Black Noise (Pantha du Prince album)

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Black Noise
Pantha du prince black noise albumcover.jpg
Studio album by
Released8 February 2010 (2010-02-08)
Genre Minimal techno
Length70:18
Label Rough Trade
Producer Hendrik Weber
Pantha du Prince chronology
This Bliss
(2007)
Black Noise
(2010)
Elements of Light
(2013)
The album art depicts St. Bartholomew's Church in Berchtesgaden, Germany, on the Konigssee lake. Koenigssee - St. Bartholomew's Church 03.jpg
The album art depicts St. Bartholomew's Church in Berchtesgaden, Germany, on the Königssee lake.
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.7/10 [1]
Metacritic 83/100 [2]
Review scores
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Clash 8/10 [4]
Fact 4.5/5 [5]
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The Irish Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Pitchfork 8.3/10 [8]
Resident Advisor 4.5/5 [9]
Spin 7/10 [10]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
XLR8R 9.5/10 [12]

Black Noise is the third studio album by German electronic music producer Pantha du Prince. It was released on 8 February 2010 by Rough Trade Records, serving as his first release on the label. [13] The track "Stick to My Side" features a guest spot from Noah Lennox of Animal Collective, [14] while Tyler Pope of LCD Soundsystem and !!! plays bass on "The Splendour".

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Hendrik Weber, except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."Lay in a Shimmer"6:38
2."Abglanz"6:04
3."The Splendour"6:00
4."Stick to My Side" (writers: Weber, Noah Lennox)7:51
5."A Nomads Retreat"6:41
6."Satellite Snyper"5:29
7."Behind the Stars"6:51
8."Bohemian Forest"7:24
9."Welt Am Draht"7:11
10."Im Bann"3:23
11."Es Schneit" (writers: Weber, Vini Reilly)6:46
Total length:70:18

Charts

Chart (2010)Peak
position
UK Dance Albums (OCC) [15] 19
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [16] 49
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard) [17] 14

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