Vision, The - Spectral Nomad

Ten years ago, just like today, the 'm' word often had little to do with the concept attached to it. Sure, there are a few tracks here which are pretty stripped-down, but they seem more 'economical' and 'disciplined' than anything else. Still, Hood is amongst those for whom this lack of the 'M' Factor matters not one dot. The elements, the sequencing, the mixing all display that subtlety and intelligence for which he's become well-known. I believe these particular tracks are also amongst the first on which he deploys his signature 'vague-shapes-of-bass' (possibly created by live-tuning a kick drum over a one-bar sequence?) The title track stands-out from the other excellent pieces here for me, by a short-finger. It's the staccato, seemingly random pad pattern which miraculously assembles itself into a coherent gestalt in your mind, that's going to lure you, if you don't know this EP. Half-way through, the track opens-up like a metallic butterfly in a robotic cacaphony of extra drums. Yet somehow it seems eerily to remain glued together, as if it's on an assembly-line with dozens of robots tweaking various parts of it whilst it remains in motion. Like all obscure, rare and seemingly opaque artifacts, once understood, never forgotten.

Detroit: One Circle should never have been licensed, because it's too good. Every one I have played this for loves it, even if they are anti-Detroit, they cannot deny the clever cyclical motion of the looped progression,
along the lines of Orbitals, Star Trek/Worf sample "Space, where time becomes a loop", this inverts on itself with a mind melting ease that still to this day has me utterly enchanted, Essential Detroit, Essential Hood, Essential Music for those who know!

Hypogenetic [def: Born under the surface of the Earth: Collins Dictionary] signing out as I dig my way to Detroit through the core of the earth.

This 'is' DETROIT TECHNO. If someone asked me to define what detroit techno sounds like, i would hand them this record. I know in my past reviews i seem generous giving out the "10/10" rating, but this one deffinatley deserves it and i think every detroit techno fan would agree!!

You can believe me, that is the ultimate piece of the master of minimal techno. A2, B1 (different versions of the same track) are incredible voltage-loaded tunes and and an unspoken slogan for detroit society. Essential.