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Soma Quality Recordings (or simply Soma Records) is an independent record label based in
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, Scotland. It was co-founded in 1991 by the
electronic music Electronic music is a genre of music that employs electronic musical instruments, digital instruments, or circuitry-based music technology in its creation. It includes both music made using electronic and electromechanical means (electroac ...
duo Slam, Dave Clarke and Glenn Gibbons. The label is known for releasing early works of Slam,
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, Silicone Soul’s ''″Right On Right On″'', Funk D’Void,
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’s early track ″''Clashback″'', the original vinyl version of
Daft Punk Daft Punk were a French electronic music duo formed in 1993 in Paris by Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo. Widely regarded as one of the most influential acts in dance music history, they achieved popularity in the late 1990s as p ...
's track ''″ Da Funk″'' and much more.


History

The origin of the label goes back to 1991 when there was very much a DIY ethos back at the tail end of the 80s. In that time, electronic music became more dominant in the music industry, with a greater reliance on synthesizers and the adoption of programmable drum machines and the advent of affordable music technology. A lot of enthusiastic group founders of people such as Soma founders that were passionated about music created a lot of well-known labels that are still existing nowadays. So there was the DJ and music producer duo called ''Slam'' consisting of Orde Meikle and Stuart McMillan who met in 1986 in
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, where former was studying Geography at university and later was working in a bar. They did try to get some help from the rock infrastructure that existed in Scotland and sell the idea to a couple of people involved in the music industry, but they failed. So they decided to go to a small studio to make their first couple of tracks with Rejuvenation – duo from UK, consisting of Jim Muotune and Glenn Gibbons and press 1000 vinyls of techno EP called ''"Eterna / I.B.O.".'' Jim and Glenn were the sound engineers for the release. In addition, ''"Eterna"'' is still not only the first but one of the most iconic tracks of label's history. After all, they phoned record shops and asked them if they would like to buy 10 or 15 of vinyls, and the whole profit went to another 1000 vinyls pressed, and that is how Soma, they say, was born. Soma is most known for releasing the original vinyl version of Daft Punk's track Da Funk in 1995.Daft Punk in Glasgow: Slam on 'the two quiet wee guys' who used to crash on their sofa
Jules Boyle, Glasgow Live, 24 February 2021
It contains uncredited beat sample of ''"Rock Bounce Roll Skate"'' performed by Vaughan Mason & Crew and drum break sample of ''" I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Babe"'' performed by
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. This is what label's manager says about them in his interview to
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: The label celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2011 and released the ″''Soma Records – 20 Years'' compilation″ on 19 September 2011. The compilation contains a Daft Punk demo recording of a track called ''"Drive"'' that remained in the label's archives. On 31 March 2017 they turned 25 years old and to celebrate their anniversary, Soma enlisted Jeff Mills, Robert Hood, Adam Beyer and many others to contribute to a special box set ''″Soma25″'', which includes their long-lost remix of Daft Punk's ''″Drive″''. The label took part in a Boiler Room session in Glasgow showcasing its artists and local favourites. Soma Quality Records continues to be one of the UK's leading techno label's.


List of artists

This is a list of artists that are currently, or once were signed to Soma Quality Records: 0–9 * 04LM A * Adam Beyer & Jesper Dahlback * Alex Smoke * Arnaud Le Texier * Audio Spectrum B * B12 * Beroshima * Bryan Zentz * Buried Secrets * Butch Cassidy Sound System C * Calculus * Charles Fenckler * Christian Wunsch * Cleric * Clouds * Counterplan * Cratesavers D *
Daft Punk Daft Punk were a French electronic music duo formed in 1993 in Paris by Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo. Widely regarded as one of the most influential acts in dance music history, they achieved popularity in the late 1990s as p ...
* Dan Curtin * Daniel Ibbotson * Dax J * Deepbass *
Deepchord Roderick Julian Modell is an American electronic music producer, DJ and musician from Port Huron, Michigan, known professionally as Deepchord (pronunciation: iːpkɔːrd sometimes stylized as DeepChord). Modell was born on July 22, 1969, in ...
* Desert Storm * Dove E * Eastmen * EBE * Edit Select * Ege Bam Yasi * Electric Rescue * Envoy * Equus * Ewan Pearson F * Faculty X * Felicie * Frame * Freelance Science Artist * Freska * Funk D'Void * Funk D'Void & Sian G * G7 * Gary Beck * Gemini Voice Archive * Giordano H * H-Foundation * Harvey McKay * Heron * Heron & Dantiez Saunderson * Hipp-E & Tony * Holmes & McMillan * Hutton Drive * Hystereo I * Ilario Alicante * Indo Silver Club * Itamar Sagi J * Jandroide * Jaun Iborra * Jef Dam * Jeff Derringer * Jet Project * Joe Stawarz * John Barber * John Tejada K * Kontal * Kyle Geiger L * Lars Huismann * Lee Van Dowski & Tsack * Let's Go Outside * Lewis Fautzi * Lex Horton * Liebezeit * LightSleepers * Luciano M * Maas * Magna Pia * Manta Electrica * Marco Bernardi * Mark Henning * Martinez * Massi DL & Xpansul * Monoloc * My Robot Friend N * New Soul Fusion * Norbak O * Octogen * Oliver Deutschmann P * Percy X * Petrichor * Pig&Dan * Pressure Funk Q * Quail + AISHA R * Rebekah * Reeko * Roberto Clementi * ROD * Roll Dann S * Schatrax * Sci.Fi Hi.Fi * Sci.Fi Lo.Fi * Scott Grooves * Secluded * Setaoc Mass * Sharkimaxx * SHDW & Obscure Shape * Sidetrax * Sidewinder * Silicone Soul * Skintrade * Slam * Slam, Gary Beck * SLV * STS * Symmetrical Behaviour * Sündikat T * Temudo * Tensal * The Black Dog * The Spirals * The Surgeon * The Unknown Wanderer * Tony Thomas U * Uun V * Vector Lovers W * Wolf 'n' Flow * Woo York X * X-Funk Y * Yan Cook


References


External links

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