Scottish techno/house fusers Slam have built a reputation as one of the most dependable, invigorating sources for high-quality dancefloor gear. Bent on breaking down the boundaries that separate the last decade of U.K. dance music's two most well-known forms, Slam's Stuart MacMillan and Orde Meikle have taken the less-is-more approach, releasing records only sporadically, but which consistently rise to the top of dance music charts and DJ playlists. Prior to their celebrated 1996 full-length debut, Headstates (released, as with all their material to date, on their own Soma label), the pair released only a trio of singles -- "Positive Education," "Snapshots," and Dark Forces." But their progressive approach to the space between house and techno -- two styles which measure innovation inch by inch rather than by leaps and bounds -- has figured them (along with artists such as Motorbass and Lionrock) as one of the most important new talents in post-rave European dance music.