CAPE TOWN, 16 Jan

Timo Maas, Costax 'Don't Say' on Bedrock Records

Timo Maas, Costax, Don't Say, cover art

openairmag.com

Timo Maas and Costax 'Don't Say' is out now on Bedrock Records and in the Ten Walls Winter Collection 2026 chart. Ten Walls placed it at sixth of 25 in the chart, posted on 7 Jan. It has been five months since Bedrock's last cover on 25 July with the 'Blazed Runner' EP from these same artists, a gap that is not so long, but one that signals how far the label is willing to stretch itself across a rolling slate.

'Don't Say' is not a track that leans on a break. Its motion is in a constant friction of textures: an even split between drum and chord, a thick run of percussion and a restrained level that keeps its headroom. There is an airy top end that lets the mix breathe, a low end that doesn't push, just holds. It is not a track for a big reveal. It is a track for a patient hour, for the part of a set where the DJ lets the room hum. Timo Maas and Costax have made a record that works in the middle of the floor, not at its peak, and that is exactly where it should be.