ABOUT THIS ITEM

Gold Panda's success has snowballed into this year, with headlining tours across Europe, the US and Australia cementing his rising reputation. The chance to take a step back from the relentless schedule and put his mind to use on the latest DJ-Kicks compilation then is a welcome change in pace, not that Derwin found it an easy transition to make; “I’d never consider myself a DJ, but through doing this I’ve really become more appreciative of it. I’ve so much more respect for people that do DJ now.”

He may have found it a challenge, but it doesn’t show on a 22 track mix that weighs perfectly between the bright awake and brooding nocturnal side of electronica - a sets that works best pulsing the headphones and emanating around the bedroom, rather than for the dancefloor. Lauded names like Zomby and Ramadanman are mixed in with new stars like Matthewdavid and Berlin producer Pawel.

The overall linear to the mix is the sense of strong melody that links all of the tracks within it; from Drexciya’s ‘Andraean Sandunes’ minimal 80s electro pop feel to Christopher Rau’s ‘Do Little’, there’s a light touch applied throughout, counterbalanced by the more lo-freq friendly sounds of Nao Tokui’s ‘Monolith’ and ‘Shake’ by London techno producer Sigha. Altogether, the set showcases not only the breadth and depth of Derwin’s musical palette. But also an ability he’s already shown with his own material, including a brand new GP track ‘An Iceberg Hurtled Northward Through Clouds’ which opens and is exclusive to the mix and will also be committed to 12”, in keeping a constant momentum and freshness to proceedings. Of course, some tracks are simply in there because he loves them and couldn’t leave them out, like ‘Puerto Rican Girls’ by Melchior & Prosanto or ‘Maria’ by Closer Musik.

CD Tracklisting:
1. Gold Panda – An Iceberg Hurtled Northward Through Clouds (DJ-Kicks)
2. Melchior & Pronsato – Puerto Rican Girls
3. Bok Bok – Charisma Theme
4. Drexciya – Andreaen Sand Dunes
5. Muslimgauze – Uzi Mahmood 8
6. Pawel – Coke
7. Ramadanman – Revenue (Untold Remix)
8. SND – Palo Alto
9. Zomby – Godzilla
10. Closer Musik – Maria
11. Gold Panda – Back Home
12. Christopher Rau – Do Little
13. Jan Jelinek – If’s, And’s And But’s
14. Nao Tokui – Monolith
15. Sigha – Shake
16. Opiate – Amstel
17. 2562 – Dinosaur
18. Matthewdavid – Like You Mean It
19. Brainiac – The Turnover
20. LV & Untold – Beacon
21. Autistici – Heated Dust On A Sunlit Window
22. Giuseppe Ielasi – 2

LP Tracklisting:
A1 - Gold Panda - An Iceberg Hurtled Northward Through Clouds (Dj-Kicks) (Exclusive)
A2 - Melchior & Pronsato - Puerto Rican Girls
A3 - Ramadanman - Revenue (Untold Remix)
B1 - Drexciya - Andraean Sand Dunes
B2 - Pawel - Coke
B3 - Jan Jelinek - If's, And's And But's
C1 - Closer Musik - Maria
C2 - Gold Panda - Back Home
C3 - Giuseppe Lelasi - 2
D1 - Sigha - Shake
D2 - Matthew David - Like You Mean It
D3 - Bok Bok - Charisma Theme