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Walking On A Dream | 
| Artist: Empire Of The Sun
Label: Virgin Records
Category: Music
List Price: £20.99
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Seller: tunes4you
Rating:  42 reviews
Sales Rank: 141
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
EAN: 5099923540323
ASIN: B001GXPHX0
Release Date: February 16, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | Standing On The Shore | | • | Walking On A Dream | | • | Half Mast | | • | We Are The People | | • | Delta Bay | | • | Country | | • | World, The | | • | Swordfish Hotkiss Night | | • | Tiger By My Side | | • | Without You |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.co.uk Review
The sleeve of emWalking In A Dream/em 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 emStar Wars/em 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. Ballardrsquo;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 isnrsquo;t the only obvious hit here, The lush "We Are The People" drags on just long enough to fix its wispy chorus in the listenersrsquo; 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 emTwin Peaks/em theme. The loping "Swordfish Hotkiss Night" welds seamy Rrsquo;nrsquo;B to more formal electronica. But "Delta Bay" is closer to Steelersquo;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, Steelersquo;s slurred tones making for a parody of a conventional ballad. Intriguing throughout, Walking On A Dream is one of the yearrsquo;s least expected treats.--emSteve Jelbertememem/em/em/em/em
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 its a hit March 18, 2009
Mrs. S. Mather (england)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
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.
br /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.
br /Its a hit with my family and me so give it a whirl..
WOW May 29, 2009
Katherine Merson (Aberdeenshire, Scotland)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This has to be one of the most relaxing psychadelic eletro pop albums I've ever listened to and at the same time the songs are powerful and very excited. :)
Brilliant April 9, 2009
Donkeyhote (uk)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I love every song (apart from one, Delta Bay)on this CD. It's very cleverly produced and the songs just stay in your head, especially We Are The People.
2009? best album yet!! May 5, 2009
c t e (England)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
for me this is the best thing that has come out of 2009 so far.
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br /not my usual choice of music genre, but by far the most played on my stereo. i love it to bits.
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br /i seriously can not wait to hear more from these guys.... i have a feeling this is the start of something BIG.
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br /if you are ready to discover something new and great.. BUY NOW, no questions asked!!!!!!!!!! :)
liked what i headr on the radio but album tops it! June 19, 2009
Joshua Roberts (england)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
i liked the two songs that have appeared on the radio (and the remix's ). but the album has some great songs on there not all the same sort of thing the instrumental is a treat as well, its worth the money!
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