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Luke Slater has been one of my favourite producers for over 25 years now. Love his music. I really wish he'd produce some more downtempo though. 4 Cornered Room was so unique and mind blowing for me when I first heard it
I could listen to this man talk about gear and music all day long, the amount of knowledge and experience he has, not to mention the quality of his output over decades.
heard DJ sneak play a track of his back in 97 and i never really stopped respecting his work ever since, not necessarily my sound but i know a genius when i hear one...
I saw a break down of Mr Fingers, Can You Feel It recently. It's so goddam simple, mostly composed by hand with overdubbing on cheap tape. And yet, it's one of the top ten deep house dance tracks of all time. We are spoiled for tools these days. A good reminder that talent can make anything work. I rewatched New Order on BBC top of the pops in the 80s the other day, man, it was such a horribly rough performance, but it also kicked ass in the way it was so gritty and real. I'm gonna put away my Push, and get my TR8s out tomorrow 😂
Heard Luke interviewed by the late Colin Favor what must be over 25 years ago. Clementine the opening and dreams of children are still my favourite tunes of his.
Oh man, his 4 Cornered Room as The 7th Plain ... so many gorgeous tracks on there. And it's 30(!!) years since release this year. Listen to "The Needs of the Many" or "Astra Naut-E". That shit hit me so hard, and still does.
I read an interview with him in the mid 90’s that changed my perception of sound and the use of compression and noise sources. He is more metaphysical than music producer. I could type a long text about it, but basically he described the concept of compression to bring hidden sounds out of anything by recording then compress and record then re compress , over and over . I spent years just experimenting with that , and ended up summoning ectoplasm out of thin air. No joke. It really happened.
@@markilmito I just spent a few min trying to find it, but I just can't remember what mag and what year. I think it was Sound on Sound , around 1998-99 but no luck yet. it was definitely a magazine for recording professionals and he was still recording to tape. it could have even been '97. I remember he was sitting next to a 24 inch track tape machine and a rack of outboard gear. that's the best I can remember including when he talked about using compressors on noise and random radio noise and garbled sounds. but the bottom line is, compress and re-compress over and over to reveal hidden sounds
@@InFamousProductionsInteresting idea, I guess it’s essential to re-record between compressions? How would that work in a DAW, for instance? Would rendering it and then compressing it again make any difference? I could always run a small section through the Elektron Digitakt over and over but that’s the only hardware I own. As may be evident, I’m just getting into this sort of thing but I do have a strong idea of what sounds I like. Been a Slater and especially 7th Plain fan for a long time.
can't beat blasting a drum machine through an old mackie ! especially if you're broke like me and can't afford that wall of processing power he has. sheeeeesh i could live in there for years and never leave !
@user-rv8wb1nl1b Do you remember which sample it was? I am curious to find out which libraries he used in the past. I'm a sample collecting nerd. There's a tonne of BBC RW stuff released, this would help a lot to narrow it down.
Bloody legend. Aside from his awesome PAS material (Bell Blocker, wow) I've always rated his Four Cornered Room album from around '94 alongside Aphex's SAW 1.
I pulled the (pricey) trigger about 3 years ago and bought the original machine after being musically "socialized" with the #RolandTR909 sound and groove for nearly 30 years. I used samples before, some good, some better. And tbh, I was a tad nervous if spending that serious chunk of money on a machine with "just" eleven sounds. After like two minutes of using it, I was sold and all my doubts were gone instantly. THIS is my religion, there's nothing like it. Its sound, its groove, its workflow. Perfection in beige. 😅
I haven't got to a 909 yet (though I do have all the parts/chassis/PCBs/etc ready to build an RE909) but I did pick up an RE303 last year and I know *exactly* what you mean. Despite the 303 being infamously terrible... it's simultaneously awesome. A real paradox. There should be a TV game show where contestants get 60 seconds to program a melody from a piece of paper into a 303, it would be hilarious
@@jsleeiohehe, there was some kind of "contest" some time ago where participants had to enter a specific pattern as fast as possible 😂 And a RE-909 will totally give you the 909-thing, too! These RE-boxes are awesome imho. If I hadn't had the OG units already, I'd 110% get these.
