Cry (Kilbourne & Relaxer)US
Photo Credit: Nikki Cardona
Hardcore visionary Kilbourne and mutant techno explorer Relaxer come together as Cry, a new project merging their respective journeys through New York’s sprawling DIY underground scenes.
First forged in New York’s grindcore scene, Kilbourne’s hardcore techno sound was destined to devastate, earning her recognition for DJ sets marked by unrelenting drive and hard-hitting selections.
Running a parallel path through the punk/noise underground, Daniel Martin-McCormick, aka Relaxer, brings a sensual, visceral edge to electronic production, knitting strands of wormhole techno and UK hardcore continuum with fractured ambient sounds.
As Cry, the duo channel pure techno punk destruction, splitting vocal duties on top of heaving 140 bpm noise-caked brutality. Performing exclusively in-the-round at destabilizing volumes, they bring a violent, basement show ferocity to soundsystem music, cut with rare moments of tensile beauty.
Cry (Kilbourne & Relaxer)
Live | Canadian premiere
Steeped in the unruly energy of New York’s underground scene, Cry unites the creative visions of artists Kilbourne and Relaxer. For their Canadian debut, the duo perform a hard-hitting fusion of experimental techno and industrial noise, enveloping the audience in a shroud of abrasive texture and surging low-end force.
TW: This performance uses high sound levels and may feature strobe lighting.
Relaxer
Who
Cry is the new techno noise-punk project of New York artists Kilbourne and Relaxer.
Latest
Kilbourne – If Not To Give A Fantasy (Hammerhead Records, 2025)
Kilbourne – Panopticon (Hammerhead Records, 2024)
Relaxer – Break (29 Speedway, 2024)
Relaxer – In Softening Air (Lovers Rock Recordings, 2024)
More
Cry performed their first show in April 2025 in New York at Nowadays, and have since logged standout performances at Dripping 2025, Honcho Campout, Unsound 2025 and more.
