Elton excited by Pnau remixes

Elton John thinks Pnau are the first people to ever successfully remix his tracks.

The 'Candle in the Wind' singer is a huge fan of the Australian dance duo and asked them to come up with a remix album combining tracks from his "golden era" from 1970 to 1976.

He said: "There have been several attempts to remix my music before but I've never felt as excited as I do about the finished product as I do about these tracks."

Pnau - made up of childhood friends Nick Littlemore and Peter Mayes - were also signed to Elton's management company and admitted to being a little "bewildered" that the legendary musician had personally requested them, as they were not too familiar with his music.

Nick - who is also a member of Empire of the Sun - said: "I only knew about ten of his biggest songs to be honest. I was aware of his music as my mum used to talk about 70s artists.

"[But] he was amazing. We were bewildered. This legend telling us we are brilliant and he wants us to reinvent his music."