gold panda

UK producer Gold Panda‘s debut album (Lucky Shiner) came together all while he was ‘touring, mixing, moving houses and splitting with a girlfriend’. A sonic collision of vinyl-static beats and heart-on-sleeve melancholia, the album was mixed bySimian Mobile Discos James Shaw and recorded in two sessions at a shady retreat in the English countryside (his Aunt and Uncle’s Essex Home). From Gold Panda:

They went away over Christmas for two weeks and asked me to look after their dog. Id walk Daisy in the morning and then make tunes till she pestered me to take her out again. Id bounce down what Id done, stick my headphones on and walk her, get ideas, and repeat the process.

Take a listen to the result inSame Dream China and Snow & Taxis.

Head to Ghostly to get “Lucky Shiner”. Tour dates below.

10.14 Munich, DE @ Atomic Cafe
10.15 Berlin, DE @ Magnet Club
10.16 Hamburg, DE @ Cafe Keese
10.18 New York, NY @ AOL Idea Gallery @ 8pm (Invite Only)
10.21 New York, NY @ Brooklyn Bowl @ 9pm
10.22 New York, NY @ Webster Hall @ 7pm
10.23 New York, NY @ Urban Outfitters @ TBC
10.23 New York, NY @ Southpaw @ TBC
10.23 New York, NY @ Public Assembly @ TBC
10.27 Sao Paulo, BR @ Fourfest
11.05 Luxembourg, LU @ Exit07
11.06 Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
11.11 Brighton, UK @ Audio
11.13 Newcastle, UK @ The Cut
11.14 Leeds, UK @ Constellations Festival
11.15 Manchester, UK @ Ruby Lounge
11.16 Glasgow, UK @ King Tuts
11.18 London, UK @ Corsica Studios
11.19 Bristol, UK @ Start the Bus
11.20 Norwich, UK @ Arts Centre
12.10 Lille, FR @ La Peniche
12.11 Paris, FR @ La Maroquinerie