Sian "Anthracite" Album Tour with Ashwin Khosa

Classic modern techno is exactly what Sian and his label Octopus represent. When 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 and 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 big speaker electronic music. Having quickly developed an oeuvre of work that appeared on stalwart labels like Soma, Pokerflat, Bedrock and Aus before starting his own imprint, he has been reworked along the way by talent like Steve Bug, Pan-Pot, Carlo Lio, Nicole Moudaber, Efdemin and Minilogue.

Whether conducting everlasting sweat soaked DJ sessions or creating timeless dance music, Sian is a truly diverse and original talent. At once chic and debonaire, but always intensely inventive. We look forward to an evening of high-energy, cutting-edge techno with Sian.

Ashwin Khosa is born and raised in Hong Kong but ethnically Indian. He graduated from the Ivy League University of Pennsylvania and now lives in Brooklyn, New York. Originally listening to his father's trance collection at a young age, his curiosity led him deeper into the underground house and techno scene. He has performed all over the world in countries such as Hong Kong, India and America alongside artists like Adam Beyer, Chus + Ceballos, Damian Lazarus and more. His productions are released on labels around the globe from Pure Substance (Malaysia) to Traum Schallplatten (MBF) in Germany.

His musical talents have always been clear and although originally a bass guitarist with rock band 'Madison', which played at several international festivals including Jamfest 2008. He has always been a lover of house and techno. Electronic music was always around at home because of his mother and father who are dance music enthusiasts - it was that same year in 2008 when they gifted him a pair of turntables and a mixer for his 16th birthday. Both his sets and productions feature dynamic grooves, deep basslines and complex musicality, all bundled together by a gripping soundscape. At 23 years old with many productions set for release in 2015, Ashwin Khosa is a name to look out for.