PAN has been churning out bangers since ‘08. The Berlin-based record label was founded by Bill Kouligas, and has signed acts like Arca, Eartheater, Evita Manji and Yves Tumour over the years. Known for his “interdisciplinary approach” to the industry, Kouligas’s PAN is all about blurring the lines between art, music and performance, which includes riotous club nights in cities across the globe. Back in March, they hit up Milan with OK Williams in tow, last month took to Tokyo for a Tzusing headline set, and now they’ve infiltrated the UK capital for a stacked line-up with all of your faves.
Setting up shop in Soho’s HERE at Outernet, Kouligas brought together Finnish duo Amnesia Scanner, Drain Gang alum Ecco2K, and Paris-based DJ Crystallmess, plus Tim Hecker, Upsammy and Heith. Of course, those artists are known to have legions of dedicated stans, and when you bring together that many eclectic DJs, you’re going to end up with a mish-mash of eclectic styles too.
On the night, we sent down photographer El Hogg to capture those styles, and the looks ranged from Kawaii-inspired outfits and colourful moto jackets to Y2K emo and grubby boy glam. There was smudged eyeliner and slogan badge pins, fur-trimmed jackets and wraparound shades, cinched waists and draped crimson skirts, plus frilly bloomers and pastel coloured wigs. The charm trend also showed no sign of abating, with cute little trinkets strapped to practically every other chain, belt or bag, while well-worn club classics like black mesh and laddered tights cropped up across the dancefloor too.
For all those outfits and more, scroll through the gallery above for the best looks of the night