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Out now at Beatport: Sawf's debut album 'Flaws' - support from Forward Strategy Group, Xhin, Terence Fixmer, Pfirter, Adam X, Jonas Kopp, DVS1, Chris Finke, Truss, Bas Mooy, Luciano, Space DJz, Derek Plaslaiko, Misc, Kyle Geiger, Luke Slater, Tommy Four Seven, Drumcell, Gregor Tresher, Mick Finesse, Audio Injection, Damon Wild and more.
Perc Trax is proud to unveil the debut album from mysterious Greek producer Sawf. It was just over 2 years ago when Sawf's first demo arrived at Perc Trax. The email contained little information and Sawf's claimed it was the first time he had ever sent his music to a label. From the first listen to those early tracks it was clear that Sawf was something different. His music was tough and industrial with easily enough individuality to raise it above the then current glut of generic mnml and washed-out dub techno.
After initial releases such as the Vavasofa EP with its incendiary Perc remix and Sawf’s remix of Misc's 'Wave After Wave' word began to spread. From techno legends such as Adam Beyer and Chris Liebing to more crossover names such as James Zabiela and Luciano, Sawf's bloody minded take on techno was starting to build momentum. Two further EP's followed, each widening Sawf's palette of sounds to take in house and broken beat influences without his sonic aesthetic ever being compromised.
Now as 2011 begins to take shape we find ourselves with 'Flaws', 11 tracks of pure Sawf, heavy rhythms, dense atmospherics and one man's crystal clear vision of how techno should sound in 2011. Across the dance floor tracks, techno, house and broken beat rhythms fight for your attention as cut-up vocals and soundtrack string lines glide over the beats.
The surprise comes with the three ambient interludes that hark back early UK industrialists such as Cabaret Voltaire and Throbbing Gristle. These three tracks hold the album together and hint at Sawf's influences outside of dance music. Other key tracks include 'Slim' which has already seen a release with a remix from Klockwork's DVS1 and 10-minute haunted house epic 'Peplo'.
So as not to detract attention from 'Flaws', it has been agreed that the album will be released first on 25th February. After that will follow the vinyl release of 'Unrhythm/Sfika' containing the original mixes plus remixes from Marcel Fengler (Osgut Ton/Mote Evolver) and Go Hiyama (Perc Trax/Blank). Then later this year a 2nd vinyl EP will be released to complete the album project.