Get it here

Never Ending Winding Roads

Podcast Episode #383  you can dowload it on http://www.ibiza-voice.com/music/podcast/Mirko_Loko

Mirko Loko - I Voice Podcast

Ain’t Nun to It

Sea Breeze

A sleek exercise in minimal groove, "This Is" by Rares Romanov unfolds with hypnotic intentionality. Anchored by a propulsive, stripped-back beat and punctuated with rhythmic vocal jabs, the track remains uncluttered yet deeply immersive and perfectly calibrated for the dancefloor intimacy. Every percussive element and vocal shot accentuates the pulsing tension, creating a subtle but undeniable sense of forward motion. Balancing finesse and funk, it slots seamlessly into Sonet Music’s compelling vinyl VA alongside Vedanā, Suolo, and Jay Tripwire.

Artist: https://soundcloud.com/raresromanov
Label: https://soundcloud.com/sonet44
Support: soon

Premiere: Rares Romanov - This Is [SONET010]

Digitaline - Still - Cityfox (2010)

DP-6 records
Proton distribution
www.facebook.com/dp6project
demos: dp6project@gmail.com

DR182 / DP-6 - Midnight (Version 2020)

www.facebook.com/stevebug/
www.facebook.com/pokerflat.rec
www.twitter.com/poker_flat
www.youtube.com/PokerFlatRecordings
www.instagram.com/pokerflat_recordings

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.

Lucid Loops

Steve Bug - Ludic Loops

A Conscious Machine

Steve Bug - A Conscious Machine

Upon Mountains

Steve Bug - Upon Mountains

Raindance 101

Steve Bug - Raindance 101

The Clock Is Ticking

Steve Bug - The Clock Is Ticking

Electro Harmonix

Steve Bug - Electro Harmonix

Locked Away In My Head

Steve Bug - Locked Away In My Head

Compathy: sharing and experiencing feelings with others. Sharing the sadness of not being together, while we are all hopeful of experiencing the joy of dancing again together.

We are all together in this and yet each one of us experiences and feels sadness, joy, hope or the uncontrollable urge to dance in his or her own way...

TUUD 024

The Uncontrollable Urge To Dance 024: Compathy

Out Of Fashion since 1999 - Founded by @SteveBug
Landlord to @Sublease

Demo: demos@pokerflat-recordings.com.

We review every submission carefully, but due to the high volume we receive, we may not be able to respond to each one. If you don't hear back from us, please don't be discouraged and feel free to submit future songs.

Steve Bug is one of electronic music’s true originals. His relentless commitment to quality - both in his own work and in the many producers he has championed - has made him one of the world’s most revered artists and curators, and along with his labels Poker Flat, Sublease Music, Audiomatique, Dessous Recordings, Traffic Signs or Raw Elements has made a sizeable contribution to building the European house and techno scene as we know it.

Steve Bug - Raindance 101

Poker Flat Recordings

Related tracks