ARTIST: Gold Panda
ALBUM TITLE: Marriage
CATALOG NUMBER: GI-137
LABEL: Ghostly International / Notown
FORMAT: 12″ / Digital
TYPE (Single/EP/Full Length): Single
RELEASE DATE: April 16 (12″)
TRACKLIST:
1. Marriage (Star Slinger Remix)
2. Marriage (Baths Remix)
3. Marriage (Forest Swords Remix)
4. Marriage
Gold Panda’s “Marriage”—the third single from the UK producer’s watershed full-length Lucky Shiner—further explores the artist’s dancefloor inclinations, with a twist. “Marriage” traffics in weightless forward momentum, placing dusty, Field-like micro-samples end to end until they into a seamless band across the horizon. An Asian instrument pings out a simple, contemplative melody; the roar of an overhead jet engine signals the song’s midpoint. As with Gold Panda’s best work, “Marriage’s” earthy source material transcends its origins, combining into a work of high-flying emotional art. The “Marriage” single comes packaged with three very different remixes: UK producer Star Slinger cuts the track into a frantic halftime beat and drenches it in ecstatic synth pads; Los Angeles bedroom auteur Baths bakes the track into a honey-dripped analog confection, adding warm rhodes and wisps of his own falsetto vocals; and UK artist Forest Swords strips away everything but the melody, offering a slow-moving tribal rite—all gently plucked acoustic guitars, reverb’d drums, and eerily chanted vocals. “Marriage” will be available as a limited 12″ for Record Store Day on April 16th.
The video for “Marriage” was created by Israeli artist Ronni Shendar
Gold Panda continues to support Lucky Shiner with a headlining tour worldwide. This will be Gold Panda’s first proper headlining tour in the states and includes multiple SxSW dates. Dates below.
03.15 – 03.19 Austin, TX @ SXSW
03.22 Vancouver, BC @ FORTUNE SOUND CLUB
03.23 Seattle , WA @ NECTAR LOUNGE
03.24 Portland, OR @ ROTTURE
03.25 San Francisco, CA @ 103 HARRIET
03.27 Los Angeles, CA @ TROUBADOUR
03.29 Chicago, IL @ SCHUBAS
03.30 Toronto, ON @ TBA
03.31 Philadelphia, PA @ THE ARCH
04.01 Washington, DC @ RED PALACE
04.02 Brooklyn, NY @ PUBLIC ASSEMBLY
04.20 Laval, FR @ LE 6 PAR 4
04.21 Lille, FR @ LE GRAND MIX (LES PARADIS ARTIFICIELS FESTIVAL)
04.22 Nancy, FR @ L’AUTRE CANAL
04.23 Paris, FR @ POINT EPHEMERE
05.28 Barcelona, ES @ PRIMAVERA FESTIVAL (PITCHFORK STAGE)
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