Time to indulge in a little strange… Long-time mates and studio kindred spirits Steve Bug and Cle return with their annual collaborative Rejected outing and, as the title suggests, things take a turn for the peculiar.

‘Strange As It Ever Was’ warms-up with a simple stripped back kick, but as those snake-like synth squiggles become more and more prominent so does the intensity. Sitting somewhere between New York mid 90s and Berlin mid 2000s, but built with 2020 muscle, it’s hypnotic, funky and mysterious all at once.

The beguiling mood continues on ‘Bliss Air’. Forget Ryan Air, forget your Macbook Air, even fresh air is over-rated compared to this. Another groove with a little off-beat surprise and dubby synths that spring from out of nowhere, once again we find ourselves in that perfect sweet spot to the left… Leaving with that slight sense of surprise and a vibe that will complement any house or techno set.

In 2017 they brought us ‘Together’, in 2018 they battered us with ‘Tweaky Blinders’, now we’re getting strange. Who knows what Bug and Cle will bring to Rejected next time? Don’t be a stranger.

Steve Bug & Cle - Strange As It Ever Was (preview)

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.

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UPCOMING GIGS
13.12 - House Tęczowa, Wrocław, Micronoce
10.01 - Rewiry, Poznań, Micronoce
07.02 - Dom Technika, Micronoce
10-13.07.26 - Festiwal Micronoce (Studnovo), Gorzelnia Gwieździn

2025
15.11 - Dom Technika, Poznań, DB Night
7.11 - Dom Technika, Poznań, Micronoce
25.10 - Drugi Dom, Gdynia, Micronoce
11.10 - Rewiry, Poznań, Micronoce
27.09 - Bękarty, Poznań, Micronoce
26.09 - Fuzz, Poznań, Channel
20.09 - Gorzelnia Gwieździn, Channel 
05.09, Szczęście, Poznań, SWITCH ON MICRONCE
30-31.08, Festiwal Mech, Marózek, MICRONOCE
26.07, Rewiry, Poznań, MICRONOCE
04-07.07, Festiwal Studnovo, Gorzelnia Gwieździn, MICRONOCE
28.06, Pracownia Art-Club, Warszawa, The Substance
20-21.06, Festiwal Obra, Gorzyca, MICRONOCE
13.06, Rewiry, Poznań, MICRONOCE
16-18.05, Bursztyn Fest, Dźwirzyno, MICRONOCE
09.05, UV Klub, Łódź, MICRONOCE
24.04, Centrala, Gorzów Wlkp., MICRONOCE
01.03, People of Real Narnia, Poznań, CHANNEL
28.02, House Szkolna, Poznań, SWITCH vs. CHANNEL
14.02, Reduta Morast, Kołobrzeg, MICRONOCE vs. OBSCURA
08.02, Pracovnia Art-Club, Warszawa, MICRONOCE
17.01, Dom Technika, Poznań, MICRONOCE
04.01, Overtheunderpub, Bydgoszcz, MICRONOCE vs. OBSCURA

2024
12.02 Rum na Kościach, Poznań, MICRONOCE
09.03 Pracovnia Art-Club, Warszawa, The Substance
22.03 Rum na Kościach, Poznań, MICRONOCE
12.04 Bękarty, Poznań, MICRONOCE
04.05 Festiwal Osada, Połajewo, MICRONOCE
18.05 Rewiry, Poznań, MICRONOCE
24.05 Bękarty, Poznań, MICRONOCE
31.05 Pracovnia Art-Club, Warszawa, MICRONOCE
21-22.06 Festiwal Obra, Gorzyca, MICRONOCE
28.06, Bękarty, Poznań, MICRONOCE
5-6.07, Festiwal Resonation, MICRONOCE
19-20.07, Festiwal Studnovo, MICRONOCE
30-31.08, Festiwal Mech, Maróżek, MICRONOCE
20.09, Bękarty, Poznań, MICRONOCE
21.09, Festiwal Osada, Połajewice, MICRONOCE
27-28.09, Bursztyn Fest, Dźwirzyno, MICRONOCE
05.10, Pracovnia Art-Club, Warszawa, MICRONOCE
26.10, Festiwal Spektrum, Świdnica, Channel
31.10, ZAJA, Kołobrzeg, MICRONOCE
7.11, W Sercu, Poznań, MICRONOCE
30.12, Pracovnia Art Club, Warszawa, The Substance

