This is not an “Official” video, just a collection of sweet, nice and human contributions..
We really, really appreciate it, mille mercis, on adore!!!
The fabulous Panda Pop Stars: Olof, Penny, Francois, Margot, Perrine, Solenne, Maxime, Emy, Jean, Antoine L, Brunilde, Isa, Jacques, Raphaêl, Antoine, Piero, Pascal, Penelope, Jean-Marie, Ninon, Nora,Franck, Louis, Olof’s dad, Maya, Gilles, Gaël, Anna-Marie, Franky, Valerie, Lucille, Isabelle, Sylvie, Laure, Roch, Cedric, Mr Ananas.
Posts Tagged ‘Pandatransport’
Up The Disco by the Panda Pop Stars(France and Sweden)
Friday, May 21st, 2010Thanks for your support in 2009!we start 2010 with a new review in UBLF.
Friday, January 1st, 2010
Panda Transport’s Monorail is described on their website as “[t]he songs are immediate, personal & poppy while retaining the curious experimentation & playfulness so often edited out in today’s music.” For some reason in my mind the group Flunk comes up… with some Kate Havnevik and maybe some Imogen Heap mixed in to describe their music. It ranges from sweet and tender to pop and floaty to kinda dark… no joke – it has a dark edge to it as well.
Here’s how I came in contact: I was searching through my messages on IODAPromonet and there was a direct message from their label. I immediately searched through the rest of the new messages and found them all to be the basic promo stuff I receive most of the time (that does not mean I don’t check out that selection of music…). This message from Panda Transport was personal and thoughtful and created a fan out of me before I heard their music. I became excited and checked out their tunes. This also prompted me to email someone, anyone from the group. The person I contacted was the lead vocalist from Charlottesville, VA named Kathy. I would have to place her in the kind and gracious group as well! She’s a great conversationalist and has been a dream to work with (don’t worry, I feel the same way about Autorotation).
And guess what… you’ll get to hear some of their stuff over the next couple of months.
What’s the moral of this story? A kind note can go a LOOOOOONG way! Even from this below the radar podcaster/blogger.
Monorail reviewed in Skope
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009
December 16, 2009 | by Skope Staff
Kathy Compton and Thierry Holweck are bringing a diverse array of audio to the forefront. As the sole songwriters on Monorail, Compton and Holweck aka Panda Transport have created Electro-Pop grooves. The record offers acoustic & pop elements mixed with a unique display of sounds.
Monorail comes after Panda Transport’s debut release, Plush Mechanique. Their former recording was literally all done via the Internet where Kathy & Thierry initially met. As pen pals, these two artists turned E-music into an actual record with Plush Mechanique. The single off their first album titled “Transmission” was even featured on Grey’s Anatomy.
Now it’s time for something new as Compton & Holweck decide to meet in person to make a more personable/organic record. Just as on a monorail system, the train moves steadily along on a single track; here reality is put into motion on a single disc. This is the music of one’s own place, space and thoughts. Monorail is focusing on today more so rather than on the past, but ironically with a futuristic approach. The recording is experimental, but fun & poppy at the same time. An abundance of natural elements were included on this album due to the windows being open during the recording sessions. This tactic would appear to be a very OPEN and CAREFREE performance, which is exactly what Panda Transport were after.
The CD starts up with the title track as we are introduced to the lovely singing of Kathy Compton. Her vocals are pleasant to say the least with a nice ‘n’ tender melody to go along with an easy-going, light poppy feel. The next track, “Saint’s Revel”, has a Cross Continental vibe about it with American & international influences. On “Up the Disco”, an interference of sorts is detected in the background. You’ve probably heard of the famous “Wall of Sound”; well this song would signify the Back Row of Everything Else in Between! Scattered & sporadic audio snippets are heavily absorbed upon while listening to this record. Going off of audible sensations, “Freakshow” supplies an extremely different & unorthodox sound. On track five, “Cicadas in Stereo”, I simply loved the element of percussion here with a very primitive-sounding beat.
Panda Transport have come up with six songs for you to enjoy NOW and hope that you will get wrapped up in the moment. This duo’s creativity shines through bright as this Monorail pushes forward. Although on one hand, I wasn’t completely blown away by this album; on the other hand I was taken back by the sheer uniqueness of two individuals bringing their music to life. For more on Panda Transport and their new release, Monorail, SKOPE out www.pandatransport.com.
By Jimmy Rae (jrae@skopemag.com)
Pantrans in C-ville 45 songs record keeper.
Friday, May 15th, 2009
Videos sur Watcast
Friday, October 10th, 2008Our two videos “Back to School” and “Paint by Numbers” appears on the TV show called Watcast on TF1.
Watcast is a weekly late show kind of cult watched by around 300 000 fans(France is a small country).
It’s about weird, funny, arty, new, interesting and amazing videos found on the internet.
Nos deux videos “Back to School” et “Paint by Numbers” sont passés dans Watcast sur TF1.
Watcast est une émission culte dédiée á internet, avec une audience d’environ 300 000 personnes.
Elle est programmée tous les vendredis soir aprés minuit.
