A pan-pot is a simple, workaday knob, given to side-to-side flip-flopping and not much else. Pan-Pot, on the other hand, are a brilliantly multidimensional Berlin duo currently twisting house and techno fans into rapturous fits.

In just a few short years, Pan-Pot —the duo comprised of Tassilo Ippenberger and Thomas Benedix—have become a central presence in electronic dance music’s most advanced sectors. Their rise parallels that of their home label mobilee, coming at a time when established categories are breaking down and accepted notions of “minimal” (please) are giving way to an unprecedented degree of dynamism on demanding dancefloors. Another mobilee signee, Marco Resmann, was a founding member of the group, but has since left to concentrate on his solo work.

Pan-Pot’s vinyl debut came in May 2005 with the Popy & Caste EP (mobilee002), featuring two cuts bursting with gritty, dirty funk, as though they’d scraped all the gunk from beneath the knobs of their gear, packed it into a ball and sent it rolling across the nightclub. Since then, in addition to their contribution to the Extra EP (mobilee005 plus), backing Daniel Stefanik’s anthemic banger “The Bells,” they’ve released three more EPs on mobilee (Obscenity, mobilee005; Black Lodge, mobilee012; and What Is What, mobilee023) and two on Einmaleins Musik. Their kinetic, undulating grooves have proved particularly tempting to other producers—Jesse Rose, Lee Van Dowski, Agnès, Barem and Camea have all taken (pot)shots at reworking the group’s tunes—and their own remixing skills are increasingly in demand: Pan-Pot have put their immediately recognizable spin on tracks by Misc., Anja Schneider & Sebo K, Tim Xavier, Dapayk Solo, Sweet ‘n Candy, and Damián Schwartz, among others.

The release of their debut album marks yet another milestone for the group. Appropriately titled Pan-O-Rama, the record—which has the honor of being the first artist album released on mobilee—offers a 360-degree tour of techno at its most twisted, balancing ominous atmospherics with an unusual lightness of touch, and running classic machine music through silicon’s digital wringer.

They may name themselves after a piece of gear, but Pan-Pot’s music is ultimately about moving bodies, not knobs. Both live and as DJs, Pan-Pot deliver on that promise with sets that rope together crisply minimal, coolly restrained techno and hot and heavy house. Anyone who’s ever played with an analog synthesizer knows that all those pots and dials are there to be touched; Pan-Pot reaches out and touches right back—with a love slap from the heart of the Berlin underground.

Pan Pot - Live at Static7 (unknow date)
Pan Pot - Live at Superkronik Leipzig 10-06-2006
Pan Pot - Live from Loveradio Berlin 16-07-2006

Pan Pot - Live at Tanzmusik 538 Koblenz 20-01-2007 (Part 1)
Pan Pot - Live at Tanzmusik 538 Koblenz 20-01-2007 (Part 2)

Pan Pot - Live at Mobilee Labelnight Tresor Berlin 16-11-2007
Pan Pot - Promomix for Rebel Butterfly Booking 00-11-2007
Pan Pot - Live at Private Party Studio Martin Bucharest 13-12-2007
Pan Pot - Studiomix on Play FM 23-09-2007
Pan Pot - DJ Set at Plattenleger on Das Ding Radio 10-07-2007
Pan Pot - Live at Mobilee Backup Promo 11-10-2007

Pan Pot - Live at 5th Club Jena Germany 30-12-2008
Pan Pot - Mobilee Podcast HiFiMix 02-12-2008

Pan Pot - DJ Set Sunday Night Sleaze 02-11-2008
Pan Pot - Too Many Raindrops Mix October 2008
Pan Pot - Live at Miniktek Festival New York 00-09-2008
Pan Pot - Live at Dance under the blue moon on Fritz Radio 02-08-2008
PanPot - Live at 10 Days Off Gent Belgium 22-07-2008
Pan Pot - DJ Set at Ibiza Voice Podcast 05-07-2008
Pan Pot - Live at Techfest Tullamore 31-05-2008
Pan Pot - Live at Tronix Bielefeld 11-05-2008 Part 1
Pan Pot - Live at Tronix Bielefeld 11-05-2008 Part 2

Panpot - Live at Rapa Nui Mainz 09-05-2008 (part1)
Panpot - Live at Rapa Nui Mainz 09-05-2008 (part2)
Pan Pot - Live at Listed loves Mobilee at Townhouse Hotel Rooftop 29-03-2008
Pan Pot - Live at Technology Club Suite Boston 25-03-2008

Pan Pot - Live at Electrosonic Festival Burgos Spain 22-08-2009
Pan Pot - DJ Set at Plattenleger on Das Ding Radio 27-12-2009
Pan Pot - DJ Set at Dance Department on Radio 538 12-12-2009
Pan Pot - DJ Set at CL - R Podcast 26-10-2009
Pan Pot - Live at Rheinpark Duisburg Germany 30-08-2009
Pan Pot - Promoset Day & Night Volume Two Mobilee Case 21-08-2009
Pan Pot - Day and Night Mix, Mobilee Podcast 29-07-2009
Pan-Pot - Mobilee Private Showcase at Hotel Diagonal Sonar Barcelona,ES 18-06-2009
Pan Pot - Live at Klangkino Gebesee 21-05-2009 (Part1)
Pan Pot - Live at Klangkino Gebesee 21-05-2009 (Part2)
Pan Pot - The Finest in House Mobilee Show 07-06-2009
Pan Pot - DJ Set at The finest in House on WLH FM 19-05-2009
Pan Pot - We Want Summer Mix Mobilee Podcast 10-05-2009
Pan Pot - DJ Set at Switch on Studio Brüssel 21-03-2009

Pan Pot & Cameo - Live at Cafe D Anvers Belgium 06-02-2009 (Part1)
Pan Pot & Cameo - Live at Cafe D Anvers Belgium 06-02-2009 (Part2)
Pan Pot, Marcin Czubala & Benna - Live at Harry Klein Munich 10-01-2009 (Part1)
Pan Pot, Marcin Czubala & Benna - Live at Harry Klein Munich 10-01-2009 (Part2)
Pan Pot, Marcin Czubala & Benna - Live at Harry Klein Munich 10-01-2009 (Part3)

Pan Pot - Live at Soenda Indoor Festival Central Studios Utrecht NL 30-01-2010
Pan Pot - DJ Set at clubberia podcast 08-02-2010
Pan Pot - DJ Set at Dance Department Podcast 13-01-2010
Pan-Pot - DJ Set Clubbed Up Episode 053 07-01-2010

For booking requests, please get in touch with the mobilee booking department:
mobilee booking

Linienstr. 145
10115 Berlin
Germany
booking at mobilee-records.de
http://www.mobilee-records.de

http://www.myspace.com/panpot