Gold Panda
“Brazil”
NOTOWN / Ghostly
April 16, 2013
São Paulo is one of the world’s largest cities— a throbbing, chaotic hub of finance, politics, and culture. The influence of a period spent in the South American megalopolis is shot through “Brazil,” the first single from British producer Gold Panda’s forthcoming Half of Where You Live (out June 11 through Ghostly International and his own NOTOWN imprint). There’s a humidity in the synth wave that slowly blooms over its first minute like steam rising off a kettle, and in the beat that ripples and pops through its second half. With a handful of distinct elements colliding and playing off each other, “Brazil” mirrors life in a city of millions, each day teeming with unexpected interaction and connection.
A little look back at the Worldwide Awards 2013 at KOKO London on 19th January 2013 featuring Marcos Valle, Neneh Cherry with RocketNumberNine, The Invisible, Nick Mulvey, Natalie Duncan, The Greg Foat Group, Hello Skinny, Nai Palm of Hiatus Kaiyote, Mala in Cuba, Stubborn Heart, Andrew Ashong, Romare, Mr Raoul K, LeFtO, Alex Patchwork and Owiny Sigoma Band DJs…
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Bonobo has also announced a large North American tour with Shigeto. If you haven’t seen Zach drum then take a few minutes and watch this video because Bonobo made the right choice taking Shigeto and for those of you who get tickets for the dates below, you’ll see why.
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Its been 3 years since Bonobo released his Black Sands album and we haven’t heard much until now, the new album The North Borders will be available on April 2 via Ninja Tune and you can preorder it here.
Here is the lead single called Cirrus which is an instant hit to me and kept true to the sound that his fans love.
Studio Inspiration by Tatham,Mensah,Lord & Ranks in the studio from 2000Black -London.
Best Show of the Year for BeyondJazz.Net #427 – OohWee! by Beyondjazz.Net on FrequencyCrate
Rotary Signal Emitter by Sculpture
In September 2010, Sculpture, an audiovisual performance duo from London comprised by electronic music producer, Dan Hayhurst, and animator,Reuben Sutherland, presented us with a flattened zoetrope on the surface of a vinyl record by the name of Rotary Signal Emitter (Dekoder Release 046).
The Victorian zoetrope, invented in 1834, was a three-dimensional object that consisted of a spinning cylinder with vertical slits through which still images appeared to move.
Sculpture’s animation requires the use of a video camera to convey its magic, but as can be seen from their videos the effort is well worth it. Just the knowledge of the latent potential contained within the vinyl surface serves to enhance the experience of the music and the spinning disc, even to the naked eye, is a hypnotic spectacle.
Sculpture’s music, is a mixture of psychedelia, hauntology and turntablism, is a perfect match for their striking visuals. Other films by the duo can be viewed on Tapebox (they’re very much worth your time).
