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Anyone know what he's been up to lately?

On Tue, 6 Aug 1996 10:16:54 +0800 (WST), you wrote:

quoted 1 line Anyone know what he's been up to lately?

>Anyone know what he's been up to lately?

Appearing in photo's with me ;) g.

On Tue, 6 Aug 1996, Adrian Wedd wrote:

quoted 1 line Anyone know what he's been up to lately?

> Anyone know what he's been up to lately?

He has a new cd coming out real soon called "Playing with Fools". He also put out a lot of singles under the name Planetary Assault System. Peacefrog compiled the singles and released it as Archives. B i l l S a m u e l s w l s @ U . A r i z o n a . E D U

Adrian Wedd wrote:

quoted 2 lines Anyone know what he's been up to lately?

> > Anyone know what he's been up to lately?

Actually there was a new 12" released by Luke this past week under the alias Deputy Dog. I forget what label it's on though. I'll call my local record guy and find out all the info later today. -->-Lance---

Does anyone know when the new Luke Slater - Playing with fools is suppose to come out? Also, I was curious whether Luke Slater's X-TRONT 3 is still available? And yet another question... is there a discography on his releases...I know he goes under Clementine, Planetary Assault System, and 7th Plain. B i l l S a m u e l s w l s @ U . A r i z o n a . E D U

On Sun, 8 Sep 1996 01:36:35 -0700 (MST) William L Samuels <wls@U.Arizona.EDU> writes:

quoted 8 lines Does anyone know when the new Luke Slater - Playing with fools is

>Does anyone know when the new Luke Slater - Playing with fools is >suppose >to come out? Also, I was curious whether Luke Slater's X-TRONT 3 is >still >available? And yet another question... is there a discography on his >releases...I know he goes under Clementine, Planetary Assault System, >and >7th Plain.

i've been hearing the luke slater name kicked around a little bit..always associated with Mills, Surgeon, etc., but i've never heard any of his stuff except for Planetary Assault Systems which, by the way, kicks my ass very nicely thank you. how does his other stuff compare? and how easy is it to get?

At 22:22 8-09-96 PST, you wrote: On Sun, 8 Sep 1996 01:36:35 -0700 (MST) William L Samuels

quoted 1 line <<wls@U.Arizona.EDU> writes:

><<wls@U.Arizona.EDU> writes:

quoted 1 line Does anyone know when the new Luke Slater - Playing with fools is

>>Does anyone know when the new Luke Slater - Playing with fools is

quoted 1 line suppose

>>suppose

quoted 1 line to come out? Also, I was curious whether Luke Slater's X-TRONT 3 is

>>to come out? Also, I was curious whether Luke Slater's X-TRONT 3 is

quoted 1 line still

>>still

quoted 1 line available? And yet another question... is there a discography on his

>>available? And yet another question... is there a discography on his

quoted 1 line releases...I know he goes under Clementine, Planetary Assault System,

>>releases...I know he goes under Clementine, Planetary Assault System,

quoted 1 line and 7th Plain.

>>and 7th Plain.

There's a new Planetary Assault System released on Peace Frog, pretty wicked. ............................................................... ............ re: gonzales /////////????????????/ /?????????%%%%%%%%%########$^^^^^^^^*&%^*&*#@!$#@$$@$#@!$# ....................... wwwedu.cs.utwente.nl/~wielen/ delsin ..............................................

Hi Ethan,

quoted 1 line i've been hearing the luke slater name kicked around a

> i've been hearing the luke slater name kicked around a

little bit..always

quoted 1 line associated with Mills, Surgeon, etc., but i've never

> associated with Mills, Surgeon, etc., but i've never

heard any of his stuff except for Planetary Assault Systems which, by the way, kicks my ass

quoted 1 line very nicely thank you. how does his other stuff

> very nicely thank you. how does his other stuff

compare? and how easy

quoted 1 line is it to get?

> is it to get?

