Guardian First Album award: Gold Panda

With no clear frontrunner, it was a tough call. But the winner's warm, lo-fi feel and crackly samples made the jury return to it again and againOn the phone from his new home in Germany, the electronic auteur Gold Panda – who offers only Derwin as a real name – sounds happily bemused at the news his instrumental debut, Lucky Shiner, has won the 2010 Guardian First Album award. "I've never won anything before in my life," he says. "I came second in paperboy of the year once. I got a McDonald...

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