@eric-stencel
Into the Woods Festival
September 15, 2023 - Stekplek
Amersfoort, Netherlands
www.intothewoods.nl

DJ Senc @ Into the Woods Festival 2023

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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✦ The Freakazoids
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The Freakazoids ─ Bass Generator (Dub) [TFR-005]

This moment feels different and we’re honored to introduce our 001 vinyl only release! After years of dreaming, planning, and holding the vision close, the first Bünker Bliss release finally breathes life and it couldn’t be in better hands than on Saba Emeridze aka DJ ASTROBEE’s.

TBILISI-based producer DJ Astrobee steps forward with a record that reaffirms his place as one of Georgia’s underground pillars. The music itself moves fluidly from razor-edged, body-jolting rhythms to shadowy synth-driven journeys - always carried by a tension that feels both immediate and entrancing. With this release, DJ Astrobee channels that energy into Bünker Bliss’s A side, setting a defining tone for everything that follows.

Art & Design: @vsyana
Mastering: @durosai
creative ds: @markchez____ @sebmintlyfe

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CC Radio 047 - j:me

Manchester's j:me is fast becoming one to watch in the UK underground scene as a talented producer and dedicated digger who is very much committed to his craft. His versatility as a artist has seen him DJ all across Europe in recent times, featuring at internationally recognised festivals such as ADE and OFFSónar, as well as many leading clubs across the UK. 

Having gained recent support from the likes of Raresh, Francesco Del Garda, Gene On Earth, tINI, Gabbs and our forthcoming headliner Giammarco Orsini, j:me really is one to watch, and this mix is an insight into why you should.

Support the artist: https://soundcloud.com/jme_uk

CC Radio 047 - j:me

(OCS002) Various Artists - +55 Frequency @brightcloudsdj // @criminalissues // @guimaschc // @guterres // @hvsn // @sahmdj

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01. Bright Clouds - Flip Flop
02. Criminal Issues - Bug Beat
03. Guimas - Great Expectations 
04. Guterres - Stranger Bubbles 
05. hvsn - Dipsy Dipsy 
06. Sahm - 50ºC

🌐 +55 FREQUENCY

In a country where every beat carries a code, Ocsid Records tunes into a new broadcast.
+55 FREQUENCY is the frequency that connects Brazil to the world—a meeting point for identities, languages, and sounds that reverberate beyond borders.

Between contemporary energy and old-school essence, a compilation is born that translates the present: intense, authentic, and in constant movement.
Productions that echo the present and project the future—where each artist transmits their own frequency within the same signal.

Ocsid Records continues its mission: to transform sound into presence, and presence into permanence.

💽 Now available exclusively on Bandcamp
📀 +55 FREQUENCY — transmitting the sound of Brazil.

Master: @sistooo
Artwork: @daznev

(OCS002) Various Artists - +55 Frequency

01. Bright Clouds - Flip Flop

• 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗥𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁 ─ Digital Ass Vol.1 [DIGITALASS01] | 𝗢𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝘀𝘀 •

Premiere Track → 3. Consciousness

" Oyster Ass is back with some fresh unreleased tracks, meticulously crafted to get your bum moving and your mind soaring. Stay tuned because Vol. 2 is just around the corner. "

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Title: Digital Ass Vol.1
Artist: 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗥𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁
Label: 𝗢𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝘀𝘀 
Catno: DIGITALASS01

Format: Digital
Artwork: The Clowney & Willy Tattooer
Release Date: October 6, 2025. France

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Public Request ─ Consciousness [DIGITALASS01]

Snippets of our forthcoming release on Sushitech, Get Fucked - Unearthed Stash.

Get Fucked - De Icing (Sushitech)

Track List :
1 - Bedandclouds - It’s A Trap
2 - Die Angst - Feel It
3 - Guile - Cut The Mid Range
4 - Pink Stickbug - Sunshine Makers
5 - Was - Sinners
6 - Park Robinson - Fuja
7 - YFGD - Es Una Conexión Espiritual
8 - Fundamental - No Fuss, No Dust
9 - Jamaimoi - Mercadona Paradise
10 - Marrickville Electronique - Back In Black
11 - Existencia Pasajera - Beside The Victory
12 - Loranova - La Riviera

Bandcamp : binarysoundmusic.bandcamp.com/

Hello Summer 2025 (V/A) [BNSD - DGT007]

Mind Hunter EP

Shadow

Lorenzo Aribone - Shadow - Outcast Planet [PREMIERE]

This is our Mixmag The Lab London session we did last year. Enjoy!!

Video stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwsWbC-lHzw

01. Bright Clouds - Flip Flop

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