Planetary Assault Systems

Planetary Assault Systems is the techno alias of Luke Slater, a British producer from Reading who began his electronic music career in 1968. Operating under multiple aliases including Clementine and 1st Bass, Slater launched the Planetary Assault Systems project with his first release in November 2009. He has maintained consistent output through this moniker, amassing 40 releases across a 16-year span extending into 2025.

The Planetary Assault Systems sound centers on peak-time driving techno and raw deep hypnotic variants, spanning house and electronica territories. Slater releases on heavyweight labels including Mote Evolver, Token, Ostgut Ton, and Cocoon Recordings, with tracks reaching Beatport's top 100 charts. His productions deliver the high-energy, floor-focused approach that defines contemporary European techno, maintaining the driving rhythms and hypnotic elements that characterize both his peak-time and deeper releases across these established imprints.