#86 Top Releases in Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic)

Perc returns to Perc Trax after the success of his Soft Launch EP which was Perc Traxs biggest release of 2025 despite being released just a few months before the end of the year.The Microtrax EP is Perc at his most personal and intimate. 5 tracks composed in hotel rooms across Europe, the USA, Canada and South America and then taken to Percs London studio to be polished and mixed without losing the spontaneity and rawness that gives these tracks their grittiness and emotion.For the first time Perc features his own vocals on a release. Half spoken, half whispered phrases recorded at a low volume in the early hours of the morning to capture a particular moment in time, another sign that this EP sees Perc opening himself up more than ever before. From the string led opener See Yourself to the stripped back drum tool Morgan, which was a key element of Percs Section set late last year, to the constant downwards pull and organ stabs of Introspect this is new territory for Perc, as he goes deeper and more introspective than ever before whilst keeping his focus firmly on the dance floor as always.

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#100 Top Releases in Hard Techno

Perc returns to Perc Trax for his first full EP since the release of his Resident Advisor recommended album The Cut Off in March 2024. Across the three tracks of Soft Launch Perc sets out his current sound, a groove led take on classic techno with the depth of production and unexpected twists that Percs tracks are famous for.Title track Soft Launch is based around the interplay between the three main elements of the track, the driving kick & bass, cut up percussion loops and the ever building string chords, creating something unique that has been a key track in Percs sets since it was completed.Tonight sits somewhere between pulsing electro and gritty lo-fi techno, constantly pushing forward as a female vocal breaks through the wall of percussion demanding to hear something fresh.Finally Gravity Drop pushes the sound design further, mixing a crisp industrial kick drum groove with cut up atmospheric melodic and vocal elements creating a psychedelic dreamlike atmosphere to close the EP.

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