Sambanova

Pnau released their debut album Sambanova in July 1999 under the small independent Peking Duck label. It was recorded in a bedroom studio and Pnau declared they only expected to sell "a few thousand copies".{{cite web | url = http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/review/album/s978904.htm | title = Pnau Again | publisher = Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) | work = Triple J | date= 31 March 2003 | accessdate = 16 April 2010 }} It was re-released in June 2000 by Warner Music Australasia however the album was pulled from record stores for uncleared samples and re-released in an altered format by Warner Music Australasia in August 2001.{{Cite web|url=https://junkee.com/longform/history-of-sambanova-pnau|title = The Oral History of 'Sambanova': The Classic, Cursed Album That Almost Broke PNAU}} 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.{{cite news | url = http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/10/16/1065917534693.html?from=storyrhs | title = Pnau and then | work = The Age | publisher = Fairfax Media | last = Drever | first = Andrew | date = 17 October 2003 | accessdate = 16 April 2010 }}

Pnau toured nationally for the Big Day Out in 2001, 2004, 2008 and 2011.

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

• Sambanova (1999, CD format, released by Peking Duck, DUCKCD001){{cite web | url = http://www.discogs.com/release/116932 | title = Pnau – Sambanova (CD) | date = 2 October 1999 | publisher = Discogs | accessdate = 2 April 2010 }}

{{track listing

| headline = Sambanova

| title1 = Journey Agent

|length1 = 4:21

| title2 = Mellotron

|length2 = 6:48

| title3 = Keep on Truckin'

|length3 = 4:58

| title4 = Hard Biscuit

|length4 = 5:25

| title5 = To Hear Your Love (Jon Hardy's Tinted Mix)

|length5 = 5:06

| title6 = Sambanova

|length6 = 6:07

| title7 = Need Your Lovin' Baby

|length7 = 6:30

| title8 = Direct Drive

|length8 = 5:37

| title9 = Discone

|length9 = 4:40

| title10 = The Red Tapes

|length10 = 5:21

| title11 = Meshes of the Afternoon

|length11 = 3:47

| title12 = Arthur's Pizza

|length12 = 4:28

| title13 = The Last Track

|length13 = 10:19

| total_length = 1:06:27}}

2000 version

• Sambanova (2000, CD format, had video on it, rereleased by Warner Music Australasia, 8573831942){{cite web | url = http://www.discogs.com/release/12030 | title = Pnau – Sambanova (CD, Enhanced) | date = May 2000 | publisher = Discogs | accessdate = 2 April 2010 }}

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2001 version

• Sambanova (July 2001, CD format, has 3 bonus tracks, released by Warner Music Australasia, 8573883392){{cite web | url = http://www.discogs.com/release/8948 | title = Pnau – Sambanova (CD, Album) | date = July 2001 | publisher = Discogs | accessdate = 2 April 2010 }}

{{track listing

| headline = Sambanova

| title1 = Follow Me

|length1 = 6:09

| title2 = Journey Agent

|length2 = 4:20

| title3 = Mellotron

|length3 = 6:49

| title4 = Keep on Truckin'

|length4 = 4:46

| title5 = Hard Biscuit

|length5 = 5:26

| title6 = Ordinary Day

|length6 = 4:00

| title7 = Sambanova

|length7 = 6:26

| title8 = Need Your Lovin' Baby

|length8 = 6:24

| title9 = Direct Drive

|length9 = 5:36

| title10 = The Red Tapes

|length10 = 4:48

| title11 = Searchin'

|length11 = 6:16

| title12 = Meshes of the Afternoon

|length12 = 3:32

| title13 = The Last Track

|length13 = 6:19

| total_length = 70:47

}}

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

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