[terrestrialjane]

nice treat

[lyphe.s]

the video is for sure a satirical approach to the fact of him losing his mind per say.. if you have no idea about Dean's work, it's safe to say this was intended. The intro text really makes the video, and without it it'd be ridiculous even more-so. they had to say he wasn't feeling good as part of the theme, and to get your buddy out into some fun situation, even though he's upset with everything going on. there's all this fun around and you just frown even when you give a part into it. The scene with him walking into the bridge that makes your balance all screwy because of the things spinning is so funny, him just shaking his head looking so angry he's pissed and then continues on because he has to.. it's really a good piece of work he did. Fitting for the music? we can discuss, lyric wise. "that i want to tell you that i want to tell you that i want to"...
Dean and Noah did an outstanding job piecing this together, gives some humor into it.
Panda Buoy just wants us to feel loved.

[partner]

I like the single artwork

[Tropic]

Crescendo getting absolutely rinsed on rym (best song on the album). Album still lingering below 3. I shouldn't care but I do

[Strange_Clams]

Y'all should listen to Black Metal

Seriously an amazing record

[unpopular]

preakness wrote:

does anyone know the difference between "Token" and "Token-Edit"?I haven't had the chance to check both out yet.

essentially just shortens different instrumental-only segments by a bar or two, like the rising crescendo bits are half the length

[meys]

Tropic of Cans wrote:

Crescendo getting absolutely rinsed on rym (best song on the album). Album still lingering below 3. I shouldn't care but I do

nobody on rym actually likes music, don’t mind them

[Tropic]

Agreed, it's an elitist hellscape

[Stanshant]

The irony is that this album is actually for the elite, rather than the self-perceived elite.

[marmoacolazione]

Jesus Christ how much is good Token?
Really unbelievable tune
I'm freaking out.
Can't wait feb 8

[marmoacolazione]

Tropic of Cans wrote:

Crescendo getting absolutely rinsed on rym (best song on the album). Album still lingering below 3. I shouldn't care but I do

Very sad to see that people don't like it.

[Tropic]

People just love to shit on things. I imagine many haven't listened more than once.

If p4k or Joe Biden give this a decent rating people will suddenly love it. What a fucking dire sentence I just had to write

[thebackdrifter]

To be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to understand Panda Bear. The melody is extremely subtle, and without a solid grasp of music theory most of the beats will go over a typical listeners's head. There's also Noah's nihilistic outlook, which is deftly woven into his productions- his personal philosophy draws heavily from adobe slats, for instance. The fans understand this stuff; they have the intellectual capacity to truly appreciate the depths of these sounds, to realize that they're not just nice to listen to- they say something deep about LIFE. As a consequence people who dislike Panda Bear truly ARE idiots- of course they wouldn't appreciate, for instance, the depth in Noah's existential catchphrase "a slap on a jelly ass" which itself is a cryptic reference. I'm smirking right now just imagining one of those addlepated simpletons scratching their heads in confusion as Noah Lennox's genius wit unfolds itself in their headphones. What fools.. how I pity them.

[BenPup]

thebackdrifter wrote:

To be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to understand Panda Bear. The melody is extremely subtle, and without a solid grasp of music theory most of the beats will go over a typical listeners's head. There's also Noah's nihilistic outlook, which is deftly woven into his productions- his personal philosophy draws heavily from adobe slats, for instance. The fans understand this stuff; they have the intellectual capacity to truly appreciate the depths of these sounds, to realize that they're not just nice to listen to- they say something deep about LIFE. As a consequence people who dislike Panda Bear truly ARE idiots- of course they wouldn't appreciate, for instance, the depth in Noah's existential catchphrase "a slap on a jelly ass" which itself is a cryptic reference. I'm smirking right now just imagining one of those addlepated simpletons scratching their heads in confusion as Noah Lennox's genius wit unfolds itself in their headphones. What fools.. how I pity them.

lmao

[Stanshant]

Tropic of Cans wrote:

People just love to shit on things. I imagine many haven't listened more than once.

If p4k or Joe Biden give this a decent rating people will suddenly love it. What a fucking dire sentence I just had to write

Would it really be so bad if ebola become sentient and do a DDT on the human race?

[destiny]

Yeah rate your music is too filled with image conscious teenager to 25 year olds to have any actually valuable opinions on music...better as a cataloger site

[Cussing Bum]

thebackdrifter wrote:

To be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to understand Panda Bear. The melody is extremely subtle, and without a solid grasp of music theory most of the beats will go over a typical listeners's head. There's also Noah's nihilistic outlook, which is deftly woven into his productions- his personal philosophy draws heavily from adobe slats, for instance. The fans understand this stuff; they have the intellectual capacity to truly appreciate the depths of these sounds, to realize that they're not just nice to listen to- they say something deep about LIFE. As a consequence people who dislike Panda Bear truly ARE idiots- of course they wouldn't appreciate, for instance, the depth in Noah's existential catchphrase "a slap on a jelly ass" which itself is a cryptic reference. I'm smirking right now just imagining one of those addlepated simpletons scratching their heads in confusion as Noah Lennox's genius wit unfolds itself in their headphones. What fools.. how I pity them.

I lost it when I got to Noah's existential catchphrase.

