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CMU Approved
Approved: Magical Mistakes
By Andy Malt | Published on Thursday 16 February 2012
Erik Luebs formerly went by the name Death By Panda before switching to Magical Mistakes. He also formerly lived in California, but last year upped sticks and went to live in a small village in a forest on the Japanese island of Kyushu. Not the first place you’d think of when talking about the creator of glitchy, psychedelic, hip hop-influenced electronic tracks, but it seems to work for him.
Luebs released his debut album as Magical Mistakes, ‘Dislocation’, last summer, the first two tracks revealing at the very least an above average interest in Japan by featuring lyrics written in Japanese. It’s an enthralling record, that sits somewhere between Caribou and The Books, at times beat heavy, and at others like the calm centre of a storm.
His latest release, an EP called ‘Special Friends’, is a collection of new solo material, collaborations, and remixes of other artists, and is available via Bandcamp. Opening track ‘Running Water’ instantly shows a progression from the tracks on ‘Dislocation’, with a deeper, warmer sound that is just spellbinding.
Listen to ‘Running Water’ here:
