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Robert Hood

Real Name:Robert Hood
Profile:Robert Hood makes minimal Detroit techno with an emphasis on soul and experimentation over flash and popularity. Having recorded for Metroplex, as well as the Austrian Cheap label and Jeff Mills' Axis label, Hood also owns and operates the M-Plant imprint (including the two sublabels Drama and Duet) through which he has released the bulk of his solo material. Hood was a founding member, along with Jeff Mills and Mike Banks, of the Underground Resistance label, whose influential releases throughout the early and mid '90s helped change the face of modern Detroit techno and sparked a creative renaissance. Infusing elements of acid and industrial into a potent blend of Chicago house and Detroit techno, UR's aesthetic project and militant business philosophy were (and remain) singular commitments in underground techno. Hood left Detroit (and UR) with Jeff Mills in 1992, setting up shop in New York and recording a series of 12" EPs. Through the mid '90s, Hood has focused on his solo work, setting up M-Plant in 1994 and releasing singles such as "Internal Empire", "Music Data" and "Moveable Parts". Although his desire to remain underground has been replaced by an urge to reach a wider audience, Hood remains fiercely critical of artistic and economic movements destructive to inner-city communities and has combined his musical enterprises with outreach and social activist ends. His debut Peacefrog album "Point Blank" took Hood's hypnotic minimalism to entirely new depths and territories, whilst his latest album "Wire To Wire" takes his productions onto new levels of musicality and sophistication within the world of electronic music.
URLs:http://www.myspace.com/hoodrob
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Hood
Aliases:Dr. Kevorkian, Floorplan, Inner Sanctum, Mathematic Assassins, The, Monobox, Vision, The
In Groups:H&M, Missing Channel, Underground Resistance, X-101, X-102, X-103
Name Variations: All | Robert Hood | Hood | Hood Scientific | R. Hood | Rob Hood | Rob Noise | Robert Noise
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Releases:
Internal Empire (12")   M-Plant 1994
Internal Empire (Album) (6 versions)   Tresor ... 1994
Minimal Nation (6 versions)   Axis ... 1994
The Protein Valve (12")   M-Plant 1994
Master Builder (Maxi) (3 versions)   Tresor ... 1995
Moveable Parts Chapter 1 (2 versions)   M-Plant 1995
Nighttime World Volume 1 (Album) (2 versions)   Cheap 1995
The Pace / Wandering Endlessly (12")   M-Plant 1996
All Day Long (12")   M-Plant 1997
Moveable Parts Chapter 2 (12", Ltd)   M-Plant 1997
Moveable Parts Chapter 2 - The Puppet Master (2x12")   M-Plant 1997
Hoodlum (2 versions)   Drama 1998
Red Passion 3 (12")   Duet 1998
Red Passion II (12")   Duet 1998
Satellite (2 versions)   Hardwax 1998
Stereotype (12")   M-Plant 1998
Underestimated (12")   M-Plant 1998
Psychic / Pole Position (12")   M-Plant 1999
Red Passion 1 (2 versions)   Duet 1999
Sophisticcato (12")   Duet 1999
The Feel / Electron Push (12", Whi)   NSC Records, NSC Records 1999
Apartment Zero (12")   Logistic Records 2000
Nighttime World Volume 2 (Album) (3 versions)   M-Plant 2000
Technatural EP (EP) (2 versions)   M-Plant 2000
Invincible (12")   M-Plant 2001
Master Builder (Archiv #03) (2 versions)   Tresor 2001
Spectra (2 versions)   M-Plant 2001
The Greatest Dancer (12")   M-Plant 2001
Addict (12")   M-Plant 2002
I (2 versions)   M-Plant 2002
Kick Dirt EP (12", EP)   M-Plant 2002
Mega (12")   M-Plant 2002
