OCASO episode 41 tonight with host Enkō and ambient music legend from Norway Mind Over MIDI

Berserk Fabrik owner Mind Over MIDI has been relentlessly releasing ambient music for almost 3 decades, a genre he gently yet expertly manipulates through a series of techniques where he conjoins energy driven atmospheres and small nuanced changes to create movement and mystery.

00h00-01h00 Enkō
01h00-02h00 Mind Over MIDI

OCASO episode 41 tonight with host Enkō and ambient music legend from Norway Mind Over MIDI Berserk Fabrik owner Mind Over MIDI has been relentlessly releasing ambient music for almost 3 decades, a genre he gently yet expertly manipulates through a series of techniques where he conjoins energy driven atmospheres and small nuanced changes to create movement and mystery. 00h00-01h00 Enkō 01h00-02h00 Mind Over MIDI

Ocaso | 2022.06.06 | Enkō + Mind Over MIDI

Resident  // Basilar Festival
Founder // SUMMA and OCASO

Enkō's locked groove style sits at the intersection of classic techno and contemporary rhythms. Deep, immersive, and deliberately groovy. The approach is the product of a practice built over many years, five of them spent studying music technology and sound design in Leeds, where collaborations with Latitude, Leeds Festival, and SHHH_IFT sharpened both his ear and his understanding of what electronic culture can be when handled with care.

Back in Lisbon, he channelled that formation into a series of projects that have come to define a particular corner of the city's scene. SUMMA, the party he co-hosts with CRAVO at Outra Cena, has become a reliable home for emerging Portuguese talent, a platform that prioritises quality of experience. OCASO, his ambient-leaning counterpart, takes a different register, as the atmospheric sessions and radio show at Lusophonica document the slower, more searching side of his musical identity.

His production work saw releases on BCCO, AWRY, BELUGA TRACKS, WÄXXEL, SUBOSC, and HAYES, the label he co-founded, and reflects the same sensibility: cerebral, physical, precise but never cold or detached.

At Basilar Festival, held annually at Barragem da Queimadela in Fafe, Enkō holds a residency that goes beyond performing. His involvement in the festival's curatorial and creative direction has grown steadily since his first appearance, and his fingerprints are on more of the programme than his name alone would suggest. It is the kind of commitment that mirrors what Basilar is: a community-based affair in the forest with a serious groove and built for the long run.

Venues including Lux Frágil, Gare Porto, Outra Cena, Boom Festival, Forte Festival, Waking Life and many others have all featured him on their programmes.

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Resident // Basilar Festival Founder // SUMMA and OCASO Enkō's locked groove style sits at the intersection of classic techno and contemporary rhythms. Deep, immersive, and deliberately groovy. The approach is the product of a practice built over many years, five of them spent studying music technology and sound design in Leeds, where collaborations with Latitude, Leeds Festival, and SHHH_IFT sharpened both his ear and his understanding of what electronic culture can be when handled with care. Back in Lisbon, he channelled that formation into a series of projects that have come to define a particular corner of the city's scene. SUMMA, the party he co-hosts with CRAVO at Outra Cena, has become a reliable home for emerging Portuguese talent, a platform that prioritises quality of experience. OCASO, his ambient-leaning counterpart, takes a different register, as the atmospheric sessions and radio show at Lusophonica document the slower, more searching side of his musical identity. His production work saw releases on BCCO, AWRY, BELUGA TRACKS, WÄXXEL, SUBOSC, and HAYES, the label he co-founded, and reflects the same sensibility: cerebral, physical, precise but never cold or detached. At Basilar Festival, held annually at Barragem da Queimadela in Fafe, Enkō holds a residency that goes beyond performing. His involvement in the festival's curatorial and creative direction has grown steadily since his first appearance, and his fingerprints are on more of the programme than his name alone would suggest. It is the kind of commitment that mirrors what Basilar is: a community-based affair in the forest with a serious groove and built for the long run. Venues including Lux Frágil, Gare Porto, Outra Cena, Boom Festival, Forte Festival, Waking Life and many others have all featured him on their programmes.

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