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Pantha Du Prince Also Known As Hendrik Weber Panthel And Glühen 4 Is A German Minimal Artist Signed To Rough Trade Records. His Music Is Often Characterised By A Hypnotic Intricate Combination Of Melodic Chimes And Dark Heavy Techno Beats But Does Not Confine Itself To A Single Sound Or Strain Of Minimal Techno. Arrangements Are Lush And Textural Energising Yet Melancholy A Plethora Of Sounds And Ideas Unified By A Consistent Underlying Tech-House Beat. Dreaming Music. German Techno Producer Hendrik Weber Recorded Under Numerous Monikers Over The Years Including Glühen 4 And Panthel Yet Pantha Du Prince Became His Most Well Known And Celebrated. Weber Aligned With Dial -- A Hamburg-Based Experimental Techno Label Helmed By Carsten Jost Turner And Lawrence -- To Release His Pantha Du Prince Material Which Is Characterized By Its Downcast And Dark Tone As Well As By Its Minimal And Experimental Tendencies. He Made His Debut As Pantha Du Prince With A Four-Track 12" Release Nowhere 2002 Followed A Couple Years Later By A Full-Length CD/double LP Diamond Daze 2004 . The Album Garnered Considerable Acclaim With Some Critics Gleefully Pointing Out Weber's Affinity For Late-'80s British Shoegaze Bands Such As Slowdive Moose Ride And My Bloody Valentine. His Affinity For Detroit Techno À La Carl Craig And Minimal Techno Chain Reaction Was Evident As Well. Following A Remix 12" Butterfly Girl Versions 2005 And A One-Off 12" Of New Material Lichten/Walden 2006 Weber Released His Second Pantha Du Prince Full-Length This Bliss 2007 Which Again Garnered Considerable Acclaim. For Instance Spex And Groove -- Both German Techno Magazines -- Crowned This Bliss With Their Record Of The Month Awards While Indie Tastemaker Pitchfork Gave The Album A Favorable Review Stateside. Weber Switched To Rough Trade For Black Noise 2010 Featuring Guest Appearances From Tyler Pope !!! And Noah Lennox Animal Collective . The Likes Of Four Tet Hieroglyphic Being And Animal Collective Provided Remixes For XI Versions Of Black Noise Released The Following Year. In 2013 He Released His Fourth Album Elements Of Light -- A Collaboration With Norway's Bell Laboratory. ~ Jason Birchmeier Rovi read less