Monobox EP (12", EP)   Logistic Records 2002
Point Blank (Album) (2 versions)   Peacefrog Records 2002
Rare Species (CD, Mixed, Comp)   Logistic Records, Logistic Records 2002
The Art Of War (2x12", EP)   Peacefrog Records 2002
The Black & White Lab (12")   M-Plant 2002
The Metronome (12")   M-Plant 2002
Untitled 5 (2 versions)   M-Plant 2002
Who Taught You Math (12")   Peacefrog Records 2002
Omega (2 versions)   Peacefrog Records 2003
Wire To Wire (Album) (3 versions)   Peacefrog Records 2003
Hoodmusic 1 (12")   Music Man Records 2005
Hoodmusic 2 (2 versions)   Music Man Records 2006
Hoodmusic 3 (2 versions)   Music Man Records 2007
Deep Concentration: The Grey Area Mix (CD, Mixed, Ltd, Han)   Not On Label 2008
Fabric 39 (Comp) (2 versions)   Fabric (London) 2008
Live At Fuse (File, MP3, 320)   Bleep (2) 2009
Minimal Nation (Album) (3 versions)   M-Plant 2009
Shonky In The Hood EP (12", EP)   Freak n' Chic 2009
Remixes:
Losing Control (Remixes) (12") Losing Control (Robert... Peacefrog Records 1994
Metropolis Present Day ? Thee Album ! (2xLP, Album, Ltd, Cle) Footsteps Of Rage! (Ro... Radikal Fear 1995
Metropolis Present Day ? Thee Remixes (CD, Maxi) Footsteps Of Rage (M P... Radikal Fear 1995
Metropolis Present Day? Thee Remixes Part I: "Metropolis" (12") Metropolis (M Plant Fi... Radikal Fear 1995
My Anthem - US Mixes (2 versions) My Anthem (Plant Life ... Force Inc. Music Works 1995
Tephra EP (EP) (2 versions) Tephra, Tephra (Under) Axis 1995
Tracks From Metropolis Present Day ? "Thee Album" (12") Footsteps Of Rage! (Ro... Radikal Fear 1995
Eternal Traxx Vol. 3 (2xCD, Comp) Footsteps Of Rage (M P... ZYX Music 1996
No One's Driving (Single) (3 versions) Wisdom To The Wise (Re... Deconstruction 1996
Pure Trance Vol. 10 (2xCD, Mixed, Comp) My Anthem (Robert Hood... Avex Trax 1996
Rauschen 10 (2xCD, Comp) My Anthem (Robert Hood... Force Inc. Music Works 1996
Allegro Mix (CD, Mixed) My Anthem (Plant Life ... Gagarin Music 1997
Peacefrog Compilation Vol. 2 (CD, Comp) Losing Control (Robert... Sublime Records (3) 1997
Supersounds Vol. 1 (2xCD, Mixed) Wisdom To The Wise (Ro... Superstudio Röd 1997
Trax Sampler 025 (CD, Smplr, Car) Square (Robert Hood Re... Trax Sampler 1999
Militant (12") Militant (Robert Hood ... Fusion Technology Records (FTR) 2003
A Occhi Chiusi (Remixes) (2x12") The Sleeper (Robert Ho... Pure Plastic 2004
Mind Detergent (Robert Hood Remixes) (12") Mind Detergent (Robert... Kanzleramt 2004
No Hats Required Redefined (2 versions) Untitled (Robert Hood ... Cosmic Records 2004
Changing (12") Changing (Robert Hood ... Meta 2005
Kanzleramt 5 (CD, Ltd) Mind Detergent (Robert... Kanzleramt 2005
United DJs Vol. 3 (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) Me Fragments (Robert H... Matrix Musik 2005
When Will We Leave (12") When Will We Leave (Ro... Ladomat 2000 2005
Pillow Rocker Bundle (6x12") Mind Detergent (Robert... Kanzleramt 2006
Red 1 & 2 (12") Wisdom To The Wise 'Re... Bush 2006
Detroit Vs. Sheffield (2 versions) Train By The Autobahn ... Soma Quality Recordings 2008
RA.135 (File, MP3, Mixed, Pod) Train By The Autobahn ... Resident Advisor 2008
Contrast The Remixes (2x12") The Beat (Robert Hood ... Systematic (3) 2009
Production:
Detroit Techno City (12") Deadly Spell 430 West 1995
Spectral Nomad (12")   Metroplex 1996
DJ Mixes:
Soma Compilation 2008 (CD, Comp) Train By The Autobhan ... Soma Quality Recordings 2008
Appears On:
Hype Stuff (You Gotta Move To) (Comp) (2 versions) Dance To The Beat, Sin... Vibe Records (Detroit) 1990
