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.
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