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As I dig deeper into the past of the current Australian electro-pop explosion (and it is quite a brilliant explosion, an explosion of the positive kind, such as one used to visually enhance a film or access a new mineral resource), I find more and more that all these guys seem to know each other. Its as if they all went to the same Australian school of electro-pop. So find of the day is Teenager, which is the old duet band of Nick Littlemore (currently band member of PNAU and more recent project Empire of the Sun) and Pip Brown (aka Ladyhawke). We've already seen the stunning stuff they're producing these days so its nice to go back to their roots. I've only been able to get hold of the tracks on their myspace, their album is proving extemely elusive so this is a bit of a snapshot.

The stand-out track is "Alone Again" which is just what a duet should be. Bloke sings. Girl sings. And eveythings beautiful.

"West" is a bass driven track featuring only Littlemore's vocals. Its all quite unpolished stuff but a good listen all the same.


Teenager - Alone Again


Teenager - West

www.myspace.com/teenagerband

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If you want to buy Teenager's album and you live outside Australia, well, no chance. If you find a copy give me a shout.

The culprit of the above delight was a track called "Embrace" by Australian electro artists Pnau. While Pnau tinker around in the background with ambient electro sounds, label-buddy Ladyhawke pops in to provide vocals. I have to admit, after the initial excitement, it starts to lop about towards the end... (I'm actually listening to it now, still for the first time - I type fast). Still its definitely worth a listen!

Oh-e-yeah and Fred Falke & Miami Horror have remixed it. Cheers!


Pnau (feat. Ladyhawke) - Embrace


Pnau (feat. Ladyhawke) - Embrace (Fred Falke & Miami Horror remix)(Mediafire)

And, I thought I'd mention, Pnau are starting to grow on me like a small apple tree sending out its first tentative roots into a rigid mass of complexly structured soil. Maybe they're growing on you too? Here's a track to, er, fertilise your minds...(I don't think I'll be using this metaphor again).


Pnau - Come Together

www.myspace.com/pnaupnau
www.myspace.com/ladyhawkerock
www.myspace.com/miamihorror
www.myspace.com/fredfalkemusic

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Hi all, sorry about the lack of posts the last few days, I've been down in London at the Notting Hill Carnival which was pretty fun. I haven't got my photo's developed yet but this chaps are quite good if you fancy a ganders.

Guess I've got a lot of catching up to do! Good news is I have a few interviews in the pipeline which is really exciting. I'll keep it a surprise who they are because its just so much more thrilling if I do that (one band is actually famous you might say!).

But back to the music. Today's chaps are Australian electro-band PNAU and their side-project Empire of the Sun (a collaboration between Nick Littlemore from PNAU and Luke Steele from The Sleepy Jackson)

Here's a PNAU track "With You Forever" remixed by Fear of Tigers.

Preview and download:

PNAU - With You Forever (Fear of Tigers remix)(Mediafire)

And here's Empire of the Sun's first effort, "Walking on a Dream"

Preview:


And a remix of "Walking on a Dream" from Sam La More:

Preview and download:

Empire of the Sun - Walking on a Dream (Sam La More remix)(Mediafire)


www.myspace.com/pnaupnau
www.myspace.com/fearoftigers
www.myspace.com/empireofthesunsound
www.myspace.com/samlamore

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