The story
Pan American is an American experimental electronic music ensemble. It is the alter ego of Mark Nelson, vocalist and guitarist for the band Labradford, who first began recording under the name in 1997.
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Band · from United States · since 1997

Pan American is an American experimental electronic music ensemble. It is the alter ego of Mark Nelson, vocalist and guitarist for the band Labradford, who first began recording under the name in 1997.
From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Interior of an Edifice Under the Sea27 Jun 2025Vinyl
Reverberations of Non-Stop Traffic on Redding Road22 Mar 2024Vinyl
The Double Life Of A Seahorse29 May 2025 · SingleVinyl
Under The Mariana Trench1 May 2025 · SingleVinyl
The Miner's Pale Child22 Feb 2024 · SingleVinyl
A Mountain is an Ancestor25 Jan 2024 · SingleVinylRecords from MusicBrainz, completed with the release lists of Deezer. Sleeves from the Cover Art Archive and the same lists.
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Members past and present, each with their own page. From MusicBrainz.
Records by other artists with Pan•American in the credits, from the song and record credits of MusicBrainz and Discogs. Their own bands are above.
Playlists with Pan•American in them: Sonic Architects selections and Pause & Record tapes from linr listeners, Deezer’s editors and curators, radio shows on Mixcloud and ListenBrainz playlists. Every tile opens on linr first, with the original one link away.
Where the listeners of ListenBrainz, Last.fm and Deezer agree, with the circle of Pan•American’s own bands. A source that names other people with the same name is left out.
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