Marking the artist’s first Planetary Assault Systems album on the label in a decade.
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One of Berghain’s longest-serving residents, Slater has continued to shape the Planetary Assault Systems identity through industrial textures, polyrhythmic structures, and stripped-back techno functionality. According to Slater, the new album emerged gradually through a combination of live performance ideas, studio experimentation, and what he describes as “external signals and signs”.
Across thirteen tracks, ‘Planetary People’ explores shifting forms of tension and propulsion. Cuts like ‘Into The Night’, ‘Labyrinth’, and ‘Retina Burn’ move between acid pressure, tribal percussion, and distorted rave structures, while ‘Beton Brut’ and ‘Generation Slip’ lean into darker, more relentless territory. The digital edition also includes the bonus track ‘Presently My Soul Grew Stronger’.
Listen to ‘Retina Burn’ below and download your copy here.
Pre-save ‘Planetary People’ here.
