Dynamic French duo Harmonik Kontrol join ASW and release their debut album 'First Kontrol'

We welcome Harmonik Kontrol to the ASW Family!

Heading up the next body of work on the Awesome Soundwave label is the dynamic French duo, Harmonik Kontrol, releasing their debut album. The recent endeavours of Tom Pooks & Sebass have seen them navigate towards the live performance sector, using their multi decades of experience and friendship to create versatile and hypnotic live sets meandering between refined shades of techno, dub, and everything in between, and the “First Kontrol” LP embodies exactly that. A showcase of their unique vision of techno on modern dance floors, spanning across 12 innovative cuts for the masses. A charming revelation about this masterpiece is that label founders Carl Cox & Christopher Coe were in attendance when the Harmonik Kontrol pair first performed live from Family Piknik Festival’s main stage, showcasing this exact album. 

The album is laced with distinct atmospheres from beginning to end, teasing you in with an ethereal intro, glistening and bright, preparing you for the beautiful quest you are about to endure. Whilst you are transcended by the driven techno grooves, you find this complemented by cinematic textures in the likes of “Wild & Free” and “Fourmi Jam”. But simultaneously you can immerse yourself in the depths of enormous peak time action as we reach the middle way point, “Love Stairs” and “Dark Minions” slipping things into fifth gear, thunderous as they move. An enormous curveball breaks track in the form of “Interlude Assan”, a classy addition to this jam packed piece. Pulsating till the dying moments are the “Crazy Tool” and “Pablo Assan”, bowing out in true techno fashion for trained ears only. 

Since meeting in the 90s, both Tom and Sebass have lived a fruitful career and journey within music, but it seems after all this time the best is still yet to come. Their debut live set landed at the 2023 edition of Family Piknik, and they plan to continue the Harmonik Kontrol dream for years to come with a bold statement in the form of the “First Kontrol” album, a testament to their passion and commitment to the cause. 

A chemistry like no other as two legends of the game share their debut album under the Harmonik Kontrol alias. Awesome Soundwave continue to propel the finest in live music from around the world, sourcing music from pioneers and rising artists alike, keeping ahead of the game in terms of live music and what the future holds for improvised techno. 

⏵ Harmonik Kontrol’s debut album on ASW titled ‘First Kontrol’ is out on 20 September 2024, with 3 singles dropping in the lead-up via streaming platforms.