PANTHA DU PRINCE – Black Noise

January 27, 2010 > Releases

Minimal is much-maligned; a genre associated with blandness, with a sense of being ‘too cool (or is that cold?) for school’, perhaps even a little passe.

Pantha Du Prince’s third album is just further proof that this attitude is wrong. Gorgeous, accessible and melodic, but, most importantly, innovative and epic. Just like its predecessor ‘The Bliss’, this album soars in etheral euphoria and often sounds huge.

Having signed to indie favourite Rough Trade and with guest contribrutions from Noah Lennox (Animal Collective) and Tyler Pope (!!!/LCD Soundsystem) it’s likely this will be the album that really gets this boy noticed, but don’t expect any accusations of selling-out, this is more of the same, updated for 2010. Ping-pong chimes, wonderfully orchestral stabs, blips and blops, combining to create his own special, beautiful sound.

I reckon ‘The Bliss’ is one of the greatest techno albums ever made. This one might not be too far behind. Blissful.