Robert Hood
Robert Hood came up through Underground Resistance before striking out on his own in the mid-1990s to pioneer minimal techno. His 1994 solo debut, "Minimal Nation," stripped Detroit's already lean machine sound down to bare function — kick, hat, a handful of elements repeating with surgical patience — and that reduction became a blueprint producers worldwide would follow for years.
At a glance
- Active
- 1991–present
- From
- Detroit, USA
- Records in the issues
- 2 (1994)
- Original label
- Axis
- Listening guide track
- “The Greatest Dancer”
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In the Berlin Techno listening guide: “The Greatest Dancer”
In the issues
- Detroit TechnoSupporting cast · 1981-1995
Detroit Techno is a music scene from Detroit/Belleville, Michigan, USA, 1981–1995. Its principal artists include Juan Atkins, Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson. This issue covers 10 essential albums and 14 dated events.
- Berlin TechnoSupporting cast · 1988-2005 · Members
Berlin Techno is a music scene from Berlin, Germany, 1988–2005. Its principal artists include Dimitri Hegemann, Basic Channel (Moritz von Oswald & Mark Ernestus), Jeff Mills and Norbert Thormann & Michael Teufele. This issue covers 9 essential albums and 15 dated events.
Records
Minimal Nation
1994 · Go deeper in Detroit TechnoOriginal release: Axis · AX-007 · 12″ Vinyl · US 1994Hood's 1994 solo debut, made after his departure from Underground Resistance, pioneered minimal techno by stripping Detroit's sound to its essential working parts. The record made reduction and pure function into an aesthetic goal in itself, and its influence on producers worldwide has outlasted most of the records it was compared to on release.
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