Barbara Panther?

This is pretty good, and I don't usually like Herbert productions.

I'm not super familiar with Herbert, but to me this feels like a "proper" solo album, in that even though there are various bits and pieces that sound clearly like Herbert (the cut-up vocals in the first tune, for example), you always feel it's Panther who's running the show, from the beginning to the end.

This is a fine, fine album. Played Rise Up when DJing before an Oxbow show recently and two people came up and asked who it was (this usually never happens).

Is she the same person as 'Mistress Barbara' who appears on this track? Sounds very similar.

She did make a point in interviews of stating that the whole album was already completely written before Herbert got involved. So I suspect his role as "producer" was more like the rockist definition of "guy who puts the finishing production touches on everything" rather than the usual dance sense of "guy who does all the music start to finish and whacks a singer on top."

Probably, yeah. The album sleeve credits her and Herbert as co-producers on every track.

It's not his contribution I'm questioning really but I don't generally like his whole sound. Also, annoying and gimmicky. But it certainly feels like 'her' album in the way that a Bjork album does regardless of whether she's working with Mark Bell or Matmos or whoever.

Discovered "Moonlightpeople" from people repping for it on the EOY campaigning thread - gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous. Wouldn't have guessed Herbert was involved from the production, heh.

So sad I wasn't in this thread from the beginning.

Ha, I actually nommed "Moonlightpeople" in the 2010 ILM end-of-year poll too (it was on BP's digital EP that came out in autumn 2010), but maybe this year it'll finally get its due? Though IMO "Dizzy" from the album is even better.

Eh, sorry, I meant "Unchained", which is clearly the best tune she's ever done. Though "Dizzy" is very pretty too.

Glad this thread got revived. This is one of those records I heard last year and thought, "this is going to be a big deal." And then it wasn't.

Yeah, I was kinda expecting the album get a lot more critical acclaim than it did. You'd think BP's combination of fierce artsiness and underlying popist sensibility would be like manna for the critics?

It was manna for me. Between hearing it and making my ballot (just a matter of weeks), it became my #2.

Huh, she did a cover of the Talking Heads' "Once In A Lifetime" w/Kid606 in 2010 (link).

really enjoying this, my favorite of the eoy-nomination new discoveries.

Tuomas, you did a great of repping for her job getting your nominations in so quick. As soon as I heard the two songs you nominated I ordered the album. I've played it loads over the last few weeks and ending up putting it in my top ten.

Along with the tracks that have been mentioned, Last Dance is one of my favourites.

This album remains awesome, I'm glad that she's finally seeing some ILX appreciation. (I've kind of listened to it so much this year that I'm a bit burned out on it, but it's definitely AOTY territory for me.)

Where did Barbara Panther go? Her fb page was most recently updated just last month, but it seems all she's been doing lately is dj gigs. ;_;

I played this again last month, wonderful record

https://soundcloud.com/barbara-panther-804037132

Finally some new music! Quite a nice tune, though maybe kinda tweer than what'd you'd expect from her?

Yes!

https://soundcloud.com/barbara-panther-804037132/strange-fruit

It's what it says it is.

https://soundcloud.com/beapanther/feminine-1

New tune, this sounds pretty awesome! The lyrics are quite something, dunno if I fully agree with this Earth Mother stuff, but I love how unabashedly idealistic she is.

And how her singing style on this tune reflects that.

It'd be nice to get a proper record from her again, not just a tune on Soundcloud once a year or so.

It'd be nice to get a proper record from her again, not just a tune on Soundcloud once a year or so.

yay! https://open.spotify.com/album/6DJlhwLF6EowqY6tCvct8Z?si=zEH5UguUQQewrw2zZbZt_A

Full album out now.

Oh whoops, I guess that's what the link directly above was to.

...and another!

https://matthewherbert.bandcamp.com/album/muramuke/

Full blown Herbert collab. It's pretty great!

hey this is really fucking good