MP3s: Three Stand-out Tracks from Galapagos

It's surprising how struck I can be by music over-wrought with familiarity. On the surface, 18-year-old Galapagos isn't doing anything wholly new. Alvin-esque pitch-shifting? Heard it. R&B sampling? Been there. Chopped vocals and beats? Oh, please. Still, there's something I find infectious about his songs and structures, particularly "Feel Things Inside."

Surely, its wrong to think of ProTools or Logic as anything other than stringed instruments. If songwriters can produce a dearth of material using the same guitar chords, why can't laptop auteurs do the same with software tricks? Maybe that's just my cognitive dissonance coming out, but one's ability to make an IDM-pop song out of a Jennifer Hudson track should always earn mention.

While the young Phoenician is for now treading in the wake of acts like Gold Panda, there's some solid kernels of promise in his output so far.

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Galapagos - Feel Things Inside
Galapagos - You Gave 2 Me
Galapagos - Fast

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Gold Panda Released Yet Another Great Bonus Track

Gold Panda recently dropped a new single onto the interwebs, but not without context--"MPB" is a leftover from last year's Lucky Shiner sessions.

Since that album is the strongest thing Mr. Panda's done yet (and "You" is still quite excellent), I thought I'd give 'em a victory lap and host the new tune alongside the rest of Lucky Shiner's bonus tracks...

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Gold Panda - MPB
Gold Panda - You

Bonus Tracks...

Gold Panda - Casio Daisy
Gold Panda - Greek Style
Gold Panda - Rush Job

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Gold Panda Remixes Chip tha Ripper, Loves Steel Drums

Gold Panda, peanut butter. Chip the Ripper, jelly. Gold Panda remixing Chip tha Ripper, a peanut butter & jelly sangwich.

Mmmm...

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Chip tha Ripper - (Bitch I) Feel Good (Gold Panda Remix)

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Gold Panda Wants "You"

I first became aware of Gold Panda last year when he released his Quitter's Raga EP and P4K did some commentary on the title track. Since then I've inhaled everything the London-based producer has dropped onto the internet, including his newly minted You EP.

Having heard what he's capable of so far, "You" has got to be one of the strongest songs in his catalog. It's not dubstep (note: he's from the UK), not quite IDM, almost dance-floor-ready, and features some incredibly catchy vocal/sitar samples that, when combined with the EP's artwork, sound like they're straight out of Sri Lanka.

When is this guy going to release an album already? Check out the new track, plus two older goodies, below.

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You - Gold Panda (Link removed by request, but you can still hear the track by pressing play above.)

I Suppose I Should Say Thanks or Some Shit - Gold Panda

Back Home - Gold Panda