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Panda Eyes
Panda Eyes performing in Calgary, Canada in 2016
Background information
Birth nameOskar Gabriel Steinbeck
Born (1996-05-28) 28 May 1996 (age 28)
OriginZürich, Switzerland
GenresDubstep, glitch hop, drumstep, melodic dubstep, trap, future bass, drum and bass, electro, EDM
LabelsMonstercat, Disciple, Rampage Recordings, Panda Eyes Records, Magnum Records, Ghosts & Skulls

Oskar Gabriel Steinbeck, known by his stage name Panda Eyes or Lil Panda X (born 28 May 1996) is a Swiss DJ and record producer.[1]

Career

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Steinbeck started in 2013 bringing together elements of chiptune, dubstep and other genres of bass music to form his own style of glitch-hop.[1] Recording multiple singles, he gained recognition by releasing them on YouTube and SoundCloud.

In early 2015 he released the song "Superheroes" with German producer Virtual Riot. Later that year, he worked with Brighton-based producer Teminite on their collaboration "Highscore". The song was released in the same year by Panda Eyes and Teminite, and has surpassed 62 million on streams on YouTube alone. His song "Colorblind" has surpassed 45 million views on YouTube. Ultimately he released a selection of his best recordings on iTunes and Spotify without a label in October 2015.[2]

In 2016, Steinbeck gave his first interview to UKF.com naming Nero, Rusko and Knife Party as triggers that switched him to Dubstep and the French-Duo Justice as his main inspiration to go for electronic music. Announcing the release of "Nostalgia 64" he said "...it's the first tune when I've had an idea when I'm out with friends having a beer and I've actually recorded it down on my phone. It's the first tune I've made from a memo. I felt stupid doing it but I thought 'f**k it' and sang it in my phone."[2]

In 2017, he released a remix of the 2012 Seven Lions song "Days To Come" with approval from Skrillex founded Owsla to release the tune for free, saying, "You know when you have these melodies in your head and you know you know it, and you know you once knew what the name of it was but you've forgotten it? Well I had that with this. I woke up from a dream and had it in my head. I was like shit! I know this! What is it? After 10 minutes of intensely interrogating my brain I remembered it was Seven Lions."[3] In April he posted a video on Facebook, announcing that he was working on a new album.[4] Steinbeck was diagnosed with autoimmune disease while producing his album Continue.[5]

On 28 May 2018, Steinbeck officially signed to Disciple Records.[6] "Disciple was definitely my first choice for a label since they seemed to care a lot about values of being a family and supporting each other and having fun while doing that." he said. "I'm very happy about the situation since a lot of the artists on Disciple are people I look up to and I adore them so it's such a pleasure to work with them." To celebrate his arrival, he also released his EP "Isolation." Steinbeck described his EP as the story of his trip to Los Angeles. He wrote the first two songs to be more introspective, which set the overall message for the EP. Steinbeck said "he's here and alive", and that he will never stop pursuing his dreams and inspirations. "The second two tracks are more uplifting melodically and particularly the collaboration with Virtual Riot and Barely Alive felt like the first step in pursuing a new journey and getting out of Isolation in Switzerland."[7]

At the end of December 2018, Steinbeck announced his decision to leave Disciple Records to continue his independent career.[8]

Discography

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Albums / Long plays

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  • Continue (2017)
  • Journey, Pt. 2 (2021)

Compilations

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  • Kiko (2015)
  • Nostalgia 64 (2016)
  • The Lost Levels (2018)
  • The Lost Levels, Pt. 2 (2022)

Extended Plays

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  • Buckle (2013)
  • Harmonic War (2015)
  • Isolation (2018)
  • Let's Fly (w/ Nasko) (2018)
  • Society (2019)
  • Journey, Pt. 1 (2019)
  • Demons, Pt. 1 (2020)
  • Episode 1 (as Lil Panda X) (2021)
  • Orange Soda (2023)

