Minimal nation is an album by american electronic musician robert hood. As the art of sampling and programming developed, the music became more layered and professional sounding a progression according to some, but an unnecessary crossover move to others. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Robert hood, omega omega robert hood is one of the foremost pioneers of minimal techno. If that takes it a tad too far, then rest assured robert hood changed.
Transform following on from the 2017 lp paradygm shift by robert hood released. The minimal techno sound that emerged at this time has been defined by robert hood as. Minimal, minimal original mix by robert hood on beatport. Robert hoods minimal nation is justly revered as one of the most important and defining techno records ever made. Over one million legal mp3 tracks available at juno download. Download robert hood songs, singles and albums on mp3. Robert noise hood makes minimal detroit techno with an emphasis on soul and experimentation over flash and popularity. Listen to sets of techno music, tech house sets, house music sets, deep house sets, minimal house and minimal techno sets created by the best djs of underground scene. Oliver way stained glass shadows remixes ft robert hood.
As a crucial and greatly esteemed figure in technos history, and undeniably one of its pioneers, this set is an interesting 79minute journey through strippedback fouronthefloor rhythms. The motor city mainstay was a founding member of the pivotal underground resistance with mad mike banks and jeff mills, and then went on to lay down a blueprint for minimal techno which continues to. It is characterized by a strippeddown aesthetic that exploits the use of repetition, and understated development. Dub techno atmospheres strafe tracks like zorlak, with deeper chicago house shining through on paper beatz. The making of minimal nation, robert hoods techno masterpiece. Embracing the trademark, minimal, funk techno sounds that defined his. He has recorded for juan atkins metroplex and jeff mills axis, as well as the revered tresor and peacefrog, among others. Robert hood makes minimal detroit techno with an emphasis on soul and experimentation over flash and popularity. After all, we did put him on the cover of xlr8r last year. Today when we think minimal we think just beats but what hood thinks is repetition. Upon its release in 1994 it sounded like little that had come before it. The protein valve record originally appeared on m plant 20 years ago and like hood s internal empire and minimal nation releases, became a blueprint for minimal techno.
The motor city mainstay was a founding member of the pivotal underground resistance with mad mike banks and jeff mills, and then went on to lay down a blueprint for minimal techno which continues to make an impact to this day. The original has these nice subtle sculpted dynamic peaks that are sooo awesome, especially being a minimal techno record, while the. One of the most cherished and influential techno albums of all time. I remember isaac hayes, the soundtrack from shaft had come out. Fabric 39 showcases robert hood s take on minimal techno. Electronic, techno, electro, house, experimental, grime, dubstep, hip hop, alternative, indie, and many more.
The original has these nice subtle sculpted dynamic peaks that are sooo awesome, especially being a minimal techno record, while the remaster removes them and squashes them. Listen to your favorite songs from minimal nation by robert hood now. Robert hood station rider e 3 hieroglyphic being a visitor from someone elses memories. Available on mp3 and wav at the worlds largest store for djs.
A music network devoted to delivering you the best and freshest minimal techno music. Bleep we sell the best music from the best record labels and artists in the world. Hood describes the situation in the early 1990s as one where techno had become too ravey, with increasing tempos, the emergence of gabber, and related trends straying far from the. We promote minimal techno, minimal prog, techno, melodic techno, melbou. One of the founding fathers of the detroit techno scene and in particular his own brand of minimal, robert hood brings stained glass shadows into technos realm with pleasing stomps of the kickdrum, tough stabs and just a hint of the groove wed normally expect from his floorplan moniker to maintain a touch of the originals funk. Minimal techno when house and techno first came on the scene in the mid80s, productions were minimal out of necessity. Growing up in detroit, i grew up with motown in the house a lot of motown and philadelphia soul, artists like marvin gaye of course and curtis mayfield. No doubt, the bigger sound picture is still there in the remaster, and the overall feeling of the tracks is still present, but the.
His 1994 classic minimal nation sucked all the human warmth out of disco like a sterilized vacuum tube. Detroits pioneering techno giant robert hood is next to take the reins of the. Released in 1994 through jeff mills axis records label, it is considered a landmark release in the techno genre and one of the minimal technos key founding documents. He is often considered to be one of the founders of minimal techno. But robert hoods 1994 album minimal nation deserves its status as one of the subgenres key founding documents. Berlin breger chaostrail chryophase damolh33 dani sbert dark dark minimal dark minimal techno deep download free gaga germany hernan bass house ian cris insect elektrika luigi rossi maksim dark mateo minimal minimal techno miro pajic mix mogo mrdie music occer oswaldo ar planctophob podcast seldon sonovizor. Along his album recorded under the vision moniker, i consider this his finest release ever, and arguably the most prominent example of early minimal techno, if not its cradle.