[meys]

thebackdrifter wrote:

To be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to understand Panda Bear. The melody is extremely subtle, and without a solid grasp of music theory most of the beats will go over a typical listeners's head. There's also Noah's nihilistic outlook, which is deftly woven into his productions- his personal philosophy draws heavily from adobe slats, for instance. The fans understand this stuff; they have the intellectual capacity to truly appreciate the depths of these sounds, to realize that they're not just nice to listen to- they say something deep about LIFE. As a consequence people who dislike Panda Bear truly ARE idiots- of course they wouldn't appreciate, for instance, the depth in Noah's existential catchphrase "a slap on a jelly ass" which itself is a cryptic reference. I'm smirking right now just imagining one of those addlepated simpletons scratching their heads in confusion as Noah Lennox's genius wit unfolds itself in their headphones. What fools.. how I pity them.

[griff_doge]

meysell wrote:

thebackdrifter wrote:

To be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to understand Panda Bear. The melody is extremely subtle, and without a solid grasp of music theory most of the beats will go over a typical listeners's head. There's also Noah's nihilistic outlook, which is deftly woven into his productions- his personal philosophy draws heavily from adobe slats, for instance. The fans understand this stuff; they have the intellectual capacity to truly appreciate the depths of these sounds, to realize that they're not just nice to listen to- they say something deep about LIFE. As a consequence people who dislike Panda Bear truly ARE idiots- of course they wouldn't appreciate, for instance, the depth in Noah's existential catchphrase "a slap on a jelly ass" which itself is a cryptic reference. I'm smirking right now just imagining one of those addlepated simpletons scratching their heads in confusion as Noah Lennox's genius wit unfolds itself in their headphones. What fools.. how I pity them.

[Tesla]

And yes by the way, I DO have a Panda Bear tattoo.

[Stanshant]

Been said plenty but I only just listened to Token on Spotify. Vastly improved over the freebird. I'm surprised but delighted that the rip is so shit. Lots to look forward to, lads.

[Tesla]

Did you see the video for it (posted on the previous page)? It's pretty interesting.

Not sure how I feel about the song, because it's a little structurally weird and hard to wrap my mind around, but I think his singing is really interesting. I feel like I've never heard him sing in quite this way before.

[Tropic]

Really? I think Dolphin and the last three songs are a little looser structurally but everything else is pretty straightforward

[Tesla]

I didn't realise it free birded back in November I'm always wary of such early freebirds because oftentimes artists will minutely change stuff in the final release.

[Stanshant]

Yeah, freebirded a bit while back. I don't think this has changed in any way, just that the freebird is a pretty crap transcode in hindsight.

It's certainly not my favourite but I really really like the verses. It slightly suffers from the Panda 'mantra coda' trope, which I've just coined. Lots of his stuff has a repetitive chanted outro, I've noticed, and I usually find these sections a bit boring and very much of an ilk, usually in his middle register, usually thick harmony. I found it a bit tiresome even on Tomboy but he's consistent, which is good if you like that technique. Tracks 2, 3 and 4 on Buoys all do this and for me they're the weakest parts of what's otherwise a very innovative, fantastic record.

[preacherben]

Panda has repetition in the music and he’s never gonna lose it

[Tropic]

And tracks 5 and 7

[Stanshant]

I love repetition and mantras, there's a specific coda thing that he does that I find a little flat at this point. Anyway, great album overall. Lots of surprises and subtle moments.

[jerry wonder]

Stanshant wrote:

Been said plenty but I only just listened to Token on Spotify. Vastly improved over the freebird. I'm surprised but delighted that the rip is so shit. Lots to look forward to, lads.

Lol there's literally almost no difference between the two. great song both ways

[denjanenna]

jerry wonder wrote:

Stanshant wrote:

Been said plenty but I only just listened to Token on Spotify. Vastly improved over the freebird. I'm surprised but delighted that the rip is so shit. Lots to look forward to, lads.

Lol there's literally almost no difference between the two. great song both ways

Lol if you truly hear almost no difference, i both pity and envy you simultaneously
how are those laptop speakers working out?

[rohcti]

The elitism is strong with this one

There's a difference but it's not drastic by any means

[denjanenna]

roark wrote:

The elitism is strong with this one

There's a difference but it's not drastic by any means

nah dawg
he had a condescending tone with the “Lol”
fight fire with fire, 2 wrongs make a right, etc.
at least Stan is funny when he’s condescending
far from elitist my man.

[terrestrialjane]

do two rights make a wrong ?

[Stanshant]

I didn't realise this was the ape-eared support forum.

[denjanenna]

aaaaand digression over..
been real into the title track lately, can’t wait to hear that sucker live again, if we’re so lucky

[rohcti]

[destiny]

why did i fly so high is an amazing moment...can we stop this tripping

[Stanshant]

Dolphin is definitely in my top three and the best opener since In The Flowers, I'd say. Wait, no, Moonjock.

No, just remembered A Sender. That's brilliant.

They're pretty good at openers, aren't they?

[marmoacolazione]

Token it's beautiful, it's so strange to me to feel that people outside live this kind of songs as something passable and ignorable. Instead of think that the others are stupid i usually think that my soul speak the exact language of this sounds. Like a very rare form of compatibility at the level of sensitivity with this guys and the way they express their emotion.

[Stanshant]

What a lovely post.