Gold Panda returns in majestic form on this, the follow up to his 2010 stunner ‘Lucky Shiner’. ‘Half Of Where You Live’ sees the Essex-born producer continue his policy of taking samples from different lands and cultures and weaving them together into something approaching a unique globetrotters handbook. ‘Brazil’, inspired by $35 cocktails and the slums of São Paulo, chimes in with a repetitive, looped vocal over skittering beats, while ‘Community’ ups the BPM and creates the album’s highlight in the process. Elsewhere, ‘An English House’ exemplifies Gold Panda’s subtle use of melody and tone while ‘Flinton’ is reminiscent of debut album cut ‘You’. Warm, thoughtful and special, ‘Half Of Where You Live’ furthers Gold Panda’s winning streak, impressing at every juncture and moving its creator further toward the light. Surely this is the album that will see him make his well-deserved and long awaited breakthrough.
We still don't know his name, but Gold Panda has made it easy for us to know him. The British producer's debut, 2010's Lucky Shiner, was an emotive tapestry of personal history, with textures that evoked imagery with a distinct personal glow. On his second album and first substantial release in three years, Half of Where You Live, Gold Panda shifts the focus from who he is to where he's been. This shift makes sense. The success he's enjoyed has sent him far from the suburban Essex enclave he once called home. Lucky Shiner cuts like "India Lately" and "Same Dream China" swirled the culturally distinctive sounds of plucked strings and tangled sitar detritus into their respective mixes. 2009's Miyamae EP took its name from a ward of the Japanese city of Kawasaki; its bookended cuts were named, respectively, "Back Home" and "Long Vacation". Clearly, the act of leaving is far more intriguing to him than returning. A quick scan of Half of Where You Live's tracklist uncovers more name-checked locales-- Brazil, Hong Kong, the Japanese island of Enoshima, the British town of Flinton-- but above all else, Gold Panda's current residence of Berlin looms large. Whereas Lucky Shiner had a bright, nostalgic glow, Half of Where You Live is distinctly darker and, at points, clubbier than its predecessor. The glimmering synths and hazy, chiming techno featured on James Holden's Border Community label are reference points here, alongside shimmering vignettes that call back to the pretty-sounding IDM that German imprint Morr Music was known for in the early 2000s. Half of Where You Live doesn't mark the first time Gold Panda's flirted with more distinctly dancey fare, but it's he's never been this successful with it. For all its winsome elegance, there were moments on Lucky Shiner that, for better or worse, sounded truly handmade to the point that you could practically hear Gold Panda's fingers mashing hia Akai MPC. The MPC is still present here-- the gurgling "S950" takes its name from a specific model of the sampling equipment-- but these tracks sound smoother and more refined, a logical progression from the staticky amniotic techno that made up this year's brief stopgap EP, Trust. Gold Panda's long been someone who works very well in miniature form; his talent for pushing repetition to the brink of its greatest, most pleasurable effect is documented by the attention-grabbing success of early singles "Quitter's Raga" and "You". But his ability to expand his vision to fit longer forms is his secret weapon. The nearly psychedelic sprawl of "India Lately" already suggested as much, and on Half of Where You Live, Gold Panda delivers his most potent side-stretcher in the form of "Brazil". The six-minute track is the closest thing this album comes to in terms of anthems, as a hollow bassline and a male voice repeating the titular city's name build the backbone. A mess of chimes come crashing in, the beat drops, and then picks up again with a tangy, winding synth line that makes for a seismic, satisfying addition. "Brazil" is Half of Where You Live's big highlight, and the subtlety of its charms extend to the record as a whole. The winsome, direct melodies that marked Lucky Shiner's high points are largely absent here, which may cause some to consider the album a slight disappointment. That's understandable, but ultimately the success of Half of Where You Live lies not in Gold Panda repeating old tricks, but in how he's expanded his repertoire to include new sounds, and his aesthetic proves sturdy enough to accomdate them.
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先日発売したセカンド・アルバム『Half of Where You Live』が、各音楽誌から高い評価を受けているGOLD PANDAことダーウィン・シュレッカー。今回、4月来日時に行った、彼へのインタビューをお届けします。 日本に1年ほど住んでいたという彼。日本語を交えながら気さくに話をしてくれました。 アルバムはここから全曲視聴できます。 自信がついたことから、シンプルな音作りを目指したと話すダーウィン君。是非聞いてみてください！
イギリス・ロンドン出身で、インド人の祖母を持つエレクトロ・ミュージシャンのGold Panda。『Lucky Shiner』『Companion』と、“ベッドルーム”から独特なオリエンタルな香りが立ち込めるサウンドを展開し、ここ日本でも話題をさらいました。そして、6/5に約3年ぶりとなる待望の新作『Half Of Where You Live』（フル・アルバム）をリリース！ 「Brazil」「Enoshima」などの地名を冠した楽曲をはじめ、“旅”“都市”とリンクした作品になっていることがうかがえます。長期間にわたるツアーや新天地ドイツ・ベルリンでの新生活。さまざまな環境変化を経て、どのように本作は生み出されたのでしょうか。新譜リリースに先駆け、4/16に来日公演を行ったGold Pandaを直撃しました！
日本滞在経験が豊富で、日本語を読み書きし、ひとりで東京を自在に歩くというユニークな経歴の持ち主、Gold Panda。「キノウハ、イチカワノシンユウノイエニトマッテイマシタ」と淀みなく話す彼が、ニュー・アルバム『Half Of Where You Live』のプロモーションで来日。「Enoshima」という曲も収録された新作について話を聞いた。
ようやく完成した新作には、「Brazil」、「Enoshima」、「My Father In Hong Kong 1961」など、地名を持つタイトルが並ぶ。「常にツアーして旅している中で、いろんな人に出会ったりして受けたインスピレーションが元になっているんだ。半分は空想の世界で、半分は実在する場所だよ」と説明した。
5) Gold Panda, Half Of Where You Live. "In the three years between his debut and his latest album... Gold Panda seems to have gotten out of the house and turned into a world-beater, with the album acting as a travelogue of sorts; it name-checks the small Japanese island of Enoshima in one song and the British village of Flinton in another. Stemming from time Panda spent traveling through South America, 'Brazil' features a tocking woodblock alongside harps, canned handclaps and a sampled voice uttering that country's name, the track growing in warmth and light as it whirs along. 'The Most Liveable City'... balances field recordings of bird calls with a gorgeous synth melody and a skittering snare pattern that evokes Aphex Twin at his most hyperkinetic.(via NPR)
“ガーディアン・ファースト・アルバム・アウォード”も獲得した傑作デビュー・アルバムからほぼ3年、GOLD PANDAの新作『Half Of Where You Live』が6月5日に日本先行リリースされる。そして同作の全曲試聴がスタートしている。
SIMIAN MOBILE DISCOのJas Shawを再びミックスに迎えた稀代のエレクトロニック・ミュージックのプロデューサーによる2ndアルバムだ。“ロケーションからロケーションへのジャンプみたいな感じかな。行った各々の場所に盗塁しているように感じたよ”とGOLD PANDAが語るように、このアルバムは“都市アルバム（City Album）”だ。「Brazil」「Enoshima」といった曲も収録されているし、「My Father In Hong Kong 1961」「We Work Nights」ではオリエンタルなサウンド・テクスチャーが使用されている。しかし、このアルバムはただのスクラップ・ブックではない。ここには過去と現在が混合した経験や、その時々のハウントロジカルな環境下で音楽を作るというアーティストのマインドに埋め込まれた記憶との関連が存在する。日本の90年代の･･････
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