A1. Andrew Red Hand - Gritty Bass / TP27

@nuggets1990

"For this mix, I decided to go a bit against the grain. Instead of following the high-energy tech house vibe that's currently dominating the scene, I aimed to create something more playful, unexpected, and diverse. I had a lot of fun experimenting — from playing tracks at the “wrong” speed to selecting tracks that I wouldn’t typically play.

I wanted to blend a variety of genres from three different decades into one cohesive story. Since L'eau, C'est La Vie translates to Water is life, I searched for tracks that feature water elements — think rainfall, thunder, or sounds reminiscent of the Amazon. Tried to tie these natural elements into the mix together to give it a unique feel.

Hopefully, it’s the kind of mix that brings you a moment of calm, curiosity, or even a smile — perfect for a Sunday afternoon."

002 - NUGGETS

@moopie This mix is an hour taken from a Sunday afternoon at Miscellania. The set was 5 hours long and I've tried to capture the transition from tension to release. Moments that I love. See you at the SlapFunk Weekender on May 17!

Moopie - SLAPCAST089

Proper vibes at the Secret Stage, was in company of good friends and family! Don't ask why the last few tracks sound bad, the V10 mixer and I have yet to become friends.

Capra - Opening set at Thuishaven Secret Stage 26-01-25

Italian DJ and producer Pancratio lands on Love on the Rocks with ‘Love Letters’, his first EP for the cult Berlin-based label founded by PARAMIDA. The record, another bold and unique entry in the label’s impressive catalogue, arrives after a decade of behind-the-scenes influence and personal artistic evolution for Pancratio, marking a turning point in his journey: from anonymous studio architect to an expressive, full-fledged solo artist.

Pancratio has long been a quiet force in underground music. As the founder of Otta Res Lab, he spent years producing, mixing, and mastering records for other artists, building a reputation among insiders for his meticulous analog workflows and deeply felt soundscapes. Now, with Love Letters, he turns the spotlight on himself.

Crafted in just a matter of weeks during a period of profound personal transition, the EP tells the story of Pancratio’s relocation from Rome to Berlin, a leap of faith that would shape the emotional and sonic narrative of the release. Following a summer immersed in the city's clubs and festivals, the producer returned to the studio with renewed clarity and purpose. What followed was a spontaneous burst of creativity: one track a day, each emerging with fluid ease from his analog-heavy setup.

“I called the record Love Letters because it's a message to all the people I left behind,” Pancratio shared in a personal note. “It’s my way of saying: everything’s going great here. I made the right choice.”

His music caught the attention of PARAMIDA thanks to the encouragement, and quiet hustle, of friends and collaborators Simone de Kunovich and Giammarco Orsini, both longtime allies of Pancratio and contributors to his label One Trip to Avyon. What began as an offhand suggestion turned into a fast-forming collaboration, with Pancratio sending a new track to Paramida every day for a week. The EP took shape naturally from those exchanges.

Pancratio sets the tone from the start on ‘A Neverending Story’, with layers of kicks, vocal samples, huge grooves and deceptively simple and effective percussive loops, then flips the track, without warning, with pads that add unexpected melancholy and emotional depth.

‘Artificial Intelligence’ jumps right into its groove, setting up a left turn into retrofuturistic sci-fi romance. Intimate, softly-spoken vocals lead into an otherworldly, vocoded lullaby, and then Pancratio removes the ground from beneath our feet. Masterfully extending sections of breaks, we’re lifted out of the arrangement before being dropped right back in the deep end, in moments that will destroy dancefloors while enveloping them in complexly touching emotional highs.

From there, the tonal contrasts just get bigger, weirder and more beautiful. ‘I Promise’ builds an irresistible house groove into a hypnotic summer jam, before tearing a hole in it it with a patchwork of vocal samples and off-pitch synths, snapping it out of its comfort zone and into completely unexpected territory before dropping it right back into the deep end. It’s a devastating sequence handled with the lightest touch, mirroring the twists and turns of its subject matter in a moment of sublime sonic storytelling.

Love Letters continues Pancratio’s pursuit of emotional depth through minimalist, analog-rooted production. Each track is a one-take from start to finish, recorded straight from his hardware setup and only minimally mastered, evoking a tactile sense of warmth and spontaneity rarely found in today’s digital-heavy landscape. 

Love Letters is not only a new chapter in Pancratio’s artistic evolution, it’s a heartfelt message delivered in music: to friends, to places once called home, and to everyone just now discovering his world.

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Love Letters

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The Drum Syrup series is endlessly popular with people in work-settings.  Chilling beats for the office stereo? We got you. 
Relaxed jazzy sounds for your café? Don't worry about it.
This mix is not that. Welcome to the first NSFW Drum Syrup Mix.

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DRUM SYRUP PODCAST 23 - ELON DUST [NSFW]

A Beyond Mix Vol. 9: Framboisier

2 hrs taken from a dreamy closing set at Berlin's Hoppetosse for @theghost 9th Birthday celebration, June 7th 2025

This was one of my all time favorite sets on the boat. Hope you guys dig!

Live at Hoppetosse - Ghost 9th Bday Closing 7.6.2025

Spiral Phase is a four track journey, a seasonal EP where, step by step, you let go of your ego and your troubles while you dance. It invites you to head to the kitchen and pick up your cutlery, because you are about to feast on the finest ham and tenderloin the hardgroove world has to offer. A release made for pure dancefloor pleasure, coming straight from Spain and delivered by Dan Vaxx.

Artist: Dan Vaxx
EP Title: Spiral Phase
Label: The Acid Mind Recordings
Format: Digital
Genre: Electronic
Style: Raw / Hypnotic

A Beyond Mix Vol. 9: Framboisier

9FINITY