Steve Bug & Herve Solar - Test Drive - Bondage Music

Support from Bog, Danny Tenaglia, Danny Howells, Jim Rivers, Bushwacka, Sam Divine, Just Her, Harri, Horse Meat Disco, Colin Dale, Karotte, Oscar G, Mr. V, Michel De Hey, Juergen Kirsch, Guy J, Sascha Dive, Gabriel I, Mark Bell, Tim Engelhardt

Steve Bug and Herve Solar team up to deliver three spectacular tracks.

A dedicated, energetic and constantly innovative talent, the “gentleman of techno” as Resident Advisor once described him, is one of the world’s most renowned DJs and producers. A true pioneer of dance music, Steve Bug, and his label Poker Flat, have been responsible for a sizeable contribution the European house scene over the last 30 years.

Discovering house music in the ‘90s was a revelation to Herve Solar. After learning to DJ he started a few after hours residencies in his hometown of Geneva, as well as a radioshow on the first Swiss digital station Basic.CH. Something of a protege of Steve Bug, he has released on Poker Flat and the new sublabel, Sublease.

Opening their triptych with the tribal rhythms of ‘Test Drive’ acid notes and swinging hats get things off to a groovy start. Building tension in the first section as the bass drops the track goes into overdrive! A wild acid line in the second half keeps interest high.

Next up, the bumpty bass of ‘A Conncetion’ gets us loose and ready to party. Classically deep and wildly creative, this is two artists with a shared love of house music having altogether too much fun in the studio. The result: an anthem for our time.

Finally, ‘Its Personal’ rounds out the pack with a intricately detailed deep houser with nuanced acid. Skippy percusion and a simple bass line get thing off to a rousing start before airy pads, acid delays and vocal adlibs send us off to wonderland in the most hypnotic way.