Here are some of my favorites and inspirations alongside some tracks from my <a href="https://open.spotify.com/user/pokerflatrecordings?si=wWuuKUnRSyCPEsZwycblow">Poker Flat</a> label. I hope you enjoy the music.

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Cinthie - Everything I Say (Beste Modus)

Few of our friends have been working with us since day one so it is with great pride and emotion that we welcome our "very fantastic" friend Dachshund back on the label. The Geneva artist graces us with two originals that we simply had to feature on our Limited catalog. 

"Dream" is a nice bouncing shuffled groove with a hypnotic loopey character to it, smoothly arranged with scattered delayed vocals creating a clever yet slightly confusing "smokey" club atmosphere.

"Feel" is nothing short of a true masterpiece of electronic music. A "pizzicato" stripped-back dry beat and metallic modular sounding percussions take us on a mental and disconcerting trip. We litterally fell in love with this number - it's dark but not too dark and its insane synths and vocoders abruptly making appearances almost scared us at times: very entertaining! Perfect for the early hours of the morning, keeping the mind's attention and the hips in motion. Nothing is obvious, each role is interesting and perfectly executed. Thank you!

Dachshund - Dream (Original)

Liquid Dreams 2

The Dive

The Station EP

The Station (Original Mix)

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Arkady Antsyrev’s unique, exciting take on minimalistic house music is fully showcased on the new release from Steve Bug’s new label, Sublease Music. 
Antsyrev, the Russian born DJ and producer finds the perfect home for his two tracks here. 
"I first reached out to Arkady in August last year after buying another one of his releases", says Steve Bug "just to let him know that i dig and play his stuff. It didn‘t take long until he sent me his first demos. Some of them clearly stood out for me and now I‘m more than happy to present them on my new label Sublease Music." 
‚Fill It‘ is a vibey, deep club banger - Antsyrev’s love of analog gear infuses the track with a warm, underground house vibe and delicious bassline that will light up the winter months. 
‚Exist‘ is a shade tougher in its execution - thick beats and sparse use of melodic elements give it a heads down late night feel.

Fill It

Arkady Antsyrev - Fill It

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2nd Phase - Liberty Claps (Ramon Tapia Remix)

Taken from the 'Calypso' album - out 28th February
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Gigi Masin - Khalifa Golf Club

Orbiter

Vincenzo - Orbiter (Flight One)

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Tim Engelhardt returns to Poker Flat Recordings to build on his already impressive reputation. Engelhardt, one of Cologne’s youngest and brightest electronic music stars on the rise is responsible for numerous dancefloor bombs over the last years. 

Here, he drops two slinky, crafted pieces of melodic house destined for the crates of countless respected DJs and dance music aficionados. 

'First Contact' combines beautiful synth lines with a shuffling, infectious groove and a maturity way beyond his years. In addition to the Original Version, Engelhardt provides another highly sensitive interpretation with the magic ´Beatless Tool´.

'Light The Fire' incorporates magical melodic chimes reminiscent of Four Tet or Floating Points, with a thick sub bass and Detroit style pads that add up to a highly affecting track - a real triumph.

First Contact

Tim Engelhardt - First Contact

Runner

Nagore

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Steve Kelley has built up a loyal following through the course of his career, having played for some of the largest and most respected brands in dance music. 
Here Steve brings his touch for real deep house to this In My House EP - a firm statement of what you can expect from his much lauded DJ sets. The title track is a bumping yet slick piece of premium house, vibey and driving throughout. 
Bruneck - named after the northern Italian city Kelley holds a residency, is a touch harder - a more direct expression of late night abandon, with spine tingling moments thanks to judicious use of piano chords and sweeping effects.

Bruneck

Steve Kelley - Bruneck

In my House

Steve Kelley - In My House

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An undisputed classic of the electronic music scene, Steve Bug’s 'Loverboy' was released on the first Poker Flat release ever 'Double Action' back in 1999.

