The Avalanches and Patti Smith

Listening to the new album by The Avalanches is like being on the dancefloor and then getting hit in the head with a whole desktop computer. Electronic, nostalgic, sample-laden and manic, their latest record is called No Bad Memories. The band - Robbie Chater, Toni Di Blasi, and Andy Szekeres - join Andy to unpack the record.

Patti Smith was Andy's guest on stage at the Melbourne International Festival's Spiegeltent back in 2008, where she performed live and talked about her relationship with poetry and opera. It's one of Andy's favourite interviews in his 32 years on the show.

Plus a new version of a very old song from Lotte Betts-Dean and Joseph Havlat, and solo jazz piano inspired by the Blue Mountains from Matt McMahon.

Music heard in the show:

Title: Gloria

Artist: Patti Smith

Composer: Smith, Patti

Album: Horses

Label: Arista

Title: Superfun TV Spot

Artist: The Avalanches

Composer: Chater, Robert; Di Blasi, Anthony; Szekeres, Andrew; Patton, Mike