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ensemble. It is the alter ego of Mark Nelson, vocalist and guitarist for the band
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, who first began recording under the name in 1997.
The debut release for Pan American was a self-titled LP on
Kranky in 1998. The 2000 LP ''360 Business/360 Bypass'' included appearances from
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Alan Sparhawk
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Two further full-lengths on Kranky followed in 2002 and 2004.
Discography
*''Pan American'' (
Kranky, 1998)
*''360 Business/360 Bypass'' (Kranky, 2000)
*''Personal Settings:Preset 1'' (
Quatermass Records, 2001)
*''East Coast Bugs'' EP (Quatermass Records, 2001)
*''Preset 1/3'' (Quatermass, 2002)
*''The River Made No Sound'' (Kranky, 2002)
*''Quiet City'' (Kranky, 2004)
*''For Waiting, For Chasing'' (
Mosz Records, 2006)
*''White Bird Release'' (Kranky, 2009)
*''Cloud Room, Glass Room'' (Kranky, 2013)
*
Rue Corridor (Sketch for Winter II)'
Geographic North 2015)
*''A Son'' (Kranky, 2019)
*''The Patience Fader'' (Kranky, 2022)
References
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