The De Tomaso Pantera is an iconic V8 made in Italy from 1971 to 1992 and worked as a powerful influence for the one & only Miss Zagato’s forthcoming endeavour. Her “Black Pantera” was inspired by the occasional rendezvous she had with the Ares Design version of “the panther” displayed at Salon Privé in London a few years ago. A lover of fast cars, Miss Zagato was soon struck by a wave of old musical references such as Michael Jackson’s “Speed Demon” and Grace Jones’s “Pull Up To The Bumper”, whose essence of their sexiness, poetry, and strength were brought together to help in the process of her new piece – another brick in the wall of her respectful discography which includes previous well-received appearances on Golden Soul, La Dame Noir, Kyma Komplex, Boite Music, Club Mackan, and Emerald & Doreen, incursions that turned Miss Zagato into one of the most interesting artists amid the so-called Indie Dance/Dark Disco scene.

MZ’s “Black Pantera” comes with a chassis of steely synth layers, high torque leads, and body-hugging sports seats… sorry, vocals. The absurd 80s-infused aura develops its magic at delicious 118 BPM – yes, it is fast enough.

A fun fact about today’s premiere: The lyrics were written while she was on the wheels of her Jaguar F-Type 400. Fortunately, composing and driving is still not forbidden. A sad fact: Her beloved car was stolen a year or so ago. =~(

You can find (and buy) this and other music pearls on the Bandcamp page of the artist.

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