Events

To celebrate the release of Deepchord's 'Sommer' album on Soma records, Slam welcome Rod Modell (aka Deepchord) back to Glasgow for a special Live performance. Deepchord appeared at Pressure last year wooing the Arches crowd with his dark, dub-influenced brand of techno; a sound that emanated from last years wintry Hash-Bar Loops album.

Sommer, as the name suggests, is a brighter voyage into the world of Deepchord. The album's modulating textures, sliding tempos, shifting rhythmic elements, and electroacoustics create a constantly evolving, vaporous sonic-tapestry.

Rich field recordings and proprietary processing methods (developed over 20 years of making such recordings) provide an impactful, living, organic element with flecks of percussion and bass pulsing from the soundfield. Atmospheric warmth and engrossing layers are expertly woven, many of the source-recordings were made on a beach near the artist’s home. Wind chimes, circulating air, and a marine sounds give this album a distinct identity rarely experienced in the sphere of digital music. A rare amalgamation of deep organic-atmospherics and dance music. A living breathing organism, quite unlike anything else. Light and aquatic feeling, with a few darker introspective moments later in the album, but it never gets foreboding or overly heavy. The overall mood here is evocative of warm summer evenings, and is equally effective on a PA with a crowd, as it is on the beachside with headphones alone.

Deepchord translates his album into a dancefloor tone when playing Live, pulling back on the atmospherics and pushing forward the drums. Deep dancefloor joy.