Listen: Perpetual - Taroug

Perpetual represents both a refocus, and an official debut release from German-Tunisian electronic musician Tarek Zarroug. Working under the portmanteau of Taroug, he is making deep, experimental and cinematic electronic music reminiscent of the intelligent techno of Jon Hopkins.

As a track, Perpetual is conceptually deep - lyrics that describe the abstract experience of a wormhole in the human mind and depict the tension between imagination, or perhaps perception, and reality. Starting with gently layered electronic instrumentation and hushed, spectral vocals that feel deliberately hard to pin down. The result creates a sense of losing yourself to the music - crunchy, glitchy percussion builds the pace, and staccato melodies give this an overwhelming feeling. It’s dark and haunting, yet beautiful.

Check out Perpetual below:

After musical refocusing, the song Perpetual is the first official release by Taroug. A solo project by german-tunisian electronic music artist Tarek Zarroug. The lyrics are describing an abstract sight of a wormhole in a humans mind. The eternal dance between closeness and distance. Between imagination and reality. Like a mirage in the desert. The tracks artwork visualizes the idea from a first-person perspective traveling through dimensions. From here to there and backwards. From sciera to pupil. You devour me from the room, into the inside of your bloom. Spit me out behind the light ray, your shape is a step in my mind ballet. Composition, production, mixing by Tarek Zarroug Vocals by Niklas Genschel & Tarek Zarroug Mastering by Norman Nietzsche Artwork by Marie Brosius