For those of you who remember Sian’s outstanding ‘Dreams Are Maps’ on Bedrock Digital last summer and Psycatron’s stunning remix of Mutant
Clan’s ‘Persuader’ on John Digweed’s ‘Structures’ album, you will no doubt be chomping at the bit to get your ears around the first must-have tag-team release of 2011. This is HOT!!!!!

Sian’s feverish style and raw sound brings real voodoo to the dancefloor and his trademark aesthetics are hard to match. Regarded as one of the most promising upcoming acts in the techno scene today, Sian is already touring the world, rocking heaving crowds and bringing his trademark experimental DJing style to the masses via multiple outputs of explosive techno, fx and loops, cut up and edited live. His tracks instantly catch the ears of everyone from John Digweed, Laurent Garnier, Luciano, Richie Hawtin, Sasha, Loco Dice, Steve Bug to Carl Cox, Secret Cinema, Hernan Cattaneo, Dubfire and have shown how a genre busting talent crosses over stylistic boundaries with ease. That is why he is so suited to the Bedrock label, with its forward-thinking music policy.

When you have interests ranging from entomology, cosmology and marine biology to psychoacoustics and the social impact of the rave generation, you tend to make unusual art. Born in Dublin, Ireland, raised gypsy style in southern Spain and constantly moving from city to city, Sian chose early to drop out of normal society, make music and DJ. Adhering more to the avant-garde way of life, he stands out as a little more bohemian than the average electronic artist, a rare, flamboyant and eccentric new talent, and one we would urge you to investigate further. Sian is a truly diverse and original talent.

Psycatron, aka Northern Irish duo Paul Hamill & Dave Oost Lievense, produce 21st century techno with tracks that combine relentless energy and groove with bundles of emotion and tension, to make for an all-encompassing sound that is perfect for those big arenas and club rooms. Their high profile productions are released on some of the worlds most respected labels, receiving props from some of the biggest names in the business and record sales flying high in the Beatport charts. Fergie (Rekluse), Carl Craig (Planet E), Christian Smith (Tronic), Will Saul (Simple), legendary Belgian label R&S Records, have all featured stunning Psycatron tracks, so it seems fitting that they have now linked up with Bedrock.

As the list of Psycatron supporters continues to grow, it starts to read like a whos who of quality underground electronica with everyone from Ewan Pearson to Joris Voorn, DJ Hell, Dave Clarke and even Martin L Gore from Depeche Mode all getting on board.

The Masters are back and ready to kick 2011 into top gear with their first EP after another big year of tunes. Big bouncy boompty beats with the usual tongue-in-cheek titles: While My Wiki Gently Leaks & Black Mamba are all that.

No introduction needed here. The Advent and Industrialyzer have been holding down the Techno fort for years, yet they continue to reinvent themselves. This first full EP for 1605 is no exception.

The title track is a dark but subliminal affair with dissonant sounds of a dark future riding on chugging beats. "Abstrakt" takes things up a notch, with frantic percussion and the familiar industrial vibe that the duo has accustomed us to.

Serious techno here folks, from a legendary team that keeps setting higher standards for the sound.

Munich and sport: A holy alliance. Love and battle. Blood, sweat, tears, sperm. If the FC Bayern does not win the championship title all hell breaks lose in Munich City. First come, first serve. This dedication to sport also becomes quite apparent in Munichs townscape that only gets enriched with some avant-garde elements, when sport is providing the topic of public discourse.

Conjure up the impressive surface texture of the Olympic stadiums roof construction or maybe our rainbow coloured spaceship carrying the name Allianz-Arena. You have to look hard to find such kickabout-area-aesthetics anywhere. And of course: Bavaria and Olympia ... somehow they have always been funk soul sisters.

What unites both of them is the unconditional love for physical toughening and given that particularly rhythmical aerobics are rumoured to be reliving for body and soul the thought suggests itself to finally establish Techno as an Olympic competition discipline. For the Olympic winter games 2018 chances are at least good. For the sport-minded raver the good old 4/4 still seems the best of all possibilities to keep a check of his ideal weight. Weißwurst my ass!

Press Release Harry Klein Records #3

The number 3 on Harry Klein Records appears sportier than ever. After their tricky debut once again the fabulous Zenker boys hit the floor with a split EP that should satisfy the raving youth´s collective urges for body exercises to its fullest.

Marco Zenker - No Pressure

Marco on his part doesn´t splash out either or even think about playing the second fiddle to his older brother. With No Pressure he rather takes over the technoid part here. While from far the tremor of lightning and thunder flickers through the hissing of rain he provides an unbelievably crisp drum pattern that fizzles, clicks and bangs forcing your body to mount to an imaginary machine do get driven by the merciless dictum of the kick.

