Gold Panda

So yes, another artist with Panda in the title...though Panda Bear is actually the only other one I can think of. This...sounds absolutely nothing like Panda Bear though. In fact, this artist sounds nothing at all like Panda Bear. I know that was redundant, but i really wanna drive that point home.

Check him out here: http://iamgoldpanda.com or here: http://www.myspace.com/goldpanda

It's kinda housey, but it's so much more than that. Dubsteppy in parts, i suppose, though i really don't think i'll ever really know what constitutes dubstep. He's from the UK, and currently unsigned I believe. I wonder if he's friends with the guys from Mount Kimbie. Track 2 of the Miyamae EP reminds me of some of the sounds they use.

GOLD PANDA - Back Home from NO-FACE Films on Vimeo.

Buy it from here: http://bleep.com

Bibio

One of the newest acts signed to Warp records, Bibio used to be mostly ambient sun-soaked (sorry if that description doesn't make sense) guitar recordings...with his new album, Ambivalence Avenue, he shifts drastically between that style and the more cut & pastey stylings of such artists as Hudson Mohawke, and even incorporates some pretty vocals on quite a few tracks. Hard to pin this one down as anything in particular...

Check out the track Fire Ant:
http://www.myspace.com/mrbibio

Here's some video of him messing about with his MPC:
The MPC & I