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Friday, December 1, 2006

Pnau

Free ringtones Image:Pnau.jpg/frame/''Pnau'' members Nick Littlemore and Peter Mayes released their album ''Sambanova'' four times - in fact a week before it won Best Dance Release at the Aria Awards it was pulled from stores. '''Pnau''' are an Majo Mills Australian dance music act, releasing their debut album ''Sambanova'' in 1999 under the Peking Duck label. Due to poor timing, the album was pulled from record stores a week before they won an ARIA Award for Best Dance Release. Mosquito ringtone Warner Music Australasia rereleased it in Sabrina Martins 2000, then released ''Need Your Lovin' Baby'' in Nextel ringtones 2001. After releasing the single "Follow Me" in Abbey Diaz 2002, the album charted higher than their previous albums in both the Australian Free ringtones ARIAnet Singles and Albums Charts. Pnau charted even higher with the single "Una Noche (Get Up)" (Majo Mills 2003). Their sophomore album is ''Again''.

The members of Pnau are Mosquito ringtone Nick Littlemore and Sabrina Martins Peter Mayes.

Events & happenings
* A week before winning the ARIA Award for Best Dance Release the album ''Sambanova'' was pulled from every record store shelf in the country.
* Pnau toured nationally on Cingular Ringtones Big Day Out in 2001 and 2004
* Pnau performed at incorrectly states Homebake in 2002 and 2003
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Awards
* In 2000 they won an neighborhoods more ARIA Award for Best Dance Release.

Discography
=Albums/Singles=
'''Note:''' There are four versions of ''Sambanova'' released to the public, two through these useful Warner Music Australasia, another through the label Peking Duck, and another sample release (no label).

* ''Sambanova'' (1999 sample, 12" Vinyl format, no label [http://www.discogs.com/release/224659])
** Sambanova (it is noted that it samples of optimistic 2 Man Sound's ''Que Tal America.'')

* ''Sambanova'' (1999, rome which CD format, released by Peking Duck [http://www.discogs.com/release/116932])
** Track 1: Journey Agent
** Track 2: Mellotron
** Track 3: Keep On Truckin'
** Track 4: Hard Biscuit
** Track 5: To Hear Your Love – Jon Hardy’s Tinted Mix (manchester vt remix by pug buddy Jon Hardy)
** Track 6: Sambanova
** Track 7: Need Your Lovin’ Baby
** Track 8: Direct Drive
** Track 9: Discone
** Track 10: The Red Tapes
** Track 11: Meshes of the Afternoon
** Track 12: Arthur’s Pizza
** Track 13: The Last Track



francois truffaut Image:Pnau_cover_sambonava_deleted.jpg/thumb/Cover of the now deleted Australian release of Pnau's ''Sambonava''

* ''Sambanova'' (2000, CD format, has 3 bonus tracks, rereleased by Warner Music Australasia [http://www.discogs.com/release/8948])
** Track 1: Follow Me
** Track 2: Journey Agent
** Track 3: Mellotron
** Track 4: Keep On Truckin'
** Track 5: Hard Biscuit
** Track 6: Ordinary Day
** Track 7: Sambanova
** Track 8: Need Your Lovin' Baby
** Track 9: Direct Drive
** Track 10: The Red Tapes
** Track 11: Searchin'
** Track 12: Meshes Of The Afternoon
** Track 13: The Last Track






Image:Pnau_cover_sambonava_international.jpg/thumb/Cover of Pnau's international release of ''Sambonava''

* ''Sambanova'' (2000, CD format, had video on it [http://www.discogs.com/release/12030], rereleased by Warner Music Australasia)
** Track 1: Follow Me
** Track 2: Journey Agent
** Track 3: Mellotron
** Track 4: Keep On Truckin'
** Track 5: Hard Biscuit
** Track 6: Ordinary Day
** Track 7: Sambanova
** Track 8: Need Your Lovin' Baby
** Track 9: Direct Drive
** Track 10: The Red Tapes
** Track 11: Searchin'
** Track 12: Meshes Of The Afternoon






