Review: Ghost In The Machine returns to Perc Trax, the label that released the duo's 2020 debut album,
Breaking The Seal. From the opening bars of Chase Scene Morality, it's clear that they remain focused on delivering intense, high-octane techno. "Come On" resounds to screeching feedback and crashing break beats, with an insistent vocal sample intoning the track's title. "Ensnared" sees Ghost In The Machine opt for a more linear approach, led by piledriving snares and a sheet metal rhythm. The rolling breaks and menacing sirens that run through "Break" sound almost laid back in comparison, but still pack enough punch to ignite the dance floor.
Review: Perc's Tracks Of... has become the unofficial annual state of the hard techno nation synopsis, and 2020 is no different. It features label favourites such as AnD, Manni Dee and Scalameriya, who contribute linear, driving tracks (Dee's "The Wolves" and "Exploit Me, I'm Yours"), crunchy industrial bangers ( Scalameriya's intense "Plothole") and searing acid workouts (AnD's "Morning Sesh").
But this year's edition also welcomes newer names to the stable such as Ghost in the Machine and Tymon, who impress with the visceral "Breaking the Seal" and the broken beat "Woodman" respectively. The compilation also collects tracks that veteran producer The Advent's released this year on the label, with the lean rhythm of "Scorched" and the jacking "Planting Seeds" - a follow-up to the 1997 track "House Seed" - really standing out.
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