Steve Bug
Few German electronic artists are as versatile as Steve Bug. His career as producer, DJ, and record label owner, spanning nearly 30 years, has encompassed many shades of house and techno, and has taken him all over the globe.
Born Stefan Brügesch in Nienburg, Lower Saxony, he began his professional life as a hairdresser before catching the electronic music bug. He started off with DJ sets in nearby Bremen and Hamburg, leading to a small residency in Ibiza in 1991. This enhanced his reputation and led to an invitation to play the prestigious Love Parade later that year. His career in music production began a few years later with the release of "Bride & Bridegroom" on the Superstition label. Several other releases on smaller labels followed, and in 1996 he started his own first label, Raw Elements. On this label he issued his first two albums: the compilation Released Tracks (1996) and Volksworld (1997). The label, however, would be short-lived, as Bug would pull the plug and start up two other labels -- Poker Flat and Dessous -- in 1998. Each label had its own aesthetic in mind, with Poker Flat concentrating on edgy dancefloor tech-house releases and Dessous focusing on deep house and downtempo sounds.
It wasn't long until Poker Flat found itself with several more sublabels -- Audiomatique, B-Series, and Traffic Signs all appeared within the next year, while Bug's reputation grew thanks in no small part to collaborations with Richie Hawtin and Chicago tech-house maestro Common Factor for their Minus and Tactile imprints, respectively. His Da Minimal Funk and Bugnology series of mixes continually set the standard for minimal DJ sets. He also mixed Fabric 37 and (together with Chris Tietjen) Cocoon's Green & Blue 2010. Bug quietly established a reputation internationally for his DJ sets as well as his productions, and continued to record for his own labels as well as others worldwide. He released all his subsequent albums on Poker Flat: The Other Day (2000), Sensual (2002), the self-explanatory Collaboratory (2009), the mature, emotional Noir (2012), and the Langenberg collaboration Paradise Sold (2018). During 2020's COVID-19 lockdown, Bug retreated to his studio and began work on another album. Focusing entirely on production without being beholden to the dancefloor, he created Never Ending Winding Roads, a lower tempo, more contemplative effort than his usual fare, but still rooted in his classic electro-house sound.
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Loverboy - 20 Years of Poker Flat Remixes
Electronic - Released by Poker Flat Recordings on 7 Feb 2020
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A Night Like This Remixes
Dance - Released by Poker Flat Recordings on 18 Jun 2001
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Sensual
Dance - Released by Poker Flat Recordings on 23 Sep 2002
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The Haze
House - Released by Poker Flat Recordings on 29 Jul 2022
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Presents Traffic Signs
House - Released by Poker Flat Recordings on 1 Jul 2013
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Karma Game - Retouched by Steve Bug
Electronic - Released by Poker Flat Recordings on 12 Jan 2015
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Loverboy (Remixes)
Electronic - Released by Poker Flat Recordings on 10 Aug 2010
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Together / Flying Keys (Josh Wink & Shan Remixes)
House - Released by Rejected on 21 May 2021
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20 Years of Poker Flat Remixes
House - Released by Poker Flat Recordings on 12 Mar 2021
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To Be Led
Miscellaneous - Released by Knee Deep In Sound on 7 Jul 2023
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What They Want EP
House - Released by Headfire International on 18 Mar 2021
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Shick'n Shock
Electronic - Released by Poker Flat Recordings on 13 Mar 2006
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The Other Day
Electronic - Released by Poker Flat Recordings on 28 Apr 2000
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20 Years of Poker Flat Remixes
Electronic - Released by Poker Flat Recordings on 4 Jun 2021
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