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Focus (DJ-Kicks) / Greytype I

Focus (DJ-Kicks)

Adam Beyer and Ida Engberg come together to create a new track after the success of the highly acclaimed 'Lovecraft'. 'Unanswered Question' uses a weighty kick drum and a sensuous vocal before the track breaks into some groovy synth stabs. Julian Jeweil's remix of 'Unanswered Question' is a late night dubbed out version that compromises of a groove that pulsates throughout and falls into the original synth stabs before rising back into the funky, dubbed out groove. The Dense & Pika remix uses unusual percussion to produce a chunky groovy rhythm. When the track breaks it takes the listener on an eerie journey before it kicks back in to the chunky drum beat. The final track 'Virga' is a more melodic techno offering that finishes the single off with a classy finish.

DC117 - Adam Beyer & Ida Engberg - Unanswered Question - Julian Jeweil Remix - Clip

Stream / Download: https://ffm.to/tr545

We welcome back Michelle Sparks for another EP on Tronic. This time Michelle delivered two hypnotic, minimal groovers that are made for dark warehouse raves! We recruited Chicago Loop for remix duties. His version of Mindweave adds an immersive synth sequence and a groove that reminds us of the late 90s. Great Package!

Mindweave EP

Mindweave (Chicago Loop Remix)

Bassline Pumpin' (Original Mix)

aftermath

The Remixed EP features tracks from Rødhåd's EPs “Kinder Der Ringwelt” and “Söhne Der Erde” being reinterpreted by artists we deeply respect:  Ø [Phase], Porter Ricks, Silent Servant and Donato Dozzy. Each of them is a unique take on the dystopian vision Rødhåd had elaborated on the original releases.  
Artwork by Nina Langel.

vinyl: https://bit.ly/2IRgo4A

digital: https://bit.ly/2mNL3CQ

Rødhåd: https://www.instagram.com/rodhad_dystopian/

Donato Dozzy: https://www.instagram.com/donato_dozzy/

Dystopian: https://www.instagram.com/dystopian_official/

Rødhåd Remixed - Dystopian 022

B2 Kinder der Ringwelt / Donato Dozzy Remix

Returning victorious to M-Plant after the Floorplan album and EP takeover, Robert Hood, whose work under his own name has continued to garner equal support with the ‘Paradygm Shift’ series for Dekmantel, brings the heat with this triple-tracker in May.

The original minimal techno master wastes no time with opener ‘Clocks’. There’s a sense of urgency as the track builds, looping into its crescendo with waves of staccato hi-hats. Tick tock, tick tock.

Over on the flipside there’s a familiarity in the opening chords of ‘Low Life’ that will resonate with fans of Hood’s work. Instantly recognisable, it’s stamped with his ability to bring funk and groove to the colder stomp of techno.

Final opus, ‘Go’ brings a spiralling samba tempo to the dancefloor. The punchy drumbeat is interwoven with sweeping cymbals for a highly effective infectiousness, like a call to arms, or better still, the Brazilian call to carnival.

Robert Hood - Go

Wu Me Seh

Detroit’s pioneering techno giant and preacher Robert Hood is next to take the reins of the DJ- Kicks mix series. His timeless 22 track offering includes four of his own new exclusives and is out November 16th on !K7. Today on Peak Time we premiered the track "Bond Solid." 

Tune in every Monday to Friday, 12 to 2 PM EST: https://www.redbullradio.com/shows/peak-time

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Robert Hood DJ-Kicks

Robert Hood "Bond Solid" [Peak Time Premiere]

Out now on vinyl and digital - https://lnk.to/STR003

Renowned Frankfurt-based producer Anthony Rother delivers an otherworldly release on Rekids offshoot, Stranger in The Night.

Very few electronic music artists stand the test of time but German electro pioneer and visionary, Anthony Rother, is one of them. Whether running labels like Psi49Net, Stahl Industries and Datapunk or working alongside the likes of Sven Väth, DJ Hell and Kraftwerk’s Karl Bartos, Rother’s legacy stands tall. Having made recent appearances on DVS1’s Mistress or Danny Daze’s OMNIDISC, Rother now connects with Stranger In The Night, joining a tight roster of luminaries including King Britt, Fred P and label boss Radio Slave.

