EMPIRE OF THE SUN (Where the hell have I been?)
So I don’t know where I was, but I completely missed the whole Empire Of The Sun thing. Finals means I’m procrastinating more, which means I’m on Elbo.ws more, which means I come across things that I should have come across a long long time ago.
Anyways, Empire Of The Sun, like so many of their indie-electro contemporaries, are riding the psychedelic coat-tails of MGMT; they’re not just another one-hit wonder though. They’ve got their own theatrical twist, not to mention they just pretty much cleaned up at Australia’s rendition of our Grammy’s. Track after track is more of a transcendental thing than anything else; the vocals jump out of a flowing sea of synths. It’s pretty sick. And try to check out a video of what their live shows are like - it looks like one hell of an experience. On top of their all-enveloping sound, they’ve got costumes, dancers, and a whole menagerie of visual effects to boot.
I know this is the their track that everybody knows, but nonetheless I feel as if I must share it. I’m obsessed. And check out the Kolt13 remix. Fantastic.
Walking On A Dream (mp3 via You Are The Music)
Walking On A Dream (Kolt13 Remix) (mp3 via Trashbags Kids)
TALK HARD.