Detailed Discography

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Albums / Long plays

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Title Released Tracks
  • Continue
 1 September 2017
  • One Smile (feat. Azuria Sky)
  • Turning Point
  • Continue (w/ Subkey)
  • Daydreamer
  • Insomnia
  • Pretty Things
  • Apocalypse
  • Stand Still
  • Dark Matter (w/ Subkey)
  • Fake Princess
  • Galaxica (w/ Subkey)
  • Second Life
  • Journey, Pt. 2
 21 April 2021
  • Free From U
  • Dance With U
  • Without U
  • Not A Love Song
  • Die Alone
  • I'll Never Be (w/ Gabriel Guardian)
  • Colors
  • Negative Thoughts (feat. Mickey Shiloh)
  • Repeat (feat. Mickey Shiloh)
  • All For U (w/ Mindy)

Compilations

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Title Released Tracks
  • Kiko
 16 October 2015
  • F*ck Off
  • Weed N Fries
  • Sky Race
  • Highscore (w/ Teminite)
  • Kiko
  • The Lights
  • The Returning
  • Colorblind
  • Keep Going (w/ DatPhoria & COZY)
  • ILY
  • On My Own
  • Love Game
  • For You
  • Adventure Time (w/ Teminite)
  • Crystal Cave
  • Miracle
  • Nostalgia 64
 15 July 2016
  • Aurora (w/ Shivaji)
  • Drippy Dub
  • Nostalgia 64
  • Artificial
  • Pump It Up
  • Radiate
  • Boss Level
  • The Lost Levels
 1 October 2018
  • Lightbreaker
  • Fruits
  • Euphoria
  • Burnout
  • 95K
  • Vortex
  • Jump On It
  • Rainbow Road
  • The Lost Levels, Pt. 2
 2 February 2022
  • The Entity
  • Double Jump
  • Tears of Joy
  • Soda
  • Aquarium
  • Beach N Chill
  • Put It Up

Extended plays

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Title Released Tracks
  • Buckle
 25 June 2013
  • High
  • Rage
  • Mushroom Factory
  • Harmonic War
 12 May 2015
  • Crystal Cave
  • ILY
  • On My Own
  • Isolation
 8 June 2018
  • Isolated
  • I Am Undead
  • Triforce (w/ Barely Alive & Virtual Riot)
  • The Beauty & The Lazergun
  • Let's Fly (w/ Nasko)
 7 November 2018
  • Let's Fly
  • Sucka
  • Gold Grillz
  • Society
 13 September 2019
  • Society
  • Exodus
  • Null (w/ Kozmoz)
  • Wake Up
  • Journey, Pt. 1
 13 December 2019
  • Can't Move (feat. Mindy)
  • Home Alone (w/ Nasko & Mickey Shiloh)
  • Better Than Ever (feat. BAER)
  • Anybody Else (feat. Mickey Shiloh)
  • Looking Back (w/ Mindy)
  • Wait Anymore
  • Demons, Pt. 1
 1 May 2020
  • Demons
  • Game Over
  • Maniac
  • Gangsta
  • Nostalgia From Hell
  • Delirious
  • Episode 1 (as Lil Panda X)
 3 December 2021
  • Say My Name
  • Faded
  • Mind
  • Bullets
  • Orange Soda
 15 December 2023
  • My Baby
  • What A Nice Day
  • Belle
  • Orange Soda
  • Break Free

Extended plays (Remixes)

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Title Released Tracks
  • Gameboy Remix
 1 May 2014
  • Game Boy (w/ EH!DE) [OmegaMode Remix]
  • Game Boy (w/ EH!DE) [Evilwave Remix]
  • Game Boy (w/ EH!DE) [Divinity Remix]
  • The Elite Remix
 16 June 2014
  • The Elite (w/ OmegaMode) [Y!P Remix]
  • The Elite (w/ OmegaMode) [Paradox Theory Remix]
  • The Elite (w/ OmegaMode) [Monkey Freakz Remix]
  • The Elite (w/ OmegaMode) [Corbin Sobrito Remix]
  • Keep Going Remix
 7 January 2015
  • Keep Going (w/ DatPhoria & Cozy) [Cormak Remix]
  • Keep Going (w/ DatPhoria & Cozy) [Ray Volpe Remix]
  • Keep Going (w/ DatPhoria & Cozy) [Dec3mber[9] Remix]
  • Keep Going Remix Contest (Winners)
 25 February 2015
  • Keep Going (w/ DatPhoria & Cozy) [Phantom Sage & Velibus Remix]
  • Keep Going (w/ DatPhoria & Cozy) [Condukta Remix]
  • Keep Going (w/ DatPhoria & Cozy) [Animadrop Remix]
  • Take My Hand Remix
 8 December 2017
  • Take My Hand (feat. Azuria Sky) [Teminite Remix]
  • Take My Hand (feat. Azuria Sky) [Desembra Remix]
  • Take My Hand (feat. Azuria Sky) [Hi I'm Ghost Remix]
  • Take My Hand (feat. Azuria Sky) [Z∆NE (aka Mindy) Remix]
  • Isolation - The Remixes
 31 August 2018
  • Triforce (Dodge & Fuski Remix) [w/ Barely Alive & Virtual Riot]
  • Isolated (Bossfight Remix)
  • Triforce (Eliminate Remix) [w/ Barely Alive & Virtual Riot]
  • I Am Undead (Nasko Remix)
  • Insturable (The Remixes)
 29 July 2022
  • Insaturable (Nasko Remix)
  • Insaturable (JaidPit Remix)
  • Insaturable (Jeffreymmviii Remix)
  • Insaturable (Crustacean Coulomb Remix)