Dance To The Beat (12") Dance To The Beat Vibe Records (Detroit) 1991
Tranquilizer EP (EP) (6 versions)   Axis ... 1991
X-101 (LP)   Tresor 1991
Global Techno Power 01 (CD) Onslaught, Quicksand A... Alfa Records, Inc 1992
Drama EP (12", EP)   Axis 1993
Waveform Transmission Vol. 2 (2x12", Album)   Tresor 1993
Energy 94 & Street Parade (CD, Comp) Aural 721 Urban 1994
Sirius - A Tresor Compilation (2 versions) Parade Tresor ... 1995
Tresor 3 (2 versions) The Rhythm Of Vision Tresor ... 1995
Submerged (12")   Hardwax 1996
Eleven Phases - Detroit Compilation (2 versions) Mystique Sublime Records (3) 1998
Mind And Body (Album) (4 versions) Everyday R & S Records ... 1999
Square (12") Square (Remix) Logistic Records 1999
On The Case / The Deal (12")   Duet 2001
Post Office (2xLP, Comp) Realm Telegraph 2002
Shop / Learn (12")   Duet 2002
True Spirit (3xCD, Comp + Box) Quartz Tresor 2002
Molecule (CD, Album)   Logistic Records 2003
DE9 | Transitions (DVD-V, Comp, Mixed, NTSC + CD, Comp, Mixed) Home, Home NovaMute 2005
Boogy Bytes Vol. 01 (CD, Mixed, Comp) When Will We Leave (Ro... BPitch Control 2006
DJ-Kicks (Comp) (3 versions) The Core Studio !K7 2006
Misch Masch (CD, Comp, Mixed + CD, Comp) Rhythm Fine. 2006
Ekspozicija 09: The Detroit Connection Pt. 2 (CD, Comp, Mixed) Still Hear (Los Herman... Underground Gallery Productions, Explicit Musick 2007
The Kings Of Electro Part B (2xLP) Minus Rapster Records 2007
The Grandfather Paradox (Comp) (3 versions) Minus, Minus BBE 2009
Tracks Appear On:
Hype Stuff (You Gotta Move To) (Comp) (2 versions) Sins Against The Race Vibe Records (Detroit) 1990
Energy '94 - Streetparade E.P. (12", EP) Aural 721 Superstition 1994
Energy 94 & Street Parade (Comp) (3 versions) Aural 721 Superstition ... 1994
I Am Not A DJ (CD) Museum Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) 1995
Sirius - A Tresor Compilation (2 versions) Parade Tresor ... 1995
Tresor 3 (12", Promo) The Rhythm Of Vision NovaMute 1995
Tresor 3 (Comp) (9 versions) The Rhythm Of Vision Tresor ... 1995
Allegro Mix (CD, Mixed) Home Gagarin Music 1997
Eleven Phases - Detroit Compilation (Comp) (4 versions) Mystique Sublime Records (3) 1998
Emerging (CD, Mixed, Comp) Externus Oblique Emergency Broadcast, ID&T 1998
Wax Trax! MasterMix - Volume 1 (2 versions) The Pace Wax Trax! Records ... 1998
Cheap. Five Years In Satan's Ass (CD) Stark Reality P-Vine Records 1999
Cheap. Have A Cigar, My Friend (CD) The Colour Of Skin P-Vine Records 1999
MM (CD) The Pace Kickin Records 1999
Caught In The Act (CD, Comp, Mixed) Moveable Parts Chapter... Logistic Records 2001
Freezone: Seven Is Seven Is (2 versions) And We Build SSR Records 2001
The Last DJ'z On Earth (Comp) (2 versions) The Protein Valve Primal Rhythms ... 2001
True Spirit (Comp) (3 versions) Quartz Tresor 2001
Astropolis 1995 - 2002 (2xCD, Mixed, Comp + Box, Ltd) Teflon UWe 2002
Astropolis 2002 (CD, Mixed, Comp, Dig) Teflon Human 2002
DJ Mix 1/2 [Mix.Sound.Space] (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) Spectra EP Untitled, S... Dream Machine, Torema Records 2002
Kozzmozz.Com (CD, Comp, Mixed) Parade Major Playerz 2002
Post Office (Comp) (2 versions) Realm Telegraph 2002
Raw Music Material - Electronic Music DJs Today (2xCD, Comp, Promo) Kick Dirt Not On Label 2002
Stammheim Presents HEIMfidelity 5 (CD, Comp, Mixed) Minus Hörspielmusik 2002
Subliminal Sessions Two (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) On The Case Subliminal 2002
Trax Sampler 050 (CD, Smplr, Enh, Car) In Basements (Edit) Trax Sampler 2002
Always Trying (CD) In Basements Logistic Records 2003
