Steve Bug presents ‘Bugnology 3’ - Poker Flat Recordings

The Bug is back.

Following on from the pioneering and heralded Bugnology mix in 2004 and the equally outstanding ‘Bugnology 2’ in 2006, ‘Bugnology 3’ is now with us. The mix presents a detailed, mesmerising journey through Bug‘s current musical addiction, and also takes a snapshot of a very exciting time in dance music, where genres and barriers are continually being broken, in the name of exciting, forward thinking and free-flowing house music.




Like its earlier brothers, Bugnology 3 is a genuine masterpiece in next generation DJ mixes. Not only did Steve carefully select each track featured here - no doubt club-tested and dancefloor approved - but there was a unique process of editing, looping, stretching or shortening involved, to ensure the whole mix flows like no other. Like Steve‘s outstanding DJ performances, this mix strikes a subtle balance between the dangerously cool and the deliciously funky.

Opening with the dense atmospheres of Anton Zap‘s ‘Captain Storm’, and building steadily through tracks from Federico Molinari, Tigerskin and Moodymanc, the surging melodies and rising synths of Santigo Salazar‘s ‘Materia Obscura’ on Rush Hour bring the first wave of elation to the mix. Riding the first waves of euphoria, Bug brings things back down and deep with Two Armadillos’ ‘Hamlin’, from his own Dessous imprint. From here on in it‘s depth and energy all the way as more big-room synths are brought into play by George Kagais, and Stimming‘s smooth phasing remix of Manuel Tur‘s ‘Vabanque‘.

Keeping things grooving past the half way maker with Pigon and Peace Division‘s deep, driving overlapping beats, the mix rolls on with underground intensity, and a wonderful and bizarre slice of deep funk is introduced in the shape of Lee Jones‘ ‘Weisses Kaninchen’. The Per Eckbo Orchestra‘s samba-party ‘Kodo Verano’ is another highlight at this point, followed quickly by the tingling melodies of Schatrax‘s stunning remix of Daso & Pawas‘ ‘Det‘. Percussion and horns galore fill the spectrum as Sven U.K & Andomat 3000‘s workout ‘O Moresi’ carries on the party, crossing paths with a crazy collaboration between Ripperton and Alex Attias.

Trendsetter extraordinaire Damian Schwartz‘s ‘1568 Drexel Ave‘ is next in line as Steve picks up the intensity even more, mixing into the grinding heavy weight beats of Ben Klock‘s ‘Steady Plus’, before taking things down a more cerebral route. Rising N.Y.C. star Adultnapper‘s ‘Madeleine’ is a tripping late night journey track that fits perfectly with Matthias Meyer‘s beautiful and sultry ‘Tout Va Bien’.


As if it Steve couldn‘t resist one last intense moment, Kink & Neville Watson‘s rising acidic masterpiece ‘Inside Out’ is the penultimate adventure of the mix, rocking the system before October‘s wonderfully tripped-out ‘Invitation’ leads off us into the realm of the senses...




It’s another sensational and cutting-edge mix from Steve Bug, displaying his love for such a variety of sounds and sensations and his one-of-a-kind intuition as a DJ... we really are in the presence of a master!






BUGNOLOGY 3 - TRACKLIST
01. ANTON ZAP: CAPTAIN STORM
02. FEDERICO MOLINARI: ENERVERENDE
03. TIGERSKIN: PETER‘S SECRET WEAPON
04. MOODYMANC: PREACHER (BUM BUM DRUM DUB)
05. SANTIAGO SALAZAR: MATERIA OBSCURA
06. TWO ARMADILLOS: HAMLIN
07. GEORGE KAGAIS: THE BEGINNING
08. MANUEL TUR: VABANQUE (STIMMING REMIX)
09. PIGON: HELIOS
10. PEACE DIVISION: GET OVER IT
11. LEE JONES: WEISSES KANINCHEN
12. THE PER ECKBO ORCHESTRA: KODO VERANO
13. DASO & PAWAS: DET (SCHATRAX REMIX)
14. SVEN U.K. & ANDOMAT 3000: O MORESI
15. RIPPERTON & ALEX ATTIAS: THE LAST HOUR
16. DAMIAN SCHWARTZ: 1568 DREXEL AVE
17. BEN KLOCK: STEADY PLUS
18. ADULTNAPPER: MADELEINE
19. MATTHIAS MEYER: TOUT VA BIEN
20. KINK & NEVILLE WATSON: INSIDE OUT
21. OCTOBER: INVITATION