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.
For some reason a lot of bands from Australia have continued to come into my world for the past couple of years: Empire of the Sun, Silverchair, Wolfmother, The Vines, etc. Well now it’s THE TEMPER TRAP; an indie rock band from Melbourne, Australia. Their sound, as I can best classify it, is big energy, almost like Mute Math’s, with their grand guitars, atmospheric interludes, and sweet background voice lines. “Science of Fear” is one of their more well-known songs, but one of my favourites are called “Love Lost,” “Rest,” and “Sweet Disposition.” Another one I like is called “Down River,” almost because it sounds a little like Shout Out Louds, a band from Stockholm. The ending to that song is intensely awesome. The song I posted is a Mistabishi Remix version of “Science of Fear,” but the actual song is awesome by itself. It’s from their debut album Conditions, which came out in June of 2009. If anyone wants to get their music (FO FREE), it’s on my Mojo, or if you want to listen to it on myspace, do so here.
