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Real name / Ali Wells
2007 is proving to be the busiest year in Perc’s career. So far this year he has released ‘Up’, his monster collaboration with Fractal on Kompakt, signed an EP to Adam Beyer’s Drumcode label, remixed Trentemoller, Elite Force and Jeff Bennett, released his own ‘Skid Grease EP’ on Perc Trax and received a license request for legendary DJ Francois K. This is on top of his ever increasing DJ schedule that regularly takes him around the UK and Europe and as far away as the Japan, the USA and South Africa. As the year draws to a close Ali rounds things 2008 with his 2nd Kompakt single 'Headphone Heart', released mid-December, and a whistle-stop tour of England and Scotland. Early 2008 promises the release of a run of high profile remixes and a return to his own Perc Trax label, plus more gigs in Europe, Canada and Japan.
First signed by James Holden in late 2001, Ali Wells has since served up a unique fusion of house and techno that has seen him trample across genre barriers to take his sound around the world. Opening up his discography with the relentless bass assault of debut single 'I Make Nuclear' Ali has not looked back, releasing and remixing at a steady pace without ever sacrificing quality in order to be prolific. Taking in 80's industrial, 90’s hardcore and more up to date jackin' house and techno Ali mixes up these inspirations without ever displaying his inspirations too blatantly.
Releasing on a host of labels as well as his own Perc Trax imprint, singles such as 'Splashy', 'Ice Cream For Kenton' and the Nathan Fake remixed 'Closer' have picked up a wide range of compilation requests including Slam, James Zabiela, Francois Kervorkian, D. Ramirez, Chris Liebing and Ibiza superclub Space plus consistent radio play. Every original Perc release to date has featured on at least on compilation and recent support is better than ever coming from Laurent Garnier, Erol Alkan, Misc, John Digweed, Lee Burridge, Claude Vonstroke, Remute, Chris Liebing, Jeff Bennett, Cass, Chloe and many others.
An in-demand remixer Ali has turned in innovative re-rubs of everything from tearing European techno to serene Japanese J-pop. His most notorious remixes include his driving take on Holden's own 'First Light' and his reworking of DJ Hell's 'Buttersaure' that had the cream of Europe's techno scene salivating.
The end of 2006 saw Ali complete a run of gigs including debut gigs in Germany, Scotland, a sell-out Perc Trax tour of Japan and countless gigs across the UK. As a DJ Ali has a reputation of kick-starting dancefloors, building up tension with his unique take on house and techno.
