Under the Milky Way [Single, Import]

The Church | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 12, 2006)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Single, Import
• Label: n/a
• ASIN: B000JSIBY0
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #119,639 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

One of the unquestionable Australian classics is the moving hit by The Church, 'Under The Milky Way'. A sentimental favorite amongst Australians, this remix by Craig Obey is no doubt a contender to be THE Australian summer anthem! The superb video clip utilizes the fantastic visual elements from 2004 Tropfest winning animation "YIN". With all the grace and spirit of the original, Craig Obey has created a moving dance floor tribute to the classic. This forward-thinking electro house record is set to become the nation's most requested record both on the dancefloor and on air! 2006.

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars long-awaited reissue including two magnificent b-sides, November 9, 1998

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c b prescott (Brooklyn, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Under the Milky Way (Audio CD)

fortunately or not, if there is any one song that the church are known for, it is 'under the milky way'. a terribly enchanting song that brought the band, however briefly, into the top 40 spotlight back in '87-'88. of course, that song was just one of the puzzle pieces to the masterful album 'starfish' where guitarists koppes and willson-piper wove their symphonic-sounding six-string's around kilbey's dreamy sing-speak travelogue.

this cd-single has for years been one of the most sought-after items for devoted fans. while 'perfect child' is an excellent church b-side, it is available elsewhere (namely the b-sides compilation 'a quick smoke at spot's'). the other two songs command the attraction here: 'musk', with its middle-eastern lush wash of ploog's drums and clambering but shimmering riffs, takes us to the bazaars, temples and baths of a land (and time) unknown to virtually anyone but mister kilbey--that is, until we visit with him; then there's the light and wistful 'warm spell' that takes us to the summer house where we breeze through rooms 'filled with strangers' pity' and others like the one that contains the narrator's father's piano that 'dreams of the sun'.

in sum, these are classic church b-sides to a single (and album) all about dreaming and traveling. though 'musk' and 'warm spell' are a bit darker and lighter, respectively, than the whole of 'starfish', they handily show off the experimental side of the church: the side that pushes the musical envelope and expands the boundaries of our journies--truly and terribly enchanting.