‘We Are The Future’ opens the package with sci-fi synths, a decaying vocal and arpeggiated highs, before ‘Super Future Metropolis’ continues the theme with ultramodern vocoding and industrial drum patterns. Following on, ‘The Message’ sweeps in with laser-like stabs and a leading lyrical sample until two new perspectives conclude the package: the multilayered ‘We Are The Future (D-Cut)’ with its intricate keys and a ‘Space Mix’ of ‘The Message’ which widens the audio journey with lightly flowing pads.

Anthony Rother - Super Future Metropolis

Stream/Download/Buy 12" vinyl here: TurboRec.lnk.to/NoMercyforBeginners

A member of popular techno trio Agents of Time, Italian artist Fedele goes solo AF on his Turbo debut, No Mercy for Beginners. Against the backdrop of a nightmare international tour experience, Fedele channeled his negative feelings away from people and into creating darkly euromotional dancefloor catharsis. Try it sometime.

Sharp-eared lovers of listening may notice that lead track “Riot Revolte” purloins the loin jewels (the street-tough vocals) from Tiga’s 2004 classic, “Pleasure from the Bass.” DJ Hell noticed the shit out of this, introducing a mutant variation on the PFTB baseline into his lurid after-hours remix. Moreover, the entire EP recalls the legendary run of killer electro records that kicked off what many, many people refer to as Turbo’s Silver Age in the early-mid 2000s. This may be utterly meaningless, or it may herald the coming era of compressed cyclical time that will dictate dance music taste in the 2020s with the sort of mathematical precision rarely found outside pie chart software. Either way, you heard it here first.

The full EP "No Mercy For Beginners" is out digitally and on 12" vinyl on February 14th.

Turbo 205: No Mercy For Beginners

Fedele - Back To The Rootz

DAVE CLARKE - WISDOM TO THE WISE (BOYS NOIZE WILD PITCH MIX) (PREVIEW)

Clocks / Low Life / Go

🎧𝘈 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘋𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘍𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘳 𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘺𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘋𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘜𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘩 𝘝𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘐𝘯 𝘛𝘌𝘊𝘏𝘕𝘖 & 𝘏𝘖𝘜𝘚𝘌 𝘔𝘜𝘡𝘐𝘒 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘈 𝘏𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 - 𝗠𝗬 𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗥𝗘: 𝗗𝗔 𝗧𝗘𝗖𝗛𝗡𝗢 𝗦𝗜𝗗𝗘: 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻, 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗸𝘆, 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵, 𝗜𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝘆𝗹𝗲, 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗮𝗹 & 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻!.......𝗗𝗔 𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗦𝗘 𝗦𝗜𝗗𝗘: 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲, 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗼, 𝗝𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻, 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗴𝗼, 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗸𝘆/𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼, & 𝗔𝗰𝗶𝗱!👽

💖𝙅𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙠𝙖 𝙎𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙢𝙖𝙣-𝙇𝙪𝙢: 𝙈𝙮 𝙒𝙞𝙛𝙚, 𝙈𝙮 𝙍𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙤𝙧 𝘿𝙞𝙚, 𝙈𝙮 𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙣𝙚𝙧 𝙄𝙣 𝘾𝙧𝙞𝙢𝙚, 𝙈𝙮 𝘽𝙁𝙁 𝙁𝙤𝙧 𝙇𝙞𝙛𝙚💋

🫶ℙ𝕣𝕠𝕦𝕕 𝕊𝕥𝕖𝕡𝔽𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕋𝕠 𝔼𝕄𝕀𝕃𝕐, 𝕂𝕀ℝ𝕂 & ℂℍ𝕃𝕆𝔼 𝕒𝕜𝕒 𝕄𝕪 ℂ𝕙𝕝𝕠𝕖𝔹𝕖𝕒𝕟 & ℙ𝕣𝕠𝕦𝕕 𝔾𝕣𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕡𝕒 𝕋𝕠 𝕄𝕪 𝕃𝕚𝕝 𝕁𝕒𝕓𝕣𝕠𝕟𝕚 𝕃𝔼𝕆ℕ❤️

😈The Life & Sound of The Electronic Dance Underground Industry Is My Life🎧

🙏💯ᴀ ᴘʀᴏᴜᴅ ꜱᴏɴ 2 ᴍʏ ʙʀɪᴛɪꜱʜ ᴍᴀᴍᴀ (ꜱᴜꜱᴀɴ) & ᴛᴏ ᴍʏ ʟᴀᴛᴇ ꜰᴀᴛʜᴇʀ (ʀᴏᴅ) 🥺ʀ.ɪ.ᴘ. - ᴍᴀʀᴄʜ.20, 1944 ᴛᴏ ᴅᴇᴄᴇᴍʙᴇʀ.15, 2016💐❤️


ᴀ ꜱᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟ ᴛʜᴀɴᴋꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅ sᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴘɪᴏɴᴇᴇʀ ᴅᴊ'ᴢ/ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴇʀs ғʀᴏᴍ ᴀʟʟ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴡʜᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴀ ʜᴜɢᴇ ɪɴsᴘɪʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇ sɪɴᴄᴇ ᴍʏ ᴛᴇᴇɴᴀɢᴇ ᴅᴀʏs ᴛᴏ ᴛᴏᴅᴀʏ! ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴊ'ᴢ ʟɪsᴛᴇᴅ ʙᴇʟᴏᴡ ᴡʜᴏ ɪ ʜᴀᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴜʀᴇ ᴏғ ᴏᴘᴇɴɪɴɢ ᴜᴘ ғᴏʀ ᴀᴛ sᴇᴠᴇʀᴀʟ ᴠᴇɴᴜᴇs, ᴀʟsᴏ ʜᴜɴɢ ᴏᴜᴛ & ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ɪɴsᴀɴᴇ sᴇᴛs!! ʜᴀɪʟ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛ.ᴅᴏᴛ ᴀᴋᴀ ᴛᴏʀᴏɴᴛᴏ & ᴍᴏsᴛ ᴏғ ᴀʟʟ ᴍʏ ʜᴏᴍᴇᴛᴏᴡɴ ᴏғ sᴜᴅʙᴜʀʏ, ᴏɴᴛᴀʀɪᴏ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʟꜱᴏ ᴡᴇ'ʀᴇ ᴀ ʜᴜɢᴇ ɪɴsᴘɪʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇ & ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ.....ᴋᴇɴɴʏ ɢʟᴀsɢᴏᴡ, ᴋᴇɴɴʏ ᴅᴏᴘᴇ, ᴘᴀᴜʟ ᴠᴀɴ ᴛᴏss(ᴛʜᴇ ᴘɪᴛ ʀᴇᴄᴏʀᴅs), ʀᴀᴡʟᴇ ᴅᴀᴡᴇs - ʀ.ɪ.ᴘ.(ᴛʀᴀxx ʀᴇᴄᴏʀᴅs & ᴛʜᴇ ᴘɪᴛ ʀᴇᴄᴏʀᴅs), ɴᴀsᴛʏ ɴᴀᴠ(ᴘʟᴀʏ ᴅᴇ ʀᴇᴄᴏʀᴅ), ᴍɪᴢ ᴍᴇɢᴢ, ᴍɪss ᴍᴏɴᴇʏ ᴘᴇɴɴʏ, ʟᴀᴅʏ ʙᴀss, ᴍɪᴛᴢɪ ᴅᴇᴍᴇᴀɴᴇʀ, sʏᴅɴᴇʏ ʙʟᴜ, ᴍɪᴋᴇ ᴄᴏɴʀᴀᴅɪ, ᴘᴀʀᴀɴᴏɪᴅ ᴊᴀᴄᴋ, ᴊᴏsʜ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴜɴᴋʏ ᴏɴᴇ, ᴍɪᴏ ʀᴏᴅɪᴄ, ᴅᴊ ᴋ-ᴡᴇsᴛ(ᴍᴇᴛʀᴏᴘᴏʟɪs/ᴍᴇᴛʀᴏɢʀᴏᴏᴠᴇ ʀᴇᴄᴏʀᴅs), ᴊᴏᴇᴇ ᴄᴏɴs, ʙʀᴏᴄᴋ ᴇᴅᴡᴀʀᴅs, ɢʀᴇɢ ɢᴏᴡ, ɢᴏʟᴅғɪɴɢᴇʀ, ᴊᴇғғ ʜᴜʀsᴛ, ʀᴏʙ ɢʀᴇɢᴏʀɪɴɪ, ᴘᴀᴜʟɪᴇ sʜᴀʀᴋ, ʟɪᴠɪɴɢsᴛᴏɴ ᴅɪᴀᴍᴏɴᴅ, ᴜɴᴀʙᴏᴍʙᴇʀ ᴀᴋᴀ ғᴇᴀʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀɪᴇsᴛ(2 ᴅᴀ ʙᴇᴀᴛ ʀᴇᴄᴏʀᴅs), ᴋᴀᴍɪᴋᴀᴢᴇ, ɴᴀᴠɪɢᴀᴛᴏʀ, ᴄʜʀɪs sʜᴇᴘᴘᴀʀᴅ, ᴊᴇʀᴏᴍᴇ ʀᴏʙɪɴs(ʀᴇʟᴇᴀsᴇ ʀᴇᴄᴏʀs), ᴊᴏᴇ ɢɪᴜsᴇᴘᴘᴇ ᴀᴋᴀ ᴍᴀɴᴢᴏɴᴇ, ғᴀʙ sᴛʀᴏɴɢ, ᴍᴄ ғʟɪᴘsɪᴅᴇ(ᴛʀᴀxx ʀᴇᴄᴏʀᴅs), ᴅᴇᴋᴏ-ᴢᴇ(ᴇᴀsᴛᴇʀɴ ʙʟᴏᴄ ʀᴇᴄᴏʀᴅs), ᴡᴇɴᴅʏ ʟᴀᴡ, ᴊᴇʟᴏ, ᴘᴀᴜʟ ᴀʟғᴀɴᴏ, sᴛᴇᴠᴇ ɢʟᴀss, ᴇʟᴀ ᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʟ, ᴄʜᴇ ᴅᴜʙᴏɪs, ᴋɪᴍ ᴏғ ᴅɪᴀᴍᴏɴᴅs, ʜᴀᴛɪʀᴀs(sᴘᴀᴄᴇᴅɪsᴄᴏ ʀᴇᴄᴏʀᴅs), ᴍᴀʀᴋ ᴏʟɪᴠᴇʀ, ʟᴀɪʀᴅʀɪᴠᴇʀ, ᴅᴊ ɪᴍᴘᴀᴄᴛ, ʀᴇᴋᴋᴀ, ᴅᴊ ᴇʟʏᴄɪᴛ, ᴊᴀʏғᴏʀᴄᴇ, ᴍᴀʀᴋ ɢʀɪᴍᴀᴄᴇ, ᴇᴠᴀɴ ɢᴇᴇ, ᴅᴊ ᴄᴀsᴛᴏɴɢᴜᴀʏ, ᴘᴀᴛᴛʀɪx, ᴅᴊ sᴛᴀᴛᴛɪxx, sᴡɪᴛᴄʜʙᴀss & ʟɪᴍɪx..........вut mσst ímpσrtαntlч, thєrє ís σnє fínαl pєrsσn í wσuld luv tσ sєnd α hugє shσut σut tσ, αnd thαt frєαkч funkín uníquє crαzч muthα fuckín dj/σld skσσl fríєnd σf mínє fσr mαnч mαnч чєαrs, wσuld вє nσthíng mσrє thαn thє lєgєndαrч!, 𝘿𝙅 𝙈𝙔𝙆𝘼𝙇 𝙈𝘼𝙔𝙃𝙀𝙈 𝙖𝙠𝙖 𝙈𝙔𝙆𝘼𝙇 𝙋𝙊𝙄𝙍𝙄𝙀𝙍, whσ hαíls frσm thє sαmє stσmpín grσunds αs mчsєlf αnd thαt ís thє вíg níckєl αkα sudвurч/chєlmsfσrd σntαríσ! íf thєrє ís αnч índícαtíσn σn whσ wαs α hugє ínspírαtíσn tσ mє, whєn ít cαmє tσ thє rєαl undєrgrσund sσund & thє índustrч scєnєrч σf єlєctrσníc muzík, cluвs, wαrєhσusє vєnuєs αnd mσst σf αll tσught mє thє rσpєs σf hσw tσ spín vínчl σn thє tєch 1200'z! (rєαl turntαвlєs вч thє wαч), ít wαs 'psчkσ mчkσ'!! í wαtchєd thís dαncєflσσr dєstrσчєr thrσw dσwn sσmє íntєnsє rαw, jαckín, grσσvín вσσgíє mσnstєr sєts αt mαnч pαrtíєs/vєnuєs! вαck ín thє lαtє 90'z αnd єαrlч 2000'z, mσstlч knσwn fσr thrσwíng dσwn thє truє sσunds σf вαngín tєchnσ & jαckín hσusє!,...hє ís ín thє cítч σf k-duв αkα kítchєnєr, σntαríσ whєrє hє's stíll drσppín dσpє sєts & kєєpín dєm вєαtz slαmmín líkє nσвσdíєs вíznαss!, αnчwαчs, thαnks σld fríєnd! hσpє чσur dσíng wєll!