Singles

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Released Title
2024 Money, Love & More (as Lil Panda X)
Rupees (as Lil Panda X)
All Night (feat. Huskai) (as Lil Panda X)
Stardust Galaxy
2023 Designer Girl (w/ Mindy) (as Lil Panda X)
I Wish U Were Here (as Lil Panda X)
You Are Already Dead
Asteroid
Despair
Lie 2 Me
Tell Me (feat. Huskai)
Time and Space
2022 Heart (as Lil Panda X)
Watch It Snow
Wild Jungle Animal
Take It All
Always
I Want Nothing To Do With U Ever Again (as Lil Panda X)
NGL (as Lil Panda X)
Particles
Bad Friend (feat. Mindy) (as Lil Panda X)
Dream Land Express
Kinda Wavey (Weekends) (as Lil Panda X)
2021 How To Feel
Insaturable
Broken
Giving Up On U (w/ Laser)
2020 Soulmate
These Memories
Fk Around Like
Ever Again
Hold U
Im Numb
Dakara
Lost
Violence (w/ Nasko)
Think Different (w/ Gabriel Guardian)
2019 Lucid Dream (w/ Geoxor)
Open Your Mind
Who Am I (w/ Gabriel Guardian)
Too Much Sugar
Back Again
Blastin' Em
Neve's Theme
2018 Hold On
Purple Smoothie (w/ Snail's House)
Lonely Island
Master Sword
Death Rattle
Opposite Side
Mizu
White Magic (w/ Chime)
Super Panda 64
2017 Take My Hand (feat. Azuria Sky)
Serotonin
2016 Shuriken (w/ FYER)
2015 Immortal Flame (w/ Teminite & Anna Yvette)
Antipixel
Superheroes (w/ Virtual Riot)
2014 Snake Bite
Nafta (w/ Spag Heddy)
The Elite (w/ OmegaMode)
Rage Temple (w/ Funk4Mation) [Original Mix]
Final Temple (w/ Sian)
Nightrush (w/ MaXD)
Cadillac (w/ Alpha Noize)
Pussy Pop (w/ iNexus)
Game Boy (w/ EH!DE)
Against The Light (w/ SORA)
Galaxy
Hype (w/ EH!DE) [Original Mix]
2013 Bass Machine
Dubsex (feat. MagMag) [VIP]
Raving Zombies (w/ Zephex)
Mushroom Factory (VIP)
Dubsex (feat. MagMag)
Insanity
The White Shark
FaceBass (VIP)
Wonderman
Up For This
Glitched World
2012 FaceBass
Zombie
level up (unmastered)
Delay

