BASE:SianMarija DunnJ RemyWhen you have interests ranging from entomology, cosmology and marine biology, to the social impact of the rave generation, you tend to make unusual art. Sian stands out as a little more bohemian than the average electronic talent. Born in Dublin, Ireland, raised in southern Spain. He chose early to drop out of normal society and engage in the extraordinary. Adhering more to the avant-garde side of club culture, his tracks show an otherworldly, slow and hypnotic slant on… Show more techno. Quickly developing an oeuvre of work that has appeared on Bedrock, Sci+Tec, Soma Pokerflat, plus his own white hot new Octopus Recordings label. His tracks have gathered Beatport top ten positions and glowing reviews alike. From magazines and blogs to international radio shows. Reworked and remixed by artists such as Steve Bug, Pan-Pot, Carlo Lio, Nicole Moudaber, Efdemin and Minilogue. Having toured half the world, bringing his trademark experimental DJ-ing style to the masses. His DJ sets have taken him to some of the worlds best clubs including Fabric, Avalon, Weekend, Berghain, King King, The Endup, The Loft, Industrial Copera, Social Club, Blackmarket Membership, Arma 17, Secret Sundaze and The Pod to name a few. Also running his own nomadic "Octopus presents" events, with guests like Josh Wink, Anja Schneider, Damian Lazarus, Nick Curly and Secretsundaze all joining him in rolling out the emerging club nights warehouse aesthetics in Barcelona and Dublin.His recent artist album, "Before Silence" is an inventive hybrid mix of original tracks and parts, spanning 130 minutes and comprising over 1013 individual clips mixed into one session, will show a bold step in studio experimentation. The project illustrates some achingly smart new production techniques and features everyone from Carlo Lio to Terence Fixmer, remixing the vibrant singles. Proving that Sian is a truly diverse and original talent, at once chic and debonair, always intensely inventive.
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