Patha du Prince - Black Noise

It's nearly 9 a.m. and I've woken up absurdly early to get some music listening out of the way, mostly stuff I've passed on in the past week or so. I really think only I do this, waking up with the sole purpose of listening to and writing about music. Maybe it's just me; maybe there are millions like me. There probably are. Mostly staff writers.

In any event, this new Pantha du Prince joint Black Noise is exactly what I was looking for in color-balanced task light and black coffee haze. German-born Hendrik Weber has released similar-sounding music under a variety of monikers, but Pantha has ended up being his most nameable.



What sets this record apart from other minimal electronic acts is that Weber doesn't just lock into a groove for eight minutes; the tracks seem to play around and jam out a little, switching from sound to sound and from beat to beat. The end result is an organic-sounding, breathing, dynamic record, heavy on the psychedelics and much grittier than other Pantha jawn. This has been a favorable review.