Steve Bug delivers an epic performance @ Spybar in Chicago

I first saw the Bugger at the Frikki Tikki Boat party last march in Miami. After experiencing his set then, I was expecting a full-on minimal set with repetitive, driving bass lines and tech style grooves. But last Friday night he blew me away.

The Bugger came on about 10 minutes past 1am at the newly re-designed Spybar in downtown Chicago. The crystal clear sound system accurately reproduced the soulful sounds Steve thrusted upon our ears.

His performance broke down musical boundaries and seamlessly entertwined the deep soul of minimal with theatrical layers of story telling sounds. Each new song he displayed was a fantastically represented expression of feeling. What got me was that I was expecting plain and simple minimal that you have to groove to. But the Bugger's music incorporated that and so much more.

His minimal and tech style was apparent in the base layers, creating the foundation to build upon. However, this music had soul. He built upon the minimal bass-lines with industrious, melodic progressions to capture the mood and inject fantastic feelings into your heart.

The Bugger has elevated himself to one of my favorite DJ's out there right now. Right along the likes of Desyn, Steve Bug knows how to give a performance and a great show. See him if you can!

The bug has bitten. And what a fantastic bite it was!
 

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