Dario Zenker - Just Sayin

Dario, who lately lead us into the dubby depths of coarse grained dubtechno-archaic surprises us with a genuine, oldschoolish Chicago-slammer from back in the days when there haven´t been any alternatives to the analogue idea . Accordingly rough and unpolished Just Sayin bounces over the floor with its striking bassline, drops cutting HiHats from out of its admirable old school vocal to finally sink back into the deepness of its synths turning on their own axial. We don´t remember Dario that classic but it fits him damn well.

Digital Bonus: Dario Zenker - Come On

Just like its predecessors Harry Klein´s 3 is accompanied by exquisite digital bonus material and it´s truly a pleasure to join Dario Zenker revisiting the Techno thing. Come On highlights how traditionally enrooted Dario´s approach has become. Hello there, Detroit!

The bassline gets all the time in the world to unfold while the synths and the slacking HiHat are creating a drive that has enough power to sweep along absolutely everything in its way.

Digital Bonus: Marco Zenker - Let Go

In the second bonus-track with the simple and distinct title Let Go Marco Zenker presents himself in the most reflected light. Concentrated and without any pretentious gesture the composition out of the introvert piece of the repetitive develops a unique style of concentrated contemplation without ever drifting off towards pseudo-spirituality. Instead off that Marco celebrates the elegance of dubby deepness carried by gentle gestures between dream and reality. Virtually, the perfect finale.

The rare use of wheeling gul sounds in a house track coupled with the wintery charm of Suddenly Somethin' got my tail up straight away when I first heard it in Jozif’s RA mix. A glacial London and the insistent plod seemed fitting for this release and the rest of the package works its way through you like the spreading thaw of spring.

The title track takes the epic drama of his Wolf + Lamb release, elongating the groove to turn in a 6am bliss out. Assertive yet sensitive, the track cheekily steps on and off of the floor, sending trippy pulses across lush washes of melody while a fuzzy, cradle like bassline rocks back and forth. The drums are raw and organic, tough without being pounding while strings and woodblocks add to the cinematic feel. The track is widescreen like most things associated with Agoria, but its agility and dexterity is not hindered and Sunrise shifts its bulk with grace and pose.

The aforementioned Suddenly Somethin’ has a nostalgic edge, whether those without a coastal upbringing would agree is another point. My point is that the Seagull-like sounds show a daring imagination that counters the outright honesty in the melody, allowing for an emotional disco outpour without losing face.

Widescreen, emotional boxes have been ticked to pass the InFiné test, Natural Nature and Cathy’s Diamonds tick the more leftfield boxes that the label’s tastes spread to. Rolling house in the style Craig Richards would use to diffuse his floor while still spinning heads, the track has a dark energy that pushes the parameters of the package. Cathy’s Diamonds takes an orchestral approach with soaring strings and untreated drums. Vocal samples and uneasy melodies add to the intrigue and illustrate the level of detail and emotional variation across the EP, sending it off in accomplished style.

Chris Simmonds (Cross section/UK) is one of the pionneer & Master of the European Underground House Music.

We're really proud to present this EP on Robsoul. Including the classic "I Changed My Mind".

One of Italy's top techno producers of the moment, Sasha Carassi drops his debut EP on Sleaze after remixing Flug on SLEAZE035. Sasha has been doing great things this year, with successful releases on Harthouse, 8 Sided Dice, Respekt Recordings, aswell as on his on imprints. Sasha also signed to Drumcode recently and his debut 'Hypercombo EP' was released last month on Adam Beyer's famous label.

This EP is made up of 2 great original tracks 'Genetik and Kromosoma' which have also been remixed by Rich Jones and Ascion.

Dirtybird was founded on quirky ideas and big bottom end. From Claude VonStroke to the Martin Brothers, over the last 6 years the label has released some massive BASS jams with a wide variety of influences. We decided to showcase our BASS and make a full release of this low slung sound. The release includes several classic and some unknown BASS tracks as well as a fresh mashup by James Zabiela of DJ Marky & S.P.Y.’s remix of VonStroke’s “Aundy” and also a gorgeous new DnB style house gem by J. Phlip and Julio Bashmore.

Our little ghetto princess J. Phlip, has been killing it all over the world from Berlin to LA this year. So along with her new track with Julio Bashmore she also made us an exclusive dirtybird BASS mix just for the compilation. Her mixes have been on constant rotation for years, and this is her first official mix release (finally!). Check it.