Disco Pogo For Punks In Pumps Vol. 8 (CD) Upon A Millenial Moment Jockey Slut 2003
In The Box - Live At Womb, Tokyo (CD, Comp, Mixed) The Greatest Dancer (S... Loopa, Ki/oon Records 2003
10 Years Of Cheap Records (2xCD) Stark Reality Cheap 2004
DE9 | Transitions (Comp) (4 versions) Home, Home NovaMute ... 2005
Fuse Presents Joris Voorn (Comp) (2 versions) Ride, Rhythm Music Man Records ... 2005
DE9 | Combined (2xCD, Mixed, Comp) Home Third Ear (2) 2006
DJ-Kicks (Comp) (4 versions) The Core Studio !K7 2006
Frequencies From A Distant Planet (25xFile, MP3, Mixed) Spirit Levels Detroit Digital Vinyl 2006
Hypergalvinism (CDr, Mixed) The Pace, Bump The Pac... Upstate White Label 2006
Misch Masch (CD, Comp, Mixed + CD, Comp) Rhythm Fine. 2006
Ekspozicija 09: The Detroit Connection Pt.2 (Comp) (2 versions) Still Hear (Los Herman... Explicit Musick ... 2007
Experience (CD, Mixed, Comp) Still Hear Fine Audio Recordings 2007
Radio UR Vol. 1.1 - A Lost Transmission (CD, Ltd, Car) Still Hear (Los Herman... Underground Gallery Productions, Underground Resistance 2007
The Kings Of Electro Part B (3 versions) Minus Rapster Records 2007
Masterpiece Created By Francois K (3xCD, Mixed, Comp, Dig) Still Hear (Los Herman... Ministry Of Sound 2008
Palazzo - Volume Seven (CD, Comp, Mixed) Side Effect T:Classixx 2008
Tales Of The Unexpected 3 - Mixed By Hardfloor (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) Track B3 From Protein ... Platipus 2008
Fifteen Years Fuse (3xCD, Comp + Box) Minus N.E.W.S. 2009
Session 013 (File, MP3, Comp, Mixed, 160) Untitled 6-Ryl Sessions 2009
Session 017 (File, MP3, Comp, Mixed, 160) Who Taught You Math (S... 6-Ryl Sessions 2009
The Grandfather Paradox (Comp) (3 versions) Minus, Minus BBE 2009
NSC Techno Compilation (CD) The Feel NSC Records  
User Reviews:
md, Jan 23, 2005

There are a few artists that I get completist with, but not many with a catalogue as large as Robert Hoods. This man practically defines perfection within techno. His super-minimal approach is much imitated but rarely equalled. Theres nobody else who remains so minimal yet so hard and powerful in their production.

One of the proudest and fiercest exponents of Detroit techno, his DJ sets are a beauty to behold; Playing only on Technics decks that have been modified to allow for up to +16% pitch control, he takes his own productions and those of similar artists to another level altogether, averaging 150bpm in an era when many non-hardcore techno DJs are slowing back down to house music tempos. Fast - yes. Hard - yes...yet the tight, clean production in the records he plays (which admittedly are largely his own) prevent it from becoming just another harsh, banging, noisy techno experience, and one finds oneself compelled to dance in a manner as unrelenting as the music he plays. Hold onto your mind, as the super-abstract analogue grooves tear strips off you.

Occasionally, he plays in a "semi-live" manner, using drum machines and analogue synths to add to the records he plays - making the performance truly unique. Those lucky enough to have heard him doing this will never forget it...mind blowing.

While he does occasionally take the odd jaunt into downbeat jazzy grooves, his more familiar productions are often hard to understand on first, second, or any number of listens, until you hear them in the context they are designed for - on a LOUD and CLEAR sound system!!! At that point, its just best to give in and let the music take over.

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