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Release date12 May 2014 on Knopje Records #Knopje003
Buy it: http://www.beatport.com/release/life-is-elsewhere-ep/1303478

Knopje is a Nijmegen based independent record label focusing on electronic music.
The label has grown considerably since its inception and continues to gain a reputation for unpredictable releases. Knopje has slowly built up a roster it can not only be proud of, but also one genuinely envied by many of its contemporaries.
Artists of the label are Ricardo Tobar, Idiot Idols, Avus, Angelo Battilani, Magic Panda, Van Did,Roi Koch.
Knopje 003 Release date May 12, 2014
Magic Panda - Life is Elsewhere EP
Life is Elsewhere EP is the latest release from Magic Panda aka Jamie Robson, 32 year old producer from Norwich UK and his first release with Dutch indie imprint, Knopje - home to releases by Ricardo Tobar and The Idiot Idols.
Robson arrived on the electronic music scene in 2011 with his debut EP, The Glass Mountain on Maripoza Records, and in this short time has attracted support from and been playlisted by the likes of Laurent Garnier, Hernan Cattaneo and Max Cooper (whose remix of Magic Panda's Distant Places skyrocketed to the top of the Beatport electronica charts). In addition to a handful of EPs and remixes, he has developed a club orientated live set and played alongside Luke Abbott, Ricardo Tobar, Mount Kimbie, Portico Quartet and DMX Krew both in the UK and across Europe. His debut album, Temple Of A Thousand Lights was released in June 2013 on Kid606's Tigerbeat6.

This 3 track release sees Magic Panda further evolving his sound and style and in many respects picking up where Temple left off.
The EP opens with the title track, Life is Elsewhere. Rife with the trademark Magic Panda signatures of melancholic arpeggios, scattergun percussion and intense melodies, Life is Elsewhere is an emotive reflection on existence.

This is followed up with the more wistful, happy/sad trip of The Floating World. The Japanese term for 'the floating world' is 'Ukiyo' which refers to the buddhist concept that nothing in life is permanent and that life is made up of fleeting and transient moments of beauty. These themes are explored through the tracks pensive melodies and euphoric choruses.

The EP finishes with the wild and propulsive Maunsell Sea Forts, a track that took inspiration from the haunting robot-like towers whose rusty shells remain in the Thames estuary, looking out to the open sea, and the track takes the form of a sad love poem to the ocean.

Things are wrapped up nicely with remixes from label boss Roi Koch, with a hypnotic interpretation of Life is Elsewhere and Van Did, who takes The Floating World to a darker, more introspective place.