Published
Tue, Aug 17, 2010, 12:00
- Ghostly International will release the Essex-based producer's first album this fall.
This October, UK-based artist Gold Panda will release his debut album, Lucky Shiner via Ghostly International and his own imprint, Notown Records.
Over the past year or so, Gold Panda has pushed a dreamy, IDM-inspired electronic sound that calls to mind artists like Four Tet and Caribou. He's been an active producer for years, having gotten his start remixing Bloc Party, HEALTH and Simian Mobile Disco among others, but his own records just started appearing in shops last year, mostly via underground labels and on CD-R. Lucky Shiner will be his second release on Ghostly International, following the You EP from earlier this summer, and his first full-length aside from Companion, an extremely limited compilation of his early 12-inches.
"I didn't want to write 'beats.' I didn't want bangers. I wanted songs with structure," says Gold Panda of the album, which was recorded over two sessions at his grandparents' home out in the English countryside. "They went away over Christmas for two weeks and asked me to look after their dog," he explains. "I'd walk Daisy in the morning and then make tunes till she pestered me to take her out again, I'd bounce down what I'd done, stick my headphones on and walk her; get ideas and repeat the process." To get a feel for what Lucky Shiner holds in store, head over to the album's official website where you can download and stream the track "Snow & Taxis."
Tracklist
01. You
02. Vanilla Minus
03. Parents
04. Same Dream China
05. Snow & Taxis
06. Before We Talked
07. Marriage
08. I'm With You But I'm Lonely
09. After We Talked
10. India Lately
11. You
Lucky Shiner will be released in the US on October 12th, 2010 via Ghostly International. Notown will release it in the UK on October 11th.