Robert Hood - Fabric 39


more images
Label: Fabric (London)
Catalog#: FABRIC 77
Format: CD, Compilation, Mixed
Country:UK
Released:17 Mar 2008
Genre: Electronic
Style: Techno, Minimal, Tech House
Credits: DJ Mix - Robert Hood
Mastered By - Dave Turner
Notes:"The live elements are just tracks or patterns, rhythm patterns that will be exclusive to the CD.” – Robert Hood.
These tracks are uncredited on the CD.
Fabric thanks Dave Turner at DDM/360 Mastering.
Release Dates: fabricfirst Members: 03/03/08 UK/R.O.W. Retail: 17/03/08

Comes in metal case - embossed on the lid with the fabric logo, "fabric39" and "Robert Hood" - plus outer card sleeve with artwork and tracklist. Case contains CD booklet and folded card insert with fabric logo cutout.
Rating: 4.28/5 (65 votes) Rate It
220 have this / 39 want this
3 for sale in the Discogs Marketplace

Tracklisting:

1 Monobox Silicone Fingers
    Written-By, Producer - Robert Hood
2 Robert Hood Element 9
3 Robert Hood Who Taught You Math
    Written-By, Producer - Robert Hood
4 Pacou X-Factor
    Written-By, Producer - Pacou
5 Robert Hood Strobe Light
    Written-By, Producer - Robert Hood
6 Marco Lenzi Taboo
    Written-By, Producer - Marco Lenzi
7 Joris Voorn Fever (Rephrased)
    Written-By, Producer - Joris Voorn
8 Fab G* Bust The Vibes (Real Disco Mix)
    Written-By, Producer - Fab G*
9 Dan March Sand Dune
    Written-By, Producer - Dan March
10 Robert Hood Element 3
11 Diego Mind Detergent (Robert Hood Remix)
    Remix, Producer [Additional Production] - Robert Hood
  Written-By, Producer - Diego Hostettler*
12 Jeff Mills Skin Deep
    Written-By - Jeff Mills
13 Robert Hood School
    Remix, Producer [Additional Production] - G. Mitchell*
  Written-By - Robert Hood
14 Robert Hood Element 23
15 John Thomas Mr. Funk
    Written-By, Producer - Jonathan Thomas*
16 DJ Skull Informant
    Producer - DJ Skull
17 Scorp One Side
    Written-By, Producer - Steve Rachmad
18 Pacou All It Takes
    Written-By, Producer - Pacou
19 Phase Mass
    Written-By, Producer - Ashley Burchett
20 UK Gold Agent Wood (Adam Beyer Remix)
    Remix - Adam Beyer
  Written-By, Producer - Chris McCormack
21 Solid Decay Legalize!
    Written-By, Producer - Dirk Kanters , Ralph Plompen
22 Robert Hood Element 7
23 Robert Hood Side Effect
    Written-By - Robert Hood
24 Mion Drop The Filter
    Written-By - Percy X
25 Scorp New Energy
    Written-By, Producer - Steve Rachmad
26 UK Gold Agent Wood (Original Mix)
    Written-By, Producer - Chris McCormack
27 Robert Hood Still Here (Los Hermanos Remix)
    Remix [Credited To] - G. Mitchell*
  Remix, Producer [Additional Production] - Los Hermanos
  Written-By - Robert Hood
28 John Thomas Pulp Funktion 2
    Written-By, Producer - Jonathan Thomas*
29 Robert Hood The Greatest Dancer
    Written-By, Producer - Robert Hood
30 Low-Life Exclamation
    Written-By, Producer - Ben Sims , Steve O'Sullivan
31 Robert Hood And Then We Planned Our Escape
    Written-By - Robert Hood
32 Robert Hood Element 12
Recommendations:

Ricardo Villalobos - Fabric 36 (CD, Comp, Mixed)

M.A.N.D.Y. - Fabric 38 (CD, Comp, Mixed, Met)

Luciano - Fabric 41 (CD, Comp, Mixed)

Steve Bug - Fabric 37 (CD, Comp, Mixed)

Carl Craig - Fabric 25 (CD, Comp, Mixed)

▸ 95 more recommendations
User Reviews:
maroko, May 07, 2008

The man himself does it again. Robert Hoods Fabric 39 DJ Mix is right up my alley. It hits the spot so many times Im afraid to even start counting.
While hes not taking the art of mixing to a new realm, or igniting revolutions, mr. Hood is doing just what you need to hear, rather than giving you what you want. The selection of 32 tracks displayed throughout the mix hits it on the nail as well. In fact, there is virtually nothing here that doesnt.
The music is great. The whole thing has more of an old schoolish Detroit techno touch, with a twist of modern minimal, a clash of which is then morphed with some melodic and soulful tunes. The whole CD is pretty much upbeat, and provides great party, "stompy" material, with an undeniable groove to it.
Long, repetetive, and frequently monotonous minimal tracks, with often two to three sound effects being intertwined and applied over and over again are out of the question here. Most of the material here is very heavy on the bass, and forged for the hands and feet- basically, what a proper DJ mix should be all about. Robert takes each track, takes its essence and its heart, squeezes the most out of it before quickly letting it flow into yet another killer tune without too much ado. The mixing itslef isnt on a surgical Hawtin/Villalobos level, but its raw and quite refreshing in todays sea of subtle and low key track transitions. I really get this great impression of Robert throwing it back to some past times, and mind you, it sounds fantastic. The final result here beat my expectations. Fabric 39 is already in my top five of the labels extensive series. Get it, especially if Detroit techno is your thing. Some more recent releases that pop up into my mind and that youd might want to check out if this was to your liking are Kevin Saundersons "Ekspozicija 07: The Detroit Connection" and Carl Craigs "Sessions" release and Cristian Vogels "The Never Engine". Enjoy, as there is quite a lot of that to be found here!

Was the above review useful to you?     (report)

   More Reviews  Write a Review