A smooth, pulsating flow carries you forward with quiet determination. There’s a tinge of melancholy running through you, a gentle echo what's lost. Repetition brings comfort, like waves lapping steadily at the shore, offering a sense of equanimity in motion. Emotional but restrained, a soundtrack to moments of reflection where stillness meets rhythm.

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Ecos del concreto

ECOUL168 By Symbol G (@symbolgmusic) & remix by Toishy Koshimi (@toishy-koshimi)
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https://ecoulsnd.bandcamp.com/album/trapped

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Full feature @ http://bit.ly/steve-bug-interview ... Germany‘s very own taste-maker, trend-setter, mover-shaker-extraordinaire Steve Bug is a multi-faceted artist and label owner revered the world over as a dedicated, energetic and constantly evolving talent, Steve has remained key figure and ambassador of the ever developing world of  deep, tech house and techno. Now with his cornerstone imprint Poker Flat Recordings celebrating more than 20 years, we chatted to Steve about his history and ever evolving career…

BTG Interview: Steve Bug - Poker Flat

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Kana Hishiya is a Japanese DJ/Producer based in Los Angeles. She creates sets that tells stories and take listeners on a journey. Deep and groovy, go betweens, punchy bass lines, minimal to abstract broken beats, dark and trippy to light and dreamy - she enjoys playing with diverse sounds and grooves. She's been performing DJ sets in US, Europe, and Asia and is currently is working in studio on her first EP.

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CAST OFF Podcast 09: Kana Hishiya

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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

Raindance 101

Steve Bug - Raindance 101

Yellow Snake

Steve Bug - Yellow Snake

The Clock Is Ticking

Steve Bug - The Clock Is Ticking

Electro Harmonix

Steve Bug - Electro Harmonix

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

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