10 Essential Releases From Bill Kouligas’ PAN Label According To Ukrainian Party Cxema
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# 10 Essential Releases From Bill Kouligas’ PAN Label According To Ukrainian Party Cxema
If you asked us to name a label that represents electronic dance music's
contemporary vanguard, we'd probably respond with [PAN][1]{:
target="_blank" rel="noopener"}. Started in 2008 by Bill Kouligas, the
label has since amassed a massive discography that features some of the
most interesting sonic experiments of the past few years, including
works by [Amnesia Scanner][2]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener"},
[Eartheater][3]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener"}, [Objekt][4]{:
target="_blank" rel="noopener"} and [Toxe][5]{: target="_blank"
rel="noopener"} (pictured above).
Yet as good as PAN's discography is, it's volume also makes it somewhat
inaccessible for a novice listener. Thankfully, the people behind
Ukrainian techno party [Cxema][6]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener"} have
put together this guide to some of their essential selections from the
PAN back catalog.
If you're in Kyiv tomorrow, Saturday June 1, go to Cxema's party with
PAN. For more information, [click here][7]{: target="_blank"
rel="noopener"}.
## M.E.S.H., *Hesaitix*
[SoundCloud Track][8]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"}
"We've been following this artist since
the creation of Cxema and the very first parties. A few years later, he
wrote an email with a proposal to play at one of Cxema party. His advice
was never-to-be-forgotten: 'Go on and do not change anything.' It's his
second full-length album on PAN, and it's definitely one of the most
iconic releases on the label."
## Amnesia Scanner, *Another Life*
[SoundCloud Track][9]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"}
"It seems like it's something on the
edge, but this is what we lack sometimes."
## Errorsmith, *Superlative Fatigue*
[SoundCloud Track][10]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"}
"After a break for 13 years, the
full-length album of Erik Weigand (a.k.a. Errorsmith) was worth waiting
that long. And it was quite fair that it occupied all the charts of
2017. Moreover, the work is entirely written using the Razor
software developed by Weigand
himself."
## Eartheater, *IRISIRI*
[SoundCloud Track][11]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"}
"We admire the work of American singer
Alexandra Drewchin. She skillfully immerses the listener into a special
atmosphere. Abstract sound landscapes and musical "deconstructions",
experiments with voice and Alexandra's somnambulistic melodies---all of
this creates a strange surreal atmosphere."
## Objekt, *Flatland*
[SoundCloud Track][12]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"}
"The album was released five years ago
and for us, it's probably the best album on PAN, with the super hit 'One
Stitch Follows Another' inside."
## Stine Janvin, *Fake Synthetic Music*
[SoundCloud Track][13]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"}
"Hopefully, we will invite Stine to play
a live performance at Cxema in the near future. In the middle of the
night. It would be nice to see the astonishment, disturbance and
exaltation of people on the dancefloor. It would be interesting."
## Heatsick, *Re-Engineering*
[SoundCloud Track (115798948)][14]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener
noreferrer"}
"When we open our small club, Steven
Warwick will definitely play there. We like this record's unfussy
minimalist passages mixed with saxophone and Warwich's own vocals. We
are still waiting for something new from him."
## Various Artists, mono no aware
[SoundCloud Track][15]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"}
"The first compilation from the label
and the collective work of long-standing and already well-known
residents: M.E.S.H., Yves Tumor, Helm, ADR, Sky H1 and Jeff Witscher
(a.k.a. Rene Hell), as well as numerous newbies.
They have very few things in common,
except for the abstract aesthetic vision, but the whole record sounds
organic. The curatorial work of Bill Kouligas reaches its peak here.
It's amazing how 16 different artists managed to put together such an
integral and at the same time multi-faceted ambient release."
## Black Sites, *Prototype EP*
[SoundCloud Track (102704085)][16]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener
noreferrer"}
"Two killer tracks from Helena Hauff and F#X inside."
## Tzusing / M.E.S.H., *Split*
[SoundCloud Track][17]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"}
"Tzusing on PAN, this should have
finally happened. Hey, James
(M.E.S.H.), thank you."
