Review: While the Arches has sadly closed, that other great Glasgow institution, Soma, keeps on putting out great music. The label's latest project is Transmissions Glasgow, a compilation of 15 tracks from the city's producers. It is executed in much the same way as one of Slam's flawless DJ sets; beginning with the serene ambience of Edit Select's "iN1" and the fractured, slow-motion beats of Puddledub's "Circling", it moves into the deep, trance house of Dextrous "Station to Station". It wouldn't be a Soma compilation without some techno and this is provided by artists like Deepbass and the brilliantly named Complex Emotional Response, but as always, Slam's take on the form is deeply soulful and emotive, demonstrated here most impressively by Edit Select's percussive but mournful synth-led "Resurface".
Review: Bouffmyhre may have started off as a minimal producer, but Belong signals a shift towards a far darker mood. This is evident from the start, with "Deep Space Intro" providing an eerie sound scape introduction. From there on in the pace picks up and "Fourteen" will capture the listener's attention with its tearing industrial rhythm, while the screeches and abrasive kicks of "Remaining" recall the merciless sound of Birmingham techno. While most of the album remains in this territory, Bouffmyhre provides some relief with the dramatic chord sweeps of "Sanction" and the jacking acid of "Dominator". However, these are exceptions in a release marked by distorted drum tracks.
Flug - "Inside Of My Brain Cells" - (6:44) 124 BPM
Review: Hans Bouffmyhre's label blows out five candles to the sound of this pounding, relentless compilation. In true Sleaze fashion, Audio Injection and Monoloc deliver hypnotic, driving grooves full of grinding noises and powered by rolling drums. Flug ventures further down the wormhole with "Inside Of My Brain Cells", a tunnelling, pulsing groove that re-defines 'heads down', while some of techno's most respected artists also contribute as remixers. Par Grindvik's take on Gary Beck's "Standing On My Foot" is a chord-heavy roller; DVS1 delivers a prowling bass-led interpretation of Billy Johnston & Gennaro Mastrantonio's "Space", while the best reshape comes from Perc. The UK producer re-imagines Jean Ramesse's "Jobby Noir" as a tight metallic stepper with the same kind of robotic charm as Forward Strategy Group's work for his Perc Trax label.
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