Inspired by the Gravity Drive sound system at the Ghent club, Chinastraat, in Belgium, this peak time driving techno track delivers a sci-fi-infused narrative with spoken word vocals voiced by the spaceship's onboard computer, guiding the listener through a high-intensity journey across space and sound.

Lyrics:

1, 2, 3, 4 ...
Gravity Drive initiated.
Gravity Drive engaged.

1, 2, 3, 4 ...
Gravity Drive initiated.
Gravity Drive engaged.

1, 2, 3, 4 ...
Gravity Drive at maximum power.
Gravity Drive exceeded.

Gravity Drive

The ninth and penultimate release in Hegstraction's Hypnotic Series, which will spell out the word, Somnambulism. Hypnotic techno with minimal percussion stabs, deep bass grooves, rounded out with modern classical strings.

The Hypnotic Series

I: The Hypnotic Series

A peak time driving acid techno track featuring Korean spoken word vocals by Benjamin Lee. The narrative evokes a clandestine club scene set against a moody futuristic backdrop reminiscent of Blade Runner and Squid Game.

Lyrics
클럽 벤슨은 아랫층 입니다.
입장 시 비밀번호가 필요합니다.
모르면 입장 할 수 없습니다.
클럽 벤슨에 오신걸 환영합니다.

Club Benson is on the lower floor.
You need a password to enter.
If you don't know it, you can't enter.
Welcome to Club Benson.

Club Benson

The tenth and final release in Hegstraction's Hypnotic Series, which will spell out the word, Somnambulism. Hypnotic techno with complex percussion, and dreamy atmospheric synths, akin to slowly waking from a trance.

SM: The Hypnotic Series

Club Benson (Radio Edit)

The Mohs hardness scale is a qualitative scale that ranks minerals based on their ability to scratch or be scratched by another mineral. It ranges from 1 (softest) to 10 (hardest). As such, tracks get harder as the series progresses.

The Hard Series

Mohs 5 Apatite: The Hard Series

Mohs 6 Orthoclase: The Hard Series

The Dark Minimal EP

Dark Minimal - 01

Dark Minimal - 02

Artista: @hegstraction
Sello: @badhazrecords

El productor y artista visual británico Hegstraction desata todo su pulso rave con “Gravity Drive”, un single de techno peak–time inspirado en el mítico sistema de sonido Gravity Drive de Chinastraat (Gante). Publicado el 6 de junio de 2025 por el sello Bad Haz Techno, el corte convierte la pista en una cabina de nave espacial: bombos musculosos, percusión hipnótica y una narrativa sci-fi guiada por la voz computerizada que anuncia—“Gravity Drive initiated… engaged… exceeded”.

A nivel sonoro, “Gravity Drive” combina minimalismo percusivo, sutiles destellos melódicos y una presión industrial que no afloja durante sus seis minutos. Es la evolución natural tras el éxito de “Dark & Dirty Beats”, pinchado por Joris Voorn en Awakenings, y reafirma la fascinación de Hegstraction por los paisajes retro-futuristas heredados de Jean-Michel Jarre, Tangerine Dream o Kraftwerk, filtrados por la sensibilidad contemporánea de nombres como Felix Kröcher y Stephan Bodzin.

Tras dos décadas recorriendo clubs de medio mundo y con álbumes conceptuales como Movement, Light o Space, Hegstraction continúa potenciando su sello Bad Haz Techno como plataforma para sonidos minimal, melódicos e industriales. Con “Gravity Drive” confirma que su exploración artística—tanto en lo musical como en lo visual—sigue empujando el umbral de gravedad del techno actual.

PREMIERE: Hegstraction – Gravity Drive – Bad Haz Techno

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Hegstraction is a UK Techno Producer & Abstract Artist. Featured on Beatport Top 100, BBC Music Introducing & Awakenings. He also runs the Bad Haz Techno record label.

hegstraction@gmail.com
badhaztechno@gmail.com

HIGHLIGHT Track, Dark & Dirty Beats, played by Joris Voorn live at Awakenings New Year's Eve 22/23, Gashouder, Amsterdam.

ALBUMS Movement (2019) Light (2020/21) Space (2021) Dark Minimal Constructs (2023)

Currently releasing tracks for The Minimal, Melodic, Hypnotic, Industrial & Hard Series.

BACKGROUND Hegstraction grew up in the 80s & 90s heavily influenced by the emergent electronic music in Amiga, Nintendo & PlayStation video games & the movie soundtracks by electronic music pioneers Jean-Michel Jarre, Tangerine Dream, Vangelis & Kraftwerk. Recent influences from German techno DJ/producers Felix Krocher & Stephan Bodzin.

INSPIRATION His inspiration differs from most artists as it comes from the dance floor where he is most at home. From over 20 years experiencing DJ sets worldwide throughout Europe, Asia, South & North America, his ideas have been shaped.

METHODOLOGY He approaches each track as a mini set, building up slowly, using level changes, sounds that stimulate & energize, following Skeletalism (using closely related sounds) & Massification (layering sounds over time) methods.

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