Collective States (individually known to those in the know as Dan Reid & Gary Bennetton) are Southampton (UK) based melodic techno producers, label managers and sci-fi fans! Sporting a hard drive full of unreleased material with support from the likes of Carl Cox, John Digweed, Joris Voorn, Sasha, Groove Armada, Hot Since 82, James Zabiela, Eats Everything, Alan Fitzpatrick and Nick Curly amongst many, "Planet Mongo" their second release on their own High Tide Recordings imprint broke the Beatport top 20 Techno Chart, following “Krypton” on Born Electric (which peaked at 21 in the Beatport Techno Chart) as well as “Laser Brain” on Toolroom. The guys had a great 2021 with their remix for the legend that is Carl Cox reaching 7 in the Beatport Techno Chart (41 in the overall top 100) and the man himself charting it at number 1 in his own top 10. They have also had the privilege of remixing the legend that is Roisin Murphy and her “Kingdom Of Ends” single which was released exclusively on Beatport and due to debut on Spotify later in 2022 as well as numerous projects for Knee Deep In Sound, Stil Vor Talent, 43 Degrees Records and the like. As a popular golden figure once said "the possibility of successfully navigating an asteroid field is approximately 3,720 to 1", but the journey is just beginning for the duo from the South Coast.