out now: Concrete Husband - Piel [White Owl Records]

Artist:
Concrete Husband

Title:
Piel

Label:
White Owl Records

Cat#:
WHITEOWL006

Release Date:
06th December 2024

Format:
download & streaming

Tracklist:
01.
Preludio Para La Madrugada

02.
Despedida

03.
Esperanza

04.
Memoria

05.
La Primera Vez

06.
Piel

07.
Breathe On Me

08.
Arched Back

09.
Heating Up

10.
New Boy

11.
Ven Aqui

12.
Your Pulse

13.
New Boy
(TWR72 Remix)

14.
Your Pulse
(1morning Remix)

Press Info:
White Owl Records are a vinyl and digital label based in Brooklyn, USA who have a focus on live and machine-driven techno from its wonderful underground scene.

Returning for his second release on White Owl is Carlos Aguilar aka Concrete Husband, an exciting artist who has a high pedigree from the world of classical music, has now found his home in techno. Not only a producer, he is also an in demand DJ, playing regularly around NYC hotspots, and has also toured Europe this year.

‘Piel’ is an album journey that expresses the artist’s dual sides; the themes of his ambient works and his techno prove strangely similar. In this long-form project, Concrete Husband presents his two styles next to each other. A searing flute opening delves into a torrent of techno madness, topped with two stellar remixes from techno icons TWR72 and 1morning. In all, Concrete Husband takes us from introverted depths to extroverted heights by deftly defying genre.

TWR72 is a revered Dutch maestro who not only runs the Float Records imprint, but has also appeared on Pfirter’s MindTrip, Setaoc Mass’ SK_eleven, Mark Broom’s Beard Man, and Tiga’s Turbo Recordings, amongst many others.

1morning is a Los Angeles-based producer who also brings a solid pedigree and has featured on Deetron’s Character label as well as Céllí’s Mála Ádh, Fixed Rhythms, and
Gypnōticå.

The opening track, “Breath on Me,” is a throbbing and shuffling ride, soaked in tribal atmosphere and modular shimmers over a raw groove.

“Arched Back” has a stuttering beat at its core from delayed kick patterns that play under swooning tones and dramatic stripped down sections.

“Heating Up” has an abstract rhythm of rolling drums and tasteful highlights in this interesting analogue cut.

“New Boy” is an almost lo-fi techno take, using a bouncing bassline to fuel this apparent beatless, and jiving trip.

“Ven Aqui” returns to a more driving approach. A jackin’ and thundering kick provides the focus, while the alarm-like hook creates an arresting tension in an overall sonic hurricane.

“Your Pulse” takes a step into harder territory with a wall of bass and slicing, chirping accents, but the freaky vibe is really emblazoned from the dark, whispering vocal.

“New Boy (TWR72 Remix)” throws down a punchy reworking aimed at shaking bones on dance floors, where slick detuned hats trade blows with extra effects and sound design details.

The final track is the “Your Pulse (1morning Remix)” that has a regimented 4/4 stance, but totally groove-laden beat with infectious energy from claps and bass jabs.

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