PLANETARY FUNK 22 LIGHT YEARS SERIES (PART 2)
(josh wink rmx) Pairing both an original mix and a spirited re-working by Josh Wink, "Kat" is a winning synthesis of all the elements that make P.A.S. such a continually relevant player in the game of moving bodies and opening minds.
| Genre | Techno |
|---|---|
| Format | VINYL |
| Cat. no | MOTE047 |
| Label | MOTE EVOLVER |
| Artist | PLANETARY ASSAULT SYSTEMS |
| Release Date | 08/07/2016 |
| Carrier | 12" |
| Barcode | 5414165077596 |
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TRACKLISTING
A Planetary Assault Systems - Kat (Jo sh Wink Remix)
B Planetary Assault Systems - Kat (Original Mix)
INFO
Fresh off of his re-activation of the seminal "Plan etary Funk" series, Luke Slater delivers another new 12" with all of the purpose ful intensity and sonic clarity to be expected from his celebrated Planetary Ass ault Systems alias. Pairing both an original mix and a spirited re-working by Jo sh Wink, "Kat" is a winning synthesis of all the elements that make P.A.S. such a continually relevant player in the game of moving bodies and opening minds: it once again pushes beat-driven sound to disciplined extremes, but not without cl early detectable traces of humor and playfulness.
As vocal repetition of the track's simplistic and suggestive title is run through a maze of filters , pitch-shifts and delays, an equally busy set of tubular bass figures mirrors t his approach and meshes with the insistent rhythm. Carefully inserted hard stops , crafty fading of sound from background to foreground, and unexpected breakdown s give the track a kind of restless feel that ensures its success as a peak hour selection, or as a reliable companion on inner-city underground transit journey s.
While the original mix on the b-side begins in a more subdued fash ion, it isn't lacking at all in concentrated energy. As is the case with so many other P.A.S. classics, this mix relies on geometrical sound sequences that slow ly approach from a distance before they completely overtake the listener. Elemen ts like static crackling are wielded here like active parts of the conversation rather than as atmospheric wallpaper, and the beat itself hits with a mixture of force and subtlety, with anxious drum hits doubling up on one another and regul arly giving rise to new patterns.
"Kat" is the kind of record that gi ves Planetary Assault Systems fans both what they want, and what they didn't exp ect: it steers away from easy techno conventions but never abandons that genre's physicality and infectiousness.
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