Before Gold Panda unleashed "Lucky Shiner" in all its nostalgic, sample-stuffed glory, the UK producer woodshedded, quietly releasing a series of EPs on Make Mine (UK), Avex (Japan), Various (Japan) and his own Notown Records. Even then, the hallmarks of the Gold Panda sound — static-y slices of recontextualized sound, soul-stirring chord changes, an air of heavy-lidded melancholia — were in place. For "Companion", we’ve compiled three of Gold Panda’s early 2009 EPs ("Before", "Miyamae", and "Quitter’s Raga") along with one non-EP tr… read more
Before Gold Panda unleashed "Lucky Shiner" in all its nostalgic, sample-stuffed glory, the UK producer woodshedded, quietly releasing a ser… read more
Before Gold Panda unleashed "Lucky Shiner" in all its nostalgic, sample-stuffed glory, the UK producer woodshedded, quietly releasing a series of EPs on Make Mine (UK), Avex (J… read more
Derwin Schlecker (born Derwin Dicker, 1980), professionally known as Gold Panda, is an English electronic record producer and songwriter. Hailing from Chelmsford in Essex, but now located to Berlin, Germany, Gold Panda started writing beats and collaborating a few years ago, beginning a journey that ultimately saw him nominated in the BBC's Sound of 2010 list and won the Guardian newspapers prestigious First Album Award 2010 for his debut album Lucky Shiner. Having spent downtime behind the counters of various establishments of ill-repute he consolidated the rest of his hours c… read more
Derwin Schlecker (born Derwin Dicker, 1980), professionally known as Gold Panda, is an English electronic record producer and songwriter. Hailing from Chelmsford in Essex, but now located t… read more
Derwin Schlecker (born Derwin Dicker, 1980), professionally known as Gold Panda, is an English electronic record producer and songwriter. Hailing from Chelmsford in Essex, but now located to Berlin, Germany, Gold Panda started writing … read more