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Singer/ songwriter Dylan Baldi would spend his weekends recording music on his computer. He would form fake bands and create MySpace profiles to upload the music for; one of the bands was Cloud Nothings. Eventually the band caught the attention of Bridgetown Records, who offered to release the first EP, “Turning On.” They also promoted an invitation for the band to perform life, forcing Baldi to quickly put together a band with other musicians.
Luckily, Carpark Records signed Cloud Nothings as a one-man band in 2010, and released the eponymous album in January 2011. In a mere year later the album “Attack on Memory” was released, followed by a tour around Europe, and a series of festival appearances, such as Coachella Music Festival in Indio, California. The album also fared well in the indie/ alternative charts such as CMJ and pitchfork media, as well as NME’s Thomas Ward rating the album a seven out of ten. In April of 2014 the band released their fourth album, “Here and Nowhere Else,” previewed in 2013 with the first single, “I’m Not Part of Me.” Once again the band set out on tour in Europe and many more festivals, including the four day Bonnaroo Festival in Tennessee.
Schlecker first began his endeavor in music when he was a teenager experimenting with chopping up songs on his uncle’s sampler. He later enrolled in the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London and still continued experimenting with music while he was there. His studies in Oriental and African studies can be conveyed through the style of his music that incorporates African rhythmic beats and Oriental sounding melodies.
Gold Panda stated to gain recognition when he started releasing remixes for bands like Bloc Party and Little Boots. In 2009 he released his first single “Quitters Raga”, which was praised by several music publications such as Pitchfork who labeled the song “Best New Track”. The song contained glitchy guitars and vocals that follow closely to an IDM style of making music. The song was also notable for its interesting use of sitars and its Indian vocal chants. Gold Panda continued to release 7 inches and EPs in 2009 and 2010 while he was increasingly becoming more recognized. In 2009 he released the EPs “Before” and “Miyamae” and in 2010 he released the EPs “You” and “Snow & Taxis”.
In 2010 Gold Panda was signed to the record label Ghostly International, who released his debut album “Lucky Shiner”. Although the album was not an immediate commercial success, it was lauded by critics and was awarded the Mercury Prize. The album contained the single “You” and featured many interesting samples that were meshed together to make the album highly intriguing. “Lucky Shiner” clearly conveyed God Panda’s accomplishments as a talented songwriter and also displayed sounds that were similar to artists like Four Tet and DJ Shadow.
After the release of “Lucky Shiner” Gold Panda consistently continued releasing music. In 2011 he released the EPs “DJ-Kicks: An Iceberg Hurled Northward Through Clouds” and “Marriage”. In 2013 he released the EP “Trust” as well as his second studio album “Half of Where You Live”. His second album showed him incorporating techno music into his work. The album contained a slightly darker tone than his previous album and featured the single “Brazil”, which is probably one of the more poppy, dance oriented songs on the album.
Gold Panda puts on highly energetic shows where he can be seen performing music by manipulating a slew of electronic devices such as his Akai MPC. He has been known to headline popular clubs around the world and perform at festivals like Sonic City as well as playing on the same bill as artists like Bonobo.
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When they dropped their third LP, Attack on Memory, in January of 2012, Cleveland trio Cloud Nothings cemented their position as one of indie rock’s most exciting prospects, but I’m still not convinced that anybody really saw April’s Here and Nowhere Else coming. Put simply, it’s one of the records of the year; an absolutely furious half-hour exercise in channeling raw punk energy into a straightforward rock and roll template. Veteran producer John Congleton sat behind the desk on the sessions, but frankly, I’m not sure anybody else was needed; between the three of them, Cloud Nothings poured more than enough vigour into the album. Needless to say, it’s a joy to behold live, especially when the band tap into the progressive stylings of the seven-minute-plus ‘Pattern Walks’ or the breezy-then-aggressive ‘Psychic Trauma’. Frontman Dylan Baldi’s delightfully unrefined vocal style comes to the fore on stage, but the real star is the drummer, Jayson Gerycz, who plays with such unbridled ferocity that at points, you wonder if he’s going to generate enough energy to send himself into orbit. Mark my words when I say that Here and Nowhere Else is going to go down as a classic of the genre; you should catch Cloud Nothings live while you can, because if they carry on at this pace, they won’t be playing intimate rooms for much longer.
Derwin Schlecker, aka Gold Panda, is a mysterious electronic music artist who makes a progressive fusion of melodic techno and witch-house. Musically, he is not a million miles away from a producer like Four Tet, especially his latest album Half of Where You Live, which featured more of a techno vibe than his more garage-orientated debut Lucky Shiner. Where Gold Panda differs from Four Tet, however, is with his energetic live performances. Instead of the standard DJ setup, Schlecker uses manipulation and programming equipment to create and sequence his music live. I’ve seen him a few times and have observed the evolution in his sound. When I first saw him at Bestival he was still very much geared towards gltichy, bass-driven post-dubstep and garage, more comparable to artists like XXYYXX or Giraffage. When I saw him at Electric Brixton in 2013 he had just released Half of Where You Live and his live show featured a harder techno vibe, more along the lines of Modeselektor. He was full of energy as he jumped around his electronic equipment, pushing buttons and toying with laptops, and unlike a lot of similar bedroom-type producers, he was smiling non-stop as he performed. ‘Junky City II’ and ‘Brazil’ were the best tracks from his latest album, but it was the glitch-hop of oldie ‘You’ that was the highlight.