Slam return once more in album format with Machine Cut Noise, in shops tomorrow, October 28th. With the double vinyl album, Stuart McMillan and Orde Meikle “delve into the everyday workings of what makes us human; with life, so to speak, running at the very heart of the album” according to Soma Records. Many of the original ideas for the album were created in airports, hotels and wherever the two found themselves inspired around the world.
Slam have spread the net in terms of production on this album, basing it around their grander tastes in electronic music with the opening pairing of Inauguration and The Afore Mentioned veering into more dystopian sounds and the likes of Viginti Quinque, Ecclesiastic and Evite providing the harder edged themes in the first half of the album.
The haunting sounds of Psalm and Anagram bring tension throughout, delivering shades of the future with buzzing, sombre chords set to static interference before one more peak time burst in Corridors.
This allows the duo to close out the album in an exceptionally refined way, with Obstacle curving slowly downward leaving the ethereal soundscape of Fine.
The pair have lately been on consistent form with a highly prolific run of singles and remixes including the critically acclaimed Soma Track Series, all housed on own Soma Records, the Glasgow label currently celebrating 25 years at the cutting edge of electronic music.
The album can be ordered here
For those who can’t wait, have a first listen to the new tracks below.