@@XanderEwald sure, you could read it that way. But people buy "sound source" gear for reasons other than what it sounds like. Eg. I have a hardware modular system because I stare at screens professionally all day 5 days a week and after that I have zero desire whatsoever to stare at a DAW. Yes of course I could use VCV Rack or Rebirth or whatever but ... no, absolutely not.
@@XanderEwald Interesting *theory*. I did not see that as a topic, but why does Luke Slater then still keep a room full of quality gear? Both as sound generators and manipulators? In my experience, the overall result gets better with quality ingredients 👨🏼🔬
Cool! It's amazing what outboard analog processing gear does to the sound of a drum machine. Although I have to admit, the gear presented here in this video is very, VERY expensive!!!
See more: Luke Slater on the creative process behind LB Dub Corp and Planetary Assault Systems - In The Studio th-cam.com/video/Igbw7UsncHQ/w-d-xo.html
I love watching a legend playing a 4/4 909 kick drum for 15 minutes ❤
every other had stopped it , but he kept talking while the BD hammers 😅
true jambro @@iSirTaki
The video is only 8 minutes long though.
@@unknownmusicmanever heard of, wait for it.. over exaggeration?
@@MrMcChuckles95 yes, I have
You can tell after all these years he still gets excited by the simple drum elements on the 909. A true passion !
Absolutely love it when someone whose music you love turns out to be an intelligent, thoughtful and instantly likeable person.
You can hear it in his music.
Snob
we need an extended uncut of this, i could listen to luke talk days.
Definitely! Would be amazing!
He’s a slow talker….
100% agreed
Luke it's an absolute legend and a huge inspiration.
Luke Slater has been one of my favourite producers for over 25 years now. Love his music. I really wish he'd produce some more downtempo though. 4 Cornered Room was so unique and mind blowing for me when I first heard it
that's why the 909 is my favorite, this incredible groove and at the same time this incredible power. 🤩
We need a Luke Slater & Paranoid London collab 🤣
Aren't they both too paranoid for this? 😅
❤❤
eh, No. Luke is on a whole different level.
@@RoastLambShanks get your head out of your butthole
@@RoastLambShanks oh yeah?
Love how he nearly loses his train of thought when explaining stuff. He's an Intelligent man with a lot of sounds and stuff going in that head. 😊❤
I could listen to this man talk about gear and music all day long, the amount of knowledge and experience he has, not to mention the quality of his output over decades.
Loved this so much. Some people don’t understand listening to a 4/4 kick for hours on end getting it just right! Hahah! What a nice dude as well.
this is the right way
i feel so relaxed after watching this
he has a very chill energy doesn't he
At the top of his game, for decades now. I hope that in 100 years time futuristic producers will ponder over these videos. Like Picasso or Monet.
Yes, Bring back this kind of techno please.
heard DJ sneak play a track of his back in 97 and i never really stopped respecting his work ever since, not necessarily my sound but i know a genius when i hear one...
Who needs Luke Skywalker when we have Luke fckn Slater 🎉
There’s so much knowledge going on inside this man’s brain he just can’t spit it out at the speed he thinks. Wow. ❤
I love how he has this all routed and can simply change it on the computer. I get so excited with sound!
Luke hardly ever does these sorts of things, so this is a real privilege! It would be amazing to see the run through of a full PAS track 🙈💜
We’ll have two longer videos with Luke coming when he drops the new L B Dub Corp album in May
What do we have to do in the meantime then? @@MusicRadarTech
@@sjmauryhe did a tutorial vid for Echio last year about parallel processing. Have a look at it between now and May.
@@MusicRadarTech awesome !!! looking forward !!!
@@MusicRadarTech how does one find out it's out, please? :)
This man is a True Legend ! This man is Techno ! 🫶🏻 God Bless you Mr. Slater! What an Epic studio! And this oldschool sound from 909 🌹🌹🌹
«That sets my heart on fire» 😅 ❤🏆
5:37 he could just sit and play with those hats along with that hefty kick and I'd happily dance to that for an hour or two 🤣
I saw a break down of Mr Fingers, Can You Feel It recently. It's so goddam simple, mostly composed by hand with overdubbing on cheap tape. And yet, it's one of the top ten deep house dance tracks of all time. We are spoiled for tools these days. A good reminder that talent can make anything work. I rewatched New Order on BBC top of the pops in the 80s the other day, man, it was such a horribly rough performance, but it also kicked ass in the way it was so gritty and real.
