The Avalanches are the legendary Australian act that rose to international prominence following their 2000 release, “Since I Left You” – a cinematic, sample-laden extravaganza that, for many, served as the soundtrack for the new millennium. Fans waited sixteen years for “Wildflower” the group’s sophomore album, and a further four for “We Will Always Love You”, both of which were well received by fans and critics alike. The Avalanches’ music has always been characterized by three essential elements or techniques – humour, innovation, and sonic collage - a technique nicknamed “plunderphonics” due to their exhaustive reuse of miniscule audio samples, often clipped from movies to seem eerily familiar (such as, the famous “That boy needs therapy” line in “Frontier Psychiatrist”).

The group’s music is famously accessible, positive and entertaining, and each of their albums is a kaleidoscopic (yes) avalanche of diverse sounds samples. While the first two albums were credited to the band alone, “We Will Always Love You,” featured dozens of notable collaborators - Blood Orange, Jonny Mar, MGMT, Leon Bridges, Perry Farrell, Sampa the Great, Kurt Vile, Rivers Cuomo, and others.

This collaborative spirit is taken to another level on “No Bad Memories”, with only 6 of the album’s 31 tracks credited to The Avalanches alone. From the artwork onward, the collection is best approached like a video game soundtrack, or a mixtape assembled from the bottom-drawer remnant of an abandoned recording studio mixing desk.

Once again, the list of collaborators is long and epic: Carly Simon’s “One More Fantasy” is a far-too-brief standout; Panda Bear contributes the pounding banger “Highfield”; Yeah Yeah Yeah’s Karen O’s shines on “Blue Shadows”; Jamie xx’s brings the bouncy, anthemic “Every Single Weekend”, and Loaded Honey’s delivers with the soulful “I Give Everything I Have 2 U”.

The full list is long and the standard remains high throughout. Although there’s nothing here that quite reaches the once-in-a-decade high-water mark of “Frontier Psychiatrist”, the Avalanches’ overriding treatment is ever-present. Founding member Toni Di Blasi’s unique blend of synths, theremin and vocal choruses combines with his long-serving partner-in-crime Robbie Chater’s driving bass and drum rhythm section, complemented by new member Andy Szekeres on keyboards, guitar. Together, the newly constituted trio ensures that every moment of this 52-minute extravaganza is another unmistakingly fun-filled Avalanches masterwork.