The story of Steem started somewhere around June 2004. Klaus had decided to write some songs to suit Angelique's voice and feelings as carefully and as closely as possible.

After more than a year of writing and recording in his home studio, Klaus had finished more than ten songs and felt pretty confident about the material. About that time he got in contact with his cousin Theo, who loved the material and volunteered to add bass guitar parts, replacing any bass synths used.

A couple of week...