I think the "7th plain" stuff is really good. Released here under GPR, I don't know how easy it would be to get in the US. bye, Eric

a couple of years ago i picked up luke slater's seventh plain, _my wise yellow rug_, and was absolutely captivated... has he done anything since then? anything recently? i know he has other releases, but they're not easy to find, it seems. has he done other projects under similar names? thanks, phil philiphughsherburne brownudeptofenglish *providenceriusofa* "i like this resonance it elevates me" --bjork

On Fri, 10 Jan 1997, Philip H. Sherburne wrote:

quoted 4 lines a couple of years ago i picked up luke slater's seventh plain, _my wise

> a couple of years ago i picked up luke slater's seventh plain, _my wise > yellow rug_, and was absolutely captivated... has he done anything since > then? anything recently? i know he has other releases, but they're not > easy to find, it seems. has he done other projects under similar names?

As far as Idm-ish stuff, no I don't think so. He has released a lot of stuff under the name Planetary Assault System, which is also very good...but it is intended more for dancing

quoted 13 lines thanks,

> thanks, > phil > > philiphughsherburne > brownudeptofenglish > *providenceriusofa* > > "i like this resonance > it elevates me" > --bjork > > >

B i l l S a m u e l s w l s @ U . A r i z o n a . E D U

quoted 4 lines a couple of years ago i picked up luke slater's seventh plain, _my wise

>a couple of years ago i picked up luke slater's seventh plain, _my wise >yellow rug_, and was absolutely captivated... has he done anything since >then? anything recently? i know he has other releases, but they're not >easy to find, it seems. has he done other projects under similar names?

That sounds like exactly my position too. I love MYWR and really wanted to get some more stuff by the guy. He released 'Shades Amaze' concept EP a while ago on GPR which is the last I've got of his 7th Plain work. I'm pretty sure that in the last couple of months he released a new EP as 7th Plain on GPR - 'Tri-cendance' or something like that. I haven't got hold of a copy yet. Hope this helps -Ed

Thus spake Edward Pond:

quoted 13 lines a couple of years ago i picked up luke slater's seventh plain, _my wise

> > >a couple of years ago i picked up luke slater's seventh plain, _my wise > >yellow rug_, and was absolutely captivated... has he done anything since > >then? anything recently? i know he has other releases, but they're not > >easy to find, it seems. has he done other projects under similar names? > > That sounds like exactly my position too. I love MYWR and really wanted to > get some more stuff by the guy. He released 'Shades Amaze' concept EP a > while ago on GPR which is the last I've got of his 7th Plain work. I'm pretty > sure that in the last couple of months he released a new EP as 7th Plain > on GPR - 'Tri-cendance' or something like that. I haven't got hold of a copy > yet. >

The 7th Plain TRJ-Cendance GENP(X)11 12" The 7th Plain To Be Surreal GENP(X)16 12" The 7th Plain Astra-Naut-E GENP(X)19 12" The 7th Plain Shades Amaze GENP(X)36 12"/CDS The 7th Plain Four Cornered Room GPRLP/CD/MC3 2xLP/CD/MC The 7th Plain My Yellow Wise Rug GPRLP/CD/MC8 2xLP/CD/MC "TRJ-Cendance" is by no means new, let alone a couple of months old. It is the hardest of the four 7th Plain EPs released on GPR, with very aggressive and dancefloor-oriented drum programming. "To Be Surreal" is rather hard to digest; it sounds much like a waypoint between the previous and next EPs. "Astra-Naut-E" is the most relaxed and melodic of the four, and includes a reprised version of "Seeing Sense" from the "Four Cornered Room" full-length. The "Shades Amaze" concept EP collects some remixes of the track and offers nothing spectacular. "Four Cornered Room" and "My Yellow Wise Rug" are both well-balanced and good-sounding albums. Though the sounds on "Four Cornered Room" are a bit more muddy than on "My Yellow Wise Rug," as a concept it is more solid. It is indeed a pity that GPR has taken a long vacation which seems to have become permanent. They should have at least had the decency to release the Nev album before that. -- nuutti 'gordon' meriläinen. gordon@vip.fi. diversion communications. technostructuralist.

I worship My Yellow Wise Rug. What does Four Cornered Room sound like in comparison? I remember listening to a CD by L. Slater that was straight ahead techno. I don't remember the title but the disc was black, with cheap graphics (I think it was on Peacefrog) Is this the CD I am refering to? WHile I am at it, anyone familiar with a Sub Rosa comp called Underwood ? How is it? gil

quoted 1 line I worship My Yellow Wise Rug.

> I worship My Yellow Wise Rug.

