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 “Rise Across The Dunes ✨”

Third chapter of the desert trilogy series. High-impact techno cruising the desert with ancestral colours and authentic qanun textures. Reinterpreted through PETDuo’s explosive Schranz take and a high-speed Hypercut version.

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Rise Across The Dunes ✨

PETRU KSS – Qanun EP

A high-impact desert voyage shaped by ancestral colour, rolling pressure and hypnotic motion. Featuring the driving original Qanun, a playful and ferocious Schranz rework by PETDuo, and PETRU’s own high-speed Hypercut pushing the journey into full acceleration. Bold, tension-rich techno built for movement and elevation.

Out 2nd January on all platforms via City Wall Records.

Credits

Production: PETRU KSS
Qanun Player: Faisal Aletani (Ziryab)
Remixers: PETDuo
Mastering: Wavewalker Studio
Release Date: 2nd January 2026
Label: City Wall Records
Cat: CW209x

Tracklist

1. Qanun
2. Qanun (PETDuo Remix)
3. Qanun (Hypercut)

Artist Feedback

  • Louk – “PETDuo Remix for me, ooft!”
  • Wayne DJC – “What an awesome start to 2026. The Original Mix is stand-out for me!
  • Tawa Girl – “VERY GOOD TRACK!!!”
  • Zuzanah – “Digging this big time, the distortion got me instantly.”
  • Rob Zile [Kiss FM Australia] – “Great techno.”
  • Dan Indicator – “Really like the original mix.”
  • Leon Immense – “I came here for great techno, thanks.”
  • Raymundo Rodriguez (Jaded London) – “Strong sounds.”
  • mon.to – “Nice, my favourite is the original.”
  • Alex Ridley (UMFM Canada) – “This’ll get play from me for sure!”
  • Primal Thoughts – “Hypercut remix is massive.”
  • Johan [DI.FM] – “Nice! Will be giving this a go on DI.FM’s Hard Techno channel.”
  • Anthony [Ad Nauseum / Flatlife Australia] – “A brilliant release! The PetDuo remix is an absolute beast. Full support!”
  • Alavux – “Yes! All three for me!”
  • Indica Sound System – “Great trax, support.”
  • BIGALKE – “PETDuo remix is cool”

Premieres

Press

 “Uma pressão grave envolvente e percussões precisas definem o ritmo, enquanto sutis elementos tradicionais em espiral acrescentam elevação e movimento, ampliando a narrativa. […] PETDuo transforma a faixa em uma arma Schranz brincalhona — feroz, porém divertida, implacável em seu impulso, construída em torno de um momento de choque total que exagera a quebra original. Já o Hypercut do próprio PETRU leva a travessia pelo deserto a velocidades mais altas: intenso, preciso e poderoso, com lampejos de acid e sutis traços de psytrance alimentando uma sensação de euforia e libertação.” – Pop Cyber

PETRU KSS

Corsican-born producer and live performer, PETRU thrives with bold, driving techno and storytelling. Blending rhythmic precision with a strong sense of narrative and contrast, his music evokes both physical intensity and cinematic depth.

Rooted in hands-on, expressive, hardware-centric production, PETRU was awarded the Richie Hawtin PhD Scholarship in Electronic Music for his ongoing research project THRiPPS – Techno, Hardware-centric, Real-time, Improvisation, Production and Performance Study, which explores live, improvisational performance practices.

After drawing attention with his debut KSS EP and then Mediocracy on Kolibri Space Shuttle Records, PETRU released Mirage and Drifting Embers on long-standing UK label City Wall Records. His well-received EPs featured remixes from established producers such as Alexander Kowalski and Developer. His forthcoming debut album, Kolibri Live LP, marks an important milestone: a cinematic and immersive voyage from nature to space, recorded live in the wilderness of Corsica, with growing support from respected figures across the scene.

PETDuo

PETDuo

Brazilian-born, Berlin-based duo PETDuo have been a defining force in hard techno for over two decades. Known for their explosive four-deck, two-mixer performances, they have taken their intense and uncompromising sound to Awakenings, TimeWarp, Monegros, Love Parade, Mayday and leading clubs across the globe.

Anne Gelfei and David Elie Merlino have shaped the harder spectrum of techno through their distinctive technique, engineering skills and self-made ethos. Alongside relentless touring, they run the labels Cause Records, D&A Music and PHONK! Records, collaborating with iconic artists such as Miss Djax, Svetec, Ben Long, O.B.I., Alex TB and Malke.

Balancing precision with raw human energy, PETDuo stay true to their mantra of creating machine music with heart and soul — a signature that continues to inspire a new generation of hard-techno artists.

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