"Origami Tree" is the first single taken from Melbourne

Melbourne

Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...

 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:...

  EP of the same name

Dardanelles (EP)

Dardanelles is the debut EP by Melbourne based Indie rock band Dardanelles 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...

 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' songs, namely antisocial themes set to a driving danceable rhythm. The single spent 5 weeks in the top 10 of the Australian Alternative Radio Play Chart and was subsequently remixed by Melbourne based electro DJ "Acid Jacks".

Personnel

• Josh Quinn-Watson (vocals, keyboard, samples)
• Alex Cameron (guitar)
• James Nicolson (bass)
• Ravi Sandhu (drums)

External links

• Official Website
• Official MySpace