Oliver Tank
| Oliver Tank | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Genres | Electronic |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | Yes Please Records |
| Associated acts |
Guerre The Townhouses |
| Website | Oliver Tank |
Oliver Tank is a musician from Sydney, Australia.[1][2] Tank's music has been compared to Bon Iver and James Blake and he lists Nosaj Thing, Boards of Canada, & Jon Hopkins as musical inspirations.[1][3] Tank's music was first shared with the public via SoundCloud throughout early to mid-2011.[4] In September 2011, Tank won the 2011 Northern Lights Competition held by FBi Radio in Sydney, along with Rainbow Chan, to attend and perform at the Iceland Airwaves Festival in Reykjavík in October 2011, marking Tank's first International performance.[5] Oliver Tank's debut EP Dreams was released on 21 November 2011 by Yes Please Records with fans being able to choose their file format and name their price.[6][7]
Dreams EP
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US |
AUS [8] |
US Indie |
US Rock | ||
| Dreams |
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Track listing
- 1. Up All Night 3:10
- 2. Embrace feat. Fawn Myers -4:05
- 3. Last Night I Heard Everything in Slow Motion 3:44
- 4. I Love You 3:25
- 5. The Last Time 3:35
- 6. Grain of Sand feat. Fawn Myers 4:08
In an interview with SunsetInTheRearview.com, Tank described how "Last Night I Heard Everything In Slow Motion" was a university assignment and that the song is about "being unsure about something to the extent that it plagues and consumes you."[3] Regarding, "The Last Time," Oliver Tank has explained "this track's about when you're with someone you really care about and it all sort of falls apart. You replay those last moments over and over again in your head. It consumes you. Although at the same time it's kind of liberating and inspiring."[7]
In 2011 an edited version of Tank's "Last Night I Heard Everything In Slow Motion" was featured in a Marriage Equality Advertisement, It's Time, put together by the organisation GetUp!.
"Last Night I heard Everything In Slow Motion" was used in a trailer for the open-world driving game, The Crew, at the E3 2014 computer and video games trade fair at the Los Angeles Convention Centre.
References
- 1 2 "Oliver Tank - Big Dreamer : Home & Hosed - New Australian Music". 15 November 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
- ↑ "Oliver Tank - Artist - triple j Unearthed - free music : new Australian music : independent music:". Retrieved 28 November 2011.
- 1 2 "Interview: Oliver Tank". 4 October 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
- ↑ "Oliver Tank's sounds on SoundCloud". Retrieved 28 November 2011.
- ↑ "FBi Radio announces Northern Lights Winners". Retrieved 28 November 2011.
- ↑ "Dreams:yes please". Retrieved 28 November 2011.
- 1 2 "Premiere: Oliver Tank - 'The Last Time' - Music News - Pedestrian TV:". 9 November 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
- ↑ "australian-charts.com - Australian charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 November 2011.