Who was billed5 artists
In the order the promoter listed them.
- Marie Davidson
- LOKA
- Concrete Husband
- next: public records, Mon 9 NovFred Moten
- next: public records, Mon 9 NovBrandon Lopez
Set times were not published.
Most of these pairings were meeting for the first time that night.
the pairs that have met
8 of the 10 pairings on this bill were first meetings.
- Fred Moten and Brandon Lopez — 2 shared bills before that night, first on Fri 8 Aug 2025.
- LOKA and Concrete Husband — 2 shared bills before that night, first on Fri 26 Jan 2024.
Who they are
“Marie Davidson has always gone against the grain.”
their own biography
the whole biography
Marie Davidson has always gone against the grain. The French-Canadian producer’s first four albums established her as a transgressive force in dance music, with her 2014 debut Perte d'identité (Loss of identity) laying the foundations of organic electronics and introspective storytelling that she would continue to build upon. Each release probed her “dualistic” relationship to nightlife while becoming increasingly saturated in its abundance of sounds, from Detroit techno to Italo disco, finally reaching a fever pitch on 2018’s Polaris Music Prize-nominated Working Class Woman. Putting the pitfalls of club culture and her own fractured identity under a withering satirical lens, Working Class Woman doesn’t wrestle with the existential as much as fling it around the dancefloor. After that, 2020’s Renegade Breakdown broke the mould entirely. With “a will to explore other styles of music,” Davidson formed a band with her husband and longtime collaborator Pierre Guerineau (also her counterpart in the duo Essaie Pas) and producer Asaël Robitaille. A deeply collaborative project, the trio wrote a slate of experimental pop songs inspired by records they would play at living-room afterparties – jazz classics, French chanson, electronica – on which Davidson sang for the first time. Four years and a pandemic later, Davidson’s sixth studio album, City of Clowns, marks a return to the club – but not as you know it. The techno thump and scathing spoken-word delivery of Working Class Woman resurface at points, but the pop structures and melodic sensibilities of Renegade Breakdown also remain. It’s a “strange” sonic blend even by Davidson’s own standards. “It’s definitely linking back to what I was doing pre-pandemic, but with a bit of an evolution,” she says. “I didn't want to just repeat myself.” The sound and the spirit of the album are shaped, too, by the fact that Davidson has a new antagonist. This time it’s not club culture that’s coming for her sense of self, it’s Big Tech.Their RA profile lists Ninja Tune, Cititrax, DEEWEE and Holodeck Records.Recently at Knockdown Center, public records, Paragon · often with Andi, Jubilee, Xeno & Oaklander, none of them here that night
Recently at Signal, 154 Scott Ave, Bossa Nova Civic Club · often with MORENXXX, SIRENS, Via App, none of them here that night
“Concrete Husband is a NYC-based producer, DJ, composer, and flutist whose work bridges hypnotic techno, contemporary composition, and surrealist sound design.”
their own biography
the whole biography
Concrete Husband is a NYC-based producer, DJ, composer, and flutist whose work bridges hypnotic techno, contemporary composition, and surrealist sound design. His forward-thinking dance records Piel and Pelvic Resonance, released on White Owl Records, received critical acclaim, with Document Journal describing his music as “redefining avant-garde composition.” Educated at New England Conservatory, he draws on a deep knowledge of musical history to create emotionally charged sonic narratives that blur the line between the sensual and the uncanny. His DJ sets move through hypnotic grooves and psychological tension. A fixture of the Brooklyn techno scene, he has been seen countless times at BASEMENT, Paragon, and Knockdown Center, as well as at WIRE Festival and Merge. He is a resident of the Mexico City collective Pervert. As a composer and flutist, he merges virtuosic performance with experimental approaches to sound. Integrating live flute into his work, he has developed a singular performance language that led Eartheater to invite him to open her 2024 international tour, alongside a headline debut at Silent Green. His compositions have been presented at Amant, MoMA PS1, Museum of Modern Art, MUNCH, and Palazzo Reale. He has also scored Dion Lee’s Shanghai Fashion Week presentation and contributed flute compositions to the A24 film Beau Is Afraid. Most recently, he released the experimental project "Where The Ashes Glow" on NNA Tapes.Techno on 2, Afrobeat on 1, Art Rock on 1 and Ethereal on 1. styles on their catalogued releasesReleased on White Owl Records (3) (2) and Gonzo Circus (1); their RA profile also lists NNA Tapes and White Owl Records. labels on their catalogued releases and on their RA profileRecently at Amant, Bossa Nova Civic Club, Jupiter Disco · often with Juana, Ne/Re/A, VILE, none of them here that night
often with JJJJJerome Ellis, Russell E.L. Butler, Abby Echiverri, none of them here that night
Recently at Honey's, Sleepwalk · often with JJJJJerome Ellis, Russell E.L. Butler, Abby Echiverri, none of them here that night
names these artists often play with — not that night
- MORENXXX26 with LOKA, 1 with Brandon Lopez and 1 with Fred Moten
- Juliana Huxtable7 with Concrete Husband and 3 with LOKA
- JJJJJerome Ellis2 with Brandon Lopez and 2 with Fred Moten
- Abby Echiverri1 with Brandon Lopez and 1 with Fred Moten
- Acid Horizon1 with Brandon Lopez and 1 with Fred Moten
- Benjamin Krusling1 with Brandon Lopez and 1 with Fred Moten
- Breadtree Farms1 with Brandon Lopez and 1 with Fred Moten
- Decoder1 with Brandon Lopez and 1 with Fred Moten
667 said they were going.
The room
MoMA PS1 — 24 events and 96 distinct artists since Aug 2023.
Holds about 3,000.