Sambanova
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Sambanova is the debut album by Australian dance music duo, Pnau, it was released in 1999 on the independent Peking Duck label. However, the album was pulled from record stores due to uncleared samples,[1] Warner Music Australasia re-released it in 2000 with a different track listing, and it peaked in the Top 40 on the ARIA Albums Chart in June.[2] The album won an Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Music Award for 'Best Dance Release' in 2000.[3]
Background
Pnau released their debut album Sambanova in 1999 under the small independent Peking Duck label. It was recorded in a bedroom studio and they only expected to sell a few thousand copies.[4] A week before winning the ARIA Award for Best Dance Release the album Sambanova was pulled from record stores for uncleared samples. In a 2003 interview with The Age newspaper's Andrew Drever, Mayes recalled that they had no understanding of sample clearances due to their naivety in the music business.[5] Mayes claimed that they had no inkling that they would win an ARIA award but that the album's recall did seriously affect their commercial sales.[5] Warner Music Australasia re-released the album in 2000 with a different track listing, and it peaked in the Top 40 on the ARIA Albums Chart in June.[2] Pnau toured nationally for the Big Day Out in 2001, 2004, 2008 and 2011.
Awards
- 2000 – Sambanova won an ARIA Award for 'Best Dance Release'.[3]
Track listing
Three full length versions of Sambanova have been released to the public, one through the label Peking Duck and two through Warner Music Australasia.
Peking Duck version
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Journey Agent" | 4:21 |
| 2. | "Mellotron" | 6:48 |
| 3. | "Keep on Truckin'" | 4:58 |
| 4. | "Hard Biscuit" | 5:25 |
| 5. | "To Hear Your Love (Jon Hardy's Tinted Mix)" | 5:06 |
| 6. | "Sambanova" | 6:07 |
| 7. | "Need Your Lovin' Baby" | 6:30 |
| 8. | "Direct Drive" | 5:37 |
| 9. | "Discone" | 4:40 |
| 10. | "The Red Tapes" | 5:21 |
| 11. | "Meshes of the Afternoon" | 3:47 |
| 12. | "Arthur's Pizza" | 4:28 |
| 13. | "The Last Track" | 10:19 |
| Total length: | 1:06:27 | |
2000 version
- Sambanova (2000, CD format, had video on it, rereleased by Warner Music Australasia, 8573831942)[7]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Journey Agent" | |
| 2. | "Mellotron" | |
| 3. | "Keep on Truckin'" | |
| 4. | "Hard Biscuit" | |
| 5. | "Sambanova" | |
| 6. | "Need Your Lovin' Baby" | |
| 7. | "Direct Drive" | |
| 8. | "Discone" | |
| 9. | "The Red Tapes" | |
| 10. | "Meshes of the Afternoon" | |
| 11. | "Arthur's Pizza" | |
| 12. | "The Last Track" |
2001 version
- Sambanova (July 2001, CD format, has 3 bonus tracks, released by Warner Music Australasia, 8573883392)[8]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Follow Me" | 6:09 |
| 2. | "Journey Agent" | 4:20 |
| 3. | "Mellotron" | 6:49 |
| 4. | "Keep on Truckin'" | 4:46 |
| 5. | "Hard Biscuit" | 5:26 |
| 6. | "Ordinary Day" | 4:00 |
| 7. | "Sambanova" | 6:26 |
| 8. | "Need Your Lovin' Baby" | 6:24 |
| 9. | "Direct Drive" | 5:36 |
| 10. | "The Red Tapes" | 4:48 |
| 11. | "Searchin'" | 6:16 |
| 12. | "Meshes of the Afternoon" | 3:32 |
| 13. | "The Last Track" | 6:19 |
| Total length: | 1:10:47 | |
Personnel
Pnau members
- Nick Littlemore – vocals, drums, percussion, synthesiser, keyboards, trombone, melodica, clavi
- Peter Mayes – guitars, vocals, bass guitar, synthesiser, keyboards, melodica, keytar
Additional musicians
- Paul Johannessen – electric piano (Fender Rhodes)
- Gawain McGrath – guitar
Production details
- Producer – Nick Littlemore
- Mastering – Oscar Gaona
- Mixing, Engineer – Fraser Stuart (track 4), Peter Mayes (tracks 1–3, 5–13)
- Remix – Jon Hardy (track 5)
- Studio – recorded & mixed at Cybersonic Studios, mastered at Studio 301.
Art work
- Artwork design – Sam Littlemore
2001 version
- Jennifer Karr – vocals (track 6)
- Ashton Millard – vocals (track 1)
- Shep Soloman – vocals (track 6)
- Rob Woolf – vocals (track 11)
References
- ^ Wesolowski, David Peter. "Pnau - Biography". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
- ^ a b "Pnau Sambanova". Australian charts portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
- ^ a b "ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year 2000: 14th Annual ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 2 April 2010.
- ^ "Pnau Again". Triple J. Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). 31 March 2003. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
- ^ a b Drever, Andrew (17 October 2003). "Pnau and then". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
- ^ "Pnau – Sambanova (CD)". Discogs. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
- ^ "Pnau – Sambanova (CD, Enhanced)". Discogs. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
- ^ "Pnau – Sambanova (CD, Album)". Discogs. Retrieved 2 April 2010.