Pan-Pot

Pan-Pot
Background information
Origin	Berlin, Germany
Genres	Experimental techno, techno, tech house
Years active	2004 (2004)–present
Labels	Second State Audio, Mobilee, Soma, Einmaleins Musik
Website	pan-pot.net
Members	Tassilo Ippenberger Thomas Benedix

Pan-Pot is the name of the Berlin-based techno duo, German DJs and music producers Tassilo Ippenberger and Thomas Benedix.^[1][2][3]

Since their launch in 2005, Pan-Pot have established their presence in the modern techno scene, reaching popularity with the release of their debut album, Pan-O-Rama,^[4] on Anja Schneider's^[5] Mobilee label.^[6][7]

Their music repertoire is best defined as underground-oriented and yet independent of any existing genres of contemporary sounds, traversing techno and house but having experimental elements with strong IDM influences.

The duo are credited with producing live sets combined with vocals^[8][9] that are described as revealing a deep understanding of the dancefloor needs of clubs and festivals.^[10][11]

Background

Tassilo and Thomas met in 2003 at Berlin’s SAE Institute where they studied audio engineering. There the two producers completed their studies in sound production and design, which helped them in defining Pan-Pot's sound aesthetic when they started producing music together.^[12]

In 2005, the duo booked Anja Schneider for one of their events,^[13] which coincidentally gave them the opportunity to establish a favorable connection with her then nascent Mobilee imprint. After a few weeks the label launched their second release, which was Pan-Pot's official debut, "Copy and Paste".^[14] Since then a steady stream of tracks and remixes have been released on Mobilee and Einmaleins Musik.

The defining moment of Pan-Pot’s career came in 2007, with the release of their debut artist album, Pan-O-Rama.^[15] Tracks such as "Charly" and "Captain My Captain" became hits, which made the artists known for their blend of melodic and plain techno and house.^[16]

Pan-Pot 2015

In 2014, Pan-Pot launch their own imprint, Second State, ^[17] moving into a new chapter of their career.^[18]

Discography

Albums and EPs

• "Maffia" – (Einmaleins Musik, 2004)
• "Popy & Caste" – (Mobilee, 2005)
• "Obscenity" – (Mobilee, 2005)
• "Pious Sin" – (Einmaleins Musik, 2006)
• "Black Lodge" – (Mobilee, 2006)
• "What Is What" – (Mobilee, 2007)
• "Charly" – (Mobilee, 2007)
• Pan-O-Rama – (Mobilee, 2007)
• "Lost Tracks" – (Mobilee, 2008)
• "Confronted" – (Mobilee, 2009)
• "Confronted (The Remixes)" – (Mobilee, 2009)
• "Captain My Captain" – (Mobilee, 2010)
• "Captain My Captain Remixes" – (Mobilee, 2011)
• "Gravity" – (Mobilee, 2012)"
• "White Fiction" – (Mobilee, 2012)
• Mobilee Back to Back Vol.6, Presented by Pan-Pot (Mobilee collection, 2012)
• The Mirror - (Mobilee, 2013)
• Cells - (Second State Audio, 2014)
• Grey Matter - (Second State Audio, 2014)
• Watergate Compilation 17 - (Watergate Records, 2014)
• Conductor - (Watergate Records, 2014)
• The Other - (Second State Audio, 2015)
• The Other Remixes - (Second State Audio, 2015)

Remixes

• Mathias Schaffhäuser – "Lost Vox" (2005)
• Enliven Deep Acoustics – "Over" (2006)
• Misc. – "Frequenzträger" (2006)
• Anja Schneider & Sebo K – "Rancho Relaxo" (2006)
• Feldah & Koba – "Is Klar" (2006)
• Sweet 'n Candy – "Scrollmops" (2007)
• Damian Schwartz – "Verde Confetti" (2007)
• Tim Xavier – "Deception De Real" (2007)
• Dapayk Solo – "Hagen" (2007)
• Andomat 3000 feat. F.L.O – "Quarzy" (2008)
• Funzion – "Helado en Globos" (2008)
• Anja Schneider – "Mole" (2008)
• Asem Shama – "Kabuki" (2008)
• Brian Ffar – "Billy Bought a Laser" (2009)
• Sian – "Skeleton" (2009)
• Andre Winter – "Dogma" (2009)
• Sebrok – "The Most Dangerous Game!" (2009)
• Pascal Mollin – "The Elephant" (2009)
• Phil Kieran – "Blood of Barcelona" (2010)
• Slam – "Room 2" (2010)
• Dapayk & Padberg – "Sugar" (2010)
• Dustin Zahn & Joel Mull – "Bossa Nossa" (2010)
• Booka Shade – "Regenerate" (2010)
• Marc Romboy vs Stephan Bodzin – "Phobos" (2011)
• Nicone feat. Narra – "Caje" (2011)
• Slam – "Lifetimes (Pan-Pot Remixes)" (2011)
• Kiki & Marco Resmann – "Beggin' for the Heat" (2012)
• Format:B – "Liquid" (2012)
• Simina Grigoriu featuring MAMA – "Kokopelli" (2013)
• Martin Eyerer - "The Cake" (2013)
• Stephan Bodzin - "Zulu" (2015)

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pan-Pot.

• Official website
• Second State Audio Official Homepage
• Pan-Pot on TopDeejays
• Mobilee Recordsl Official Homepage
• Pan-Pot at Allmusic
• Pan-Pot discography at Discogs