Black Noise
by Pantha Du Prince
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Black Noise is ranked as the best album by Pantha Du Prince.
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Black Noise track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Black Noise rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  NowhereMan | Top 16 Music Albums of 2010 | 11/16 | 2 |
| 2026 | NowhereMan | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2010s | 75/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2010 | 66/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Exclaim! Electronic: Year in Review 2010 | 5/10 | - |
| 2026 | glynspsa | Top 99 Music Albums of 2010 | 75/99 | 1 |
| 2026 |  ssteve | Top 59 Music Albums of 2010 | 12/59 | 4 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 2010 | 23/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Blow Up Critics Playlist 2010 | 37/50 | - |
| 2026 |  drstuey | Top 24 Music Albums of 2010 | 13/24 | 3 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Top album des blogueurs 2010 | 17/20 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 101 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 273 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/13/2026 20:37 |  Special | 3,099 | 72/100 |
| ! | 07/04/2026 03:36 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,673 | 70/100 |
| ! | 12/17/2025 12:26 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,759 | 74/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.3/100, a mean average of 71.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.9.
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If you've all probably heard of white noise for its recurring use in experimental productions, it may not be the same with black noise. Also called silent noise, black noise is the noise that commands animals to flee when a disaster is about to occur or the danger is imminent. A kind of sixth sense in a way. One of the most important artists of the deep house, Pantha Du Prince, decided to settle in the heart of the Swiss Alpine pastures to take the sound samples of his third album, called "Black Noise". This album is a mass that invites more and more organic tendencies while Hendrick Weber digs his furrow deep house ostentatiously, finally arriving at an architectural fusion of a unique musical genre. "Black Noise" will have its place in the pantheon of the most beautiful electronic albums because the maximum of Weber's musical romance is reached. I recommend this record as a friend's advice, a first listen will quickly make you capsize because it's a real masterpiece.
9/10
Best track: "A Nomad's Retreat"
cartoken TOP 100 COMMENTER 06/06/2010 00:27 | #11197 | TOP COMMENT
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One of the best electro album ever, almost got to my top 50. favorite songs: A Nomad’s Retreat, Behind The Stars. post unpdating. this album has definitely a good place in my chart and for a looooooong time !
Fucking beautiful. Panthas use of bells for percussion works wonders with the minimal soundscapes.
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