Fear & Loathing [Import]

Luke Slater | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 1, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import
• Label: Import [Generic]
• ASIN: B00005YAF0
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,621,293 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Birdland

2. Check the M...

3. Player 6 Side A

4. The Basics

5. Slam Me Down

6. Atomic

7. Track A1 Taken From AX-009B

8. Slip Inside You

9. Frisky

10. Loops

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. House of God

2. Bunker [Villalobos Remix]

3. Spocks Brain

4. All Exhale [The FC Kahuna Remix]

5. Groove for Thought

6. Track D1 Taken From "Every Dog Has Its Day, Vol. 2" EP

7. Tijuca

8. Gamma Player

9. G's Strings

10. People Don't Know

See all 20 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars SPEECHLESS!!!, July 23, 2003

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Carlos Zepeda "SFDEVIL" (SAN FRANCISCO, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fear & Loathing (Audio CD)

HOW IN THE WORLD, DID I EVER MISSED THIS CD???
I FINALLY GOT THE CD AND LET ME TELL YA ... YOU BETTER PUT ON YOUR DANCING SHOES, CAUSE, LUKE SLATER WILL ROCK YOUR BODY. I LUV IT, ORIGINAL, ONE OF IT'S KIND!

4.0 out of 5 stars Authoritative, July 22, 2002

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R. Lister "burblet" (Palo Alto, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fear & Loathing (Audio CD)

STOMP-STOMP-STOMP-STOMP-STOMP-STOMP...
<vague hint of melody>
STOMP-STOMP-STOMP-STOMP-STOMP-STOMP-STOMP-STOMP-STOMP...

-pretty fair summary.

oh, but it's awesome, really. No-one takes so little and makes so much of it as Luke Slater. The idea of a double CD mix of such minimal beats seems virtually laughable, but, hell, once you're locked in on the unrelenting, hypnotic pulse, the subtle ebb and flow of the different tracks becomes compelling listening.

CD is fast-paced, lean, mean, scorched earth mayhem. You couldn't really call it party music, unless all your friends happen to be Ketamine freaks, but it's certainly won't send you to sleep. It just goes and goes and goes...

After that CD 2 is something of a surprise. Ok, it doesn't exactly switch to Britney Spiers' territory, but the vibe is slightly jazzy and flavorsome and the pace is slower. With a STOMPing martial beat, tho'.

It's noticable that amongst the highlights, say, Sharpside "Teiscodrop" and Ben Sims "Loops", Luke's own tracks shine the brightest - whether under his own name: "All Exhale" or as Planetary Assault Systems. Putting seven of your own tracks on your DJ mix CD is usually an embarrassing ego trip, but here it simply reads as "oh, well, since I own the genre, I might as well put my stuff on here."

If you ever found yourself listening to a loud industrial banging noise and thinking 'hey, that sounds kinda cool', this is the CD you've been waiting for.