Release day! BENT001 is out now āØ
Juan Ramos delivers four tracks that move between warmth and pressure. Fluid, tactile house music shaped by years at the centre of Berlinās queer underground.
Across the EP, the Cocktail dāAmore mainstay balances softness and intensity: rolling low-end, emotive swells and tougher rhythmic frameworks, tuned for dense dance-floors worldwide.
The B-side features artwork taken from The Heart of Manchester by Will Belshah, a fragment of a larger painting exploring the cityās music, mythology and cultural charge. Reframed here as a canvas insert, it sits at the symbolic heart of the record.
12ā vinyl, out now via Bandcamp + selected stores šæ
Bent Hedonism - BENT001
Written & produced by @juanyboy
Artwork by @willbelshah
Design by @cazzzac
Logo by @caballe.fosch
Supported by @manelecmusiccic@preyesh0906
Thereās no place like home. Thanks again to @cocktail.damore.berlin for allowing me to close out a great party! There is nothing more special for me than to play for our guests that have given us so many fantastic memories. I hope I did you all proud and gave you a bit of what youāve given to me š«š¹š«
This Sunday at Eagle weāre joined by Juan Ramos - Cocktail dāAmore resident and a key figure in Berlinās queer underground scene - alongside Luke Howard in the booth.
šļø Tap the link in our bio to book your tickets and get all the info.
Also: Put Easter Sunday (5 April) in your diary and send it round to your mates. Itās one of our busiest nights of the year. Tickets on the door only. Doors open from 8pm and there is usually a queue by then, so we advise you to get down early. And weāll be dancing for longer than usual til 4am.
š Our London residency lives at @EagleLDN
šļø Eagle host Horse Meat Disco every Sunday
ā° Doors 8pm / Last entry 1:30am
š Tickets available online or on the door
OpenLab Presents: Juan Ramos - Live at 19:00 CET!
Berlin-based DJ and producer @juanyboy joins our OpenLab Presents mix series with a new guest-mix and interview, ahead of his appearance at Balearic Electric in London on 28 March. In the conversation he reflects on current studio projects, including a forthcoming disco EP and his second album, his years shaping the floor at Berlinās Cocktail dāAmore, and the musical threads connecting Puerto Rico and Berlin.
Tune in live at 7PM CET, and listen back to the full mix + interview via the link in our bio right after the show āØ
Our second guest Friday is @juanyboy !! Puerto Rican but since long based in Berlin, Juan had had some recent releases on Kƶrperpannung, BLESSYOU and ESP Institute that you have heard at Bad Dad before. Now finally time for him to join us behind the decks in the flesh! Foto by @kikodionisio_photography
šæ BENT001 ā Free Elevation EP is now available to pre-order.
Weāre beyond excited to welcome Juan Ramos as the debut artist on our new label, following his standout set at the DBA last November. A key figure in Berlinās queer underground and long-time affiliate of Cocktail dāAmore, Juanās sound is defined by a vivid, hypnotic pressure that playfully explores the space between softness and intensity.
That same energy runs through the Free Elevation EP: four cuts of fluid, tactile house music shifting effortlessly between warmth and bite. Lush, emotive passages sit against tougher rhythmic frameworks, creating something both inviting and quietly confrontational.
Rooted firmly in dancefloor functionality yet nudging toward the avant-garde, the EP balances colour, restraint and forward momentum - tuned for low-lit basements and industrial spaces worldwide.
Bent Hedonism 001:
Pre-order live now on Bandcamp š¤
Full Release: 27.02.26
Written & produced by @juanyboy
Design by @cazzzac
Artwork by @willbelshah
Logo by @caballe.fosch
Supported by @manelecmusiccic@preyesh0906
š tonight @juanyboy plays for us š
Juan Ramos plays latin, experimental and downtempo in a percussive and emotive set for us.
Come share your evening with us!
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