Gold Panda: Half of Where You Live

Derwin Powers's touring to push his debut album (Lucky Shiner) ensured he came home with more than frequent flyer miles and dirty laundry. The bones of this follow-up owe much to the helter-skelter travelling that took the London-based producer around the world. You can hear it in the Eastern chimes, echoes and loops on My Father in Hong King 1961 broadcasting from the midst of the hazy, glitchy, psych electronics, which is Powers's stock-in-trade. You can also feel some exotic breezes blowing your way on Brazil. We Work Nights plays with notions and sensations of displacement, and both Community and Junk City II make the most of more pulsating beats. While Half of Where You Live isn't quite as convincing or playful as Powers's debut, it still posits him as a producer who knows the right buttons to press. iamgoldpanda.com
Download: My Father In Hong Kong 1961, Junk City II