Ride Da Perc EP by Alex Ranzino

Alex Ranzino shows off four highly effective techno tracks on the legendary Phoq U Phonogrammen, alongside a remix from The Advent.

Photo by Phoq U Phonogrammen

Amsterdam's Alex Ranzino joins Phoq U Phonogrammen, the 26-year-old sublabel of U-TRAX, with the "Ride Da Perc EP." The Utrecht-based imprint welcomes the fast-rising producer following stints on underground labels such as Revenge Techniques and Clone, coming in hot on the heels of its recent Phoq U release featuring Detroit's Rebecca Goldberg.

Alex Ranzino kicks things off with the title track of his "Ride Da Perc EP," rocking punchy 909s and spacious, undulating strings. The Advent shows a different side to the track in his remix, still alien-like in nature but demonstrating a sense of dark, mysterious hypnotism through incessant groove and deep pulsating synth work.

On the flip side of the "Ride Da Perc EP," Ranzino drops "Acid Groove," a track that proves the age-old fact that b-sides should never be ignored. It's got pumping 303s and ceaseless rhythm, marked by a subtle but masterful house touch. Next up, "Alienated" rolls on as the perfect warehouse party starter before "Machine Geweld" closes out the EP as a real late-night mind-melter, already in heavy rotation in Alex's sets at Dutch institutions like BRET, WAS, Intercell, and De School.

Alex Ranzino - Ride Da Perc EP
Release Date 29th March 2024
Label Phoq U

Tracklist
A1. Ride Da Perc
A2. Ride Da Perc (The Advent Remix)
B1. Acid Groove
B2. Alienated
B3. Machine Geweld