* ''Need Your Lovin' Baby'' (2001, 12" Vinyl format, released by Warner Music Australasia [http://www.discogs.com/release/105650])
** Track 1: Need Your Lovin' Baby
** Track 2: Direct Drive
** Track 3: Journey Agent



Image:Pnau_cover_again.jpg/thumb/Cover of Pnau's album ''Again''

* ''Again'' (2003, CD format, released by Warner Music Australasia [http://www.discogs.com/release/255730])
** Track 1: We Love The Fresh Kills
** Track 2: Again
** Track 3: Super Giants
** Track 4: The Hunted
** Track 5: Fear & Love
** Track 6: Collision Course
** Track 7: In The Valley
** Track 8: Enuff's Enuff
** Track 9: Bloodlust
** Track 10: Crystal Science
** Track 11: Foreigner
** Track 12: Lovers
** Track 13: Bubbles 'n' Mum




=Collaborations=
Image:Pnau_enuffs_enuff.jpg/thumb/Cover of Pnau's collaborative album ''Enuff's Enuff''
''Enuff's Enuff'' (2004, collaboration with Empress Camielle and Abstract Rude as well as Adelaide's Juno, 12" Vinyl format, ''unsure who released it'')

The explanation of the album at sanity Music Australia, is as follows:

:"Enuffs Enuff" features two vocalists, Empress Camielle and Abstract Rude. Empress Camielle, who's based in Sydney and has lived in the USA and Jamaica, is one of the rising stars of the Australian R&B scene, nominated in the Best Urban category at the 2003 Australian Dance Music Awards for her debut single, the Dallas/Dallas Austin-penned "Yada Yada Yada". Abstract Rude is a founding member of Abstract Tribe Unique, an LA posse specialising in conscious hip-hop with its roots in soul music/soul and jazz. He's also the long-time sparring partner of another respected West Coast of the United States/West Coast rapper, Aceyalone, and his resonant baritone is crucial to the appeal of "Enuffs Enuff".

:The vinyl record/vinyl comes with two remixes. The first is from Adelaide's Juno, whom Pnau met through singer Sia Furler, also from Adelaide. A multi-instrumentalist and producer (he's played sax and Keyboard instrument/keyboards on Pnau tracks), Juno is a rising star of the Australian music scene: he's about to sign a publishing deal with Engine Room (The Vines, Holly Valance) and release a single on Darren Emerson's Underwater label as well as forging an ever-increasing profile thanks to a string of great gigs with his live band. [http://www.sanity.com.au/product.asp?intProductID=546541&intArtistID=10601]






Image:pnau_cover_una_noche.jpg/thumb/Cover of Pnau's collaborative album ''Una Noche''

* ''Una Noche'' (2004, CD Single, collaboration with Kid Creole & The Coconuts, released by Warner Music Australasia)
** Track 1: Una Noche (Get Up) (Radio Mix)
** Track 2: Una Noche (Get Up) (Toby Neal Mix)
** Track 3: Una Noche (Get Up) (Hess's Bamboo Mix)
** Track 4: Una Noche (Get Up) (Unplugged In The Congo Mix)
** Track 5: Una Noche (Get Up) Extended Mix




= Appearances =
* ''Homebake: Volume 7'' - Track 13: Pnau - Fear & Love
* ''West Papua: The Sound of the Morning Star'' - Track 12: Hurricane - Pnau
* ''Big Day Out 2004'' - Disk 2, Track 5: Pnau - Again
* ''Underwater: Episode III'' - Disk 1, Track 4: Pnau - In The Valley
* ''Clubber's Guide to 2004: Ministry of Sound'' - Disk 2, Track 1: Pnau – We Love The Fresh Kills
* ''RATED G'' (release by Illpikl) - Track 7: Need Your Lovin' Baby

External links
*http://www.warnermusic.com.au/artists/press.asp?pressid=242
*http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/10/16/1065917534693.html?from=storyrhs, The Age, October 17, 2003
*http://www.discogs.com/artist/Pnau (out of date)
*http://www.channelv.com.au/dynamic_diary/diarymain.asp?diaryID=33&secID=130 - Channel V website

Tag: Australian musical groups