As Glasgow record label Soma reaches its 15th birthday, head honchos Slam (AKA Stuart McMillan and Orde Meikle) take us through their favourite 15 releases down the years.
SLAM
‘Positive Education' We named to put in the \Vighnoin} Brotherx‘ renii\ nl‘ "l‘his \Vorltl‘ too. but there are inn man} other great artixtx to leature and Sonia isn't itixt about Slam. Pmitix e litlueatinn etlgex the others out h} \irtue ol~ it heing the reeurtl that reall} put Sonia on the map \xith the tan\. intixie lmerx and the reeurtl illtill\il'_\. \Ve shipped and \Uiti ll ;1\ tltllelxl} a\ \\ e L‘Utllti press it and it \\a\ in exeryineK hm Riehie Hawtin to the (‘heinieal Brotherx pla} etl it. lt'x the reason Dat‘t Punk traeketl ax tltmn uhen we played in Paris in 1093 and \\ hen xx e l'nxt got [0 the States later that )L‘dl‘ the l'L‘eUl‘ti had got there first and exeryine kneu Slain.
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SHARKIMAXX
‘Clashback' Sharkinian \\a\ a pxeutinnyn ml tlanee lllll\le eluhal \uperxtar l‘e|i\ tla lintixeeat haek in the tla}. l'e|i\ \kax in (ilaxgtm tn pla} lur U\ at Slain at the .‘\rehe\ in 1994 \\ ith Drone Palmer uhn \till \lllg\ on l‘eli\ alhuinx anti guextetl \xith ll\ tin "l‘hix \Vurltl‘ and 'l.iletiine\'. We had [)al’t Punk mer on hnlitla} in (ilaxgim \ta}in:_' at our flat; the} were hig i'eli\ lanx ahead} l‘eli\ hatl hrnught a I);\'l‘ met with a ten traelm It) \hnp and we pieketl '(‘laxhhaek' tor Sonia. lt heeaine inxtantl} huge: he Used the name tor one nl ill\ Izihelx )e'ah later and he al\\a_\\ maintains it\ one ul his biggest
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