Funny, I'm playing that right now.

quoted 1 line What does Four Cornered Room sound like in comparison?

> What does Four Cornered Room sound like in comparison?

I just picked it up last week. It seems mellower than MYWR, and frankly it didn't grab my attention too much - I haven't played it since I bought it.

quoted 3 lines I remember listening to a CD by L. Slater that was straight ahead techno. I don't

> I remember listening to a CD by L. Slater that was straight ahead techno. I don't > remember the title but the disc was black, with cheap graphics (I think it was > on Peacefrog) Is this the CD I am refering to?

My copy is on GPR.

quoted 2 lines WHile I am at it, anyone familiar with a Sub Rosa comp called Underwood ?

> WHile I am at it, anyone familiar with a Sub Rosa comp called Underwood ? > How is it?

Hit and miss, as most compilations. Quick review: the opening track by Nus is just terrible - bad vocal alert. Bill Laswell does this sort of dnb thing, I guess it's ok. Going nowhere snoozers from Scanner and Seefeel. Fun resonant drums on the Silk Saw track. The Laibach track is orchestral, not my sort of thing. Mick Harris track is pretty cool - pounding drums, lots of noises, typical little Scorn melody. Goes on too long though. Funkydubby track by Islamic Diggers, I guess this called a breakbeat, and some sample about William S. Burroughs not playing guitar. Then there's Nuuk Posse - - hip hop in some language I don't speak. Pretty generic imo. Mouse on Mars track has lots of weird sounds and a melody, so it wins for me. Last track is David Shea, fast, almost middle eastern sounding. Sounds like Muslimgauze on speed. Jon

Marcel wrote:

quoted 11 lines I worship My Yellow Wise Rug.

> > I worship My Yellow Wise Rug. > What does Four Cornered Room sound like in comparison? > I remember listening to a CD by L. Slater that was straight ahead techno. I don't > remember the title but the disc was black, with cheap graphics (I think it was > on Peacefrog) Is this the CD I am refering to? > > WHile I am at it, anyone familiar with a Sub Rosa comp called Underwood ? > How is it? > > gil

The mostly black CD you refer to is probably X-Tront 2 on Peacefrog, a bit harder than most of the stuff on "Yellow Wise Rug". "4-Cornered Room" is more in the same vein as Y.W.L. Personally, I like a guy that covers all the bases.... If you want some floaty Luke Slater, try searching out the "To Be Surreal" EP on GPR. The Goodwrench

quoted 20 lines Marcel wrote:

>Marcel wrote: >> >> I worship My Yellow Wise Rug. >> What does Four Cornered Room sound like in comparison? >> I remember listening to a CD by L. Slater that was straight ahead techno. I >don't >> remember the title but the disc was black, with cheap graphics (I think it >was >> on Peacefrog) Is this the CD I am refering to? >> >> WHile I am at it, anyone familiar with a Sub Rosa comp called Underwood ? >> How is it? >> >> gil >The mostly black CD you refer to is probably X-Tront 2 on Peacefrog, a >bit harder than most of the stuff on "Yellow Wise Rug". "4-Cornered >Room" is more in the same vein as Y.W.L. Personally, I like a guy that >covers all the bases.... If you want some floaty Luke Slater, try >searching out the "To Be Surreal" EP on GPR. > The Goodwrench

Also, the new Planetary Assault Systems on Peacefrog has lots of floaters and some slammers and some deep techno stuff. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - YOU DON'T HAVE TO FUCK PEOPLE OVER TO SURVIVE - Chris Sattinger new records : Headspace / Synewave/ Subvoice NEW RELEASES - DISCOGRAPHY - INFO http://www.tc.umn.edu/nlhome/m082/satti002/ChrisSattinger.html US Techno House Business Resource : http://www.tc.umn.edu/nlhome/m082/satti002/DanceLabel.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

any info on the new LP? i saw a promo the other day, i believe the title was 'freak funk' or something to that effect. promo was by MUTE here in the US

At 08:14 PM 9/29/97 -0700, you wrote:

quoted 10 lines foss wrote:

>foss wrote: > >> any info on the new LP? i saw a promo the other day, i >> believe the title was 'freak funk' or something to that effect. >> promo was by MUTE here in the US > >yeah, > >Gil Gershman said we shouldn't buy it... >

