Slums the Word Friday 3rd August with Slam...... FRIDAY 3rd AUGUST @ DIGITAL SLUMS THE WORD with SLAM (Soma) Simon Lister Chrissy Graham Preamptive VJs 10.30pm – 3.30am £8 b4 11 / £10 www.myspace.com/slumstheword <http://www.myspace.com/slumstheword> Slam have played all around the world, championing UK underground electronic music, whilst always living and working in their home base of Glasgow, where they have helped to develop and influence one of the best music and party cities anywhere.Ask any of the bands and DJs who have performed at their monthly Pressure parties. People like Vitalic, Luciano, Beyer, Villalobos, Mills, Hawtin, Green Velvet and Weatherall all cite the city and the club as being amongst their favourite gigs in any year. When you add that Slam are currently preparing their eleventh production of the annual, (15 thousand capacity)Slam Tent at the T in The Park, (which sold out in an hour again this year), then you start to get a feel for the passion for their scene and their music that Orde and Stuart have. Soma is another example of their dedication to the cause. At a time where its daunting to be an independent label, Soma are incessant in their march forward, after confirming their position in history with last year’s Soma 200 release _in the label’s 15th anniversary year. Soma artists like Alex Smoke, Vector Lovers, the Black Dog and Funk D Void all help to make their label one of the most forward thinking around. www.myspace.com/slamofficial HUMAN RESPONSE ALBUM Not content to stand still, “Human Response” sees Stuart McMillan and Orde Meikle pick up the techno baton, twisting the genre even further still, to create a forward-thinking new sound all of their own. These are artists at their creative peak. In this technological age Slam utilize the human touch to inject a myriad of emotions into their electronic machine music. The end result is much more than a collection of tracks. ‘Human Response’ flows and grows and, in an era of single track downloads, Slam provide an album you can listen to from start to finish.
Was an ok night, Slam (well Orde, as Stuart wasn't there) played a lot housier than expected. Thought the music could have gone up a notch in tempo, but that's just me! Pity the club wasn't busier, but ok night anyways
