Francisco (PT) Maps His Sound Universe with the Licaria Chart
Portuguese producer Francisco (PT) presents his Licaria Chart, an eleven-track selection that functions both as a personal map of influences and as a clear aesthetic statement. With remarkable tempo consistency — most cuts hovering between 121 and 123 BPM — and a harmonic palette that moves through minor keys with introspective elegance, the chart reveals a selector of refined taste and deeply organic sensibility.
The first two tracks are his own, setting the tone from the outset: Licaria and Emera, both released on Where The Shadow Ends, are Organic House pieces built from botanical textures, warm basslines, and atmospheres that simultaneously evoke Mediterranean and tropical landscapes. At 7:22 and 6:37 minutes respectively, both compositions demonstrate a structural maturity that requires no artifice to sustain the listener's attention across their full duration.
The chart then unfolds as a curated journey through the most relevant voices in the current Organic House and Melodic House ecosystem:
- Raw Main – Coco Bordelo (Once Upon A Beat): percussive groove with tribal character in D Major, injecting physical energy without breaking the contemplative thread.
- Eli Nissan – Hedonism (No Drama): at 8:28 minutes, this Progressive House cut in G Major is the chart's most expansive piece — a long-form hypnotic journey.
- Cimboldo – Seven Seas (Circle of Life): nearly nine minutes in Db Minor that justify their place through sheer emotional density.
- Amonita – Celestial Dreamer (Rubicunda): one of the most evocative titles here, in E Minor, with an aerial production that fully lives up to its name.
- Yotam Avni & Khen – Do I Feel (Last Night On Earth): the only track labelled Melodic House & Techno, it adds rhythmic tension and a welcome shift in register in C Major.
- Erhan – Once Upon a Beat (Once Upon A Beat): in A Major, closes the central block with organic warmth and melodic fluidity.
- Stoif – Conocarpus (Polyptych): 6:19 minutes of Organic House in E Major — compact, efficient and purposeful.
- Dulus – I Want Your Love (Sendas): the chart's shortest cut at 5:27, in Bb Major, with a pop-organic energy that refreshes the listening experience.
- Sébastien Léger, Roy Rosenfeld & Lost Miracle – All Night Long (Lost Miracle): an unexpected yet effective closing statement under the Dance/Pop label, at 121 BPM in Eb Major, showcasing Francisco (PT)'s breadth of vision.
Taken as a whole, the Licaria Chart is a curation that makes no concessions to the mainstream yet never closes itself off into hermeticism. Labels such as Last Night On Earth, Polyptych and Rubicunda sit alongside emerging names in a tracklist that rewards sustained listening and rewards discovery at every turn.
