Lice Session: PANCAKEWAR & 0LIBL00D

PANCAKEWAR

This electronic trio, which struggles to fit into any single genre, has been trying to flip pancakes on their bouncy sub-bass beats since 2024. And as we all know, you can put anything in a pancake, so the gooey synths and smoky guitars provide the perfect foundation for that surreal dream you had last night on the kitchen floor.

The Pécs-based band’s debut album, titled Cipzár, was released in the summer of 2025, and it truly functions as a kind of “zipper” in the band’s life: closing the door on the past and opening it to the new. The visuals and social media presence accompanying the album embrace childhood nostalgia and immerse themselves in the safety of adult escapism.

After the EP, leaving that safety behind, they set their sights on moving forward together and began to develop a new live lineup. The experimental vibe remains guaranteed, but the previous boxed-in experience has been replaced by the intoxication of dawn and the tokens of a glass of beer.

0LIBL00D’s music is a realm of danceable melancholy: a meeting of warped synths,

warm basslines, and organically pulsating grooves. For him, sound design isn’t a constraint but his primary means of expression. His knack lies in translating any inner state or emotional fluctuation into music, where atmosphere is just as important as movement. His credo is simple: if his music helps even a single person get through a difficult period, then it was worth it. Live, 0LIBL00D reinterprets his music, and a 4-minute track can easily turn into 10 minutes of madness.