Pancrace

Pancrace is an improvising quintet comprising French, British, and Austrian musicians — Prune Bécheau, Arden Day, Julien Desailly, Léo Maurel, and Jan Vysocky. Working with unorthodox sound sources, custom-built instruments, and free improvisation, they explore the space between group composition and spontaneous performance. Their work is documented on Cairos Édition, including the album Papotier (2025), recorded with the Silbermann 18th-century baroque organ and a custom modular midi pipe organ called the Organous. The group operates between France and Austria and has performed across European festival circuits.