Formed in Perth, Australia,
HWLS is the style-melding electronic duo of
Ta-ku and Kit Pop. Sharing a love of bass music, the already established solo producers signed with the
Future Classic label in 2014 and quietly released the
HWLS EP later that year. A diverse, industrial-leaning club set, it appeared with plain gray-and-text artwork and tracks titled "001" through "004." As they continued to experiment with influences, the pair followed it with a number of remixes, including tunes by
Hermitude,
Tokimonsta, and
Death Grips. With a somewhat more colorful cover and sound,
EP02 arrived in the spring of 2017. ~ Marcy Donelson