Remixes

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Released Artist(s) - Title
2022 Tate McRae - You Broke Me First (Panda Eyes Remix)
2021 Mindy - Nothing Else (Panda Eyes & Mindy Remix)
2020 Madeon - No Fear No More (Panda Eyes Remix)
Tokyo Machine - Play (Panda Eyes Remix)
2019 Super Mario Sunshine - Delfino Plaza (Panda Eyes Remix)
Virtual Riot - In My Head ft. PRXZM (Panda Eyes Remix)
2017 Dillon Francis - Say Less feat. G-Eazy (Panda Eyes Remix)
Tokyo Machine - Party (Panda Eyes Remix)
Seven Lions - Days To Come ft. Fiora (Panda Eyes Remix)
2016 Boombox Cartel & Quix - Supernatural ft. Anjulie (Panda Eyes Remix)
2015 Flux Pavilion & Matthew Koma - Emotional (Panda Eyes Remix)
MaXD – Liable (Panda Eyes Remix)
2014 Tove Lo - Habits (Stay High) (Panda Eyes Bootleg/Remix)
Zedd - Shotgun (Panda Eyes Remix)
Monkey Freakz & Dirty Zblu - Overview (Panda Eyes Remix)
Barely Alive - Welcome To The Real World ft. Diamond Eyes (Panda Eyes Remix)
Skrillex - Puppy (Panda Eyes Remix)
2013 Dank – Wonderchild (Panda Eyes Remix)
DJ Fresh - Hot Right Now feat. Rita Ora (Panda Eyes Remix)
Rodridan - Brain Damage (Panda Eyes Remix)
Dada Life - So Young So High (Panda Eyes Remix)
Bro Safari & Ufo - Drama (Panda Eyes Remix)
Marina and the Diamonds – Primadonna (Panda Eyes Remix)
Krewella – Alive (Panda Eyes Remix)
Trouble Andrew – Dream On (Panda Eyes Remix)
Nero - Crush On You (Panda Eyes Remix)
Savant - Trust Issues (Panda Eyes Remix)
Diplo – Express Yourself (Panda Eyes Remix)
Dead Lung - 8-Bit Flex (Panda Eyes Remix)
2012 Florrie - Call 911 (Panda Eyes Remix)

Panda Eyes Records

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Panda Eyes Records is a label created in 2018 by Oskar himself. This label allows him to publish his tracks on music streaming apps (like Apple Music, Spotify, Deezer and more).[citation needed]

In 2021, Oskar announces that his label will be able to discover new artists by releasing compilations.[citation needed]

The first compilation named "Gems Only, Vol. 1" is a succession of 13 tracks created by artists on the way to success.[citation needed]

Discography

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EPs

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Title Released Tracks Artist(s)
  • Virtue, Part 1
 15 January 2022
  • Pathfinder
  • Colourblind
  • Electric Campfire
 Piracle
  • Starstruck
 14 February 2022
  • Pigment
  • Strangers (w/ CyberScythe)
  • Orca (w/ alYve)
 Vanatice
  • Virtue, Part 2
 30 June 2022
  • Pablo
  • Catjam
  • Candy Moon
 Piracle
  • The Machine
 1 August 2022
  • The Machine
  • Don't Trip
  • Hard Wired
 Cadilius
  • Finite Mind
 10 August 2022
  • Finite Mind
  • Invaders
  • System Lockdown
 ELEPS

Compilations

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Title Released Artist(s) - Track
  • Gems Only, Vol. 1
 1 October 2021
  • Square Perception - Rock On
  • CONF!RM - Dream
  • Piracle - Cherry
  • Vanatice - Aqua
  • iFeature - Summer Vibes
  • JaidPit - Free
  • Jeffreymmviii - Amor
  • DDD - Snapshot
  • Alyen Eyes - Adhd
  • Mindy - In Your Dreams
  • Jorei & Zisky - Seraphere
  • The Living Proof - Stardust
  • Aabiasaw - Taisetsu

Singles

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Title Released Artist(s)
  • Hesitate
 8 December 2021 Akmte
  • Vainilla
 17 August 2022 ELEPS & Soffizlly
  • With You
 24 November 2022 Amvars & restless (ft. Jay Karin)
  • I Forgot My Keys At Home (IFMKAT)
 24 December 2022 Piracle

References

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  1. ^ a b "Panda Eyes - Biography & History - AllMusic". AllMusic.
  2. ^ a b "The Rise of Panda Eyes". 17 August 2016.
  3. ^ "The Perfect Remix: Panda Eyes". 6 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Panda Eyes". facebook.com.
  5. ^ "How Panda Eyes wrote his album while coming to terms with an incurable disease". UKF. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  6. ^ Disciple (28 May 2018), PANDA EYES JOINS THE BATTLE!, retrieved 17 June 2018
  7. ^ "Panda Eyes officially joins the Disciple family with vital new EP: Isolation". UKF. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  8. ^ @RealPandaEyes (29 December 2018). "Register" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. ^ Also known as Chime.
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