Slam Radio 347 | DJ Skull

Slam Radio 347 with DJ Skull DJ Skull can be counted as one of the strongest identities fronting the vanguard sound of Chicago’s underground. His stylistic nonpareil is reflected in his ability to ebb and flow between harder techno and windycity, house music soul. It’s this transient that DJ Skull operates, picked up by the likes of Ryan Elliot for his fabric 88 mix to tougher, old school mixes, 20 years before, by Fumiya Tanaka. A DJ’s DJ also, Skull’s skill set comes through his arc of playing basements parties and lofts to working through Chicago’s clubs to become iconography, during house music’s most epochal times, of legendary venues Power Plant and Musik Box. Criss-crossing Europe and the US today, the American DJ is a seasoned professional, with over 30 years experience, and live show, internationally demonstrating why he remains a secret weapon in the booth. Thundering a sound that reinterprets the musical tropes of his Chi-Wax releases, Djax bombs, and funk semantics heard elsewhere (Sect, Mentha, Majestic), Skull brings a deep-rooted knowledge and command to the live realm. A luminary behind the controls, and artist who measures in notoriety alongside mentors and contemporaries Ron Hardy, Phuture’s Roy Davis Jnr to Steve Poindexter and Mike Dearborne. Not only is DJ Skull pure essence of the future sound of Chicago, but its embodiment. unknown

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BOOKINGS DJ & Live sets: chris@elitemm.co.uk Slam (aka Stuart McMillan and Orde Meikle) are a tour de force on the global techno circuit. Their unique, six deck, back-to-back DJ performances have seen the duo play leading clubs and festivals across the world. They are renowned for both their experience and their powerful, contemporary sound. They are co-owners of Glasgow's Riverside Festival, and also host the legendary Maximum Pressure warehouse parties, which showcase the best emerging local talent alongside some of the most established names in international techno. Their iconic Soma Records label boasts in excess of 600 releases, hosting Mcmillan and Meikle's own productions and many of today's most cutting-edge techno artists. The last few years have seen some of the duo's most prolific studio output as they continue to innovate and keep things moving forward, most recently with the release of their experimental full length record Athenæum 101. In addition, Slam have also remixed tracks from the likes of Planetary Assault Systems, Clouds, Dax J, Damon Wild, Richie Hawtin, and Truncate, to name just a few. Slam also host one of Techno's most respected weekly podcasts, Slam Radio, which has now surpassed over 300 episodes. The show allows the duo to demonstrate their conviction to creating and promoting music and vibes that provide an antidote to the mainstream by inviting fellow artists from the vibrant Techno scene, from obscure names to current trailblazers.