Music
Plantae
Ostgut TonO-TON 123
Techno
2x12"
£19.99 (£23.99 incl. VAT)
A. Red B. Whip It Good C. Spell A D. Kamani E. Mugwort F. Peru Drift
As Planetary Assault Systems, Luke Slater is an innovator of psychedelic mindfuck techno. Across a lengthy
catalogue that stretches back into the 90s, the music’s bleepy, polyrhythmic loops are as recognizable as
they are genre-defining.
Plantae is Slater’s first release as PAS on Ostgut Ton since Arc Angel (2016) and covers the spectrum of
PAS’s different strains while remaining grounded in Slater’s uncanny funk and knack for developing oblique
melodies and rhythms over longer stretches. Deepness and hypnosis come as much through duration as
sound design.
For Slater, Plantae is made for Berghain, where he is a long-standing resident. In his own words:
“I’m sure it’s no surprise that when it comes to putting together a release on Ostgut Ton, PAS takes on its
more mind-altering, otherworldly quality by natural cause, quietly reflecting the dark sweaty nights and days
at the club; at the point, the common neural coupling, of us all together. PAS has been part of Berghain and
Berghain part of PAS for a long time. All of these tracks needed to pass the Berghain test in my sets first
stop.