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The electronic musician and Poker Flat founder’s contemplative new studio 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 experimenting 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.

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SM : Hi Rasmus, how are you doing? Spring started with flying colours on your side, playing alongside Âme and Trikk at Culture Box in your city of Copenhagen - can you tell us more about these experiences and your on-going Into the Wild party series?

Rasmus : Hi guys. Nice talking to you. Yes sure. Let’s start with Culture Box. It’s one of the oldest clubs here in Copenhagen, and I’ve been playing there now for 6 years. Two years ago they offered me to start my own night there, and that’s when Into The Wild came alive. We have around 4 parties a year, and always spend a lot of time finding the right artists, and this week we have Trikk to join us. Besides that, I play as one of their residents, and as you mentioned I was lucky enough to get the warm-up slot for Âme, live, a few weeks back. Amazing crowd and Frank played insanely good. 

SM : On the production side, you've just released last month The River EP on AZZUR, with some strong support such as Eagles & Butterflies, Frankey & Sandrino, Âme, Trikk, Rampa... - how did the collaboration for this 3-tracker play out?

Rasmus : I have been working with the Azzur guys for a few years now, and I really consider them as my friends, and I really wanted this EP to be something special. Both ‘Luzia’ and ‘Tribe’ was done, but we all felt that we needed the ‘A side’. One day I was talking to one of my friends who told me that his girlfriend Apoke was a singer. I contacted her, sent her some beats, and she came back with some lines, and I was blown away. I finished the track and send it to her, and she did all writing and recording in her own studio. And yes, what to say, she nailed it. 

SM : What other projects do you have in the pipeline?

Rasmus : A lot of good things are coming up. I have an EP on Hosted in July, which I look very much forward to. It’s a bit more club friendly than some of my more experimental stuff. And then I have my next album coming on Connected scheduled for October. And then last but not least I have a remix EP scheduled of my last album ‘Tales From My Living Room’ for my own label Calypso Chili. 

SM : It usually doesn't take long to identify a Nandu track - fresh, powerful, rich in texture layers, and often with mesmerizing vocals. What influences do you combine in order to produce this music?

Rasmus : I’ve been playing music the most of my life, and I’m particular happy for genres like Reggae, Jazz, Funk, Soul and Hip-Hop. But when it comes to writing music, I mostly start from the bottom and kind of let the music come to me. And then of course when you create music, you kind of have a musical vocabulary that is created from all the musical inputs you have been exposed to over time. And if you become very good at producing, it’s easy to put these inputs together and create music. 

SM: What are your favorite artists and labels at the moment?

Rasmus : So much interesting stuff out there all the time! Some of my favourite labels that are really doing it well at the moment would be Azzur, Mule Musiq, Nothing Is Real and many more. When it comes to artists I think there’s a lot of crazy talented people out there. So many good producers like Melokkolektiv (on fire at the moment), Modular Project, Aaaron and many more.

Also some of the artists I really admire are some of the artists that really made it happen for themselves. People like Denis Horvat, Trikk, DkA, Perel and so on. They managed to break out of the masses and get out there, and not because of good management, PR Etc., but because of their amazing skills as performers and producers. 

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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

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Yellow Snake

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Locked Away In My Head

Steve Bug - Locked Away In My Head

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