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Dot Allison and Slam are reunited once more for this two track release. Dot and the Slam duo had previously worked together on massive club favourites Visions from Slam’s excellent 2002 album Alien Radio and We Medicate from the 2007 release Human Response. The two remixes by Stuart and Orde of Dot’s moving track Cry are a healthy reminder of what the three musicians are capable of.
Following on from recent release Maffaking/Last Sonic Approach from Adam Beyer’s Drumcode Records and several releases on their own Paragraph label, Slam have made 2010 a year for fans to remember, making it one of their most consistent years to date. Two remixes of Room 2 by Pan Pot and Harvey McKay & Alan Fitzpatrick remixes of City Destroyer on Paragraph have now been followed up by the brilliant instrumental and vocal versions of Cry.
The release kicks off with Slam’s influential style imprinted on the instrumental remix from the outset. As the rhythm builds with the industrial undercurrents the track really begins to move. The huge, deep synth becomes such a focal point of the remix making the atmosphere purposeful and brilliantly unsettling. Stuart and Orde’s distinguishing style is kept at its top quality best as the thrilling bass and the motion of the percussion smooth the 7 minute edit out perfectly.
The vocal remix keeps the atmospheric standard running high with action packed hi-hats and percussion which will keep any club-goer dancing. The excitingly threatening deep synth is complimented by Dot Allison’s beautifully haunting vocals, which swirl around the track with grace and audacity. The industrial vibe keeps the original tracks emotion flowing while Slam continue to toy with listeners feelings with their pulsating style.
Review:
A spacey and hauntingly beautiful remix EP by the Soma label bosses here, with the acclaimed vocalist Dot Allison getting the techno treatment.
With the fluid interweaving of solid industrial tech beats, deep shimmering synth undercurrents and spacey, menacing droning waves on the Instrumental mix by the label bosses, one can easily tell that this 2-tracker from Soma is aimed at some serious moment in the cavernous big-room.
And whilst the neat and hypnotic arrangement on the A-side is already compelling, the ethereal and hauntingly beautiful vocal by Dot Allison on the flip takes the single even further as its feminine tenderness is deftly juxtaposed with the spacey and brooding tech progression. Edgy and mesmerising, this combination manages to make the track stand out brilliantly. A top-class effort by the duo indeed, highly recommended.
