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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

The Clock Is Ticking

Steve Bug - The Clock Is Ticking

indigoaffair
"Indigo Affair" is an intriguing concept that intertwines the enigmatic allure of the color indigo with the vibrant world of electronic music. This metaphorical relationship suggests a deep, emotional connection between the two, where music becomes a vivid canvas painted in shades of indigo—capturing the mystery, depth, and richness of sound. Just as indigo is a color often associated with intuition and perception, electronic music possesses the power to transcend the ordinary and tap into the realm of emotions and imagination. This affair with music implies a journey where rhythms, beats, and synths envelop the listener in an indigo-hued world, inviting them to explore and feel with all their senses. Whether it’s the pulsating beats of techno or the ambient sounds of chill-out, "Indigo Affair" is a celebration of the profound and transformative impact electronic music has on the human spirit.

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Aaron Hedges comes from a family of music. His parents met in a gay disco that used to be a church in Seattle. He grew up listening to their disco records and was constantly introduced to new music, as his father became an audio/visual librarian. In the 1990s he discovered the illegal rave scene. Whether it was catching Donald Glaude dj a beach sunrise set or smoky nights in acid house domainted warehouse parties, Aaron was there dancing every weekend. He started to experiment with dj’ing after he bought his first mixer w/ a 12 second sampler, decks, and effects.

Aaron studied both Psychology and Music at George Washington University. He started dj’ing regularly at Cobalt on Monday’s for their drag show and later Sunday nights. He later did a weekly party at DC’s notorious Pearl in Adams Morgan. Aaron played across the city, from illegal parties to some of the biggest venues like the Velvet at National Ballroom and Tracks nightclub.

After the frustration of not being able to push his career further, Aaron started his own label, District of Corruption, in 2002 with a bang. His original track, “Watching Me”, a gritty post 9/11 techno track with vocal commentary about a coming surveillance state was licensed by techno legend Jeff Mills for his “Exhibitionist” dj/live audio/visual project. 

With both inspiration and motivation, he said good-bye to his friends and family in Washington, DC in 2004  and made the 5000-mile move to Berlin. With his laptop, music, and purpose in mind; Aaron knew that is where he had to be if he wanted things to happen. It was here that District of Corruption expanded working with musical talent like Akiko Kiyama, Staffan Linzatti, Mano Le Tough, Ed Davenport/Inland, Efdemin, Peter Grummich, Sweet ‘n Candy, Nima, Dilo, and many others.

Aaron has played all across Berlin in Panorama Bar/Berghain, Maria, Pfefferbank, Kinzo, Arena, Ballhaus Ost/Im, Bar25, Chalet, Katerholzig and Club der Visionaere. He’s also played in other international locations such as Paris, London, and Cape Town. 

After over a decade of label management, he decided to focus more on his first love - music composition and performance. The last years of covid shutdown has been a year for introspection. Rather than succumbing to boredom it was time to level up his production and music composition skills with online courses.

Aaron has continued to release original music with Traum Schallplatten, is planning a new regular party in Berlin with friend Simon Beeston, has a forthcoming remix of dub techno artist, Echosub, and continues to release new bootleg edits on soundcloud.

Massive Dynamic begann seine musikalischen Ideen, im alter von 15 Jahren, auf MJ Kassetten umzusetzen.

Damals noch durch abspulen von Tapes, um etwas in Richtung Übergang zu erzielen.

Er merkte nicht viel später, das sich in seinem Komplizierten Kopf mehr befand.

Um seine liebe zum Musik machen umzusetzen nutzte er alle Chancen und machte Musik für sich und seine Freunde....

ca. zwei Jahre später traf er M.Laku....

Sie beide rockten zusammen die kleinen Clubs in Meck - Pomm und auf After Hour Partys......

Massive Dynamic fand sein Genre; ELECTRO-MINIMAL.

Die Verbundenheit zu seiner Stadt und der überwiegend für den kopf gemachter Minimal Musik,
ließ sein Label "SouthWest U-Projekt" entstehen.

Massive Dynamic war sceneintern schnell als Headliner der verrücktesten After Hour Partys bekannt und mehr als angesagt.

Durch seinen Minimal Style der den Kopf anspricht entstand eine ganz neue Richtung : Die Clubs zu füllen ist zu seiner Show geworden....

Massive Dynamic zog auf die INSEL USEDOM, er etablierte sich dort schnell mit den Leuten die ihm weiter bringen sollten.

Die Verbundenheit von Massive Dynamic seine arbeit als Kunst zu sehen, und diese mit Herz und Kopf zu machen, ließ nicht nur Freundschaften entstehen sondern brachte auch ein Projekt auf die Beine das die Musik weiter ausbauen sollte.

Massive Dynamic kam zum Progressiven Psytrance.......

Sein neuer Style bekam Support, und Massive Dynamic legte jetzt alles ins sampeln neuer Tracks.

Die vielen Club's und Festival Erfahrungen beeinflussten seinen neuen Style und seine Sets maßgeblich.

Im Rückblick auf mehr als einem Jahrzehnt der intensiven Einbindung in die Trance-Szene, erlebt Massive Dynamic die reiche Entwicklung dieser Subkultur mit all ihren Neuerungen, Änderungen und alle ihre Höhen und Tiefen...

Mehr noch: Mit seiner Arbeit an Projekten, der ständig gewonnen Qualität ist er zu einem festen Bezugspunkt für anspruchsvolle, hoch-funktionellen Progressiven PsyTrance geworden....

Massive Dynamic wurde zu einem festen Bestandteil für viele Partys und prägt ihre musikalische Entwicklung mit seinen einzigartigen Set's, bis heute in der legendären Festivalscene.

Massive Dynamic zeigte das die Musik wirklich sein Herzblut ist und die Flexibilität die beiden unterschiedlichen Style ( ELECTRO-MINIMAL ) zu kombinieren, brachte einen ganz neuen Flow in seine Kunst.

Mittlerweile legt er sowohl auf GOA Partys als auch auf Minimalsaisons auf, und schafft es immer wieder seine Fans und Freunde zum abgehen zu animieren.




Isaac Orion produces melodic, progressive dance music drawing from a myriad of world influences. Trained in classical, jazz and pop music, he began writing songs as a teenager and spent years recording, performing and touring as a keyboard player for American disco, funk, reggae, jazz and soul bands. For the past decade he has turned his creative focus to performing and producing original dance music as a solo artist.

Steve Bug - The Clock Is Ticking

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