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Tour Dates
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Gold Panda is currently on tour in support of his second album Half Of Where You Live, stopping by the Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis last night, October 4th.
The first of the three bands was Voices of Black, a chill/low-tempo duo from New Jersey.
The two said that this was their first time in Minneapolis and they were in such a good mood. The audience responded with an equally good attitude.
The thing about Voices of Black is that the two sing in unison over preprogrammed beats, except for the saxophone, which was used for the finale "Get Enough". The title track is from their forthcoming EP Get Enough, which is coming out October 20th on Notown Records.
I was rather impressed with Slow Magic, particularly with his color-changing custom fox (or wolf?) mask. Slow Magic kept changing the pace, keeping the show visually and musically interesting. Sometime he'll bang his drums, sometime he'll play in the audience, sometime he'll get the audience to push on his interactive music pad. Then during "Hold Still", his secret weapon of two "imaginary friends" jumped on stage to bang out on the two floor toms.
Gold Panda didn't have any gimmicks, masked or otherwise, his setup was a rather large table with all the buttons and switches. Set included a mix of various singles and songs from Half Of Where You Live, particularly "Brazil" which played fairly early in.
Gold Panda spent his whole set hardly speaking and instead concentrating on keeping songs flowing in and out. That's what he's there for, keeping the dancefloor moving and with his mysterious button pushing and levels mixing. The younger audience loved it, clearly this was the perfect music for them to dance Friday night into Saturday without any breaks.
If you love dancing, this current Voices of Black, Slow Magic, and Gold Panda bill is perfect for you. All three are making their way across America ending mid-October, so you'll have at least one week to check them out live.
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VOICES OF BLACK
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The thing about Voices of Black is that the two sing in unison over preprogrammed beats, except for the saxophone, which was used for the finale "Get Enough". The title track is from their forthcoming EP Get Enough, which is coming out October 20th on Notown Records.
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SLOW MAGIC
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Gold Panda didn't have any gimmicks, masked or otherwise, his setup was a rather large table with all the buttons and switches. Set included a mix of various singles and songs from Half Of Where You Live, particularly "Brazil" which played fairly early in.
Gold Panda spent his whole set hardly speaking and instead concentrating on keeping songs flowing in and out. That's what he's there for, keeping the dancefloor moving and with his mysterious button pushing and levels mixing. The younger audience loved it, clearly this was the perfect music for them to dance Friday night into Saturday without any breaks.
If you love dancing, this current Voices of Black, Slow Magic, and Gold Panda bill is perfect for you. All three are making their way across America ending mid-October, so you'll have at least one week to check them out live.
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Gold Panda at Triple Rock Social Club, Minneapolis (10/04/13) |
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