Empire of the Sun??...Australian Rockers? New Wavers? ..Thoughts??

[newworldafro]

Never heard of this group till I looked at Blueprint 3 discography and saw Luke Steele from Empire of the Sun. Interesting name, did some research (ie Wikipedia and Youtube).

Only listened to this one song
"Walking on a Dream"...... I like the fact their showing Shanghai's skyline......Anyway, this first song I heard was pretty nice... I'm checking out this first album.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eimgRedLkkU

What do yall think?

[DAREALBIGMEECH]

Australia is putting out some good stuff in the electronica scene: empire of the sun, cut copy, presets

[ScrewdUp]

Empire of the Sun is sick wid it, tho they dress fukkin homo

[Sonny Blaze]

Australia is putting out some good stuff in the electronica scene: empire of the sun, cut copy, presets

Never heard of Empire of The Sun either before BP3, but the Presets are :gag:..

Cut Copy on the other hand, their last record was :dj2:..

[newworldafro]

Empire of the Sun is sick wid it, tho they dress fukkin homo

Yeah, I thought dude with the white makeup across his eyes was just doing it for a song or two.....that mofo is serious with it....definitely streaks of "flaming" there.......lol. If they would tone that shiit done some........Every single video I've seen is unexplainable too, which is not a bad thing.

I can't front though, these two songs here rock in that MGMT kinda way.

"Standing on the Shore"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDOIi27AgFk&feature=channel
"We are the People"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eR8b0NuMQKs

Even this little instrumental diddy is decent
"Country"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7s7cvnYdtE

Overall, the album Walking on A Dream
has 4 songs I like, which include the ones I've posted. 4 out fo 10 ain't bad I guess. Maybe they can improve the next album for my stylistics and take off that makeup too. I get the artistry but damn. Not bad debut release I think.

[Rice N Beans]

Yes the second half of the alnum isn't as good as the first (pretty much mirroring MGMT's release) but they got some tunes. The problem is they switched up a little too much for the second half. Other than that, grab the first few songs (and to the poster above I love Country as well) and you're set.

[heavy_mental]

Australia is putting out some good stuff in the electronica scene: empire of the sun, cut copy, presets
All fukken garbage

[euro dirt]

All fukken garbage
nice avatar

they make music for people who think they're listening to alternative music

[Abdul Ghaffar]

peep the avi

swag :smoker:

[newworldafro]

nice avatar
they make music for people who think they're listening to alternative music

So your saying its watered down alternative rock music. Trying to say I'm not keeping it real?? You saying they the T-pain of alt-rock???? :guilty:

Lol.....regardless its good music. On the othe end of the musical spectrum, could you say its also rock-centered electro-pop?? Something i never listen to, so the sound they are making is a happy medium. Also, I would argue that MGMT has a little more funk style in there music.

But I'm glad you put it that way, because it makes me realize why I wouldn't hear this group or MGMT on the rock (contemporary/alternative) radio stations.

[TheLoveBelow]

nice avatar
they make music for people who think they're listening to alternative music
Explain what you mean by alternative music. If you mean Alt Rock, they're clearly not that. I wouldn't call Cut Copy or Empire of the Sun alternative.

Either way, good music is good music. Empire of the Sun is pretty cool, and I like Cut Copy, whatever you want to consider them.

[euro dirt]

Explain what you mean by alternative music. If you mean Alt Rock, they're clearly not that. I wouldn't call Cut Copy or Empire of the Sun alternative.
Either way, good music is good music. Empire of the Sun is pretty cool, and I like Cut Copy, whatever you want to consider them.
im just giving you my perspective of empire of the sun type music over here in the uk

the point is that theyre NOT alt music, its just for people who think they are branching their horizons when its just new pop music

[Fries]

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they make music for people who think they're listening to alternative music

No, they make good pop music because they've always been pop musicians. The music is classified as electro-pop. In what world are they considered alternative?

For those who don't know Empire Of The Sun are like a supergroup in Australia - the singer with the makeup, Luke Steele, is the frontman of the Sleepy Jackson. Nick Littlemore is a dance musician with the duo PNAU. It's pretty much a side project for the two of them (or maybe not anymore, who knows?). The visual aspect is influenced by acts like Adam and The Ants (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kings_of_the_Wild_Frontier) and the music is just straight pop. Some of it is cheesy but it's quite a good album with some brilliant moments like We Are The People.

If you like this kind of stuff check out PNAU, Ladyhawke & Van She. Australia's electro-pop scene is crazy right now.

[Abdul Ghaffar]

walking on a dream >

[206PiMp]

No, they make good pop music because they've always been pop musicians. The music is classified as electro-pop. In what world are they considered alternative?
For those who don't know Empire Of The Sun are like a supergroup in Australia - the singer with the makeup, Luke Steele, is the frontman of the Sleepy Jackson. Nick Littlemore is a dance musician with the duo PNAU. It's pretty much a side project for the two of them (or maybe not anymore, who knows?). The visual aspect is influenced by acts like Adam and The Ants (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kings_of_the_Wild_Frontier) and the music is just straight pop. Some of it is cheesy but it's quite a good album with some brilliant moments like We Are The People.
If you like this kind of stuff check out PNAU, Ladyhawke & Van She. Australia's electro-pop scene is crazy right now.


c/s

i also like a few songs from miami horror, bag raiders and midnight juggernaut

australia is killin shyt right now...im also feeling dappled cities

[206PiMp]

Yes the second half of the alnum isn't as good as the first (pretty much mirroring MGMT's release) but they got some tunes. The problem is they switched up a little too much for the second half. Other than that, grab the first few songs (and to the poster above I love Country as well) and you're set.


half mast is also dope.....same tempo as walking on a dream and standing on the shore...

[euro dirt]

No, they make good pop music because they've always been pop musicians. The music is classified as electro-pop. In what world are they considered alternative?
*sigh*

I said they are a pop band however certain people listen to them only because they seem "alternative". Its a post modern thing.

[Emperor85]

c/s

i also like a few songs from miami horror, bag raiders and midnight juggernaut

australia is killin shyt right now...im also feeling dappled cities


:yes: only time i hear these groups are at dance festivals they have down here,the women love this sh1t like crazyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy and the weather is always sunny,but yeh they are pop rock acts but who cares they make some aigh music

you guys should check out modular records they release some aight stuff their parties are always ill

[Abdul Ghaffar]

:smoker:

[Fries]

*sigh*
I said they are a pop band however certain people listen to them only because they seem "alternative". Its a post modern thing.

What's post-modern about it? They don't seem any more alternative than Lady Gaga.

[DC]

I like their album, it has a tiger on the cover.

http://www.mongolol.com/index.php?showtopic=33

[newworldafro]

Best remix I've heard of one of their songs. Not really into techno, but this jawnt rocks. No glow stick. hah.

"We Are the People" WAWA Remix
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFrDXlKiGw0&feature=related

[DC]

Generic sounding remix is generic, and shiit :laugh:

[TheGregReaper]

"WE ARE THE PEOPLE" IS FIRE :dj2: