(London, UK) - The latest edition in the Fabric series comes from the hands of one of the most innovating key players in today's music industry. Being the owner of the infamous Pokerflat imprint as well as DJ, live-act, and producer, minimal-meister Steve Bug has been all over the place the last couple of years with dozens of impressive releases, sought-after live-gigs and events, and of course the highly acclaimed Bugnology series. On the latest Fabric, Bug once again shows his musical personality: minimal-based music with jacking house and tech-house elements.

Opening the mix is Anywhere You Are by Sunshine Jones. Steve has opted for a deep start of the CD with a solid house tune with a house rhythm relying on a constant loop of gloomy bass sounds. With plenty of rhythm in the sequence, the CD immediately brings along a strong club vibe without going all the way yet. The mix continues with tracks more or less alike: techy house tunes with lots of basses, lots of percussion, and lots of atmosphere. Peace Division's In The Wall (It's Voodoo) is a repetitive deep house track by two guys that are making big waves in the deep-house scene for many years now. This track is a solid combination of a minimal kick and percussion structure and lots of delayed and echoing effects. With looped elements from beginning till the end, this track soon enough goes way in depth and features a well thought-out production with a unique sound and approach.

So far, Steve has been putting minimal aside and has replaced it with a more techy/deep-house sound. And it must be said: it definitely sounds fresh and funky! Tom Pook's Troble (D'Julz remix) points far in the direction of techno, introducing those authentic cymbals, slamming drums and sinister bass sounds, while Lux Dementia by Afrolounge takes a few steps back with a more down-tempo minimal approach. An easy rhythm is combined to silky synth waves and heavy piano sounds, progressive-style, and with only these elements, the track becomes an atmospheric and most beautiful piece of tunage. Fantastic!

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