I'm gonna put away my Push, and get my TR8s out tomorrow 😂
Master at work! Love his sound and rhythms! Both, PAS and L.B Dub Corp are amazing projects.
Love this so much. What a legend. You can tell the amount of enjoyment he still gets from it.
Some words of encouragement from within his studio, still so stoked by the like of Luke Slater's inspiration.
Luke Slater is inspiration for me .
Legend! I could watch Luke work for hours
the great Luke, love his prods since 1990
Thanks so much for this! Slater’s recent collab with Dubfire is 🔥 🔥 🔥!
He's a great DJ and Producer ❤ it's nice to get this insight 🎉
This is the way to do proper Techno , Experiment and search for your sound ; Thanks to Luke Slater ! True Legend 👽
Heard Luke interviewed by the late Colin Favor what must be over 25 years ago. Clementine the opening and dreams of children are still my favourite tunes of his.
Great luke slater. His track moave violin is a perfect example of his great talent amongst other great tracks
Oh man, his 4 Cornered Room as The 7th Plain ... so many gorgeous tracks on there. And it's 30(!!) years since release this year. Listen to "The Needs of the Many" or "Astra Naut-E". That shit hit me so hard, and still does.
Yes yes and yes
Not only does he know what all the buttons do, but he can verbally articulate it so well too.
This and Rene Wise Telekom Tech Talk in the same week!? 🔥
love Luke Slater's record Freek Funk, listens to the beat of a different drummer... 909!
When the snare starts it really gets wicked.
Amazing amps, turned the classic 909 into super nice mega kicks in no time.
What a legend
Slater fan for years. PAS fan for years. Got some LB Dub Corp stuff too. Today I learn they are the same person.
What a studio! Jeez.
Gruve by Planetary Assaut Systems (1996) is still for me an epoch-defining track.
i love filter 02 and voodoo
quad-fonik for me!
I read an interview with him in the mid 90’s that changed my perception of sound and the use of compression and noise sources. He is more metaphysical than music producer. I could type a long text about it, but basically he described the concept of compression to bring hidden sounds out of anything by recording then compress and record then re compress , over and over . I spent years just experimenting with that , and ended up summoning ectoplasm out of thin air. No joke. It really happened.
And what did you do with the ectoplasm?
@@hookback it flew through the room, hit a wall, made a left turn into the kitchen, and disappeared. and the house got really cold.
By any chance you found a link for the article?
@@markilmito I just spent a few min trying to find it, but I just can't remember what mag and what year. I think it was Sound on Sound , around 1998-99 but no luck yet. it was definitely a magazine for recording professionals and he was still recording to tape. it could have even been '97. I remember he was sitting next to a 24 inch track tape machine and a rack of outboard gear. that's the best I can remember including when he talked about using compressors on noise and random radio noise and garbled sounds. but the bottom line is, compress and re-compress over and over to reveal hidden sounds
@@InFamousProductionsInteresting idea, I guess it’s essential to re-record between compressions? How would that work in a DAW, for instance? Would rendering it and then compressing it again make any difference? I could always run a small section through the Elektron Digitakt over and over but that’s the only hardware I own.
As may be evident, I’m just getting into this sort of thing but I do have a strong idea of what sounds I like. Been a Slater and especially 7th Plain fan for a long time.
Heavy easily-distracted professor vibes here. 8 minutes isnt enough. The word legend gets bandied about a bit but surely it applies to this man.
Absolutely mental! Id pay sooo much to use this studio for 1 day!
The look on Luke's face at 4:03 🤣 I know exactly what he's thinking - wow what a kick drum
beautiful setup
Techno legend!🙏
Beautiful, just beautiful
This makes 909 kick sooo juicy!
There must be more footage than this. Great fun!
One of the absolute very best
can't beat blasting a drum machine through an old mackie ! especially if you're broke like me and can't afford that wall of processing power he has. sheeeeesh i could live in there for years and never leave !
Yep, has to be the CR1604 , the original..
Brilliant video. :)
I STILL REMEMBER HEARING HIS FIRST 12INCH AT A RAVE , IT USED A BBC RADIOPHONIC WORKSHOP SAMPLE AND BLINDING BEATS , JELLYJAM RECORDS I THINK !!!!!!
@@pennywise5095 WHAT ?
