Format	12" vinyl & digital download
Catalog No.	MPM22
Release date	
2014-07-28

TRACK LISTING:

1. MONOBOX – ‘FILM’

2. MONOBOX – ‘RECTANGLE’

 

As part of M-Plant’s 20th Anniversary, it’s the perfect time for Robert Hood to re-visit one of his other decisive monikers, Monobox.

As Robert Hood stated in his “Fireside Chat” for RBMA Radio: “Monobox was an alien project.  I read this book when I was probably around 13 or 14.  It was this ominous black box that came from some other universe, and it was just sort of hovering over the planet, over a cornfield somewhere.  After maybe a few weeks it began to open up and objects and these creatures from another world began to emerge from this box.  The whole thing about Monobox was that it was an alien life form.  To approach minimalism from an alien futuristic perspective.”  (Click here to hear the rest of the interview http://www.rbmaradio.com/shows/robert-hood-fireside-chat)

With the ‘Realm’, ‘Downtown’ and ‘Population’ 12”s released on M-Plant between 1996 and 2001, followed by ‘Molecule’ for the French label, Logistic in 2003 it’s been some time since Hood has delivered any new Monobox cuts but with M-Plant’s 20 year celebrations well under way he re-introduces us with the tracks ‘Film’ and ‘Rectangle’.

The deep and melodious tones of ‘Film’ are beautifully offset by the tougher machine groove of ‘Rectangle’, with both tracks conveying the hypnotic minimalist approach of Hood’s otherworldly Monobox sound.

B - Monobox - Rectangle MASTER (Snippet)

from Madame´s "Shuffle EP".

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Beatport - http://btprt.dj/1EZYoYG
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....and more!!!

Label: Boysnoize Records
Catalogue number: BNRTRAX036
Format: Digital
Release date: November 3rd 2014

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Madame - Shuffle (Chambray Remix)

Various Artists // DIRTYBIRD 10
Available on iTunes: smarturl.it/DIRTYBIRD10
Available on Beatport:  j.mp/DIRTYBIRD10

I can't think of a better way to celebrate DIRTYBIRD's 10 year anniversary than by releasing 14 great tracks that I fully support. There’s no fluff in here. Everyone from our amazing talent pool has delivered their A game material. And l have also added a few great new names to the family. 

It’s hard to believe that this little project started in my bedroom in the Lower Haight, San Francisco 10 years ago. I can distinctly remember hand stamping vinyl promos at home with my friend Fernando and trying to figure out the best way to mail them to Europe.  I remember the very first guy to ever call me back about our music was Edgar Dirksen in Frankfurt, Germany, who was working at a now defunct distributor called Neuton.  This was the only place that would agree to sell our records back in 2005 and I still thank him for taking the chance on us. 

There have been many many people involved since the beginning. Special thanks to all who have helped me run the shop at different times such as my wife Aundy, Mike Bosley, Christian Martin, Adam Carter, Sharen Norden, Bryan James,  Luke Williams, Jonathan McDonald, Alastair Duncan and Stacey Gamble. Of course I couldn’t have done it without my good friend and the amazing music producer, Justin Martin, who helped shape our sound and also really define what it means to be part of DIRTYBIRD. 

A lot has happened in the music industry over the last 10 years but I like to think we have stayed consistent and managed to enjoy the ride. The players may change but the theme stays the same; keep it fun and funky. So please enjoy this very special compilation of our music and here’s to another 10 years of DIRTYBIRD!

Much Love,
Claude VonStroke


Connect:
www.dirtybirdrecords.com
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The next release on 'Of Unsound Mind' comes from Leftroom Recordings legend Matt Tolfrey!

OUM 003
Matt Tolfrey
Dance Like There's No One Watching EP
1.Dance Like There's No One Watching
2.All About You ft Kevin Knapp (Vox)
3.All About You ft Kevin Knapp (Dub)
Release Date: February 16th 2015

Matt Tolfrey - Dance Like There's No One Watching

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Dis & Dat EP

Flip Dat (Extended mix)

She Got Dis (Hilit Kolet Remix)

Pre-order: https://utopia.lnk.to/iwantu

London-based DJ and producer @kiimiworld enters a new era with their next single 'i want u', marking their debut on @jaguarworldwide's Utopia Records - a track that marks a creative reset for Kiimi.

"This track combines all my favourite elements of club music: it’s percussive, bassy, sitting in between bouncy house and techno, with a clear nod to the queer club culture that forever inspires me," Kiimi says.

More exclusive music

Premiere: Kiimi 'i want u'

fabric presents Floorplan

Only God (Mixed)

Pre-order: https://itsnaajet.bandcamp.com/album/the-night-starts-now

Paris-based DJ and producer @itsnaajet presents 'The Night Starts Now' on @pontneuf, a nocturnal four-track manifesto blending house, hard groove and deep techno textures. 

Conceived as an ode to club culture and the freedom of the night, this record celebrates both collective release and self-reinvention.

Premiere: Naajet 'May It Never End'

Pre-order: https://worldofworlds.bandcamp.com/album/freak-your-fit

The first release on @eoindj's new imprint @worldofworldsmusic welcomes queen of contemporary club tracks, master DJ and producer @maruwa1 to the imprint with five-track EP 'Freak Your Fit'.

