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TRESOR 027X-LP
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RELEASE DATE: 1/31/2025
This album holds an undeniable significance, serving as a cornerstone of both techno and Tresor's legacy. Its story is deeply entwined with that of the label, following Robert Hood's Waveform Transmission 2 (TRESOR 017LP) under his The Vision moniker, released just one year earlier and reissued on Tresor in 2023. On Internal Empire, Robert Hood perfected his signature sound already present on Waveform Transmission 2, marking a pivotal moment in techno's history. It elevates its maker as master, sharing an irrefutable singular magic, sounding as present and indispensable as when first created. To understand this work fully is to stand back and celebrate its impact. Originally released in 1994, the album marks a point of transition for Robert Hood moving on from his previous collaborations within Underground Resistance. Robert Hood advanced, uncovering the power of true minimalism. Deep soul through a simplicity that showed how much could be done with so little. The devastating rhythms of this album forge the unmatched spirit of this sound, influencing generations to come. Says Hood: "I was faced with the challenge of following up on Minimal Nation. I cancelled all my tour dates for that summer, set up my studio in the living room and began to work on Internal Empire. My intention was to create something distinctively different. Looking out my living room window in Detroit watching people go by gave me a new perspective. It made me look at the world within myself. Years later I am still discovering."
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MPM 046EP
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Following on from the special release of Robert Hood and Femi Kuti's live jazz set Variations, Robert Hood delivers his latest techno EP for M-Plant. This is the first new solo music from him since 2022's Hectic / Amazon Dust double-header. Although Robert Hood should need little introduction, with his and his daughter Lyric's Floorplan moniker riding high with a new album forthcoming on Classic, his techno legacy should not be forgotten. Throughout the '90s, he helped pave the way for techno to flourish -- giving birth to minimal techno with his seminal album Minimal Nation. Since then, he has been consistently forwarding electronic music culture with ground-breaking productions, sensational performances and his M-Plant label. His style is characterized by minimalist and experimental tones with an assertive groove. His Alpha Key EP features four driving cuts of characteristically Hood music that prove when it comes to techno, he's still a high-ranking master.
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TRESOR 032EP
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2023 repress. Twenty-five years after its initial release, and accompanying the re-release of Internal Empire (TRESOR 027CD/LP), Tresor present a 180 gram pressing of Robert Hood's Master Builder. "25 years ago, I was faced with the challenge of following up on Minimal Nation. I cancelled all my tour dates for that summer, setup my studio in the living room and began to work on Internal Empire. My intention was to create something distinctively different. Looking out my living room window in Detroit watching people go by gave me a new perspective. It made me look at the world within myself." --Robert Hood
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MPM 044EP
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Following a series of remastered gems from M-Plant's back catalog for the Perpetual Masters series, Robert Hood now delivers his first new release since his 2021 Monobox album. The release features two peak-time heavy hitters, starting out with "Hectic" and its siren-like stabs calling out for people to join the dancefloor, while building the tension throughout; a skill for which Hood has become well known for. Meanwhile "Amazon Dust" takes things deeper and is somewhat reminiscent of the work on his Monobox Regenerate album (MPM 040LP).
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MPM 043EP
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Next up on M-Plant's Perpetual Masters series of remastered classics from the label's vaults, is Robert Hood's Technatural EP. Originally released in 2000 it showcases the unique sound that is synonymous with Hood: simple but effective minimalism for the dancefloor. From the haunting melodies of "Outlast", or hypnotic sounds of "Pattern St." to the pace and energy of "Teflon" (which was included on Nighttime World Vol 2) this four-tracker is essential for anyone considering themselves a techno fan. Remastered by Thomas Heckmann.
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MPM 041EP
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Originally released in 1992 on M-Plant subsidiary label Hardwax as one of Robert Hood's Underground Resistance alias: The Vision. Now 25 years later is resurfaces remastered by Thomas Heckman on transparent smokey vinyl. The vinyl is cut the same way as the original release with the A side running inside out.
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MPM 036EP
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To open M-Plant's 2021 schedule, Robert Hood announces the return of the Perpetual Masters series. The Underestimated EP still sounds as fierce as it did when it was originally released in 1998, delivering Hood's personal style of minimal, stripped-back techno with crisp beats, powerful build-ups and flawless grooves; nothing is superfluous here.
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MPM 031EP
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Hot on the heels of the Floorplan vs. Mark Broom double-header on EPM, Robert Hood is back in full minimal techno mode. "Reflector" picks up from the peak-time driving pulse as shown throughout his Paradigm Shift project on Dekmantel giving plenty of big room punch just when needed. Euphoric synths and key changes add to Hood's usual minimal palate, adding a few goose bumps moments on the way. "Rotate" pairs this back-to-basics as a solid beat gives way to muted keys and subtle atmospherics, throwing a deeper shadow across the dancefloor.
