Planetary Assault Systems - Archives, Vol. 2

Although known to be Luke Slater's exclusively clubby alter ego, this second compilation of singles released as Planetary Assault Systems kindly includes some of the slower passages that recall Slater's releases under his own name. But this is certainly not to say that most of this disc doesn't kick...hard! "Searchin" is the most overtly "rave" track included, with strobe-quick synths and an unmoving thud for a beat. Still, tinges of Detroit techno's machine soul worm their way into what is on the surface a paint-by-numbers rave track, complete with siren squelch. Read More