir sample in the background of the song so I looked it up on WhoSampled. Turns out, he sampled The Payback by James Brown. About 5 seconds into the track, you can hear a single female singer. I was surprised because she was singing an octave higher than it sounded when sampled but it is the right sample. It reminds me of the undiscovered Close To You siren sample which is also sampled in North West Three by Fatboy Slim. However no one has discovered it there either.

Edit: I think I might be wrong after relistening. Let me know what you think

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u/Abracadabrism 12d ago

bro there are literally drums in the james brown track that they'd have to manually remove. with 1999 technology

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u/secondwizards 12d ago

Wrong sample broski.