Houman

A specialist at crafting complex, dark, grainy low-frequency soundscapes Houston Harrelson brilliantly weaves enigmatic basslines with hip-hop roots performing and producing under the alias HOUMAN. Precisely-timed clefts between plunges of gritty bass, inventive fills, and puzzling melodies, as depicted in originals such as ‘Crossed’ or ‘Daewoo,’ demonstrate Harrelson’s ability to build a vivid depth and suspense within each release. In…

Bay area boys Anthony Battaglia and Harrison Hays, better known by their duo production moniker Smoakland, and North Carolina native Houstan Harrelson, aka Houman, have been individually flexing sound systems to max capabilities as of late. Incorporating bass lines thicker than a bowl of oatmeal and vibrations that don’t bang, but rather drip gangster swag, these guys are a force…

Fryar and Houman are no strangers to working together. Through the Wavecraft Collective formed a couple of years ago, the two versatile bass producers have shown their innate chemistry through various eclectic pieces such as the Duality EP, ‘Crisis‘ and ‘Levitate.’ Weaving smoothly between trap, halftime, neuro and more, there’s no telling exactly how these two will boggle your mind…