Slam - Headstates flac album

My copy also has a limited 12" included - ETERNA/ INTENSITIES. Not mentioned by anyone else.

https://www.discogs.com/Slam-Headstates/release/723813this would be the release u mentioned. two more words

Slam's debut, HEADSTATES, set the stage for years of great techno to come, both from them and their label Soma Quality Recordings. From the opening, meditative track, "Emotive," they display their tight grasp on melodic techno, but "Life Between Life" gets us into the thump. There's more than a little hint of Detroit on this album, from the deep electro of "White Shadows" to the mysterious sci-fi sounds of "Low Life" or the long lingering tones on "Alaska." "Beneath" brings in some darkness, but, for contrast, "Hybrid" brings in some jazzstep breaks. The jazz becomes even more blatant on the groovy "First Bass," a mellow treat amongst all the techno goings-on, like the pleasing drive of "Free Fall." But they save the best for last, with the twinkling, solid thump of "Dark Forces," a real testament to their strengths. A gangbusters start to their career.

According to Slam:"Beneath" is a very dark, sinister filmscape. "Lowlife" was inspired by a trip to Los Angeles, watching all the gangsters and all the people getting held up in cars.

A1: Lush Techno. Album/Early set beauty. All gorgeous chords and soundscapes. It inexplicably drifts badly before the big breakdown before returning to it's previous lustre in fact more so. Denied a podium because of it's deadening meander. [NINE]A2: Electro. Dull beats mean it's too much for the average soundscape synths to lift the track, which the acid stabs do far more effectively. At it's peak there is a coherent whole but in this strip and add format when one element is missing it's immediately ponderous. [SIX]A3: Techno. Funky (808(?)) bassline and blissful synthwork elevate the middling synthloop to a plateau above initial expectation. Good pacing means it's more immpressive than merely competent. [EIGHT]B1: Electronica. Exactly what you're hoping for on a techno release in album format. Creative juices flowing and unhindered by 4/4 the layers of synthwork are unleashed. Broad cinema soundtrack sounds sweep through this imaginative piece. Excellent pacing and familiar Detroit sounds mean you can lie back and enjoy. [TEN]B2: Drum'n'Bass. Slow to reveal itself it beings like a languid electronic track. It's only after the forst semi-breakdown that the predominant breakbeats fly and gravely basssynth that the genre change is complete. More from the Alex Reece school than anything you're likely to find on V Recordings. To be fair it's a fine stab at quit a different skill and to be frank while not mind blowing by any stretch will have worn a great deal better than most of it's true D'n'B contempories. Alex Reece aside. [SEVEN]C1: Techno. Firmly in "the single" territory (I bought it anyway). Well titled as it dark and has a certain spaceyness to it. As usual i'm sold on the lush chords and dynamic upper pitch synthwork and always looking for clones. The standout cut (with a nod to D2). [GOLDTEN]C2: Hip/hop/Jazz. Pushing more genre boundaries they've used their creative licence to explore their abilities. Solid beats, fine trumpet samples, cool vibes and a double bass section show a fine grasp on what they're trying to achieve. Not Jazz enough to cut that style while instrumental Hip/hop is nigh on impossible to do consistently. 10/10 for effort but as a whole..? [SEVEN]D1: Dubby Electronica. Part Massive Attack, Part Primal Scream "XTRMNTR" but closer to Jah Wobble's experimental stuff. Fresh (at the time) and full of ideas it again scores well for effort but in terms of sitting down to enjoy. [SIX]D2: Techno. Not to forget why we've even picked up a slam LP a nice slice of straight techno but again some nice lush chords and synths. AS this template was not too regularly used, this lp is one of the reasons i've always looked out for album rather than single releases from techno greats like Adam Beyer, Marco Bailey and even Joel Mull. I certainly have albums by these and many others that have a more sympathetic style to just pure driving (tribal) Techno. This more subtle work allows the track and idea's to breathe resulting in a little known treasure that really suits a home mix, while still more than cutting it played out. [GOLDTEN]D3: Techno/Electro. Excellent crossover beats with more lush cinema sounds. Dark dreamy stuff but hard to shake the idea of it being a curiousity than something genuinely purposeful. It's quality still earns it a.. [NINE]

best slam album

My English’s not as fluent as yours but I must write something cause this rating is shocking! I really like this album!! For youngsters like me, it is a great illustration of what is the industrial sound of the 90's. I went to Glasgow last year and I felt some of this release’s dark atmosphere. Finally, for me this album was a better introduction to house and techno than Daft Punk’s homework.