Over the years it has been reworked only by a few - but the list includes the likes of Josh Wink and Guido Schneider. Now, as part of the 20 years of Poker Flat celebration, more names are added to that remix list with two new superb remixes from Catz ‘n Dogz and Acid Pauli.

Catz ‘n Dogz are a Polish producer duo making big waves in recent years, and their version of 'Loverboy' brims with their unmistakable energy - chugging, hypnotic groove and tonnes of effects and melodic twists and turns.

Berlin legend Acid Pauli approaches it from a different angle - stripping away elements until a deeply trippy skeletal house track remains.

Released by : Poker Flat Recordings
Single Release Date : 07 February 2020

Steve Bug - Loverboy (Catz 'n Dogz Remix)

'Earth Trax releases his debut album for Shall Not Fade with the breath taking LP1. 
LP1 takes influence from cold wave, applying gloomy chords onto House and Breakbeat, whilst including textures that might draw reference to early IDM. Earth Trax blends dreamy vocals, pads and melodies with striking rhythms, squawking synthesizers and strong bass lines throughout. The LP was recorded as an extension of some of the artists moodier singles on Shall Not Fade sister imprint, Lost Palms. It explores a more experimental approach towards House music, whilst drawing influence from some of his more downtempo style releases as Bartosz Kruczyński. LP1 features the stunning photography of Kasia Zacharko & graphic design of Kaja Kukuła.'

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Premiere: Earth Trax - Deep Dive [Shall Not Fade]

Rainbow Doll

Heaven Help Us

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Joyce Muniz is a DJ, producer and singer from Vienna with Brazilian roots, who has been making waves around Europe for a number of years. 

Now relocated to Berlin, Muniz has a string of amazing releases on the likes of Exploited, K7!, Get Physcial and 2020 Vision. On Steve Bug’s flagship label, Muniz now drops What’s Your Name with the hugely talented Demetrius on vocal duties.  

The full version is a tough tech house groover, the bumps and swings via a sick rhythm section and thick, rolling bass pulse. Demetrius’s low slung vocals add to the sleezey, edgy vibe of the track. 

The instrumental offers DJs a vocalless version that really lets the bass come to the fore.

What’s Your Name feat. Demetrius

What´s Your Name

Joyce Muniz - What´s Your Name feat. Demetrius

After Hour Sweets

Diversions II [XYZ015] : Daniel Bortz, Facundo Mohrr, TÂCHES
Release Date : March 13th, 2020
Presale : https://www.beatport.com/release/diversions-ii/2867339

Reimagining art is a difficult task. Taking a fully original vision from a fellow artist and twisting it into your own work presents a set of innate challenges. How do you pay the necessary homage to the originator, while also appeasing your artistic intuition? This is a question confronted by producers when pursuing the unique nature of the music industry’s most flexible assets - the remix.

Our Diversions series explores the diverse processes and influences that manifest during the remix process. Each release presents fresh takes on the label’s original productions by both XYZ stalwarts and newcomers alike. This series is a chance to connect artists from across the musical spectrum in the pursuit of unique and unexpected tracks.

For the second release in the Diversions series, XYZ has collected an eclectic mix of producers dripping with quality. Daniel Bortz is a unique figure in the underground scene, gliding under the radar past trends and genre boundaries to a point where he is one of the most respected artists in the game. A stalwart on the esteemed Permanent Vacation, Bortz has also graces enigmatic labels such as Innervisions, Suol, and Watergate. Through collaborations with Acid Pauli and remixes of James Blake, Bortz remains impossible to categorize.

Alejandro Mosso’s Caravan caught the ear of Bortz, who’s laid a stiff rhythm and acid-vibe to percussive groover. Through keeping the original’s minimal-oriented kick, the Caravan remix is primed for dark rooms with crisp sound.

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Alejandro Mosso - Caravan (Daniel Bortz Remix) [Snippet]

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We're Still Here (feat. At One)

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Played at Microclimat, A La Folie, 4 Elements, Leopard Café, La Petite Chaufferie, Le 9B, Chez Kiki (Aux Bons Amis), Le Yono, Le Bloc...

Steve Bug's playlist

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