2023
20.01 Pracovnia Art-Club, Warszawa, COLLECTOR'S MOOD
27.01 Rewiry Poznań, MICRONOCE
18.02 Rum na Kościach, Poznań, MICRONOCE
19.03 Bękarty, Poznań, MICRONOCE
31.03 Kisielice, Poznań, MICRONOCE
19.04 Pracovnia Art-Club, Warszawa, the SUBSTANCE
22.04 Rum na Kościach, Poznań, MICRONOCE
11.05 Pracovnia Art-Club, Warszawa, the SUBSTANCE
26.05 Oficyna, Poznań, MICRONOCE
02.06 Bękarty, Poznań, MICRONOCE
10.06 Pracovnia Art-Club, Warszawa, the SUBSTANCE 
23-25.06 Festiwal Obra, Gorzyca, MICRONOCE
01-03.09 Festiwal Studnovo, Gwieździn, MICRONOCE
15.09 Schron, Poznań, MICRONOCE
22.09 Bękarty, Poznań, MICRONOCE
14.10 Rum na Kościach, Poznań, MICRONOCE
8.12 Bękarty, Poznań, MICRONOCE
30.12 Pracovnia Art-Club, Warszawa, the SUBSTANCE

2022
29.01 Kisielice, Poznań, MICRONOCE
26.02 Rum na Kościach, Poznań, MICRONOCE
25.03 Pracovnia Art-Club, Warszawa, CHANNEL
23.04 Kisielice, Poznań, MICRONOCE
3-5.06 Festiwal Studnovo, Nowa Studnica, MICRONOCE
28.05 House Szkolna, CHANNEL
25.06 Kisielice, MICRONOCE
2.09 Rum na Kościach, Poznań, MICRONOCE
22.10 Pracovnia Art-Club, Warszawa, COLLECTOR'S MOOD
18.11 Rum na Kościach, Poznań, MICRONOCE
10.12 Pracovnia Art-Club, Warszawa, COLLECTOR'S MOOD
17.12 Bękarty, Poznań, MICRONOCE
31.12 Pracovnia Art-Club, Warszawa, CHANNEL

2021
2-4.07 Festiwal Studnovo, Nowa Studnica, MICRONOCE
17.07 Kisielice, Poznań, BIAŁE NOCE
13.08 Kisielice, Poznań, BIAŁE NOCE
20-22.08 Festiwal Studnovo, Nowa Studnica, MICRONOCE
15.10 Kisielice, Poznań, BIAŁE NOCE
10.12 Kisielice, Poznań, MICRONOCE

2020
10.02 Rewiry, Poznań, BIAŁE NOCE
21.02 Kisielice, Poznań, BIAŁE NOCE
29.02 Związek Nienasycony, Warszawa, BIAŁE NOCE
18.09 Rum na Kościach, Poznań, BIAŁE NOCE
2.10 Kisielice, Poznań, BIAŁE NOCE

2019
17.05 Rum na Kościach, Poznań, BIAŁE NOCE
05.07 Rum na Kościach, Poznań, BIAŁE NOCE
31.08 Rum na Kościach, Poznań, BIAŁE NOCE
15.09 Rum na Kościach, Poznań, COLLECTOR'S MOOD
25.10 Kisielice, Poznań, BIAŁE NOCE 
29.11 Rum na Kościach, Poznań, BIAŁE NOCE

2018
14.04 Stajenka Pegaza, Poznań, BIAŁE NOCE
05.09 Cud nad Wisłą, Warszawa, BIAŁE NOCE
22.09 Stajenka Pegaza, Poznań, BIAŁE NOCE
09.11 Kisielice, Poznań, BIAŁE NOCE 
07.12 Stajenka Pegaza, Poznań, BIAŁE NOCE

2017
21.01 Rum na Kościach, Poznań, BIAŁE NOCE
10.03 Rum na Kościach, Poznań, BIAŁE NOCE
08.04 Plan B, Warszawa, BIAŁE NOCE
28.04 Rum na Kościach, Poznań, BIAŁE NOCE
27.05 Rum na Kościach, Poznań, BIAŁE NOCE
22.12 Rum na Kościach, Poznań, BIAŁE NOCE

