Panda Bear bio
Instinctively nomadic and musically inquisitive, Panda Bear (Noah) has always been searching the land for inspiration and meaning. As a teenager in his hometown of Baltimore , Panda Bear created his first solo record, the long out-of-print, first (and last) album on his and Deakin’s (Joshmin) Soccer Star Records. Panda then made his way to University in Boston . Trouble and crazy things happened so he came down to New York at the turn of the millennium to congregate with his recently-convened Animal brethren (Avey Tare, Geologist, and Deakin). Animal Collective was born again.
When not working on Animal Collective material, Panda Bear creates lots of music by himself and with Scotty Mou (DJ Casio - Queens ) in Jane. He also makes jams with the other animal bros and Rusty Santos for fashion shows as Together. Never sticking with any particular sound, Panda’s range goes from the quiet humble jams of Young Prayer to the electronic pop of Person Pitch. Panda Bear currently resides in Lisbon , Portugal .
Panda Bear's solo release, recorded in 1997 and 1998 (while in high school)
evokes a very short period of time -- early 1979, maybe, when a few artists
made small-scale electronic pop -- before new wave, before technopop. Most
of these were Japanese -- the Beatniks, Haruomi Hosono -- but Belgians Telex
fit here too. Panda Bear's methods are similar, but where the above groups
waxed goofy, Panda Bear is sweetly serious. Old Korgs and Rolands impart a
chill, but the edges are softened with thrumming acoustic guitars, cello
and piano. PB's not working in a time capsule, he takes the tools of that
neglected period and projects them forward in time to create something
new.
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