Techno, minimal robert hood internal empire 1994, flac. Listen to robert hood 2020 dj live sets techno live sets. The legendary american producer and dj robert hood is concidered as one of the founders of minimal techno and is here seen doing a show at dunkel in copenhagen. All kidding aside, the man is a detroit techno legend, although these days he calls alabama home. His timeless 22 track offering includes four of his own new exclusives, and will come on cd as well as with a 2 x 12 vinyl sampler in winter 2018. Minimal techno is thought to have been originally developed in the early 1990s by detroitbased producers robert hood and daniel bell. Release page direct download mp3 direct download flac direct download wave format. Robert hood born 1965 in detroit, michigan is an american electronic music producer and dj. The briefest listen to fabric 39 immediately communicates how the meaning of minimal has changed.
It is characterized by a strippeddown aesthetic that exploits the use of repetition and understated development. The floorplan project showcased robert hood s love of gospeltinged house, but as this, his latest release demonstrates, he remains a techno artist through and through. Minimal nation was originally released on axis in 1994, but like most timeless music, most people including myself would not appreciate it until many years later. Dj robert hood presents his live set of techno live at kappa futurfestival 2018, futur stage parco dora torino. Robert hood tracklists overview home djs robert hood. Its arguable that techno rarely attains the same purity, power and soul than in the work of robert hood. Minimal nation 1999 techno robert hood download techno. In 1994, hood founded the minimal techno label mplant in detroit. Download robert hood mp3 songs and albums music downloads. Ktwmym from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. Beatport is the worlds largest electronic music store for djs. Robert hood 2018 kappa futurfestival 2018, futur stage parco. Techno live sets is the most important website of techno music on the internet. This set of robert hood was recorded on july 8, 2018.
Just drums, basslines and funky grooves and only whats essential. We specialise in finding the highest quality products regardless of format or genre. Download and listen to new, exclusive, electronic dance music and house tracks. Djkicks continous mix detroits pioneering techno giant robert hood is next to take the reins of the djkicks mix series. Album paradise on earth 01 mexico mixed by patrick topping and nathan barato. Ethan holben gets a trackbytrack breakdown of the classic lp from the. But robert hood s 1994 album minimal nation deserves its status as one of the subgenres key founding documents. Fabric 39 showcases robert hoods take on minimal techno. Im not sure why rob hood s music seems more intimidating on first listen. He is a founding member of group underground resistance as a minister of information with mad mike banks and jeff mills. The legendary american producer and dj robert hood is. Minimal nation by robert hood on amazon music unlimited. Robert hood floorplan free listening on soundcloud.
Streaming and by permanent download to your computer andor device. Berlin breger chaostrail chryophase damolh33 dani sbert dark darkminimal dark minimal techno deep download free gaga germany hernan bass house ian cris insect elektrika luigi rossi maksim dark mateo minimal minimaltechno miro pajic mix mogo mrdie music occer oswaldo ar planctophob podcast seldon sonovizor. Minimal techno is thought to have been originally developed in the early 1990s by detroitbased producers robert hood and danie. Minimal techno is a minimalist subgenre of techno music. So its not really minimal, but its definitely techno. Electronic techno minimal techno when house and techno first came on the scene in the mid80s, productions were minimal out of necessity. Free download the best set mixes of techno music or listen online the mix of your favorite techno dj. As a crucial and greatly esteemed figure in techno s history, and undeniably one of its pioneers, this set is an interesting 79minute journey through strippedback fouronthefloor rhythms. Having recorded for metroplex, as well as the austrian cheap label and jeff mills axis label, hood also owns and operates the mplant imprint including the two sublabels drama and duet through which he has released the bulk of. It is thought that robert hood musician, a detroitbased producer and one time member of ur, is largely responsible for ushering in the minimal strain of techno. This comes through strongest on tracks like stranger freaks however rills sound encapsulates something more of a minimal and tech house aesthetic that perhaps better associated now with something more romanian. At this point, does an artist like robert hood require an introduction.
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