Pnau formed in Sydney by Nick Littlemore and Peter Mayes. The two met at secondary school and began performing together in the mid-1990s, initially playing acid house and trance music.
In 1999, the duo released their debut album Sambanova . It turned out to be a surprise success when it won Best Dance Release at the ARIA Music Awards. A week later, however, the album was pulled from record stores for using uncleared samples.
In subsequent years Pnau went on to make many live appearances at music festivals. However their second album Again, was considered to be a failure and a disappointment among fans and critics alike
The two reunited in 2007 and started to lay down an entire album. They sent a work-in-progress track to long-time friend Luke Steele, who sent back the track with his own vocals. The song became known as With You Forever and the finalized album was released under the self-titled name Pnau. The album received critical acclaim and gained unexpected favorable attention from Elton John, declaring it to be the greatest record he'd heard in ten years.
Inspired by their track With You Forever, Pnau started collaborating with Luke Steele. Side-project Empire of the Sun made its debut on October 4, 2008 with Walking on a Dream. Littlemore and Steele took the roles of bandmates, while Mayes assumed the role of producer. The project achieved international success.
Early 2009 Littlemore left Empire of the Sun to begin work on the fourth Pnau album along with Elton John. The album, entitled Soft Universe, is expected on July 2011 featuring the new single Solid Ground.
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