'hot ring' sees label alpha-bear stevie kotey team up here with alpha-producer bottin for a spicy, seasonal warmer. first conceived in a venice studio session on one of stevies regular dj trips to italy, the chunky discoid romper has finally seen the light of day. the original is probably exactly what you would expect when the 1975-to-1983 music mind of stevie melds with the italo-movieslasher-synthbrain-tweaker that is bottin. lots of stabs, rolling bass and tight drums. all tied together with new synth sounds which you probably haven't heard before. things go dance-floor when bottin re-rubs things down for the stripped down dub. uk based fernando moves the groove a thousand or so miles north with a shiny and slick crisp-disco version. stevies 'kotey extra band' collaboration album drops around easter 2010 so stay tuned for a sleuth of bear love-ins.