Train Wreck Mix

Luke Slater

Mote-Evolver, England

There's little any fan of electronic music can do or say to challenge the fever that surrounds revered techno pioneer Luke Slater. Almost like an enfant terrible to the scene, he's constantly producing and performing music that remains beyond all things relevant and above all things refreshing. And that's no mean feat to still be breathing life into soundsystems the globe over, having had his foot in the musical waters for almost 27 years now. His platform as one of the creators of UK/Detroit's techno marriage, blending the intensity of techno's hardest funk and minimal flavours with the sweet swagger and chunky bristle of a fat street party. His story began at the Mi Price record store, Croydon, where he worked alongside the legendary Colin Dale and later moved on to Jelly Jam Records of Brighton where his recording career took off alongside recording partner Alan Sage. His releases under the aliases Planetary Assault Systems, 7th Plain, Clementine, Morganistic, Deputy Dawg, Machine, 4 Slots For Bill (just to name a few) on labels such as Peacefrog, Mute, Irdial Discs, Djax, R&S and GPR continue to arrest the zeitgeist's understanding of his form. Even more so now with the modus operandi of his beloved independent label, Mote-Evolver, allowing fans access to his sound - techno that's driving, majestic, tough and, above all, unpredictable - with an immediacy that only our instant-gratification digital generation can appreciate: fans can download his studio creations the very second they're finished. This mix has been recorded live at Fabric London.