The Was

Soda_Jerk & The Avalanches

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A picture of a street scene with a lager graphic overlay saying The Was, Soda_Jerk versus the Avalanches
Soda_Jerk

The Was is a sampladelic trip through the neighborhoods of collective memory. Part experimental film and part music video, it is the collaborative meeting of Australian sample artists Soda_Jerk and The Avalanches.

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