🙌ᴵ ᴿᵉᵐᵉᵐᵇᵉʳ ᴮᵃᶜᵏ ᴵⁿ ᵀʰᵉ ⁸⁰'ᶻ ᵂʰᵉⁿ ᴵ ᶠⁱʳˢᵗ ᴴᵉᵃʳᵈ ᴱˡᵉᶜᵗʳᵒⁿⁱᶜ ᴹᵘᶻⁱᵏ, ᴵ ᴷⁿᵉʷ ᴮᵃᶜᵏ ᵀʰᵉⁿ ᵀʰⁱˢ ᴵˡˡᵉᵍᵃˡ ᶜᵒᵐᵖᵘᵗᵉʳ ˢᵒᵘⁿᵈ ᵂᵃˢ ᴳᵒⁿⁿᵃ ᴮᵉ ᴹʸ ᶜᵃˡˡ, ᴹʸ ᴴᵉᵃʳᵗ ᴳᵒᵗ ᴴᵒᵒᵏᵉᵈ ᴼⁿ ⁴ˣ⁴ ᴮᵉᵃᵗᶻ ᵂʰᵉⁿ ᴴᵒᵘˢᵉ ᴹᵘᶻⁱᵏ ᵀᵒᵒᵏ ᴵᵗ'ˢ ᴶᵒᵘʳⁿᵉʸ ᵂⁱᵗʰ ᵀʰᵉ ᵁⁿᵈᵉʳᵍʳᵒᵘⁿᵈ ˢᵒᵘⁿᵈˢ ᵒᶠ ᴶᵃᶜᵏ, ᶜʰⁱᶜᵃᵍᵒ & ᴬᶜⁱᵈ ᴴᵒᵘˢᵉ!, ᴺᵒʷ ᴹʸ ᴴᵉᵃʳᵗ ᴵˢ ᴴᵒᵒᵏᵉᵈ ᶠᵒʳᵉᵛᵃ, ᵂⁱᵗʰ ᴬⁿʸ ᴳᵉⁿʳᵉ ᵒᶠ ᴱˡᵉᶜᵗʳᵒⁿⁱᶜᵃ!, ᴵᵗ'ˢ ᴵⁿ ᴹʸ ˢᵒᵘˡ, ᴵⁿ ᴹʸ ⱽᵉⁱⁿˢ, ᴼⁿ ᴹʸ ᴹⁱⁿᵈ ²⁴⁻⁷, ᴰᵒⁿ'ᵗ ᶜᵃʳᵉ ᴵᶠ ᴵᵗ'ˢ ᴮᵃⁿᵍⁱⁿ, ᴰᵉᵉᵖ, ᴶᵃᶜᵏⁱⁿ, ᴴᵃʳᵈ, ᵀᵉᶜʰ, ᵀʳⁱᵇᵃˡ, ᶠᵘⁿᵏʸ ᵒʳ ᴱˡᵉᶜᵗʳᵒ! ʸᵒᵘ ᴺᵃᵐᵉ ᴵᵗ ᴵ ᴸᵒᵛᵉ ᴵᵗ!💯

FLOORPAN "THE MASTER'S PLAN" (CLASSIC MUSIC):
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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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Robert Hood - Floorplan

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