Various Artist Slam: Ekspozicija 04-Stardome

• Words: Janet Tzou
• Label: Explicit Musick
• XLR8R Rating: /10

You don‘t get to stick around clubland's slippery upper ranks for more than a decade unless you're pretty darn good at conjuring a groove. Stuart MacMillan and Orde Meikle have successfully snaked their way around dancefloors both as Slam and as heads of their strikingly consistent Soma imprint. Their newest mix weaves together longtime faves like Layo & Bushwacka!, Oliver Ho, and Marco Carola in their signature Slam style-deep, lean beats oozing with tech-house phrasing and Detroit grit, with the teensiest hint of (non-cheesy) trance. Warning: may tempt certain folks to reconsider their current dearth of drug use.