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WB030: Borys / Yzer

A1. Borys – Ease Your Mind 
B1. Yzer – Los Demeteros

Two long-awaited tracks which hold a special place in the label’s soundsystem, rich with rhythms and encouraging melodies: morning hours synthy Phoenix by the Ukrainian scene godfather Borys and a bassy, Memphis-like, minimalistic techno from Unai Trotti hiding under the new alias Yzer, on the flip side.

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Release: May 2025
Distributed by @otg-distribution
Mastered at Analogcuts
Artwork: @pathmode

Borys / Yzer - Ease Your Mind / Los Demeteros (12")

SLAPFUNK PRESENTS: MELLA DEE – STEADY MOVIN’ 

The Anglo-Dutch connection stays strong as SlapFunk welcomes Yorkshire’s own Mella Dee to the family! After tearing up the dance floor at our parties, it was only right to bring him deeper into the tribe—and he’s delivered a debut EP that’s sure to stay in playlists and record bags for some time. 

Built to shake dark sweaty basements as well as ignite those big warehouse raves, this record is pure dance floor weaponry. Blending raw underground energy with fresh sounds that push the SlapFunk style forward. Mella Dee flexes his sonic spectrum, serving up four heavy jams. Choose from a Warp-era inspired banger, paying homage to his Yorkshire roots and early influences . A deep, techy roller packed with a heavyweight Reese bassline.
A driving, techno-infused thumper built for peak-time mayhem & chunky box workout with a fat square bass line… all designed to get the party popping and the dancers throwing some serious shapes. 

SlapFunk and Mella Dee keep the tribe and the vibe alive & kicking with this dynamite debut offering, dressed to impress in our trademark artwork. Get on it!

Artist: @melladeemusic
Title: Steady Movin' 
Label: SlapFunk Records
Cat No: SLPFNK030

Tracklist:
A1. NRG VIBES
A2. Rough And Ready
B1. Fiedel Played A Big One
B2. Minimal Interference (Steady Movin')

Illustrations by Firpo A.K.A Freshcore
www.instagram.com/firpoakafreshcore/

Graphic design by Studio Airport
www.studioairport.nl/
www.instagram.com/studio.airport/

Order: subwax.es/product/slpfnk030/
Bandcamp: https://slapfunk.bandcamp.com/album/steady-movin
Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/release/33898776-Mella-Dee-Steady-Movin

Release date: 06/05/2025

Mella Dee - Steady Movin' (SLPFNK030)

Premiere: A2 - Post Play - Go [RISK001]

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Premiere: B1 - Munir Nadir - Sniper [ODDOT03]

Artist: T: Jacques
Title: Fingertrips
Label: Limousine Dream
Cat No: TSOL017
Format: 12” Vinyl & Digi

Tracklist:

A1. T. Jacques - Houze Control
A2. T. Jacques - Fingertrips
B1. T. Jacques - Inside Out  
B2. T. Jacques - 2-Hi [vinyl only]
Dx1. T. Jacques - Mindgames [digi only]

T. Jacques - Fingertrips [TSOL017]

Faith Beat’s 11th signal comes from Ploy with The 'Flirt' EP. A 5 track journey through the darker shades of house and touches of garage - his signature kick drums and bass lines move your body, while vocal samples pull at your heart and mind.

Label: Faith Beat ‎– FAITHBEAT-011
Format: Vinyl, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP
Country: Germany
Released: June 2025
Genre: Electronic
Style: House, Tech-House, Garage House

FAITHBEAT-011 Ploy - The Flirt EP

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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Wholesale enquiries: distribution@loveontherocks.cc

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Love Letters

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LOTR029 Pancratio - Love Letters

From Nail’s gritty groove to Grant & Finnoh’s deep bounce, Varhat’s hypnotic swing and Funksonik’s spaced-out funk — this VA delivers timeless club pressure. Remixes by Brawther and Daniel Paul round things off with pure class. Raw, driving, and soaked in soul — house music at its finest.

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