When I was making the album version of The Corner I was thinking about how a vocalist might work on the track. Rap/Hip Hop has always been my go to music for inspiration. I'd say a lot of my music starts off as trying to be a hip hop track and slowly descends into Gold Panda-ness, so it's been a pleasure to de-clutter my original version to make space for the artists I've been so lucky to get verses from.
First up is Open Mike Eagle, I've produced a couple of tracks for him in the past, we've toured together, he put up with sharing a hotel room with me, it was only right to get him on this and I owe him big time. If you haven't heard his stuff start with track "Qualifiers". What other rapper is going to name drop Chumbawamba and Dishwalla?
2nd verse is Infinite Livez. I've been close with him since he was on Big Dada back in the day and we used to do live -improv shows together. I have been painfully slow in giving him beats to work with but everything he sends back delights. A good start for his stuff imo is a track called "The Novel Reader".
McKinley Dixon has just dropped a new album on City Slang, we met recently at The Great Escape in Brighton and the skill of this guy blew me away, the band is also tight af so if you get a chance to see them live please do. I'd start with the track "Make A Poet Black", you'll instantly know why I like it so much.
They all killed this and I'm so excited to share it.
Watch the video here: goldpanda.lnk.to/TheCorner_VideoYD
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Skee Mask and danielmarkavery Remix 12" available to pre-order :) Very happy to have these amazing versions of 2 tracks from my album "The Work" which came out end of last year on @CitySlang. Pre-order here: goldpanda.lnk.to/RemixYD
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So I guess this is the big announcement. I have an album coming out in November! It’s called The Work, has 11 tracks on it and I made it over the last year at home in my temporary studio which was supposed to be the living room, while um, building my actual studio.
The official release date is 11th November (11/11/22) looks nice and works in American and English. It’ll be out on @cityslangrecords around the world. You will be able to stream it, or buy a download, CD or vinyl.
The vinyl versions are up for pre-order now goldpanda.lnk.to/TheWorkYD and I’ve been working with some wonderful design people called work-form to make something I’m really proud of. There’s a bundle with a t-shirt that’s featured in my new video (more on that below) that’s pretty cool, and some sticker sheets. Choose what suits you in our current economic crisis.
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the @danielmarkavery remix is out now! stream it now on your favourite streaming service so they can continue to have nice things and big shiny offices with coffee machines and table tennis. https://youtu.be/yL3htKLsdEE
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New music! My first in a while, I hope you’re into it. https://youtu.be/8ElaXJjFBKM
I made it last year and when the samples came together I thought it sounded like the words “I’ve felt better..” Which at the time felt pretty true. Funnily enough, my life now is actually way better than it was 10 years ago and I'm a bit healthier and I probably actually do feel better in general.
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