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The dream team pairing of Steve Bug and Cle are back on Poker Flat with another pair of absolute heaters. The duo have worked together countless times, both being veterans of the German rave scene spanning right back to its early days, yet their output remains as fresh and vital as ever. 

'Gentle Push' is a case in point - choppy samples kick off proceedings, heavy on the FX before classic house chords and a thick, rolling bassline bubble up to the surface. The kick is held off until the optimal moment, making this a candidate for a full arms-in-the-air moment. 

A Pinch of Space is a little harder, but seems crafted from the same elements. The kick hits hard while a shimmering synth lead is layered via heavy delays and reverb to create a trippy, psychedelic vibe.

Gentle Push

Steve Bug & Cle - Gentle Push

Ring the remix alarm! Rejected step into the summer with two humongous Steve Bug and Cle remixes by none other than Josh Wink and Shan. Come together.

First a little rewind: 'Together' first appeared on Rejected way back in 2017 as one of the long-time friends' first collaboration. Epic in its tension, stately in its drive, here we find Josh Wink giving it his own timeless perspective. Expect a deep rolling groove, stacks of bass and more acid than you could possibly live on for a month.

Deeper again we hit a remix of Bug & Cle's more recent track 'Flying Keys' by Shan. Recently flexing raw jack energy on the likes of Live At Robert Johnson, Because Music and h21c, here we find him flipping the piano-happy jam into a low-end loaded, garage-style slammer. Complete with the keys intact, but rolled out in a much more demonstrative way, it's another exemplary remix from the Rejected camp. Come together. Stay together.

Steve Bug & Cle - Together (Josh Wink Interpretation)

'Echoes like the stroke of a feather, Dub like nectar dripping into your soul, The bang of Techno brings it all together, Gently sucking you down the rabbit hole. On this flight there's also Steve Bug, His remix effective like a prescription drug.'

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Celebrating the 150th vinyl EP release, and as a prelude to 15 years of Poker Flat Recordings, Steve Bug returns to his own label to drop a sizzling three track EP of powerful, seductive house music.

Lead cut 'Pelican Glide' exhibits his trademark driving grooves and highly effective off-kilter synths - the sort of track that turns dance floors and festivals upside down when dropped at the right moment. The deep kick hits hard while clever interplay between pads, melodic leads and percussion keep the tension finely tuned.

Fellow Berliners youANDme yield a remix of 'Pelican Glide', which transforms the track into something spacey and cinematic, before subtly reintroducing Steve Bug's killer synth line.

Also gracing this release is 'Till It's Gone'; built around a tough-as-nails house groove, and coupled with a breathy, alluring vocal from Delhia De France: the grand diva of the German electronic scene.

Pelican Glide

Steve Bug - Till It’s Gone feat. Delhia De France

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STEVE BUG " Rexology" - Out September 2016

A1 - What’s Happened?
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'Rekindling their prolific and productive partnership, Poker Flat Recordings label boss Steve Bug teams up with Clemens Kahlcke aka Cle for another important release. 

The pair go way back, having being friends, DJ colleagues, co producers and label mates for over 20 years. Their latest release on Poker Flat, shows they have continued to bring out the best in each other. 'It’s Time', the title track, kicks off in fine style - a solid, urgent groove sets the tone, before sharp claps, a thick bass pulse and classic house stabs add the flavour. The pair clearly know how to work a floor.'

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It’s Time

Premiere: Steve Bug & Cle - It’s Time [Poker Flat Recordings]

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Label:           V2 Records, Inc. – U60DCD02, V2 Records, Inc. – 707.2004.2, V2 Records, Inc.  –
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Format:        2 × CD, Mixed, Compilation
Country:       Germany
Released:   2002 

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Steve Bug, one of the world's most renowned artists in the electronic music circuit, presents his fifth and most mature longplayer. "Noir" doesn't deny its roots, but expands the usual spectrum and invites the listener to an exciting listening pleasure.

The title is ‘Noir’. The cover is dominated by the filmic aesthetics of light and shadow. The title evokes a world of shady transactions and secret crimes. Most of the tracks emit a suitably dark and moody atmosphere, with at least three directly referencing the film noir genre – From the well-known classic ‘The Spiral Staircase’, to more obscure ‘Somewhere in the Night’, and ‘The Seventh Victim’. Is ‘Noir’ a concept album? Origi- nally it was planned that way, but in the end Steve found the concept too rigid.

"I play all over the world on a constant basis, and always come back with different impressions", says Steve Bug. "Accordingly, this changes the music that I produce. I’ve had the idea to make a concept album for some time, but on the other hand, that’s not the way I work. My music expresses my moods, and of course, they are always changing. "

The material for the new album was created over a period of three years, which makes its consistency and coherence all the more amazing. The mood is dark, spooked. Over the relentless beats and basslines ghostly sounds swirl and conspire. Although all the pieces are driven by head-rushing beats, ‘Noir’ is more than ever, a listening album. "If I had worked longer on the album, I probably would have replaced even more of the dance tracks with listening tracks", says Steve. "I think a lot of albums in dance music are not convining as albums - more a collection of tracks, than a coherent whole."

‘Noir’ is definitely different. Although the film noir concept isn’t carried through completely, it infuses the spirit of the record in a way reminicent of the sci-fi obsession of Jeff Mills or Carl Craig. In fact, ‘Noir’ could soundtrack a 21st Century ‘Blade Runner’ - tracks such as the pre-re- leased single ‘Those Grooves’ and ‘No Adjustments’, with their evocative spoken word texts, play in to a vision of an apocalyptic-dystopian disco.