[1]: https://p-a-n.org
[2]: http://www.amnesiascanner.net/
[3]: https://alexdrewchin.bandcamp.com/
[4]: https://soundcloud.com/keinobjekt
[5]: https://soundcloud.com/to-xe
[6]: https://www.c-x-e-m-a.com/
[7]: https://www.facebook.com/events/318630315462734/?active_tab=discussion
[8]: https://api.soundcloud.com/playlists/369946346
[9]: https://api.soundcloud.com/playlists/597478950
[10]: https://api.soundcloud.com/playlists/363153811
[11]: https://api.soundcloud.com/playlists/516712698
[12]: https://api.soundcloud.com/playlists/245696207
[13]: https://api.soundcloud.com/playlists/621457575
[14]: https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/115798948
[15]: https://api.soundcloud.com/playlists/308775171
[16]: https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/102704085
[17]: https://api.soundcloud.com/playlists/712403013
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text: '<p>If you asked us to name a label that represents electronic dance music’s contemporary vanguard, we’d probably respond with <a href="https://p-a-n.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PAN</a>. Started in 2008 by Bill Kouligas, the label has since amassed a massive discography that features some of the most interesting sonic experiments of the past few years, including works by <a href="http://www.amnesiascanner.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amnesia Scanner</a>, <a href="https://alexdrewchin.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Eartheater</a>, <a href="https://soundcloud.com/keinobjekt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Objekt</a> and <a href="https://soundcloud.com/to-xe" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Toxe</a> (pictured above).</p><p>Yet as good as PAN’s discography is, it’s volume also makes it somewhat inaccessible for a novice listener. Thankfully, the people behind Ukrainian techno party <a href="https://www.c-x-e-m-a.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cxema</a> have put together this guide to some of their essential selections from the PAN back catalog.</p><p>If you’re in Kyiv tomorrow, Saturday June 1, go to Cxema’s party with PAN. For more information, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/318630315462734/?active_tab=discussion" target="_blank" rel="noopener">click here</a>.</p><h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">M.E.S.H., <em>Hesaitix</em></span></h2><p><a href="https://api.soundcloud.com/playlists/369946346" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">SoundCloud Track</a></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“We’ve been following this artist since the creation of Cxema and the very first parties. A few years later, he wrote an email with a proposal to play at one of Cxema party. His advice was never-to-be-forgotten: ‘Go on and do not change anything.’ It’s his second full-length album on PAN, and it’s definitely one of the most iconic releases on the label.”</span></p><h2><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Amnesia Scanner, <em>Another Life</em></span></h2><p><a href="https://api.soundcloud.com/playlists/597478950" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">SoundCloud Track</a></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“It seems like it’s something on the edge, but this is what we lack sometimes.”</span></p><h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Errorsmith, <em>Superlative Fatigue</em></span></h2><p><a href="https://api.soundcloud.com/playlists/363153811" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">SoundCloud Track</a></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“After a break for 13 years, the full-length album of Erik Weigand (a.k.a. Errorsmith) was worth waiting that long. And it was quite fair that it occupied all the charts of 2017. Moreover, the work is entirely written using the Razor</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">software developed by Weigand himself.”</span></p><h2><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Eartheater, <em>IRISIRI</em></span></h2><p><a href="https://api.soundcloud.com/playlists/516712698" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">SoundCloud Track</a></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“We admire the work of American singer Alexandra Drewchin. She skillfully immerses the listener into a special atmosphere. Abstract sound landscapes and musical “deconstructions”, experiments with voice and Alexandra’s somnambulistic melodies—all of this creates a strange surreal atmosphere.”</span></p><h2><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Objekt, <em>Flatland</em></span></h2><p><a href="https://api.soundcloud.com/playlists/245696207" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">SoundCloud Track</a></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“The album was released five years ago and for us, it’s probably the best album on PAN, with the super hit ‘One Stitch Follows Another’ inside.”</span></p><h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Stine Janvin, <em>Fake Synthetic Music</em></span></h2><p><a href="https://api.soundcloud.com/playlists/621457575" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">SoundCloud Track</a></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Hopefully, we will invite Stine to play a live performance at Cxema in the near future. In the middle of the night. It would be nice to see the astonishment, disturbance and exaltation of people on the dancefloor. It would be interesting.”