Contributing Writer
Berlin-based techno duo Pan-Pot close out 2025 with their newest single ‘Phantaxxxy’, released on 18th December via their own imprint HUMAN.
‘Phantaxxxy’ is more than a track – it’s a full-body experience. A study in forbidden stimulation, the record unfolds like an interstellar customs seizure: leather-bound, USB-encoded, and reportedly banned on three moons for being “too suggestive for zero gravity.” Extracted from a bass-driven artificial intelligence that allegedly achieved sentience mid-breakdown in a velvet-draped server room, the track pulses with teasing tension. Slithering synths, hypnotic grooves, and a drop that practically demands a safe word place ‘Phantaxxxy’ somewhere between cosmic kink and dancefloor hypnosis.
Composed of Tassilo Ippenberger and Thomas Benedix, Pan-Pot have spent 2025 expanding their creative universe through HUMAN, a platform that exists as both label and event series. Over the past year, HUMAN has hosted events across the Netherlands, Berlin, New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago, alongside the official Street Parade afterparty in Zurich, which drew over 1.3 million attendees. The release follows a run of standout singles including ‘KALSTROM’, ‘OPERA (Street Parade Anthem)’, ‘Nightcode’, and ‘TDD’.
Launched as a new chapter in Pan-Pot’s evolution, HUMAN bridges raw techno energy with something deeper – emotional, warm, and unapologetically human. The ethos is rooted in connection, pushing past fleeting trends to place feeling back at the center of the dancefloor.
Looking ahead, the duo have announced a special all-night-long ‘Back to the Warehouse’ event on 21st February, echoing the early rave spirit of the 90s with a pounding soundsystem and a full lineup to be revealed (see ticket info here).
Set for release on 18th December ‘Phantaxxxy’ stands as one of the final statements of 2025 on HUMAN – bold, provocative, and unmistakably Pan-Pot.
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