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Premiere: Gary Beck “Psycho Babble” – Second State

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Glasgow’s Gary Beck is back on Pan-Pot’s Second State with weighty four tracker, Supervan EP. A pillar of Scotland’s techno scene, Beck has appeared regularly at some of the globe’s most respected venues and festivals including Womb Tokyo, fabric, Output NYC and Awakenings.

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Title track “Supervan” opens with bouncing bass and rattling percussion. A chopped-up vocal is introduced and commands the track forward as it ascends, with the kick battling to harden the track over the grooving melody and anthemic keys. Next up is the spirited cut “Psycho Babble”. A resounding sample attempts to cry out over the jacking bass and kick combo, calling out in ecstasy at intervals of the track. A minimal hi-hat jumps throughout but retracts as the track increases tempo and gallops towards the end, where Beck incorporates breakbeat elements for the final leg.

Listen: Gary Beck “Psycho Babble” – Second State

“Sparks” follows with rhythmic shakers and hi-hats juxtaposing each other under the dialogue of two young punters. The conversation adds a narrative to the track as it intensifies along with a gritty buzzing element. The voices become distorted as the track builds to crescendo, with the sample and music working together in unison to unravel the story of the character’s night. The finale “Pink Castles” is a pacy and hypnotic trip, conjuring up the energy of both a peak-time workout and high-tempo closer. Haunting vocals and icy synths swirl around the driving elements and atmospherics, engulfing the listener into the darkness of this finishing track.

Gary Beck’s Supervan EP drops on Second State on April 15, 2022. You can get it here. 

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Pan-Pot: Their Undying Dedication & Unwavering Drive to Music

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Being the first to do anything can give you an upper hand awarding you with great attention and privilege. You pave the road for others to follow but also think about all the heavy-lifting creating a path requires. “You always need one deeper breath than the other ones,” says Thomas Benedix. He’s one-half of the Berlin-based techno duo Pan-Pot. Sure, right now the electronic music market is (over)saturated with DJs and music producers, but when Pan-Pot was starting out it was a whole other ballgame with its own set of challenges. Being the first isn’t easy; however, Pan-Pot has had an undying dedication and unwavering drive to music. From the moment they met each other in their early 20s, they knew their passion for music would mean doing whatever it takes to succeed. Now, almost 20 years later, the duo, who consider themselves brothers, have established themselves as a force in techno.

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