Amidst a new age of techno ushered in by the pandemic, Concrete Husband plants his flag with four rough hardgroove tracks. The first track, “Dancing Soles,” sets the tone with harsh drums, floating flute pads, and entrancingly distorted stabs. “Sweat On My Back” dives headfirst into a vortex of droning noise and brutal hi- hats. “I Just Wanna Groove” drives subwoofers to the limit, accented with short melodies and swung percussion. The title track, “Pelvic Resonance,” follows a flitting melody as it dances over and around a distorted drum loop like a hare running through underbrush. The four tracks create a well rounded vision of techno that is brutal yet uplifting with a unique sonic palette and highly dynamic arrangements.

An interview with the artist is available at whiteowlrecords.xyz

Concrete Husband - Pelvic Resonance (WHITEOWL004)

S4M23 live at Sidechain 02 - 11/10/23

Pelvic Resonance

Sweat On My Back

I Just Wanna Groove

Dancing Soles

Live sets from Sidechain 03 - a night of all live electronic music with performances by Concrete Husband, Cades, Emma Rak, Piner, and Supercontinuum

Supercontinuum live at Sidechain 03

Emma Rak live at Sidechain 03

Cades live at Sidechain 03

Concrete Husband live at Sidechain 03

Conor Krane’s four tracks feature skittering percussion, hazy vocals, and swirling melodies over filtered kicks. His explorations in modular synthesis have led him to a sound that is intense yet restrained. ARTM’s remix offers a groovy, bouncing counterpart to the four tracks and Concrete Husband’s lo-fi flare ends the EP with a heap of bass. This is Conor Krane’s first solo project on his label, White Owl Records.

“Off Planet is top for me” - Takaaki Itoh

“Nice release! ‘Wet Roof’ and ‘Off Planet’ are my sci-fi fever dream walk-in tracks. Can’t wait to try these out” - Juana

“Wet Roof has a sexy hip shake bounce effect” -JakoJako

Additional early support from Ilario Alicante, Justin Schumacher, Marco Bruno, Gotshell, Patrick Lindsey, Ixel, Marco Lenzi, Paul Nazca, Hertz, Yoikol, Roll Dann, A.Paul, Echoplex, Lindsey Herbert, and Berio Corrado.

Released March 22, 2024
Artwork by Pegnosis
Mastered by Paul Mac at Hardgroove Mastering

Conor Krane - It Melts Off My Bones (WHITEOWL003)

Sweater On Polo live at SIDECHAIN 04

Kanyon live at SIDECHAIN 04

Drim’s three tracks are rich with gritty texture and energetic drums. The first track, Nectar, starts from a sprint. A bouncing groove writhes as it grows, surrounded by glittering percussion. The following track, Circadia, follows a raw synth lead from its fiery birth to its wearied death. The closing track, Smelt, is a cinematic thumper. Strong low-end percussion holds steady as undulating pads, excited snares, and rippling hi-hats chug forward

Drim’s work draws inspiration from the rich history of raw, live techno, while propelling it beyond the present. This EP is born from their collaborative live practice, which results in a sound that careens left and right all while barreling forward. The duo consider each track a spell to invoke a spiritual presence – an offering to the dancefloor to find the space between the beat.

Distribution by EPM
Artwork by Pegnosis
Mastered by Paul Mac at Hardgroove Mastering
Released August 30, 2024 on White Owl Records
Catalog number WHITEOWL005

Purchase link: https://drimaudio.bandcamp.com/album/three-incantations

Drim - Three Incantations (WHITEOWL005)

Piner live at SIDECHAIN 05

Talker live at SIDECHAIN 05

ARTM live at SIDECHAIN 05

Conor Krane live at SIDECHAIN 05

Kanyon live for SIDECHAIN & Beautiful Machines

Sleep 300 live for SIDECHAIN & Beautiful Machines

Brian Thabault live for SIDECHAIN & Beautiful Machines

Coast2c live for SIDECHAIN & Beautiful Machines

Cades live for SIDECHAIN & Beautiful Machines

Drim live for SIDECHAIN & Beautiful Machines

Chris Lock live for SIDECHAIN & Beautiful Machines

Jwords live for SIDECHAIN & Beautiful Machines

NXOR live for SIDECHAIN & Beautiful Machines

S4M23 live for SIDECHAIN & Beautiful Machines

Luisa Mei live for SIDECHAIN & Beautiful Machines

Roiju live for SIDECHAIN & Beautiful Machines

Fake Funk Finders is Kanyon's refined expansion on live-hardware madness for the speaker freaks. Propulsive loops balance against synth bleeps and swells. True to the spirit of the American techno tradition, Kanyon delivers raw chunky goodness. Huey Mnemonic’s remix brings the funk, while Regal 86’s remix pounds with old school heat. Fake Funk Finders balances thwap, chunk, and rhythm – the perfect recipe for keeping a crazed dancefloor hot.

Purchase link: https://1kanyon.bandcamp.com/album/fake-funk-finders

Artist: Kanyon
Remix Artists: Huey Mnemonic, Regal86
Cover art: S. Lyre
Mastering Engineer: Paul Mac at Hardgroove Mastering
Digital Distribution: EPM
Label: White Owl Records
Catalog Number: WHITEOWL007
Release Date: 11/08/2024
All rights reserved Tyto Alba Audio LLC

Fake Funk Finders

Kanyon - Fake Funk Finders (WHITEOWL007)

Concrete Husband’s debut album expresses the artist’s dual sides, letting us see both sides of the coin at once. A searing flute opening delves into a torrent of techno madness, topped with two stellar remixes from techno icons TWR72 and 1morning. Concrete Husband takes us from introverted depths to extroverted heights by deftly defying genre. 
	Concrete Husband’s experimental worlds exhibit his introspection. A troubled relationship’s end spawned the emotional ground for these six tracks. “Everyone else thought my relationship was perfect, and in my own fantasy so did I – but it was violent. He was lost, and I was lost too. Piel is me coming back to myself.” These pieces come from a place of self-discovery after the disorientation left in the wake of a painful break up. Tracks like Piel and Esperanza, appear beautiful and harmonious, but are undergirded with harsh dissonance, while tracks like Despedida and La Primera Vez wail out in sheer darkness. Concrete Husband’s sonic body of work is a disjunct and hazy self-contemplation.
	If the first half of this double EP tells the story of discovering one’s own voice through introversion, the second half is the soundtrack of the new self’s extroversion. In a sharp turn, Concrete Husband nosedives into sweaty, sensual madness. This is raw, hot, techno built to sustain tension in the body. He melds hardgroove rhythms with industrial sound design to create an entrancingly dark vision of techno. Guided by his masterful four-deck approach to DJing, these tracks use alarming percussion and entrancing rhythms to make carnal body-music. Piel expresses a novel approach to both experimental music and techno, showing how physical highs and emotional lows horseshoe dangerously close. Concrete Husband’s bold album documents his personal rebuilding and challenges his listeners to see the other side.

Purchase link: https://concretehusband.bandcamp.com/album/piel

Artist: Concrete Husband
Release: Piel
Remix Artists: TWR72, 1morning
Photography: Shamis McGillin and Falyn Huang
HMU: Falyn Huang
Cover art production: Staiin Studios
Mastering Engineer: Paul Mac at Hardgroove Mastering
Format: Digital via EPM
Label: White Owl Records
Catalog Number: WHITEOWL009
Release Date: 12/06/2024
All rights reserved Tyto Alba Audio LLC


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