its hard to put a finger on where gold panda sit genre wise. they/he could quite easily fit within the electro dance category, but then again seem to be so much more than just straight forward electro dance. perhaps they fit better in the glitch-techno or even chillwave. the new album ‘companion’ is as seemingly hard to place. consisting of a number of eps which date back to 2009. the whole thing takes you on a rollercoaster ride through a soundscape of electro, synths, sitars, bleeps, computer game esque sound effects and pop inspired melodies. from the highs of tracks like ‘police’ and ‘win-san western’ to the chilled out low of ‘lonely owl’ with its meandering piano melody and eastern inspired picked sitars. ‘companion’ is one of those records that has a track for every occasion. the album is out now all the links are below, and trust me this will definitely be sound-tracking your summer.
gold panda – companion (itunes) (ghostly store)