Hydraulix
(Ash Rock & JimiTheGenius)

www.kuad.com / Touchin Bass/ Monotone / Streetbeat / Low Phat

Straight from Miami, Florida (the undisputed home of the 808 kick drum) comes Hydraulix, the most exciting Electro-Bass group to hit the scene since Jackal and Hyde. Utilizing futuristic beats with an emphasis on dirty ass bass, Hydraulix have quickly become one of the most talked about groups on the Electro circuit, with everyone from Scratch D of Dynamix 2 to Dexorcist utilizing using their tracks to destroy dancefloors world wide.   
        
Richard “Ash-Rock” Zarate and James “JimiTheGenius” Merlo have been dropping bass in their DJ sets for years (most notably as resident DJs for the world renowned Culture Productions), all the while drawing from their childhood influences (2 Live Crew, Cut It Up Def Records, MC A.D.E, and Maggatron to name a few) to create a unique, dancefloor friendly hybrid of Electro and Bass. After becoming highly praised as party rocking DJs locally, Ash-Rock and JimiTheGenius set their sights on conquering the world of production. While Ash-Rock sharpened his production skills under the guidance of Breakbeat heavyweight Merlyn, JimiTheGenius was busy absorbing everything he could from Tim and Tye at Tekmind Records. Once they were comfortable with the knowledge that they had acquired, the two put their heads together and quickly began banging out some of the sickest floor bombs that were not only unique, but effective.

In late 2003, Ash-Rock and JimiTheGenius completed “The Hydraulix E.P.”, their first commercial releases as Hydraulix, which was released on their self owned imprint (co–owned with Merlyn), Kuad Recordings. The buzz which “The Hydraulix E.P.” generated was unimaginable and the props began to role in for the duo. Next up was the stunning, worldwide success of the “4 Pumps 2 Dumps E.P.”, which was released on Andrea Parker’s highly regarded U.K. label, Touchin Bass. Their Touchin bass E.P. became so highly regarded and popular, that Hydraulix was tapped to play a special guest DJ set on Annie Nightingale’sRadio One mix show, which for American Electro artists, is almost unheard of. Since then, the pair has been solicited for tracks by world famous artists such asDynamix II, Scape One, Exzakt, Bass Junkie, and Volsoc to name a few. For these two young stars, the future is as bright as the sun in the city of boom where they reside.

Hydraulix Discography:

12” Releases

Ash Rock and JimiTheGenius: The Hydraulix E.P.  – Kuad Recordings (2003)
Hydraulix: 4 Pumps 2 Dumps E.P. – Touchin Bass U.K.  (2004)
Merlyn and Hydraulix: The Owners Manuel E.P.  – Kuad Recordings (2004)
Ash Rock: Bionik (Hydraulix Remix) – Low Phat (2005)
Hydraulix: Bounce E.P. - Monotone (2006)
Hydraulix: The Azz Klap E.P. – Kuad Recordings (2006)
Exzakt: Clarity (Hydraulix Remix) - Monotone (2006)

CD Releases

Hydraulix: The South Got Something To Say (The Album) – Kuad Recordings (Summer 2007)

In addition, Hydraulix tracks have appeared on the following mix compilation:

Andrea Parker: Nobody's Perfect - Touchin Bass (2004)
Storm and Trevor Rockwell: The Future Sound Of Breaks Volume 1 – Droppin Science (2005)
Andrea Parker: Subsidence - Touchin Bass (2005)
Andrea Parker: Nobody's Perfect Part Two- Touchin Bass (2006)