When Dorothy was catapulted into the land of Oz by a tornado, she definitely wasn’t in Kansas anymore. Dorothy probably felt what every techno lover feels when they discover the world of dark techno: oh shi* (but in the best way possible). Ā So grab your favorite all-black attire, we’re on the yellow brick road to the dark side of techno.Ā
Perc returns to Perc Trax with an EP designed to capture the energy and chaos of rave without relying on the same classic sounds that have been in constant use since the early ’90s. Greed Dance is Perc’s first full EP in 14 months. It comes after Fire In Negative (Perc Trax) released in September 2020. Since then Perc has pushed through lockdown with an intense production regime resulting in tracks being signed to Lebendig, Possession, RAW, and Rote Sonne.
Perc Trax’s resident sonic explorer, modular innovator and all round Cornish bad boy Ansome returns to the label for his second album, following on from 2016’s Stowaway. Thankfully a move to Berlin a few years ago has not dulled or diluted his sound as he returns sharper and more focussed than ever.
In the three years since Stowaway he has toured the world as a live act, a DJ and also with his collaborative performances with Perc. Away from clubs and festivals he has stirred up a hornet’s nest of online opinion with his British SteelĀ EP and continued to grow his own SLAM label into an essential source of uncompromising techno.
Anyone who follows 6AM Group both here on our site and on social media knows just how much we love the IntercellĀ parties that take over the H7 WarehouseĀ during Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE).
With a focus on the harder, ravier and more discernibly underground styles of techno, the Intercell brand has built a reputation for itself as one of the leading techno event series at ADE, and that is saying a lot given the stellar company they find themselves in every year.
Label boss Perc drops the hammer once more on his very own Perc Trax imprint, returning for the first time since his career highlight Bitter MusicĀ LP of April 2017. That track featured the now famous “Look What Your Love Have Done To Me” track that became Perc Trax’s best selling track to date,Ā as well as one of the most played techno tracks of the year and Perc Traxās best selling track to date. Read more
Franceās I Hate Models has had a phenomenal rise since his first releases in 2016, now he arrives on Perc Trax to serve up the labelās last release of 2018.
Already fitting in with the labelās no-nonsense aesthetic after appearances at a number of label showcases this year, this EP shows a hardening of his sound, without losing any of the melodic touches that have made his releases so memorable.
Think we got some well-deserved rest after COMPOUND 2017 closed its doors at 7am? Think again!
We rolled with Perc to the Rave Curious podcast, where he sat down for an interesting conversation about his secret to surviving in the tough world of technoāfrom loosing records in distributor liquidations (three times in 13 years) to playing packed clubs one weekend and half empty rooms the next.
