#73 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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