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Howling is the collaborative project of Australian singer and songwriter RY X and German producer and live electronic artist Frank Wiedemann, known from Âme and Innervisions. The duo grew from a spontaneous 2012 track that paired Cuming’s intimate, high-register vocals with Wiedemann’s restrained electronic production; the recording’s unexpected response turned the name into a permanent partnership. Their music works in the space between song and club composition, leaving acoustic guitar, breathy melodies and negative space intact while a steady four-to-the-floor pulse slowly gathers weight. Howling performs as a live electronic project built around voice, sequenced rhythm, improvisation and the chemistry between two different musical backgrounds. The debut album Sacred Ground, released in 2015 through Monkeytown and Counter Records, expanded the original single into a carefully paced suite whose tracks move from minimal techno tension to folk-tinged balladry. Songs such as Signs, Short Line, Stole the Night and the title track show how the duo turns sparse motifs into large emotional arcs without losing club focus. Their second album Colure followed in 2020, bringing electronic and acoustic colors together with melodic hooks, bass weight and hypnotic production. RY X contributes a songwriting sensibility shaped by Australian folk and indie music, while Wiedemann brings years of DJing, live programming and label work through Âme and Innervisions; the contrast is the project’s central creative engine. Howling’s live show has toured internationally, including performances at Melt!, Electronic Beats and Innervisions showcases, and its arrangements leave room for small changes, extended grooves and spontaneous interaction. The duo’s releases have been remixed by artists such as Âme, Rødhåd and Radio Slave, emphasizing how naturally the material travels between intimate listening and late-night club spaces. Howling remains a distinct identity from RY X’s solo work and Âme’s two-person catalogue: it is the place where Cuming’s voice and Wiedemann’s electronic architecture meet. The project’s appeal lies in that balance—organic and synthetic, fragile and physical, song-led yet designed to keep a dance floor suspended in motion.