I bet he regrets saying that too. ;) -->-Lance--- p.o. box 450715 westlake, ohio 44145 united states

could someone give me an accurate description of luke slaters music -- Jason McCollum jm45675@swt.edu

---Jason McCollum <jm45675@swt.edu> wrote:

quoted 1 line could someone give me an accurate description of luke > slaters music

> could someone give me an accurate description of luke > slaters music

Best description I could give is great!!! No seriously, he does so many styles of music you can't easily classify him as one genre. Some of his earlier work under the name 7Th Plain and Luke Slater on GPR is pretty mellow and definitely IDM. He has put out some harder techno under his own name for the X-Tront Series and under the name Planetary Assault System. He has done a more housey project under the name Morganistic. He kind of goes all over the place, and everything is top notch!! I don't think he has put out a spotty piece of work yet. Oh also look for Clementine it's another name he goes under, it's on DJAX. I would buy any Luke Slater on sight. The Love remixes aren't as good as the album version. Cheers - Will _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com

Being a total Luke-o-phile, I was going to answer Jason's question

quoted 2 lines could someone give me an accurate description of luke > slaters

> > could someone give me an accurate description of luke > slaters > music

then I read Will Samuels excellent reply

quoted 1 line Best description I could give is great!!!

> Best description I could give is great!!!

which covered most everything. Depending which way you like your IDM, I'd say of his earlier 'ambient-y' output The Four-Cornered Room on GPR is a total winner; the Peacefrog releases are floor friendly and with his most recent (Freek Funk) he's joined the NovaMute Techno stable - top stuff. As Will said, it's worth buying it all on sight (keep feeding da habit). I *

irene wrote:

quoted 2 lines As Will said, it's worth buying

> As Will said, it's worth buying > it all on sight (keep feeding da habit).

i don't really know luke slater's work from adam, but judging solely from the stupendously horrible remix he recently did for depeche mode and from the profoundly mediocre 12" on playlist at the station I DJ for, it doesn't seem like his work would be all that, let alone include the proverbial bag o' chips. indeed, i was surprised to see someone (not irene) writing that his earlier work was the purest IDM... ...So, being wary of purchasing -- anyone care to post an early Slater MP3 or two to a discreet location? always ready to change my mind (given the impetus), sr -- sd

---"objet@" <lacanian@mindspring.com> wrote:

quoted 1 line irene wrote:

> irene wrote:

quoted 2 lines As Will said, it's worth buying

> > As Will said, it's worth buying > > it all on sight (keep feeding da habit).

quoted 1 line i don't really know luke slater's work from adam, but > judging

> i don't really know luke slater's work from adam, but > judging

solely from the stupendously horrible remix > he recently did for depeche mode and from the > profoundly mediocre 12" on playlist at the station I > DJ for, it doesn't seem like his work would be all > that, let alone include the proverbial bag o' chips. I am sure the twelve inch you are refering to is the "LOVE" 12". I don't know why the remixes are so weak, but the original album version is FAR SUPERIOR that the remixes. I don't know about his remixes for Depeche Mode. I wouldn't bother buying any of there stuff anyway.

quoted 1 line indeed, i was surprised to see someone (not irene) > writing that

> indeed, i was surprised to see someone (not irene) > writing that

his earlier work was the purest IDM... All of his releases have been very good, except for the remixes of Love which was a real disappointment. If you can look for "My Yellow Wise Rug or "Four Cornered Room". I think the new CD is really great also, but it is more dance-oriented.

quoted 1 line ...So, being wary of purchasing -- anyone care to > post an early

> ...So, being wary of purchasing -- anyone care to > post an early

Slater MP3 or two to a discreet > location?

quoted 1 line always ready to change my mind (given the impetus),

> always ready to change my mind (given the impetus),

Actually if anyone out there has any Luke Slater I don't already own, I will probably buy it or do a trade. Cheers - Will _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com

does anyone know morganistics in the shadow e.p.(irdial) and 7th plains trancendence e.p. (gpr) ? descriptions ? still in the shops ? thanks, -gerald.