</span></p><h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Heatsick, <em>Re-Engineering</em></span></h2><p><a href="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/115798948" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">SoundCloud Track (115798948)</a></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“When we open our small club, Steven Warwick will definitely play there. We like this record’s unfussy minimalist passages mixed with saxophone and Warwich’s own vocals. We are still waiting for something new from him.”</span></p><h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Various Artists, <em>mono no aware </em></span></h2><p><a href="https://api.soundcloud.com/playlists/308775171" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">SoundCloud Track</a></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“The first compilation from the label and the collective work of long-standing and already well-known residents: M.E.S.H., Yves Tumor, Helm, ADR, Sky H1 and Jeff Witscher (a.k.a. Rene Hell), as well as numerous newbies. </span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">They have very few things in common, except for the abstract aesthetic vision, but the whole record sounds organic. The curatorial work of Bill Kouligas reaches its peak here. It’s amazing how 16 different artists managed to put together such an integral and at the same time multi-faceted ambient release.”</span></p><h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Black Sites, <em>Prototype EP</em></span></h2><p><a href="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/102704085" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">SoundCloud Track (102704085)</a></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Two killer tracks from </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Helena Hauff and F#X inside.”</span></p><h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Tzusing / M.E.S.H., <em>Split</em> </span></h2><p><a href="https://api.soundcloud.com/playlists/712403013" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">SoundCloud Track</a></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Tzusing on PAN, this should have finally happened. Hey, Jam</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">es (M.E.S.H.), th</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">ank you.”</span></p>'
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# 10 Essential Releases From Bill Kouligas’ PAN Label According To Ukrainian Party Cxema If you asked us to name a label that represents electronic dance music's contemporary vanguard, we'd probably respond with [PAN][1]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener"}. Started in 2008 by Bill Kouligas, the la...
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If you're in Kyiv tomorrow, Saturday June 1, go to Cxema's party with PAN. For more information, [click here][7]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener"}. ## M.E.S.H., *Hesaitix* [SoundCloud Track][8]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"} "We've been following this artist since the creation of ...
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A few years later, he wrote an email with a proposal to play at one of Cxema party. His advice was never-to-be-forgotten: 'Go on and do not change anything.' It's his second full-length album on PAN, and it's definitely one of the most iconic releases on the label." . ## Amnesia Scanner, *Anoth...
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His advice was never-to-be-forgotten: 'Go on and do not change anything.' It's his second full-length album on PAN, and it's definitely one of the most iconic releases on the label." . ## Amnesia Scanner, *Another Life* [SoundCloud Track][9]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"} "It se...
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And it was quite fair that it occupied all the charts of 2017. Moreover, the work is entirely written using the Razor software developed by Weigand himself." . ## Eartheater, *IRISIRI* [SoundCloud Track][11]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"} "We admire the work of American singer A...
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She skillfully immerses the listener into a special atmosphere. Abstract sound landscapes and musical "deconstructions", experiments with voice and Alexandra's somnambulistic melodies---all of this creates a strange surreal atmosphere." . ## Objekt, *Flatland* [SoundCloud Track][12]{: target="...
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Abstract sound landscapes and musical "deconstructions", experiments with voice and Alexandra's somnambulistic melodies---all of this creates a strange surreal atmosphere." . ## Objekt, *Flatland* [SoundCloud Track][12]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"} "The album was released five...
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It would be nice to see the astonishment, disturbance and exaltation of people on the dancefloor. It would be interesting." . ## Heatsick, *Re-Engineering* [SoundCloud Track (115798948)][14]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"} "When we open our small club, Steven Warwick will definite...
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We like this record's unfussy minimalist passages mixed with saxophone and Warwich's own vocals. We are still waiting for something new from him." . ## Various Artists, mono no aware [SoundCloud Track][15]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"} "The first compilation from the label and ...
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The curatorial work of Bill Kouligas reaches its peak here. It's amazing how 16 different artists managed to put together such an integral and at the same time multi-faceted ambient release." . ## Black Sites, *Prototype EP* [SoundCloud Track (102704085)][16]{: target="_blank" rel="noopener nor...
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