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Monday, September 21, 2009

#1 Fan The Hood

Posted by on Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 3:47 PM

Robert Hood's masterpiece, Minimal Nation...

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...has been reissued:
the techno pioneer and Underground Resistance founder is taking a look backwards, with the forthcoming reissue of his Minimal Nation album. Originally released in 1994 as a vinyl double-pack, the album marked one of his first releases after his departure from Underground Resistance.

The new version—out June 15 on M-Plant—is the first time tracks from the album will appear in digital format. All those that appeared on the original album will be re-mastered and packaged with two previously unreleased songs, "Self-Powered" and "SH-101."

Additionally, those who prefer their music analog and purchase the vinyl or CD version will also receive an exclusive mix CD compiled by Hood, a sampling of tracks off Minimal Nation, 1994's Internal Empire, 1995's Nighttime World, and the HoodMusic series, released between 2005 and 2007.

Robert Hood, who will be at Decible this Friday, is the most intellectual techno producer from the Detroit circle. And Minimal Nation is architecture in its purest condition.

 

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Personally, I find this record a bit dated. For those interested, I highly recommend Robert's Fabric mix (Fabric 39) as a more up to date introduction to this super talented artist.

See you at Neumo's this Friday! :-)

Posted by yourcatlovesme on September 21, 2009 at 4:31 PM
Brian Geoghagan 2
Hood has never written a track with as much emotion and depth as Neurotic Behavior or At Les. Carl Craig is the ultimate Detroit producer.
Posted by Brian Geoghagan on September 21, 2009 at 4:36 PM
Segal 3
Hood has transcended emotion. It is superfluous to his art. Craig and Hood are apples and oranges, ultimately.
Posted by Segal on September 22, 2009 at 8:49 AM

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