[News] Danny Brown, Gold Panda and more confirmed for Beacons Festival

In mid-August, Beacons Festival will take place in Skipton, North Yorkshire. Gracing the stage will be the likes of Local Natives, Savages, Fucked Up, and Gabriel Bruce. Even more top class acts have now also been announced. Joining the line-up will be Danny Brown,  SBTRKT (DJ set), Gold Panda, Wire, Eagulls, James Holden, T. Williams, Throwing Snow, New York Brass Band, Sky Larkin, Traams, Findlay. Jump over to the official website to check out the full line-up. If you're still sleeping on grabbing a ticket, don't. You can grab them over here from just £99.50, so what are you waiting for? 

In case you missed it, Solange recently pulled out due to family commitments with her Son starting his new school year earlier than anticipated. She promises to be "back in [the] area soon enough to make up for it."

[Album Stream] Listen to Gold Panda's New Album 'Half of Where You Live', Watch Video for the Track "My Father In Hong Kong 1961"

Every song Gold Panda has shown from Half of Where You Live has been fantastic, and with one week until the sophomore album drops he's decided to offer up a stream of the whole thing. Streaming over at NPR, the LP is the producer's ode to the city, described as a "city album." For a visual sense of this, he has unveiled a video for the track "My Father In Hong Kong 1961." It focuses on the different aspects of life in Hong Kong, from busy streets to the food and culture. Watch it below.

(via Nowness)

[Listen] Stream Gold Panda's Early Morning Single "We Work Nights"

Gold Panda's upcoming sophomore album Half of Where You Live is described as a "city album," and his new single "We Work Nights" perfectly captures this feeling. It's a captivating blend of steady percussion and intricate strings, the perfect soundtrack to a 3am stroll through the city streets. Stream it below.

Half of Where You Live is out on June 11th. Gold Panda has also added more dates to his already lengthy touring schedule. Check out the full list of dates after the jump.

Gold Panda 2013 Tour Dates:
06/01 – Neustrelitz, DE @ Immergut Festival
06/12 – London, UK @ Electric Brixton
06/13-15 – Barcelona, ES @ Sonar Festival
06/20 – Paris, FR @ Le Trabendo
06/21 – Amsterdam, NL @ Melkweg Oude Zaal
06/22 – Berlin, DE @ Festsaal Kreuzberg
06/26 – Pilton, UK @ Glastonbury Festival
07/13 – Lisbon, Uk @ Optimus Alive Festival
07/18 – Brussels, BE @ Dour Festival
07/19 – London, UK @ Lovebox
07/20 – Dublin, IE @ Longitude Festival
08/08 – Rees-Haldern, DE @ Haldern Pop Festival
08/16 – Padova, IT @ Radar Festival
08/17 – Yorkshire, UK @ Beacons Festival
09/11 – Atlanta, GA @ The Basement
09/12 – New Orleans, LA @ Hi Ho Lounge
09/13 – Dallas, TX @ Loft @ Palladium Ballroom
09/14 – Austin, TX @ The Mohawk
09/17 – Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress
09/18 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Crescent Ballroom
09/19 – San Diego, CA @ Casbah
09/20 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theater
09/21 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
09/22 – Arcata, CA @ Humboldt State University, Kate Buchanan Room
09/25 – Eugene, OR @ WOW Hall
09/26 – Portland, OR @ Branx
09/27 – Vancouver, BC @ Electric Owl
09/28 – Seattle, WA @ Neumo’s (Decibel Festival)
09/29 – Boise, ID @ Reef
10/01 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
10/02 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
10/03 – Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theatre
10/04 – Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club
10/05 – Chicago, IL @ Metro
10/06 – Ann Arbor, MI @ Blind Pig
10/08 – Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace
10/09 – Montreal, QC @ S.A.T.
10/10 – Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair
10/11 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall
10/12 – Washington, DC @ Black Cat
10/13 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
10/30 – Reykjavik, IS @ Iceland Airwaves

[Listen] Gold Panda Announces New Album, Streams Lead Single "Brazil"

Gold Panda wowed me back in 2010 when he released his debut album Lucky Shiner. He wowed me again earlier this year with the Trust EP. I'm ready to be wowed again. Gold Panda will release his sophomore album Half of Where You Live on June 11th, and "Brazil" is our first taste.

The LP takes inspiration from experiences in Sao Paulo and London as well as Takashi Miike films. As for "Brazil," it's pretty impressive. Enticing, exotic instrumentation loops around the repeating words "Brazil," with the synthesized sounds building and fading effortlessly. I'm down for this. Check it out below.

[Album Stream] Gold Panda - 'Trust' EP

Gold Panda delivered a wonderful surprise this morning in the form of a brand new EP titled Trust. Having remained relatively quiet this past year or so, it's great to hear some new material from the UK producer. The EP is comprised of four mellow, downbeat instrumentals, and it's all available for your to stream or purchase digitally. Head over to Gold Panda's website to stream the EP, or you can hit up The Ghostly Store or Wichita Recordings to buy a digital copy.

Pre-orders are also available for the eventual 12" vinyl release of the EP, which will be out on April 3rd. Check out the tracklist for Trust below.

Trust EP:
01 Trust Intro
02 Trust
03 Burnt-Out Car in a Forest
04 Casyam_59#02

[Listen] Gold Panda - "Mountain" & "Financial District"

After releasing numerous unofficial tracks and remixes over the past year or so, UK producer and beatmaker Gold Panda is back with a brand new single, the official follow-up to his debut LP Lucky Shiner. The new digital single "Mountain" and its b-side "Financial District" are described by the musician as being "modern hip-hop," going futher to say, “the 808 snares on ‘Mountain’ are a nod to Noah "40" Shebib and some-time Drake collaborators Boi-1da." Give both tracks a listen below (via FactMag). Both songs are now available digitally, with the physical release of the "Mountain" 7" single set for June 11th via Notown/Ghostly.

[Listen] Gold Panda - "4"

Similar to the instrumental track "Thailand Chord Droner" he dropped back in February, UK producer Gold Panda has let loose another random instrumental titled "4." Give it a listen below, and here's his explanation of how the track came to be:

a track I made on a korg es-1 in about 10mins and jammed out for my mate called “Infinite Livez” to freestyle on at a last minute gig/dj set thing in Berlin a while back and I hadn’t eaten much and also had to dj and I’m a shit dj but I just played a bunch of records anyway and Inf’ helped me out by freestyling for me. He’s a nice bloke and a great artist. I just made a cup of tea. Maybe I’ll invite him over."

[Listen] Gold Panda - "Thailand Chord Droner"

Gold Panda has taken to his Soundcloud page to let loose a brand new track titled "Thailand Chord Droner." Although there was no mention of the significance of the release, the artist threw in the names of different drum machines (“tr606/tr808/mpc2000xl fuk about") to get our thoughts churning or leave us confused. Either way, stream the track below.