Dardanelles (EP)
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Dardanelles is the debut EP by Melbourne
based Indie rock
band Dardanelles
released in November 2004.
and Of Course You Said
respectively, both of which underwent the remix knife. Origami Tree
received a remix by Melbourne electro DJ "Acid Jacks" and another Australian DJ "Riot in Belgium" remixing Of Course You Said
. The success of the EP garnered them enough funds to head back in the studio to record their debut album Mirror Mirror
.
Melbourne
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based Indie rock
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
band Dardanelles
Dardanelles (band)
Dardanelles are a four-piece indie rock band from Melbourne, Australia formed in early 2006. Often incorrectly labelled or billed as "The Dardanelles", they are named after the narrow strait in northwestern Turkey of the same name.-Biography:...
released in November 2004.
Background
Following 12 months of touring to critical recognition from both fans and the music press, Dardanelles set out to record a few demos, which ended up being released as an EP. Two singles were taken from it, Origami TreeOrigami Tree
"Origami Tree" is the first single taken from Melbourne Indie rock band Dardanelles EP of the same name released in 2007.-Background:"Origami Tree" was written and re-written over nearly four months of gigs. The song is said to be about sociopaths and follows a general theme of many Dardanelles'...
and Of Course You Said
Of Course You Said
"Of Course You Said" is the second and final single taken from Melbourne Indie rock band Dardanelles EP of the same name released in 2007. The song, which the band reveal deals with the theme of spiritual bankruptcy, was subsequently remixed by Melbourne based electro DJ "Riot in...
respectively, both of which underwent the remix knife. Origami Tree
Origami Tree
"Origami Tree" is the first single taken from Melbourne Indie rock band Dardanelles EP of the same name released in 2007.-Background:"Origami Tree" was written and re-written over nearly four months of gigs. The song is said to be about sociopaths and follows a general theme of many Dardanelles'...
received a remix by Melbourne electro DJ "Acid Jacks" and another Australian DJ "Riot in Belgium" remixing Of Course You Said
Of Course You Said
"Of Course You Said" is the second and final single taken from Melbourne Indie rock band Dardanelles EP of the same name released in 2007. The song, which the band reveal deals with the theme of spiritual bankruptcy, was subsequently remixed by Melbourne based electro DJ "Riot in...
. The success of the EP garnered them enough funds to head back in the studio to record their debut album Mirror Mirror
Mirror Mirror (Dardanelles album)
Mirror Mirror is the debut album by Melbourne based Indie rock band Dardanelles released in September 2007.-Background:Taking their fans by surprise, Dardanelles' debut album proved to be a departure from their guitar infused debut EP, filled with dark haunting vocals and complex electronic...
.
Track listing
- "Origami Tree" - 3:54
- "Of Course You Said" - 4:13
- "Instinct" - 3:14
- "Georgi Zhukov" - 4:04
- "Origami Tree (coda)" - 10:29
Personnel
- Josh Quinn-Watson – vocals, keyboard, samples
- Alex Cameron – guitar
- James Nicolson – bass
- Ravi Sandhu – drums