Panther’s music is hard match of damaged soul, falsetto disco and broken synth fueled freak-outs which is as addictive as it is challenging. The solo affair of Charlie Salas-Humar, guitarist and singer of The Planet The (5RC), wasn’t easily ignored for his unpredictable and energetic solo performances tainted with throbbing bass, minimalsitic hooks and jittery dance routines. He managed to polarize audiences thoroughly between the immediate super-fans and uncomfortable passive listeners when charging across the bar top when the PA blows out doing an acapella set, humping the floor for several minutes, or wearing khakis and boat shoes on a “hipster” bill, and worse yet, just not bringing a band to the rock clubs.

"This man is the best fucking band I've ever seen." - The Mercury

The XLR8R Office Brings You Our Top Ten Album Picks:
Panther Yourself (Fryk Beat)
This one completely came out of nowhere and knocked us on the noggin with its sluggish dime-store drum-machines and subdued vocal funk. Dark dancefloors and even darker bedrooms will definitely be petting this wildcat.

"Fryk Beat, has launched and the first two releases are by Panther and Bobby Birdman, two of the suavest dudes to ever be suave. Charlie AKA Panther/ singer for Planet The makes radtacular music; the MP3 on their site of his song is like Prince stuck in a really bad K hole. And that "cardboard" video for the song? Sublime, motherfucker."
- Mike McGonigal (Buked & Scorned)

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