At 04:10 PM 10/25/98 +0100, you wrote:

quoted 4 lines does anyone know morganistics in the shadow e.p.(irdial) and 7th plains

> >does anyone know morganistics in the shadow e.p.(irdial) and 7th plains >trancendence e.p. (gpr) ? descriptions ? >

Morganistic: in the shadow ep is a mix of deep & hard techno very similar to the sound on the early Planetary Assult Systems records or the Morganistic album on the Input Neuron Musique label. 7th Plain: trancedence ep showcases the ligher, more melodic side of Luke Slater featuring smooth detroit- inspiried techno/idm. This one is like the other 7th Plain releases. Luke's two 7th Plain albums are two of my all time favorite releases.

quoted 2 lines still in the shops ?

>still in the shops ? >

Unfortunately both are way out of print. I seem to remember that there was some liscensing snafu with the Morganistic record back in 92 so the quantities were sickly limited to begin with. The GPR releases were pressed in larger quantities so occassionally the 7th Plain will appear in used or cutout bins. -->-Lance--- p.o. box 450715 westlake, ohio 44145 united states

On Sun, 25 Oct 1998 10:48:13 -0500, you wrote:

quoted 2 lines Luke's two 7th Plain albums are two

>Luke's two 7th Plain albums are two >of my all time favorite releases.

strangely, i thought 'my yellow wise rug' was really bad compared to the 4 cornered room, which, like you said, is still very much an essential record. so i would definitely recommend that cd over the other one. <waves> Subconscious Geography http://www.sub-con-geo.demon.co.uk +/sale +/cdr

At 04:06 PM 10/25/98 +0000, you wrote:

quoted 10 lines On Sun, 25 Oct 1998 10:48:13 -0500, you wrote:

>On Sun, 25 Oct 1998 10:48:13 -0500, you wrote: > >>Luke's two 7th Plain albums are two >>of my all time favorite releases. > >strangely, i thought 'my yellow wise rug' was really bad compared to >the 4 cornered room, which, like you said, is still very much an >essential record. so i would definitely recommend that cd over the >other one. >

Actually now that i just pulled out my two 7th Plain records, i agree with Subconscious Geography. The Four Cornered Room album is easily the better of the two. -->-Lance--- p.o. box 450715 westlake, ohio 44145 united states

quoted 5 lines From: "gq" <Gerald.Quaas@leipzig.netsurf.de>

>From: "gq" <Gerald.Quaas@leipzig.netsurf.de> >Subject: (idm) luke slater > >does anyone know morganistics in the shadow e.p.(irdial) and 7th plains >trancendence e.p. (gpr) ?

Just got _Trj-cendance_ the other day - nice 4-tracker of Luke's older Detroit styled techno. Not astounding but pretty pleasant. And yeah, _Four Cornered Room_ is ace - lush, UK IDM from back in the day. || [CiM] || cim_@hotmail.com || - ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

On 26 Oct 98, Simon Walley wrote re: (idm) Re: idm-digest V2 #384:

quoted 2 lines And yeah, _Four Cornered Room_ is ace - lush, UK IDM from back in the

> And yeah, _Four Cornered Room_ is ace - lush, UK IDM from back in the > day.

Back in the day indeed - the day being 1994 : both the 4 Cornered Room and Yellow Wise Rug are dated 94 on GPR - which of these came out first? (4CR beating YWR hands down ::: the track "7th Plain" is just soooooooo wonderful.) I * np : Extront Vol 2

On 26 October 1998 16:02, Irene McC wrote:

quoted 9 lines On 26 Oct 98, Simon Walley wrote re: (idm) Re: idm-digest V2 #384:

> On 26 Oct 98, Simon Walley wrote re: (idm) Re: idm-digest V2 #384: > > > And yeah, _Four Cornered Room_ is ace - lush, UK IDM from back in the > > day. > > Back in the day indeed - the day being 1994 : both the 4 Cornered > Room and Yellow Wise Rug are dated 94 on GPR - which of these > came out first? (4CR beating YWR hands down ::: the track "7th > Plain" is just soooooooo wonderful.)

4CR was first I believe..

Anyone interested in Luke Slater and what he's been up to should check list member Joe Rice's great article at the Skinny (http://www.skinny.com). Also some clips of his new album "Wireless." New reviews as well...everything from Lexaunculpt to Basement Jaxx (covered by lazlo) and Co Flow to Groove Collective. darren