Satellite Wonderland (Horsell Common)
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Satellite Wonderland the fourth studio EP by Australia
n band Horsell Common. It was originally released on 25 September 2006 and was re-released in 2010 on the compilation album For Laughter, For Drama, which also featured Horsell Common's other EPs (A Who's Who Road of Living
and Lost a Lot of Blood
), The Birds and the Bees
(a split EP with Trial Kennedy
), and various unreleased demos and B-sides.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n band Horsell Common. It was originally released on 25 September 2006 and was re-released in 2010 on the compilation album For Laughter, For Drama, which also featured Horsell Common's other EPs (A Who's Who Road of Living
A Who's Who Road of Living
A Who's Who Road Of Living is the first EP by the now-defunct Australian alternative rock band Horsell Common. The EP was released during September, 2003, and its style consists mainly of hardcore punk with random melodic moments, traces of alternative rock and even, in "Take A Breath", a tribute...
and Lost a Lot of Blood
Lost a Lot of Blood
Lost A Lot Of Blood is the second EP by Australian alternative rock band Horsell Common. The EP has a more melodic style than the band's previous EP, A Who's Who Road Of Living. However, it was heavier than the band's later releases...
), The Birds and the Bees
The Birds and the Bees (album)
The Birds And The Bees is split EP between Australian bands Trial Kennedy and Horsell Common, released 4 April 2006. It features three songs by each band, one of them being an acoustic cover of one of the other band's songs....
(a split EP with Trial Kennedy
Trial Kennedy
Trial Kennedy are an Australian rock band formed in 2002, in Melbourne, Victoria.-Early work:Forming in 2002, Trial Kennedy's first release was an independent extended play , Present for a Day, in 2004. However, it was not until 2006's Picture Frame EP that the band began amounting some form of...
), and various unreleased demos and B-sides.
Track listing
- "You" - 2:52
- "Blood & Wine" - 3:35
- "Royal Artillery" - 2:49
- "Stop...Don't Stop" - 3:32
- "Satellites" - 4:48
Trivia
- The sample of a car crashing at the start of "You" is taken from the TV show The O.C.The O.C.The O.C. is an American teen drama television series that originally aired on the Fox television network in the United States from August 5, 2003, to February 21, 2007, running a total of four seasons...
; in particular, the Series 3 episode The Graduates, in the scene where Marissa CooperMarissa CooperMarissa Cooper is a fictional character on the FOX television series The O.C., portrayed by Mischa Barton. Marissa was among the original "core four" characters on The O.C. until her death in the season three finale, "The Graduates."...
dies in a car crash. - The sample of a roaring crowd at a live show in "Royal Artillery" was not taken from one of the band's own shows, but from a recording of a Pink FloydPink FloydPink Floyd were an English rock band that achieved worldwide success with their progressive and psychedelic rock music. Their work is marked by the use of philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, innovative album art, and elaborate live shows. Pink Floyd are one of the most commercially...
concert. - The sample of a news report at the end of "Stop...Don't Stop" was taken from Australian radio station Triple JTriple Jtriple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
, and was spoken by Stu Harvey.
Personnel
- Mark Stewart - vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with... - Luke Cripps - bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Leigh Pengelly - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....