‘Noir’ is very much an electronic album. Richer than its predecessor, these tracks easily transcend the merely functional - Steve Bug has in- jected the harmonies with serious emotion. Avoiding the trap of many house music producers, Steve has resisted the temptation to throw in an album full of live instrumentation, explaining: "the results have never convinced me. You have to find musicians who understand repetitive music, otherwise the whole thing is so watery." ‘Poison of Choice’, with its sensational guitar solo, is the exception - and the result of a techni- cal difficulty. Due to non-compatible plug-ins, access was blocked to a sample, and Steve ended up asking his mixer Hannes Bieger to play the guitar chords. While the recording was made, the idea to add the solo happened and the results were so good they ended up defining the track. Two of the standout tracks involve sublime vocals from performers Steve has a strong affinity for. Emilie Chick, the Portland born, genre- scrambling rising star brings a femme fatale’s touch of jazz to 'Moment of Ease'.

The aforementioned 'No Adjustments' with its driving, edgy groove and out of control synth, is enhanced by the spoken word exhortation to just let the beats flow - the unmistakable work of the Foremost Poet Johnny Dangerous.

Aside from that, Steve Bug has always recorded everything on his own – and similarly, developed his distinctive harmonic knowledge by himself. "I have no training as a musician - I taught myself about harmonies. When I realised that many of my heroes in electronic music, whose mu- sic always seemed so rich, was done with the help of others, I have al- ways been a little disappointed". In this respect Steve can be proud about the fact that his experience producing the intricate and exceptional ‘Noir’ was achieved on his own.

From the driving opener ‘Tell Me Why’ to the emotional closing track ‘The Seventh Victim’, Steve Bug has crafted a rounded, atmospheric al- bum that throws a long and impressive shadow over most contemporary dance albums.

Noir

Steve Bug - Tell Me Why

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It’s always great news when Steve Bug and Langenberg get together in the studio - two legends who remain at the top of their game, locking into each other’s groove and delivering some of the most potent electronic music out there. 
Their latest excursion is a case in point. 'Emphasizer' is a mid-paced groover with thick, rounded kicks, sharp percussion and a rich, deep bass that keeps things rolling along. Sparking synths add the spacy melodic flourish. 
'Thierry Moogler' is a slightly more urgent affair that builds from a slowly evolving synth riff before unfolding into a glorious, chugging house groover with an epically worked drop.

Emphasizer

Steve Bug & Langenberg - Emphasizer

Next up is Steve Bug’s epic Chordwalk Empire, which gets three new treatments as a part of the remix competition to celebrate the label's 20 years.

Like the other two releases carefully handpicked by the artist of the orginal track from hundreds of entries, the standard remains incredibly high and each track is more than worthy of this official release.

The first remix comes from Theobald Ringer - a techno producer from Brest in northern France. His deep rework is a heavy hitter - full of energy and drive, yet maintaining a sense of melancholy and emotion that shine through.

Facundo Sosa is behind the 2nd remix here. The producer from Buenos Aires, Argentina takes things yet deeper with a classy, slick version that adds a spacy, cosmic layer to the track.

Finally, Esteban Howell shares his El Bicho Remix, representing the underground electronic scene of Central America. Howell provides a rework featuring a thick, rolling bassline, and crisp percussion to support the shimmering synths - while also adding a welcome balearic house feel.

The official release features the best 3 mixes while 7 more are exclusively released on Poker Flat's bandcamp page featuring remixes from Chris Sen from Pretoria County (South Africa) who already looks back on more than 50 releases on labels like Sony, Universal Dance, Einmusik, Ein2, Defected, Soul Candi,Stay True or Just Move records, producer, DJ and labelowner (Savia Park) Joshua Gutiérrez aka Slurm from Guayaquil, Ecuador, Vladimir Ivanoff aka Electricano from Riga, Latvia who already played stages like Sensation White, Kazantip, Ministry of Sound tour, Dance Summit, Moonlight Party and more, dark-disco producer Aidan Sealey aka Jousting Sticks from Melbourne, Australia, Slovakian born label owner (Digital Paradox) Sabiani from Prague, Czech Republic, Miklo a coffee drinker, live performer, synthesist, photographer, software developer from Stockholm, Sweden who already released on labels like Deepclass Records, Crossfade Sounds and Transform Recordings and David Granha from Spain who already released on Noir Music, Suara, Unrilis, Octopus, KMS, Respekt and more.

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Tracklisting:
01. Chordwalk Empire (Theobald Ringer Remix)
02. Chordwalk Empire (Facundo Sosa Remix)
03. Chordwalk Empire (Esteban Howell El Bicho Remix)

bandcamp exlusives:
04. Chordwalk Empire (Chris Sen Remix)
05. Chordwalk Empire (Slurm Remix)
06. Chordwalk Empire (Electricano Remix)
07. Chordwalk Empire (Jousting Sticks Remix) 
08. Chordwalk Empire (Sabiani Remix)
09. Chordwalk Empire (Miklo Remix)
10. Chordwalk Empire (David Granha Rework)


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Steve Bug - Chordwalk Empire (Theobald Ringer Remix)

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Poker Flat Recordings continue their exceptional and prolific reputation with another collaboration between label boss Steve Bug and Cle. 

What makes this particularly mouthwatering is the addition of the legend that is Robert Owens, bringing his instantly recognizable, deeply soulful voice to the lead track.  

Stretching out over 8 luscious minutes, Owens delivers a classic, inspirational vocal over the slick, deep production. A shuffling beat, simple bassline and classic chord stabs make up the main elements, but the magic seems to be in the spaces created, instantly transporting you to that late night club vibe. 

The Dub Mix provides another take, stripping away most of the vocals and using the rest sparingly to create a deeply affecting cut.

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