Category: Steve Bug

Groovy Electronic Goodness From Berlin With Steve Bug And Alto Adige

29/4/2023

Steve Bug
Alto Adige
Poker Flat Recordings

Returning to his own brand Poker Flat for the first time since 2011, label boss Steve Bug presents his new EP. Alto Adige contains two original tracks with extended lengths. No radio snippet here, the title track and the second number offer around 8 minutes each. A new wave of spiralling electronic music from this prolific producer is always on the horizon, with Steve Bug recently releasing tunes over on Knee Deep In Sound, Rejected, and Aus Music. Based in Berlin, the German electronic music scene is entwined with the work of Bug as this iconic style of local genre leans heavily on his continual influence.

A sneaky house synthesiser rhythm begins to churn with potential energy. Snare taps to the beat with resonant pulses and reverb. The amplitude meander and various aspects of the tone elevate as the rhythm evolves to include hats and bass drum. A build-up-feel spins around in ever-increasing climactic jolts of upward shift. New layers of rhythm bring a swerving synthesiser tone that grasps the bars with harmonising vitality. Eerie, dusty percussion adds metalwork and electronic fizz to the ascending dynamic of the music. Snaking synthesiser tones continue to meander and dance to the persistent pulse that keeps us focused as the rhythm section quiets down for something that’s about to happen. A dance epic ensues as the rhythms recapture the sense of flow and the melodics continue to thrust their influential doctrine forward with ever more layers and depth.

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Move To The Hypnotic Drive Of Grumble Bumble From The Iconic Steve Bug

1/3/2023

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Steve Bug
Grumble Bumble
Rejected Records

This veteran of the electronic music scene is once more back in the headlines with a new release on Rejected. No stranger to the label, the Poker Flat boss is more than happy to show his face on likeminded productions. Hailing from Nienburg in Germany and now in Berlin, the producer has been an integral figure in the electronic music soundscape since 1991. A host of technology and styles have been unveiled since those early days and Steve Bug has sustained a traditional yet ever-evolving journey through this constantly changing topography. Grumble Bumble takes everything from the early days and makes it new via inventive beats and clever sound designs that lead on from their parent themes. Along with a B-side, Get Away From Me, which makes use of jazzy percussion and jumpstart chords, this release is Steve Bug’s premiere for the new year.

Resonant thumping bass drum strikes a unison beat with a repeating blip tone. New sonics enter to deliver new angles on the percussion. The drums enter as hats and shakers flow over the choppy surface. Bass begins to chew up the undercarriage with off-beat sinks into the depth. A wall of catchy rhythm opens out before us with various aspects and colours to admire. Dancing grooves spill from the beats as the one-two steps drive through picturesque arenas of synthesiser and shift. Familiar oscillator feels rise from the breaks as pulsing statues of flow stand tall in orderly lines. The six plus minutes track grows gracefully on many branches as differing elements bud then flourish on the vine of simple and effective electronic drums.

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