2016
12.03 Bassment, Frankfurt/Oder, BIAŁE NOCE
01.07 Rum na Kościach, Poznań, BIAŁE NOCE
16.07 Rum na Kościach, Poznań, BIAŁE NOCE
06.08 Rum na Kościach, Poznań, BIAŁE NOCE
02.09 Rum na Kościach, Poznań, BIAŁE NOCE
23.09 Rum na Kościach, Poznań, BIAŁE NOCE
25.11 Cytroneta, Poznań, BIAŁE NOCE & MICROMISSION

2015
02.01 Kisielice, Poznań, BIAŁE NOCE
21.02 Kisielice, Poznań, BIAŁE NOCE 
14.03 Piwnica, Słubice, CHANNEL
12.11 Sansibar, Poznań, BIAŁE NOCE

2014
14.03 Kisielice, Poznań, BIAŁE NOCE
06.06 Kisielice, Poznań, BIAŁE NOCE
14.11 Kisielice, Poznań, BIAŁE NOCE
19.12 Kisielice, Poznań, BIAŁE NOCE

2013
16.03 Kisielice, Poznań, BIAŁE NOCE
04.10 Kisielice, Poznań, BIAŁE NOCE

2012
01.12 Kisielice, Poznań, BIAŁE NOCE

2011
15.01 8 bitów, Poznań, BIAŁE NOCE
02.02 Emforiu, Poznań, BIAŁE NOCE 
26.02 Emforiu, Poznań, BIAŁE NOCE
09.03 8 bitów, Poznań, BIAŁE NOCE
15.04 Baker Street, Poznań, BIAŁE NOCE
20.04 8 bitów, Poznań, BIAŁE NOCE
14.05 Pizza House, Szamotuły, BIAŁE NOCE 
01.06 8 bitów, Poznań, BIAŁE NOCE
5.11 8 bitów, Poznań, BIAŁE NOCE

2010
06.02 Balinga, Poznań, BIAŁE NOCE
26.02 Emforiu, Poznań, BIAŁE NOCE
06.03 Pizza House, Szamotuły, BIAŁE NOCE
17.05 Emforiu, Poznań, BIAŁE NOCE 
29.05 Pizza House, Szamotuły, BIAŁE NOCE
02.07 Cafe Mięsna, Poznań, BIAŁE NOCE
06.11 Pizza House, Szamotuły, BIAŁE NOCE
10.12 Balinga, Poznań, BIAŁE NOCE
29.12 8 bitów, Poznań, BIAŁE NOCE

2008
18.01 Balinga, Poznań, BIAŁE NOCE
15.02 Balinga, Poznań, BIAŁE NOCE
14.04 Emforiu, Poznań, BIAŁE NOCE
09.05 Emforiu, Poznań, BIAŁE NOCE & MICROMISSION
25.04 Balinga, Poznań, BIAŁE NOCE
21.05 Balinga, Poznań, BIAŁE NOCE 
11.07 Pizza House, Szamotuły, BIAŁE NOCE
09.08 Balinga, Poznań, BIAŁE NOCE
30.08 Lokomotywa, Gniezno, BIAŁE NOCE
19.09 Balinga, Poznań, BIAŁE NOCE
02.10 Kisielice, Poznań, BIAŁE NOCE
24.10 Balinga, Poznań, BIAŁE NOCE
06.11 Pizza House, Szamotuły, BIAŁE NOCE
12.12 Balinga, Poznań, BIAŁE NOCE

2007
07.09 Balinga, Poznań, BIAŁE NOCE
09.11 Balinga, Poznań, BIAŁE NOCE
30.11 Balinga, Poznań, BIAŁE NOCE

DJ and Songwriter born in New Jersey, influenced by his father who at a young age who introduced him to the enigmatic singer Ted Hawkins. At the age of twelve he moved to Sardinia, Italy where was introduced into electronic music doing collaborations with artists like Chris Scott from Lexicon Avenue. Victor did recently a collaboration with Alejandro Molinari with a track called “Amazonia” that was released this 15th June on NEIN Records (London).

Steve Bug & Cle - Strange As It Ever Was (preview)

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