@user-rv8wb1nl1b Do you remember which sample it was? I am curious to find out which libraries he used in the past. I'm a sample collecting nerd. There's a tonne of BBC RW stuff released, this would help a lot to narrow it down.
@@DonSolaris hi , are you the Yamaha Don Solaris CS15 guy ?
@@DonSolaris this one at 8:42 .
@@DonSolaris its Brian Hodgeson - computer , he did the Tardis sounds too !
Love it.
omg what a nice guy. i know his music such a long time but never knew the person behind.
Awesome video
The master Luke Slater
guy is an absolute beast!!!!! also helps its all going through an SSL lol....
Legendary producer
X-Tront Vol. 2, one of the best techno albums of all time
Legend. 909 went from being a cheap drum machine, to being run through 100k of outboard processors. Love that.
I known he's more known for the harder stuff but sleeping sin seemless sets my heart on fire. The emotive detroit stuff totally inspires me. IE
ever listen to his Radiance track?
Not sure actually....might need to check that. Thanks.
Luke is a mad genius.
You can tell he knows his stuff because of the elbow patches
🤣👍
Bloody legend. Aside from his awesome PAS material (Bell Blocker, wow) I've always rated his Four Cornered Room album from around '94 alongside Aphex's SAW 1.
I think 4 cornered room is better than SAW tbh.
@@margaretmillsom2285you might be right there. It’s so good!
I guess that's what passion looks like
Oh great. Can’t wait for more 🔥🔈🤙🏼
I pulled the (pricey) trigger about 3 years ago and bought the original machine after being musically "socialized" with the #RolandTR909 sound and groove for nearly 30 years. I used samples before, some good, some better. And tbh, I was a tad nervous if spending that serious chunk of money on a machine with "just" eleven sounds. After like two minutes of using it, I was sold and all my doubts were gone instantly.
THIS is my religion, there's nothing like it. Its sound, its groove, its workflow. Perfection in beige. 😅
I haven't got to a 909 yet (though I do have all the parts/chassis/PCBs/etc ready to build an RE909) but I did pick up an RE303 last year and I know *exactly* what you mean. Despite the 303 being infamously terrible... it's simultaneously awesome. A real paradox. There should be a TV game show where contestants get 60 seconds to program a melody from a piece of paper into a 303, it would be hilarious
@@jsleeiohehe, there was some kind of "contest" some time ago where participants had to enter a specific pattern as fast as possible 😂
And a RE-909 will totally give you the 909-thing, too! These RE-boxes are awesome imho. If I hadn't had the OG units already, I'd 110% get these.
Isn’t the whole point of the video that it kind of doesn’t matter what the sound source is, but that the magic happens in the processing?
@@XanderEwald sure, you could read it that way. But people buy "sound source" gear for reasons other than what it sounds like. Eg. I have a hardware modular system because I stare at screens professionally all day 5 days a week and after that I have zero desire whatsoever to stare at a DAW. Yes of course I could use VCV Rack or Rebirth or whatever but ... no, absolutely not.
@@XanderEwald Interesting *theory*. I did not see that as a topic, but why does Luke Slater then still keep a room full of quality gear? Both as sound generators and manipulators? In my experience, the overall result gets better with quality ingredients 👨🏼🔬
Luke slater, what a lege. ♥
Christ that space echo looks brand new!
Legend!!! 🥰
Cool! It's amazing what outboard analog processing gear does to the sound of a drum machine. Although I have to admit, the gear presented here in this video is very, VERY expensive!!!
Luke Slater a brilliant D. J used to love those days at Troll.
Mad elbow patches worn by this superb gentle geezer
LEGEND!
what future music ...2024 ?
AWeX
grande uomo Mr. Slater!
Longer version please!
Brilliant ❤
I love the collaboration he did with speedy j
haha the twinkle in the eyes when the compressor does its thing
your electricity bill would be huge ;). anyhow you're one of my master. Support from France
true passion!
Living Legend
Very very cool.
Forget plugins, THIS is the REAL DEAL!!
This just makes me want to put on planetary assault system, photon printwork 2017. Wow 🎉
I learned a lot today.
Greatest drum machine ever
Jfc now THAT is a sick studio
That digital patch bay is essential!
Love this
Lovely
God when that zippy little snare pattern came in that was IT for me.
I have a mix he did in Glasgow (1997?) on vinyl that is out of this world.