Luke Slater is a prolific recording artist and DJ from the UK who has released a number of influential and critically acclaimed records both under his own name and a number of pseudonyms including L.B. Dub Corp, Planetary Assault Systems and The 7th Plain. A true techno and electronic music pioneer, with a career spanning over 20 years, Luke Slater is a national treasure whose name is synonymous with quality electronic music.
A techno alchemist, Slater has always sought out the extreme, often melding influences and styles into a furious and unique sound that has seen him acclaimed as one of the pioneers of British techno. Yet he has never been happy to remain static, preferring a constant quest of exploration and musical discovery. His many and varied releases have seen him mature from an acid house-inspired amateur to a respected elder statesman of the global electronic empire. He is now regarded as one of the forerunners of the Detroit techno sound in the UK and in 2006 started his own label called Mote-Evolver.
Over the past three decades, Slater’s sound has been honed across the globe several times over which boasts residencies at the likes of Berghain alongside appearances at about every major club or festival you could think of – from the Dutch forest settings of Dekmantel to the incredible setting of Fuji Rock Festival in Japan.
In the latest aeon of his career, Slater has channelled fresh energies into projects old and new. The revival of some of his most notable aliases has found much acclaim in the form of multiple albums, EPs and remixes. Collaborations such as Egopoint, where the choreography of Staatsballett Berlin’s first solo dancer accompanied a composition by The 7th Plain, found him on the fringes of experimentation. Whilst newfound concepts such as the live performing project LSD (a collaboration between Dave Sumner [Function], Steve Bicknell and himself) has captured the imagination of fans past and present.
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