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Track Listings
| 1. Standing On The Shore |
| 2. Walking On A Dream |
| 3. Half Mast |
| 4. We Are The People |
| 5. Delta Bay |
| 6. Country |
| 7. The World |
| 8. Swordfish Hotkiss Night |
| 9. Tiger By My Side |
| 10. Without You |
Product Description
Amazon.co.uk Review
The sleeve of Walking In A Dream features a delightfully airbrushed painting of Luke Steele and Nick Littlemore (for they are Empire of the Sun) showing them as a cross between characters from the Star Wars franchise and a Siegfried and Roy magic show. Clearly this collaboration of two Australian music veterans--Steele leads the long-running indie rock outfit Sleepy Jackson while Littlemore is a member of successful dance act Pnau--eschews the mundane and prefers the grand gesture. Taking their name from J.G. Ballard’s novel, later filmed by Steven Spielberg, they emerged last year with a striking Shanghai-shot video for the title track, a piece of measured electronic pop to match Daft Punk at their best. It isn’t the only obvious hit here, The lush "We Are The People" drags on just long enough to fix its wispy chorus in the listeners’ head while "Standing on the Shore" is stately eighties new wave, forever plodding into the distance. But Empire of the Sun are just as often plain odd. The sparse, clever instrumental "Country" is straightforwardly cinematic, a twanging guitar evoking the Twin Peaks theme. The loping "Swordfish Hotkiss Night" welds seamy R’n’B to more formal electronica. But "Delta Bay" is closer to Steele’s work as The Sleepy Jackson, off-kilter romanticism packed with vocal tics and unsure whether to seduce or unsettle. Even the sleepy, sweeping closer "Without You" is peculiar, Steele’s slurred tones making for a parody of a conventional ballad. Intriguing throughout, Walking On A Dream is one of the year’s least expected treats.--Steve Jelbert
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Adventurous 2008 collaboration between Luke Steele (Sleepy Jackson) & Nick Littlemore (Pnau).
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37 of 38 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I bought this album last year on import after being captivated by the video for "walking on a dream" and so have been listening to it for a couple of months now. I think Empire of the Sun will be to 2009 what MGMT were to 2008. This quirky Australian duo draw from a wide template of influences, mainly pop, electronic, and 80s soft-rock. They are already on many people's radar due to placing 4th in the BBCs "Sound of 2009", along with their spectacular concept videos for "Walking on a dream" and "We are the people" doing the rounds on internet. They are bound to be the darlings of the hipster music magazines and I predict that the aforementioned singles will be the sound-track to this summer. However, like MGMT, while the album has a handful of absolute top-drawer potential singles (the latter two, plus "Half Mast" and "Standing on the shore"), which will probably be the catchiest thing you will here all year, overall I would say the album is of patchy quality. "Country" is a nice chilled out instrumental, and "Swordfish Hotkiss night" raises the bar slightly again with its take on Prince styled funk, but there really is nothing else on offer of the quality of the first 4 tracks. My recommendation is to download the first 4 songs, but make sure you check out the rest prior to purchasing. Empire of the Sun are sure to be huge in 2009, and as artists with a fantastic vision, art direction, and potential mega hit singles they deserve it, but the album just isn't the world beater I was hoping for.
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3.5 stars
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Didn't know what to expect when buying this, but I'm glad I did. They have a really unique, immediately likeable sound. It's a strange mix of 80s pop, indie and synth stuff, and can get a little samey, but the songs each have their own blend of magic and it's really interesting to listen to.
It's a must buy.
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It's a must buy.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Id been listening to this album online and a family member downloaded it for me ..~I enjoyed it so much i finally decided to have a copy for the car.Then i can play it for other friends who may in turn like it.
I find this album very good in fact excellant and a change from the british groups as they come from Australia. I recommend to everyone.
Its a hit with my family and me so give it a whirl..
I find this album very good in fact excellant and a change from the british groups as they come from Australia. I recommend to everyone.
Its a hit with my family and me so give it a whirl..
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received on time so good service, beautifull cd so if your thinking of buying then go ahead, would purchase more of their music,
Published 2 months ago by sheil
amazing cd, the music the vocals
I can't express how good these guys are, their music is very unique and I highly recommend them. The price for the cd was a bonus :-)
Published 2 months ago by Jasdeep Bains
Walking on a dream
I bought this item for a friend, and he was really thrilled with it, easy listening music and great to listen to in the car.
Published 11 months ago by Sharon
Empire Of The Sun. Walking on a Dream
Very good Remixes on Disc 2 wich you can't buy on CD Singles and you get the remixes I heard on Radio 2
Published 13 months ago by dongib
Excellent Singles overshadow an Average Album
The majority of those who buy the experimental duo's Walking on A Dream album will buy it solely for the albums excellent array of singles. Read more
Published 16 months ago by G. Byrne
Simply amazing!
I got hooked on Empire Of The Sun due to a Vodafone ad here in Germany at the end of 2010 which used the track We Are The People. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Kaz
CD Review
Bought this CD as i already heard a couple of tracks
by them before. A brilliant album,especially if you
appreciate 80's inspired electro pop & atmospheric
tunes. Read more
by them before. A brilliant album,especially if you
appreciate 80's inspired electro pop & atmospheric
tunes. Read more
Published on 11 April 2010 by N. Thomas
Walking on a dream
Bought it because of one song, 'we are the people' but the album is just fantastic! Perfect to chill out to.
Published on 11 Mar 2010 by Mr. A. P. Mullings
Happy to recommend
I bought this album after hearing the single 'We are the people' on the radio and 'Standing on the shore' on utube. The album is basically, more of the same. Read more
Published on 6 Feb 2010 by A. Vainlo
First 4 songs fab...goes downhill after that...
I heard 'we are the people' on the radio one day and it caught my attention. I thought it was a great song - I still can't put my finger on who this band sound like! Read more
Published on 16 Jan 2010 by Sara Greatorex
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