Pantha du Prince in NYC in June
I was over at a friend’s the other day listening to some vinyl and enjoying some almost summer beers when he threw on Pantha du Prince’s new record Black Noise. I was immediately hooked – and intrigued.
Their MySpace page says they are from Antarctica, but guess what? That’s a silly, silly joke. Pantha du Prince is, in fact, from Germany. And it’s actually a one man show. Given name: Hendrick Weber. Alter egos: Pantha du Prince, Panthel and Glühen 4. He is an electronic music producer and DJ, who started out in 2002 and was recently added to the Rough Trade roster, through which he put out Black Noise in February.
This is the third studio album under the Pantha du Prince name (there are a few other singles and an album from Glühen 4), and features collaborations with members of Animal Collective and LCD Soundsystem; and he’s remixed Cold Cave and been remixed by Four Tet — so many forthebeat faves.
Pantha du Prince will be in NYC on June 17th at Santos Party House (only three U.S. dates to speak of but lots of European dates – check here for a full list of tour dates.)
well if its rough trade, its probably gold. a huge NUGGET encrusted with red rubie diamonds.