Deep Concentration: The Grey Area mix 




The Grey Area mix is a collection of celebral minimalism from which is a speciality of Robert Hood.   Never before has there been an illustration of the many values of "grey" within the genre we call Minimal.
While Minimal is now a sound all on its own which varies from region to region, deep concentration takes you through the mind of one of it's pioneers for a close analysis of this particular variation. The Grey Area.

- unofficial mix released on CDR hand signed and numbered exclusively via RubaDub in 2008. 

BOOMKAT REVIEW:
*Individually numbered and signed copies - Rob Hood at his absolute deepest. 300 copies only for the world!!!* Original minimal master Robert Hood follows up his essential Fabric set from earlier this year with an exclusive and insanely limited mix CD drawing for a specialized run of purified Detroit/Berlin deep and dubby techno. The Grey Area title refers to Rob's vision of Detroit techno and electronic music as the sound that occupied the forgotten zones of Detroit, the areas that became utilised for warehouse parties back in the day, and still humm and whirr with the timeless sound of technology long after the actual heavy indutry has gone. There's a soulfully longing thread tying the tracks together, from the opening anonymous tracks to Maurizio's 'M4.5' and on into previously unobserved depths with a slew of exclsuive and unreleased M-Plant style killers this is eactly the kind of selection that has won Mr. Hood a legion of devoted fans across the world, and has massively influenced the sound of the scene's biggest clubs, with Dettmann and Klock's brand of stripped but powerful techno house owing a massive debt to his sound. We're struggling to name many of the tracks here which is one of the best features of this mix, it's so fresh much of it hasn't even seen the light of day yet but we'd be massively grateful if any of the keener ears out there (or Hood himself) would like to send us a tracklist! Especially track 14, or 17, or 21, what the f**k are they?! If the Fabric mix left you asking for something that little bit deeper and nastier you can't sleep on this righteous mix. ESSENTIAL PURCAHSE!
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Robert Hood - Deep Concentration: The Grey Area mix

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Unlimited Vibes - Step 2 This [Hardcore Energy]
Cesco - Up The Place [1985 Music]
Guido - Mad Sax [Punch Drunk]
DJ Rashad - Who Da Coldest [Planet Mu]
Nectax - ?? [Dub]
DJ Mindhunter - ?? [Dub]
Siu Mata - Specimen A [WAJANG]
Itoa - Ever Orbit [Exit]
Sully - ?? [Dub]
Fracture - Better Than Tomorrow [Metalheadz]
DJ Monita - Luv Ta Luv Ya (Coolhand Flex Re-Lick) [Skeleton]
Mike Parker - The Melting Mask [Spazio Disponibile]
Forest Drive West - Annoko [Rupture]
Digital - My Sound [Timeless]
Cimm - Disorder [Dub]
Neffa-T & Cimm - Data Stream [Dub]
Holsten - Service Kru 2 [Dub]
Aspect & Gremlinz - The Gavel [Soothsayer]
dBridge - Creatures Of Habit [Exit]
Blood Trust - Stimulant [Digital Red Label]
Amit - Suicide Bomber [Commercial Suicide]
Total Science - Murder Ting [Reinforced]
Logistics - Life Rhythm [Hospital]
Spectrasoul - Suppression [Subtitles]
Ricky Force - Killin Sound [Dub]
Roni Size - Fashion (Roni Size Remix) [V]
RP Boo - Bang’n On King Dr. [Planet Mu]
Steffi - Yellow Background [Exit]

Neffa-T b2b Tim Reaper On NTS Radio - 12th March 2025

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Challenged myself to make three tracks in a week. Marked improvement vs the 6 months I would take for one, in previous years. For that, this is a win. These will be up for a while to listen to. And free DL if nobody listens to them. I'm over caring too much about my output, and I want to work on some other ideas and approaches.

Aleroad Dearth 2 A1

My set from the @braketsf Decoherence party. Performed entirely on an Elektron Syntakt, with a Faderfox PC4 for midi control.

