"Process" (catalogue number "O-Ton 109") is the 2017 debut EP by the

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group LSD, formed that year by Luke Slater,

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, and

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(aka Dave Sumner). The tracks are described as focused on "the

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aspects of techno",Holbrook, Cameron.
Luke Slater, Steve Bicknell and Function launch new LSD imprint
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'', 28 May 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019 and an "interpretation of stroboscopic intensity on the summit of psychedelic experiences - permeated with moments of hypnotic and atonal melodies".Williams, Harrison.
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'', 11 October 2017. Norman Records The three producers had worked together at various points over the previous 25 years; Slater and Bicknell

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ed various of each others tracks during the early 1990s, Bicknell and Sumner had performed live together, while Sumner appears on a 2015 release from Slater's 'LB Dub Corp' project. The EP was proceeded by live concerts in 2016 at the

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and at

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in Berlin. "Process" was released as a

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on 17 November 2017LSD O-TON 109
. ostgut.de. Retrieved 8 June 2019 by the German

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Ostgut Ton Ostgut Ton (also known as Ostgut Tonträger) was a German record label owned by the club Berghain in Berlin. Resident Advisor described it "a dominant force in dance music, beloved for its mix series and dozens of EPs, albums and compilations."h ...

,Eede, Christian.
Luke Slater, Function & Steve Bicknell Launch LSD Label
. ''The Quietus'', 28 May 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019 with sleeve art-work by Brazilian-born New York-based artist Eli Sudbrack, aka Assume Vivid Astro Focus.

Track listing

All tracks written and

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by Slater, Bicknell and Sumner. * Process 1 - 5:08 * Process 2 - 8:26 * Process 3 - 10:40

Follow up

In May 2019, LSD announced the formation of a self-titled record label off-shoot, and the planned release of a six track album, ''

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'', on 28 June. The song titles follow on directly after "Process 3, are numered "Process 4" to "Process 9". After tracks were pre-released on

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, they were described as "melodic and mind-melting techno with surreal atmospheres and propulsive drum-programming."

Notes

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External links

LSD - Process 1
2017 EPs Luke Slater albums