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Slam-Bright Lights Fading
ENCODER..: Lame 3.6.1 GRABBER..: EAC
SOURCE...: Vinyl QUALITY..: VBRkbps/44.1kHz
TRACKS...: 03 GENRE....: Techno
RIPPER...: 1REAL TEAM YEAR.....: 2005
RIP DATE.: 19-03-2005 LABEL....: n/a
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HISTORY Slam is Stuart McMillan and Orde Meikle. Synonymous
with GlasgowÆs underground club scene and their sound-
searching record label, Soma, the duo have garnered a
reputation as international DJs, accomplished recording
artists and respected collaborators. Their schedule
regularly takes them to clubs worldwide confirming their
status as one of a handful of artists that truly shape their
genre. Resident at Fabric, London and Pressure, Glasgow,
they are about to undergo their 8th annual Slam tent at
ScotlandÆs T in the Park festival (15 000 capacity). YEAR
ZERO Slam were nearing the end of their 'Alien Radio' tour
when they shared an epiphany. Rather than feeling jaded
after trekking around the world at a time when the media
were reporting on the so-called ôdecline of dance musicö
Slam were fired-up, focused and ready to start work on their
third album. The duo had been searching through their record
collections collating ideas for a radio one æBreezeblockÆ
guest show and re-discovered the music that had brought them
together in the first place; Tom Tom Club, Funkadelic,
Mantronix and urban labels like Celluloid and Sugarhill.
This music was Slam's 'year zero', informing their salad
days. "It usually takes us ages to make an album," laughs
Stuart McMillan, "but we knew what we wanted to do. When we
first met we were listening to electro, funk and reggae.
What was exciting about the early house scene was that it
wasn't just about one thing. We wanted to step back to go
forward." Orde Meikle agrees, "We were looking for a fresher
feeling. What we used to play when we started Djing was
niche-less, a very eclectic mix of music. We wanted to
return to these influences but draw something fresh out of
them." After the success of 'Alien Radio's collaborations
with Dot Allison and Tyrone Palmer, whose soulful
'Lifetimes' Orde believes is their most requested track -
Slam were confident that 'Year Zero' should be song based.
"It is electronic music with vocals," Stuart says of their
formative influences and the ensuing tracks on the aptly
titled album. Despite having a canon of masterful club
tracks to their name ('Positive Education', 'Virtuoso' and
'Step Back' to name just three) Slam admit they are still
exploring and experimenting. Working with vocalists, in
particular, is relatively new territory. "We are used to
working on our own," Orde admits, "throw someone else into
the melting pot and you're never sure how it's going to turn
out." Dot Allison and Tyrone Palmer return alongside Elbee
Bad, Envoy and the legendary voices of Ann Saunderson and
Billy Ray Martin. "It's less club influenced," reckons Orde,
"the songs and music carry the album." To reflect the warped
and weird electro funk on which they were raised the duo dug
out older synths and analogue equipment to work their magic,
which, on some tracks they felt was quite literal. On the
exquisite, spooksome 'Ghost Electric' Orde believes that the
machine wouldn't leave a particular sound alone. "It kept
going back to it, finding the right sounds of its own
accord." With the machines on their side 'Year Zero' is Slam
at their most accomplished. Stunning opener 'This World'
channels prescient social comment through Tyrone's soulful
voice. "WeÆd been listening to Prince's 'Sign O' The Times',
" Stuart admits, "and wanted to write something similar but
relevant to now, though it's not just about the war in
Iraq." Orde reflects that after "too many evenings in
foreign hotel rooms watching News 24", it was a song they
felt had to be written. Joining Tyrone from the 'Alien
Radio' sessions is fellow Glaswegian and Massive Attack
vocalist Dot Allison whose unique voice graces 'Kill The
Pain'. "It's a haunting song with a message about
dependency" Orde explains. 'Fast Lane' is lyrically in a
similar vein as Hope Grant (a.k.a Envoy) sings, with a
delivery reminiscent of Prince, "Sometimes I feel like
giving up/Sometimes I just can't get enough." The killer
bassline apparently travelled with Stuart to Brazil and back
before he could transfer it from his head to the studio.
'Metropolitan Cosmopolitan' is a timeless piece of electro
(from a time before it received the trendy ôclashö suffix).
Over FX-driven breaks Elbee Bad delivers a relentless rap
about nocturnal animals. They had met the Berlin based New
Yorker (the inspiration behind classic techno epic
'Smokebelch II') on tour and had hoped to record his
charismatic speaking voice. "We weren't sure what he was
going to do when he came to our studio and he surprised us
with a rap," Stuart recalls. The electro theme continues on
'Blow Your Mind' a slow, salacious grind that conjures
images of hot summers, beat boxes and ghetto kids finding
the funk in Kraftwerk. 'Bright Lights Fading' is a
sparkling, synthetic soul track as the peerless Billy Ray
Martin sings about a fading star on one of the album's
highlights. "Pick me up off the floor put me in your show
tonight. I'm designed to blow your mind if you just let me
be myself." It's beautifully skewed. 'Year Zero' concludes
with the aforementioned 'Ghost Electric' and 'Human' - a
stomper for fans of their techno orientated DJ sets. "We
wouldn't be telling the true story of Slam if we didn't
cover all our loves," says Orde of this jackin' beast.
Elsewhere 'Known Pleasures' is so-called because Stuart
reckons it is "the archetypal Slam track. It's one for the
clubs and continues our love affair with strings." 'Lie To
Me' - featuring Ann Saunderson - will also appeal to fans of
Slam's rolling bass and use of emotive strings. ItÆs a
beautiful, twisted love song. Penned with the Inner City
chanteuse, it will be the single before the album release.
"We always try and make records that sound like classics,
those are the records we love," Orde sums up. On 'Year Zero'
they have made the album they always threatened to make; an
album of fully realised songs and future classics. Slam will
be touring with their live æYear ZeroÆ show this summer
including a showcase performance at their own 15000 capacity
æSlam TentÆ at æT In The ParkÆ.
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01. Bright Lights Fading : 07:46
(Slam Return To Mono Mix)
02. Bright Lights Fading (Death In Vegas Mix) : 04:42
03. Bright Lights Fading (Alex Smoke Mix) : 06:17
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TOTAL TIME : 18:45 min
TOTAL SIZE : 22,8 MB
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1REAL /1-REE-ILL/ n. 1 a group dedicated to bringing you
the best in electronic live performances. cd's. vinyls.
It's been a long time since we've updated this part of
the nfo, probably because we dont have much to say here.
We still don't. We probably never will. Our goals are
still there, as are we, and all of our members.
Our standards haven't dropped, they're higher than ever.
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If you feel you have something to contribute, and want to
be part of an open-minded, electronic focused group with
plenty tall blonde swedish girls, come and find us.
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