Initially Gold Panda spent his day-job time behind the counters of various houses of ill repute - adult bookstores, record shops - finding that the two were equally seedy. He spent the rest of his waking hours building up a library of original, dizzyingly eclectic electronic music incorporating a disparate mix of influences and source material. The results were gleaming instrumental hip-hop tracks saturated with bright colors and sublimely chopped-up vocal samples.
Tracks on "DJ-Kicks"
This Album is featured in Update #073:
The Best Albums of 2011
As the old year draws to a close, we recap the finest musical moments of 2011. For this update we have selected our favourite full-lengths of the year, and we are making all of these indispensable albums available to you for a special price until January 15, more...
Top 6 in Download Charts of Week #46
Top 3 in Download Charts of Week #45
Maria (Unmixed)
(Track 10 on this Album)
Andreaen Sand Dunes (Unmixed)
(Track 04 on this Album)
Picked!
This Album is featured in Update #071:
Martyn, Axel Boman, Sandwell District, Alva Noto
This October has provided us with an abundance of outstanding albums, and it's been harder than ever to pick our release of the month. In the end the accolades had to go to Martyn's brilliant 'Ghost People' full-length, which evolves his sound far beyond the more...
Andreaen Sand Dunes (Unmixed)
(Track 04 on this Album)
A hugely individual producer, Gold Panda mixes some of his personal favourites for the DJ-KiCKS series. Opening with a new track from himself, he manages to cram Muslimgauze, snd & Drexciya alongside Zomby, Sigha and modern classics such as Untold's remix of 'Revenue'. One for the lovers!