RMNA at Decoherence (May 2025)

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Ø [Phase] LIVE @ Klockworks x Metropolis present Photon - Sofia 2018

DJ mix featuring selected techno cuts...

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Artist list:

1  Ø [Phase]
2  Steve Bicknell
3  Underworld 
4  Ø [Phase]
5  Setoac Mass
6  Kirilik
7  Alpha Tracks
8  Kontal
9  Stef Mendesidis
10 Ø [Phase]
11 Vin Sol (ft. Matrixxman)
12 Ø [Phase]
13 Underworld & Ø [Phase]
14 Stef Mendesidis
15 Oscar Mulero
16 Ø [Phase]
17 Fabrizio Rat (Ø [Phase] Remix)
18 Fadi Mohem
19 Sterac
20 Exos & Gotshell
21 Albert Chiovenda
22 Demo
23 Tadeo
24 Shifted
25 Cari Lekebusch
26 Club MCM

Ø [Phase] - Rinse FM France : R - Imprint Invite - 09 Novembre 2019 (Hosted By Felix Fleer)

"This No Way Back stream was the first time I’ve performed a set from my home studio. When I was first planning this set, before the pandemic really hit hard, I had kind of a different idea in mind. I was planning something more sample-driven, less melodic. And although I would’ve deeply preferred to be in Detroit for No Way Back in-person under normal circumstances, the fact that I ended up performing from my studio meant I had all of my synthesizers there to use, including the larger ones that I don’t normally have in my live rig like the Prophet-6. I decided to take advantage of that, and the resulting set took kind of a different turn. This set includes some of the music that’s coming out later this year on my album with Mysteries of the Deep. I hope you enjoy."
— Christina Chatfield @anitserk

video: https://youtu.be/jBYVmPUo7Bo

Podcast

IT.podcast.s10e01: Christina Chatfield at No Way Back Streaming From Beyond 2020

Picture a skyline. Then, fog cascading down the wooded hills of San Francisco, towards the Pacific. And rising up from that land is a tower — the radio antenna of the Sutro Tower — that reaches upwards like a metal claw, as if to harness all of the power of the sky. That is the image Christina Chatfield’s Sutro conjures and is also its point of inspiration.

Christina Chatfield, based in SF, offers Mysteries an impressive, visionary full-length debut. Abound with polyphonic synth work and immersive tonal structures, these arrangements unfold into lush, cinematic soundscapes. Chatfield has long been a versatile producer with roots in techno, electro, ambient, shoegaze and more — and all of these influences come through in Sutro, creating an album with remarkable power and emotional depth. 

At times, tracks like “Nameless,” with its misty vocals layered over hypnotic synth, pay homage to the shoegaze greats. At other points, the album turns retro-futuristic, becoming a sonic rendering of the Sutro Tower itself. In “Pearls Scattered,” for example, an off-kilter synth melody lends eccentricity to an already moody atmosphere. Arguably the most immersive arrangements on the album are “Concatenate I” and its connected successor “Concatenate II,” as well as the richly textured, panoramic track “Drin.” As “Concatenate” derives its name from a linguistic programming concept meaning linking (things) together in a chain or series, it seems natural that the album extends “Concatenate” into two sequences. In both, synth arpeggiation guides the ear through maximalist landscapes accented by lush pads. “Drin” is melodic and sweeping, bringing to mind the ruins of the Sutro Baths, bathed in the glow of afternoon light. “Drin” especially is a microcosmic example of what happens in so many of the tracks on this album: they start quiet and evolve, until it’s clear the silence is teeming with life. The album closes with its title track, which leans into Chatfield’s techno sensibilities; its elegance leaves the ear satisfied. Altogether, the album nourishes and satisfies, for what Chatfield has composed is thoughtfully conceptualized and wholly complete.

Releases March 26, 2021

Written and Produced by Christina Chatfield
Mixed by Oliver Chapoy at Ohm Sweet Ohm, Brooklyn NY
Mastered by Rafael Anton Irisarri at Black Knoll Studio, NY
Design by Gabriel Benzur
Words by Taylor Bratches

Worldwide Distribution: wordandsound → what people play

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