Pantha du Prince

Pantha du Prince
Pantha du Prince at Rocket Bar, Boston on May 31, 2007
Background information
Birth name	Hendrik Weber
Also known as	Panthel, Glühen 4
Origin	Germany
Genres	Electronic Minimal Techno Microhouse Dark ambient
Years active	2002–present
Labels	Dial Records Rough Trade
Website	http://www.panthaduprince.com

Hendrik Weber, better known as Pantha du Prince, Panthel and Glühen 4 is a German electronic music producer and DJ affiliated with Hamburg's Dial music label^[1][2] and British label Rough Trade.^[3]

Career

Weber's style as Pantha du Prince evolved from the harder end of the house music spectrum^[1] and minimal techno to something the artist himself describes as 'Sonic House', incorporating acoustic elements, electronically altered field recordings,^[4] and shoegazing references.^[5] He launched his Pantha du Prince identity in 2002, with the four-track 12" "Nowhere".^[6] His first full-length CD/double LP, Diamond Daze (2004), featured hard-edged club songs,^[1] with Weber sampling The Chills’ "Pink Frost"^[7] on the track "Circle Glider".^[6] Writing for allmusic, Jason Birchmeier also detected an affinity for shoegaze bands such as My Bloody Valentine and Slowdive as well as for the stylings of Detroit Techno producer Carl Craig.^[6] Weber’s 2005 remix 12" "Butterfly Girl Versions" and the 2006 "Lichten/Walden" 12" were again published on the German Dial label.^[6]. In 2007, Weber released This Bliss^[3] in which he explored travel, time, and the joy of forward motion.^[1] Commenting on the album’s juxtaposition of ethereal melodic elements and a dance music backbone, Tim Finney gave it 7.7 out of 10 in a review for Pitchfork.^[8] The New York Times critic Jon Caramanica described This Bliss as Pantha du Prince's "high-water mark", "a pensive, slender and tough album".^[9] In 2010, Weber switched labels to Rough Trade Records before releasing his third album Black Noise.^[9]

Discography

As Pantha du Prince

Albums

• Diamond Daze (2004)
• This Bliss (2007)
• Black Noise (2010)

Singles

• Nowhere (2002)
• Butterfly Girl Versions (2005)
• Lichten/Walden (2006)
• Behind The Stars (2009)

As Glühen 4

Albums

• Das Schweigen der Sirenen (2003)

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Charles Ubaghs (May 5, 2010). "Hear It In The Electricity: Pantha Du Prince Interviewed", The Quietus.
2. ^ Aaron Leitko (June 2010). "Pantha du Prince. Editor’s Pick", The Washington Post.
3. ^ ^{a b} Sam Thorne (Issue 129, March 2010). "Music. Black Noise. Pantha Du Prince", Frieze Magazine.
4. ^ Charles Ubaghs (February 11, 2010). "Review. Pantha Du Prince. Black Noise", The Quietus.
5. ^ Michaelangelo Matos (April 7, 2010). "Pantha Du Prince: Techno Music A Rock Fan Can Love", NPR Music.
6. ^ ^{a b c d} Jason Birchmeier. "Pantha Du Prince. Biography", allmusic.com.
7. ^ Andy Kellman. "Review. Diamond Daze. Pantha du Prince", allmusic.com.
8. ^ Tim Finney (June 18, 2007). "Reviews. This Bliss. Pantha Du Prince", Pitchfork.
9. ^ ^{a b} Jon Caramanica (January 6, 2010). "Tastes of Mariachi and Alabama. Pantha du Prince", The New York Times.

External links

• Official Website
• Official Myspace
• Pantha du Prince at Allmusic
• Pantha du Prince on Discogs

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