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The electronic musician and Poker Flat founders contemplative new studio album takes in minimal house music, moody techno and effervescent breaks across 11 unique tracks. His previous LP Paradise Sold alongside Langenberg was released in 2018 to critical acclaim, and described as elegantly euphoric by Mixmag. Never Ending Winding Roads is an entirely solo release however, with much of it produced during the months of enforced isolation due to the coronavirus pandemic. Many of the track titles reflect Steves headspace during this time, with themes of solitude, contemplation and reflection brought to the fore perhaps more than with any of his previous work. Steves formative musical years were spent during Germanys techno and acid-house heyday, with his love for a perfect groove as apparent now as it was back then. His DJ skills and a keen, innovative ear led him not down the typical path of the early nineties trance and harder dance scene, but instead towards a fresher, hybrid sound-merging stripped deep house, tweaked out acid and more minimal forms of techno and electronic music: a strand of music he fiercely champions to this day. Tracks: A1: Ludic Loops A2: Hijacked Minds A3: Yellow Snake B1: Locked Away In My Head B2: Electro Harmonix B3: The Awakening C1: The Clock Is Ticking C2: A Conscious Machine D1: Confidence Dub D2: Raindance 101 D3: Upon Mountains