On 'Oh me, Oh my', a lustrous topline is dubbed out over unctuous drums and modulated basslines that subtly build and release tension over the entire track. The mood? An irresistibly poppy and unapologetically sensual club hit.

Premiere: Maruwa 'Oh me, Oh my'

Out now: https://orcd.co/rekids277

Dino Lenny debuts on Radio Slave’s Rekids with ‘Not About The Volume’ on 5th December 2025 alongside a remix from label regular Tiger Stripes. Active for over three decades, Italian/UK DJ, producer, singer, and Fine Human Records label owner Dino Lenny has released on R&S, Diynamic, Innervisions, and Bedrock, while working with artists such as Underworld, Missy Elliott, Wu-Tang Clan, and Madonna on remixes and collaborations. Since 2021, he’s hosted Tomorrowland’s Core, the festival’s alternative electronic stage's radio show, which has featured Nina Kraviz, Ellen Allien, DJ Tennis, and more.

Lenny’s ‘Not About The Volume’ boasts a loopy groove that forms the base for impactful, jazz-inflected hits, and at the centre, a quirky, party-starting vocal that’s sure to cement itself in the minds of the dancefloor. Tiger Stripes reworks ‘Not About The Volume’ with a fresh new bassline, quicker drums, and amplified synth elements for a more hypnotic take on yet another Rekids anthem.

“I just wanted to make for once something really simple and fun. A track that made me smile but also reminded me the reason why I started playing records 40 years ago. 'Not About The Volume’ has a lot of late 80/90 vibes floating in the mix. I still think those were the most creative & innovative days for electronic music.” - Dino Lenny

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Dino Lenny - Not About The Volume (Tiger Stripes Remix) - Rekids

Fresh off his remix for Caribou, which received airplay on BBC Radio, Axefield returns with We HAVE to GO!, a hi-NRG, melodic bass cut that feels both urgent and cinematic, with dramatic choir sections guiding you through the experience of leaving in a rush. Following Effortless, championed by Ben UFO and Caribou, the single is a bold step in Axefield’s mission to infuse modern electronic dance music with his passion for Italian romantic film scores.

Axefield - We HAVE to GO!

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Written, mixed and produced at 'The Zoo'.

Boddika, Joy Orbison & Pearson Sound - Faint

FLOORPAN "THE MASTER'S PLAN" (CLASSIC MUSIC):
https://cmc.lnk.to/cmcd141d

Before I got into this music I wanted to be an originator ; I wanted to be original".
Founding member of the legendary group Underground Resistance as a 'Minister Of Information' with ‘Mad’ Mike Banks & Jeff Mills, his seminal works on Jeff Mill's Axis and his very own M-Plant imprint paved the way for a wave of stripped-down dancefloor minimalism that directed much of techno's path throughout the late Nineties.
Robert Hood makes minimal Detroit techno with an emphasis on soul and experimentation over flash and popularity. 

"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. I remember Isaac Hayes, the soundtrack from ‘Shaft’ had come out. My father was a jazz musician; he played piano, trumpet and drums. My mother was in an R’n’B group.
We listened to a lot of Motown - in fact, my grandfather’s first cousin is Berry Gordy.
"I was influenced by my father - I wanted to play trumpet like he did."
Robert's father tragically died when he was just 6. The photo of Robert siting down holding a trumpet is his fathers.
"I had to beg my grandmother to let me borrow the trumpet to take a picture with it"

In the early 90's he began to concentrate on his own production 'Vision EP', the 'Riot EP' and X-102 were big stepping-stones for him as they were the first releases he worked 100% on his own. The X-101 to X-102, were Waveform Transmission projects with Mills for Tresor. He slowly progressed to work more and more on his own, but collaberated on some of the first Axis releases with label owner Jeff Mills as H&M (Hood & Mills) with ‘Tranquilizer EP’ and ‘Drama’.

He soon decided it was time for him to start his own label to focus on what was in his soul musically. M-Plant started in ’94. I had developed this “grey area” sound - what I mean by that is that in Detroit, even when the sun is out, there’s something in the atmosphere. I don’t know if its pollution or whatever, but the sky has that grey haze over it. It’s got to be something from the industrial factories there. I’d never really heard a sound like that before and it came from a Roland Juno - it was a chord sound that really went along with my depiction of what Detroit was at that time. A lot of buildings were abandoned and there was a lot of lifelessness in the city, especially downtown. The M-Plant, in minimalism, kind of reflected that. I remember thinking of Detroit like a museum. You know, like a work of art standing still, suspended in time. There wasn’t a whole lot of activity going on.

Releasing singles such as "Internal Empire,", “The Protein Valve” "Music Data," and "Moveable Parts", "The Pace", more recently "Range", "Alpha" and that isn't even touching his other monikers Floorplan, Monobox, The Vision, etc.
"M-Plant is what I've always wanted to hear: the basic stripped down, raw sound. Just drums, basslines and funky grooves and only what's essential. Only what is essential to make people move. I started to look at it as a science, the art of making people move their butts, speaking to their heart, mind and soul. “It's a heart-felt rhythmic techno sound. M-Plant is just M. minimal. “

Although his desire to remain underground has been replaced by an urge to reach a wider audience, mainly via his housier, disco, gospel moniker Floorplan with his daughter Lyric Hood,   Hood remains fiercely critical of artistic and economic movements destructive to inner-city communities and has combined his musical enterprises with outreach and social activist ends.

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