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The Descent

Next addition to our podcast series comes from our dear friend Denis Stockhausen, who has surely managed to become a mainstay of the Cologne scene over the years. Besides being an integral part of the Kompakt family, he also runs the „My Dear“ Events in Cologne’s Gewölbe Club (where Kristian from Âme appears as a regular guest amongst many others). Lean back, enjoy - and end up dancing in circles!

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Muting The Noise 021 - Denis Stockhausen

ZHS08 von HerManu.

Fetter House mit geiler HipHop Färbung. Groo-hoovey shit.

Style is the answer to everything.

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Hunter. S - 25.09.20

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Hunter. S - 25.09.20

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The electronic musician and Poker Flat founder’s contemplative new stu-dio album takes in minimal house music, moody techno and effervescent breaks across 11 unique tracks. 

Acclaimed producer, DJ, label owner and musical pioneer Steve Bug’s influence on the musical landscape is, at this stage in his career, well documented. With roots in Germany’s legendary club scene and fans around the world thanks to his enviable catalogue of releases, the influence of his label Poker Flat, and his famously exemplary DJ sets, Steve is a singular artist with a lucid and passionate approach to his craft. 

His previous LP Paradise Sold alongside Langenberg was released in 2018 to critical acclaim, and described as “elegantly euphoric” by Mixmag. Never Ending Winding Roads is an entirely solo release however, with much of it produced during the months of enforced isolation due to the coronavirus pandemic. Many of the track titles reflect Steve’s headspace during this time, with themes of solitude, contemplation and reflection brought to the fore perhaps more than with any of his previous work. 

Steve’s formative musical years were spent during Germany’s techno and acid house heyday, with his love for a perfect groove as apparent now as it was back then. His DJ skills and a keen, innovative ear led him not down the typical path of the early nineties trance and harder dance scene, but instead towards a fresher, hybrid sound–merging stripped deep house, tweaked out acid and more minimal forms of techno and electronic music: a strand of music he fiercely champions to this day. 

Steve Bug: “My mindset when making Never Ending Winding Roads was completely different to any other project I have embarked on. I didn’t have to tour, and instead could focus 100% on writing music without having the dancefloor as a constant influence. This allowed me creative freedom to explore a range of styles and emotions, and as a result, it is the album I feel most satisfied with to date”.
With 11 brand new tracks, Never Ending Winding Roads is a meticulously produced and deeply engaging electronic album; one that explores various shades of house, techno and broken beat with Steve’s celebrated attention to detail and consummate originality. 
Album opener Lucid Loops perfectly sets the tone, immediately ensnaring you with a hypnotic, undulating synth line and a faintly menacing undertone thanks to hushed, discordant strings and unnerving vocal stabs. This atmosphere of quiet paranoia permeates many of the tracks on Never Ending Winding Roads, most explicitly in the sinewy groove and sketchy, panic-inducing synth line of Locked Away In My Head. 

This album more than perhaps any other in his career sees Steve experi- menting with broken beats, to incredible effect. Tracks like A Conscious Machine and Electro Harmonix are melodic, emotionally rich cuts: burst of radiant optimism that juxtapose beautifully with the album’s darker moments. 
Elsewhere tracks like Yellow Snake find Steve exploring deep, dubby territory, while album closer Upon Mountains is a cosmic, arpeggiated masterpiece: an 8bit computer game soundtrack reimagined as a poignant electro ballad.

Never Ending Winding Roads

Lucid Loops

Steve Bug - Ludic Loops

Upon Mountains

Steve Bug - Upon Mountains

Confidence Dub

Steve Bug - Confidence Dub

Yellow Snake

Steve Bug - Yellow Snake

Here's my latest mix with a selection of great tracks by these artists:

Dave Seaman - Dubspeeka - AFFKT - EdOne - Quivver - Nick Muir & Gabriel Ananda & John Digweed - DOSEM - WhoMadeWho - Jinadu & Th;en - Pardon Moi - Ezikiel - Darius Syrossian - Matthew Dear & Eats Everything & Joe Goddard

And some great remixes by:

Artbat - blaktone - Damon Jee - Fairmont - Basti Grub - FC Kahuna

Enjoy the mix :)

1. WhoMadeWho | Montserrat (Artbat edit) - [Watergate Records]
2. Jinadu & Th;en  | Survival (blaktone remix) - [Sincopat]
3. AFFKT | Penjoll - [Last Night On Earth]
4. Pardon Moi | Power to the People (Damon Jee Remix) - [Roam Recordings]
5. EdOne | Madness Dose (Original Mix) - [Selador]
6. Dave Seaman | Racket Abuse (Fairmont remix) - [Selador]
7. Dave Seaman | Racket Abuse (original mix) - [Selador]
8. Dubspeeka | Theme 2 (Original Mix) - [Last Night On Earth]
9. Ezikiel | Infinity Race (Basti Grub Remix) - [Aprapta Music]
10. Quivver | I'm Bob (Original Mix) - [Bedrock Records]
11. Nick Muir & Gabriel Ananda & John Digweed | Tachyon Dream (Original Mix) - [Bedrock Records]
12. Darius Syrossian | Moxy (Original Mix) - [Hot Creations]
13. DOSEM | Evidence - [Truesoul]
14. Matthew Dear & Eats Everything & Joe Goddard | Love Games (FC Kahuna Remix) - [Pets Recordings]

Deep | Tech | Progressive #19 - November 2020

Out Of Fashion since 1999 - Founded by @SteveBug
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Steve Bug - Ludic Loops

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