Elninodiablo - The Downey Groove (2025)

Berlin-based producer and DJ Elninodiablo (aka Stephanos Pantelas) unveils his most personal and unrestrained release to date: The Downey Groove, arriving September 19 on his own label, El Nino Diablo Music.

To mark the release, he's throwing a party at Lunchbox Candy, the queer-led night he runs at Kreuzwerk that's quietly redefined Berlin's underground. With 2K+ crowds, wild performances, a sex worker-run Loveroom, and regulars like Peaches, it's one of the city's most in-demand parties.

Conceived during an extended solo stay in the mountains of Cyprus, the album emerged from a period of deep introspection and play. With only a laptop, headphones, and a field recorder, Pantelas shed expectation and allowed intuition to guide the process. What began as informal sketches gradually evolved into a full-fledged album--loose, soulful, and steeped in feeling

The result is an eight-track voyage through dub-drenched electronics, warm psychedelia, and sensual grooves, rich in texture, full of emotional nuance, and anchored by rhythm.