{"id":1427,"date":"2015-12-27T01:00:22","date_gmt":"2015-12-27T00:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/030magazin.de\/?p=1427"},"modified":"2015-12-27T01:00:22","modified_gmt":"2015-12-27T00:00:22","slug":"geschmack-muss-man-lernen-steve-bug-im-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/berlin030.de\/en\/2015\/12\/27\/geschmack-muss-man-lernen-steve-bug-im-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Taste Must Be Learned \u2013 Steve Bug"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tFor more than 20 years, Steve Bug, who hails from Bremen, has been immersed in the outgrowths of electronic music. Initially as a DJ in Hamburg, then as a producer and label boss, now primarily based in Berlin. We meet Steve Bug at lunchtime in an Italian restaurant very close to his studio in Prenzlauer Berg. The waitress greets the Pokerflat boss by his first name, takes the order and goes about her business. A culinary conversation about work ethic, the \u201cold\u201d Berlin and techno as a niche product. Bon app\u00e9tit!<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

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\n\tSteve, it\u2019s just gone half past one in the afternoon \u2013 for many musicians the day is just beginning. How is it for you?<\/strong>
\n\tI\u2019ve already done some exercise today and handled a bit of office work. I always go to the studio early and finish around 10pm, rather than, as I used to, staying up all night. I\u2019m simply more productive that way. So for me, it\u2019s more like lunchtime than breakfast time.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tIs your regular working routine the reason why you\u2019re so rarely seen manning the decks in Berlin\u2019s nightlife?<\/strong>
\n\tNo. I\u2019m just away an awful lot. Also, when I moved from Hamburg to Berlin in 2000, I told myself I didn\u2019t want to be another DJ who\u2019s just moved here and then appears in every club all the time. I did play pretty frequently on our Pokerflat night at Sternradio in the beginning, but we decided internally that we\u2019d rather pool our energies for a few select events. That way it\u2019s more fun to play, and people don\u2019t get fed up so quickly. (laughs)\n<\/p>\n

\n\tSpeaking of fun \u2013 you\u2019ve been familiar with the Berlin techno and club scene since the nineties. How do you see today\u2019s club landscape? Do you long for the old days when techno was still a more subversive underground thing?<\/strong>
\n\tNo, not really. Of course, you get the odd nostalgic moment. I recently watched the documentary \u201cWe Call It Techno\u201d with some friends. That was quite funny, but to be honest: I don\u2019t want to play clubs anymore that have a rubbish sound system, strobe lights and a fog machine. Where mould grows on the walls and everything reeks of damp. I\u2019ve done all that and, honestly, I don\u2019t need it anymore.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tSo you\u2019ve closed the chapter on \u201cold\u201d Berlin nightlife, then?<\/strong>
\n\tIt was okay to have been there at the start and to have experienced that side of Berlin. But really, the question is, how do today\u2019s kids see and experience things when they come to the city? Do they also have the feeling that they\u2019re starting something small that is growing and that they\u2019re right in the thick of it, just as we did? You can\u2019t tell whether, for them, it\u2019s any less riotous than it was for us back then.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tKids, listen up!<\/strong>
\n\t[lacht] Let\u2019s be honest. Techno has existed for such a long time now, and it was definitely bigger in the past than it is today. Back in the nineties, you\u2019d almost be embarrassed to say: I play house and techno. Everyone thought you were Marusha. Nah, it\u2019s good that those days are over. I\u2019m very happy with how it is today. At least you can say deep house again without getting your head chopped off. That wasn’t always the case. (laughs)\n<\/p>\n

\n\tPhoto \u00a9: Hannes Caspar
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