Derwin Panda
has been one of the most appreciated and excitable artists here at Music Review
Database over the past three years. His debut album Lucky Shiner marked
a turn from the bass heavy and acoustic instrumentation to glitch and cuts, his
trademark. If it wasn't for Panda's 7" "Quitter's Raga" in 2009,
well Music Review Database wouldn’t be on this scale, thanks to a fine seven
seconds of bliss ending our slow, but viewed videos. It comes as a great
surprise that Ghostly International's Gold Panda is releasing his sophomore
album this summer, in the heart of 2013. Releasing a snapshot with this track
titled "Brazil". From a memorable debut to a more forgettable,
progressive EP earlier in the year, Panda continues to release music and enjoys
doing so.
Like with many other Gold Panda tracks, "Brazil" utilises a said
word, which has then been shifted, effected and repeated to form the basics of
a track. He successfully did this with "You." in 2010, repeating this
single phrase pattern on Half of Where You Live. It
starts as a high pitched wind-up, as Gold Panda applies the vocal and further
synthesizer loops of claps, drum beats and his usual toned down bass. Panda has
described his upcoming album as a journey, a community of tracks for a city
landscape. It's based around Panda's touring life, and his continued
fascination with the Far East countries, specifically Japan. Chimes dangle and
off-beat patterns appear, as they do in many Gold Panda releases.
"Brazil" is a strong track to carry his album Half of Where You
Live back into the hands of his listeners.
~Eddie
