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.
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.
@@Marco_mcmp 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.
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.
@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.
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 !
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.
LS describes takes time to showcase the Tascam Portastudio 424 MkII. Is he hinting that the "really s*%t" preamps would make the TR-909 sound really good?
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 ua-cam.com/video/Igbw7UsncHQ/v-deo.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
this is the right way
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.
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. 😊❤
that's why the 909 is my favorite, this incredible groove and at the same time this incredible power. 🤩
i feel so relaxed after watching this
he has a very chill energy doesn't he
Yes, Bring back this kind of techno please.
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.
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.
Who needs Luke Skywalker when we have Luke fckn Slater 🎉
«That sets my heart on fire» 😅 ❤🏆
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...
The Battle from The Electric Funk Machine === Sound of my f*ing LIFE. Thank You Sir!
I love how he has this all routed and can simply change it on the computer. I get so excited with sound!
This and Rene Wise Telekom Tech Talk in the same week!? 🔥
Love this so much. What a legend. You can tell the amount of enjoyment he still gets from it.
It’s so refreshing to see the guy make a slamming groove with just a 909 and processing.
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 😂
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 .
What a legend
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? :)
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. ❤
Master at work! Love his sound and rhythms! Both, PAS and L.B Dub Corp are amazing projects.
Legend! I could watch Luke work for hours
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.
This is the way to do proper Techno , Experiment and search for your sound ; Thanks to Luke Slater ! True Legend 👽
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 🌹🌹🌹
Not only does he know what all the buttons do, but he can verbally articulate it so well too.
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?
@@Marco_mcmp 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.
When the snare starts it really gets wicked.
the great Luke, love his prods since 1990
What a studio! Jeez.
love Luke Slater's record Freek Funk, listens to the beat of a different drummer... 909!
Techno legend!🙏
He's a great DJ and Producer ❤ it's nice to get this insight 🎉
Amazing amps, turned the classic 909 into super nice mega kicks in no time.
The look on Luke's face at 4:03 🤣 I know exactly what he's thinking - wow what a kick drum
Gruve by Planetary Assaut Systems (1996) is still for me an epoch-defining track.
i love filter 02 and voodoo
quad-fonik for me!
Sets my heart on fire too Luke! respect
Great luke slater. His track moave violin is a perfect example of his great talent amongst other great tracks
This makes 909 kick sooo juicy!
Thanks so much for this! Slater’s recent collab with Dubfire is 🔥 🔥 🔥!
Slater fan for years. PAS fan for years. Got some LB Dub Corp stuff too. Today I learn they are the same person.
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
Beautiful, just beautiful
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.
One of the absolute very best
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 !
one of the greats, the freek funk album blew my mind when it came out
Legend. 909 went from being a cheap drum machine, to being run through 100k of outboard processors. Love that.
Love it.
Absolutely mental! Id pay sooo much to use this studio for 1 day!
Luke is a mad genius.
Try a 909 Kick into a Digitone via send.... Works wonderful with the delay/reverb and distortion
The master Luke Slater
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.
Legendary producer
Look under his desk in the first shot, he also has a Nava 909 and a RD9. They sound different.
Good spot
X-Tront Vol. 2, one of the best techno albums of all time
There must be more footage than this. Great fun!
Brilliant video. :)
Luke slater, what a lege. ♥
LEGEND!
haha the twinkle in the eyes when the compressor does its thing
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..
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!
Luke Slater (30years of Techno): "-Hi, this is my fave, its a 909. Here farty Tascam, we make 909 dirty. Bye"
omg what a nice guy. i know his music such a long time but never knew the person behind.
I guess that's what passion looks like
You can tell he knows his stuff because of the elbow patches
🤣👍
Luke Slater a brilliant D. J used to love those days at Troll.
Longer version please!
Legend!!! 🥰
Christ that space echo looks brand new!
I have a mix he did in Glasgow (1997?) on vinyl that is out of this world.
grande uomo Mr. Slater!
I love the collaboration he did with speedy j
LS describes takes time to showcase the Tascam Portastudio 424 MkII. Is he hinting that the "really s*%t" preamps would make the TR-909 sound really good?
yes!
Awesome video
I love this man 😍
guy is an absolute beast!!!!! also helps its all going through an SSL lol....
what future music ...2024 ?
AWeX
Mad elbow patches worn by this superb gentle geezer
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 👨🏼🔬
This just makes me want to put on planetary assault system, photon printwork 2017. Wow 🎉
Oh great. Can’t wait for more 🔥🔈🤙🏼
longer version? man this is interestig
Lots more from Luke coming soon!
His 909 sounds incredible
What I don't get is that apparently only 10000 909s were produced yet everyone seems to have one lol
Living Legend
Forget plugins, THIS is the REAL DEAL!!
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!!!