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2014.05.10 Box of Kittens presents Luke Slater (Planetary Assault Systems) @ 99 Sudbury
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| planetaryplayer |
this is thus far my top 2013 booking... VENUE = WAREHOUSE, TECHNO = FAST............................. taking a day off after this
EDIt : tickets got =DDDDD |
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| knacker |
oh yesss! Been trying to get this man here for years!!
From his early Planetary Assault Systems albums on Peacefrog, to his current ones on Ostgut Ton [relentless techno heard regularly at Berghain]; his deeper excursions as L. B. Dub Corp [listen to his excellent album Unknown Origin from last year] and all the way back to his breakbeat influenced album Wireless from 1999 [still remains one of my favorites!] we are in for a real treat with an extended 4-hour set from the UK techno legend.
a little more on Luke's history..
Luke Slater is a rare phenomenon in electronic music: he is someone who has helped define and redefine the techno genre throughout a number of decades. Starting out in the ‘90s, twenty years later it is no exaggeration to say he is as relevant and exciting as ever before. His gig schedule and discography stand as proud testament to that.
Meanwhile, the music he releases under a number of respected guises is just as critically acclaimed, mainly releasing his music these days on the Berlin label Ostgut Ton and his own Mote-Evolver. It all started in the nineties with four landmark albums as Planetary Assault Systems. They came on the influential Peacefrog label and announced Slater as a master of dynamic, futurist techno. The likes of Freek Funk and Wireless followed on NovaMute, both of which were albums that continued to tread new techno territory, with stretched ambient textures, hypnotic rhythm frameworks and a real underlying narrative tying them all together.
At the same time, cult Fear of Loathing mixes for React and the long-running fabric series came as proof of Slater’s DJing abilities, too, chopping up and stitching together sleek and deep minimalism with more organic techno like few had before or since. After a period away from the spotlight, 2009 saw Slater return right to the vanguard.
It was with the Temporary Suspension album under his most influential guise, Planetary Assault Systems, and came on Ostgut Ton, the most influential label of the day. The record heralded a return - for Slater and the wider scene - to some of the traditional, purist values of early techno. Consider it with follow-up The Messenger on the same label and you have two of the finest electronic albums of recent years: they combine moments of serenity with frictionless grooves and more brutalist workouts that always supersede the usual ‘techno tool’ blueprint.
What’s more, when Slater performs live as Planetary Assault Systems, the resulting soundtrack has the same unique impact and leaves an equally enduring impression on those who are there to experience it.
As well as continuing to influence modern techno with the music he choses to release on Mote-Evolver, Slater has also recorded standout ambient albums, tracks and EPs as 7th Plain. They elegantly combined ballet with techno on labels like Ostgut Ton and prove the man’s musical momentum is, if anything, picking up pace. Especially when you add into the mix his Ostgut Ton affiliated L.B. Dub Corp project, with which he has explored classic techno, introspective moods and the sounds of his roots.
A first L.B. Dub Corp album titled Unknown Origin was released as Luke’s third full album release on Ostgut Ton, featuring the likes of poet Benjamin Zephaniah and Function.
And not only does 2014 start strong for Luke with a forward thinking new Planetary Assault Systems EP on Mote-Evolver, the legendary techno producer will be kicking off his regular radio show, Spacestation, exploring the fields and minds of techno. |
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| knacker |
Resident Advisor Podcast RA.389 - L.B. Dub Corp vs P.A.S.
http://www.residentadvisor.net/podc...ode.aspx?id=389
Luke Slater has always enjoyed adopting aliases. Between 1989 and 1992 he used six different names across eight releases on Jelly Jam Records, the label he set up with Alan Sage. Throughout the '90s, he added Krispy Krouton, Deputy Dawg and Clementine to his roster. These days he's mostly using just two: Planetary Assault Systems and L.B. Dub Corp. The former is his oldest and his most widely known. As P.A.S., Slater has spent the last 20 years exploring pure forms of techno, releasing five albums and countless 12-inches. L.B. Dub Corp is a relatively newer alias, which Slater adopted in 2006 as a place for house-orientated material. Both names have found a loving home in Ostgut Ton. Outside of Slater's own Mote-Evolver, the Berlin label has put out two P.A.S. LPs to date, and as of today have released Unknown Origin, the first L.B. Dub Corp album, which sees Slater stripping down his sound on ten sharply focussed house productions. |
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