Garden Gaia is the ninth studio album by German electronic producer Pantha du Prince, released August 26, 2022, by Modern Recordings.[3][1]

Garden Gaia
A drawing of a fantastical, fog-filled valley between spheroidal green hills, inside a sand-colored frame with the album name above and the artist's name below.
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 26, 2022
Length44:09
LabelModern
(A 792515[1])
Producer
Pantha du Prince chronology
Conference of Trees
(2020)
Garden Gaia
(2022)
Singles from Garden Gaia
  1. "Golden Galactic"
    Released: July 13, 2022[2]

Reception

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Garden Gaia ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [3]
Beats Per Minute80%[5]
Pitchfork6.7/10[6]
Record Collector     [7]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Garden Gaia received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 77 out of 100 from 4 critic scores.[4]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Hendrik Weber with others notes. All tracks produced by Weber except where noted

Garden Gaia track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)ProducersLength
1."Open Day"  4:43
2."Crystal Volcano"  4:14
3."Start a New Life"  5:16
4."Blume (Bendik HK Edit)"Bendik Hovik KjeldsbergKjeldsberg5:14
5."Mother Drum"  5:27
6."Heaven Is Where You Are (Bendik HK Edit)"KjeldsbergKjeldsberg4:45
7."Liquid Lights"  5:57
8."Alles fühlt" Weber, Tobias Levin4:04
9."Golden Galactic"Friedrich Paravicini 4:29
Total length:44:09

Personnel

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  • Hendrik Weber – drums (2, 3), percussion (2, 4, 5), vocals (4, 6), bells (5), engineering (1–4, 6–9), programming (1, 7, 8)
  • Håkon Stene – drums (1, 5), percussion (1, 2), Moog Guitar (1), additional recording (1, 5)
  • Rob Waring – percussion (1, 5), drums (5), arranger (1), bells (5)
  • Friedrich Wolf – drums (1), guitar (1, 4)
  • Kassian Troyer – engineering
  • Tobias Levin – engineering (1, 3, 8), programming (8)
  • Friedrich Paravicini – cello (3, 9), violin (9), engineering (3, 9)
  • Bendik Hovik Kjeldsberg – remixing (4, 6), engineering (4, 6), drum programming (4)
  • Helena Tusvik Rosenlund – vocals (4)

References

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  1. ^ a b Ryce, Andrew (August 26, 2022). "Pantha du Prince - Garden Gaia". Resident Advisor. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
  2. ^ Brodsky, Rachel (July 13, 2022). "Pantha du Prince - "Golden Galactic"". Stereogum. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
  3. ^ a b Thomas, Fred. "Pantha du Prince - Garden Gaia". AllMusic. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Garden Gaia by Pantha du Prince Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
  5. ^ Laclair, Josh (August 30, 2022). "Album Review: Pantha du Prince - Garden Gaia". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
  6. ^ Bromfield, Daniel (August 30, 2022). "Pantha du Prince: Garden Gaia Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
  7. ^ Allen, Jeremy (November 2022). "Pantha du Prince - Garden Gaia". Record Collector. Retrieved December 11, 2022.