CORMIX060 - Planetary Assault Systems - Live at Cocoon Ibiza - Compact Disc (CD)

This year’s highly anticipated ‘Live at Cocoon Ibiza’ mix is helmed by techno legend Luke

Slater under his Planetary Assault Systems guise.

As Planetary Assault Systems, UK titan Luke Slater has constantly laid down a blueprint for the future

of techno. As a live performer he is a visionary who fuses mind melting minimalism, catchy cyborg

funk and cinematic soundscapes that really take you on a trip. He did that once again back in July as

part of Cocoon's 20th anniversary season and now the results are laid down on CD for us to relive the

magic.

Over the course of eighty spellbinding minutes, Slater captivates with evocative sci-fi imagery and high

class melodic minimalism, smoothly shifting from moments of high pressure drum-funk intensity to

uplifting and spiritual passages of cosmic sound and back again. Along the way, he digs deep into his

back catalogue to serve up plenty of golden oldies as well as more contemporary cuts, and the whole

thing melts together into a timeless set that explores the outer edges of techno with huge amounts of

both style and substance.

Debuting on Cocoon with a rare appearance outside of Slater’s usual labels Ostgut Ton and his own

Mote Evolver, a 12” release drops in unison with the mix including four Planetary Assault Systems

productions, featuring both live versions and exclusive studio tracks: on one side both 'RAWW’ and

'RUN' have been remastered, whilst on the flip are live versions of 'Desert Races' and 'Give It Up'

featuring live sax by Tim Ower, offering some of techno's finest moments, while the mix itself is an

essential testament to the forward looking nature of not only Cocoon Ibiza, but also Luke Slater

himself.