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TRESOR 027LP
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2022 repress; double LP version. 2019 remaster. Twenty-five years after its initial release, Tresor Records present a remastered reissue of Robert Hood's Internal Empire album, originally released in 1994. A master work, then and now, the ongoing importance of this album is indisputable, essential both to techno and to Tresor. It is a history intertwined. This work elevates its maker as master, and remain a cherished moment in the Tresor story, sharing an irrefutable singular magic, sounding as present and indispensable as when first created. To understand this work fully is to stand back and celebrate its impact. Originally released in 1994, Internal Empire marked a point of transition for Robert Hood moving on from his previous collaborations within Underground Resistance. Robert Hood advanced uncovering the power of true minimalism. Deep soul through a simplicity that showed how much could be done with so little. The devastating rhythms of this album forge the unmatched spirit of this sound, influencing generations to come. Remastered and re-cut.
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TRESOR 027CD
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2019 remaster. Twenty-five years after its initial release, Tresor Records present a remastered reissue of Robert Hood's Internal Empire album, originally released in 1994. A master work, then and now, the ongoing importance of this album is indisputable, essential both to techno and to Tresor. It is a history intertwined. This work elevates its maker as master, and remain a cherished moment in the Tresor story, sharing an irrefutable singular magic, sounding as present and indispensable as when first created. To understand this work fully is to stand back and celebrate its impact. Originally released in 1994, Internal Empire marked a point of transition for Robert Hood moving on from his previous collaborations within Underground Resistance. Robert Hood advanced uncovering the power of true minimalism. Deep soul through a simplicity that showed how much could be done with so little. The devastating rhythms of this album forge the unmatched spirit of this sound, influencing generations to come. Remastered and re-cut.
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MPM 030EP
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Returning victorious to M-Plant after the Floorplan album (MPM 028CD/L, 2016) and EP takeover (MPM 029EP, 2017), Robert Hood brings the heat with this triple-tracker. The original minimal techno master wastes no time with "Clocks". There's a sense of urgency as the track builds, looping into its crescendo with waves of staccato hi-hats. The opening chords of "Low Life" will resonate with fans of Hood's work. It's stamped with his ability to bring funk and groove to the colder stomp of techno. "Go" brings a spiraling samba tempo to the dancefloor, the punchy drumbeat interwoven with sweeping cymbals.
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DKMNTL 055EP
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The Detroit legend returns to Dekmantel to deliver the final installment in a trilogy of EP releases that initially began back in February 2016. Now based in Alabama, the Detroit-techno producer is returning to his roots -- this is classic Robert Hood, operating in new, and uncharted ways. Kicking off with "Red Machine", where again parallels can be drawn between the days of Minimal Nation, and Internal Empire, the sound is sparse and brutal, representing a challenged future. The B side "Transform" provides a composition of stripped, down electro, while taking in the 606 style, and adding additional, textural depth.
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DKMNTL 038EP
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Dekmantel present Paradygm Shift - Volume 2 from Detroit legend Robert Hood. Hood: "The idea behind Paradygm Shift is similar to a shift in our focus. We can become so complacent; we are so comfortable with our surroundings, I think this is the time for electronic music to find a new mindset." "Master Jack" is a classy and deadly effective cut that gets its strength from a simple, yet biting stack of funky chords, while pulsating bass lines and rattling hats are holding it together. The faster "Magnet" is a no-nonsense, minimalist stomper you can store in your peak-time section.
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MPM 025CD
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Twenty years have passed since Robert Hood established M-Plant as the outlet for his pioneering, minimal reinvention of the Detroit techno blueprint. To mark this anniversary, M-Plant presents M-Print: 20 Years of M-Plant. Spanning 33 tracks across 3 CDs, M-Print brings together for the first time a collection of essential Hood moments from the vast M-Plant back-catalog, alongside a hoard of new, remastered, and unreleased material. Covering Hood's output under his own name, as well as his Floorplan and Monobox aliases, the compilation is a coherent journey that celebrates the past, present, and future of the M-Plant label. CD1 explores the imprint's formative years and the golden age of Hood's minimal approach, with classics drawn from genre-defining '90s releases including Minimal Nation (MPM 001CD/LP), Moveable Parts Chapter 1 and Chapter 2, Internal Empire (TRESOR 10077CD/LP), and The Protein Valve. Stripped-down masterpieces such as "The Grey Area," "Minus," and "Realm" give way to the driving atmospherics of "Untitled Sketch" and "Unix." A concluding bridge into 2001's "The Greatest Dancer" is a telling nod to Hood's evolution in the decade that lay ahead. This progression is reflected in CD2, focusing on M-Plant material released between 2009 and 2013, a period in which Hood has expanded his palette, drawing on house, funk, soul, and disco influences while maintaining his status as a true techno architect. The many sides of Robert Hood are on display, from the refined muscle of "Superman," "Alpha," and "Range," to the soulful strains of "Never Grow Old" and the anthemic banger "Baby Baby." CD3 looks to the future of M-Plant while never losing sight of its past. New and unreleased tracks, re-edits, and remixes tap into classic and contemporary Hood themes; the warped pulse of "Monkey" and signature precision of "Minimal Minded" sit among clinical "Re-Plant" revisions of "Externus Oblique" and "The Family," a faithful reinterpretation of 1994's seminal "Minus," and some remastered rarities from The Protein Valve and Moveable Parts vaults. For the first time M-Plant brings together the evolution of a label and artist who continues to inspire the world of electronic music. M-Print: 20 Years of M-Plant is nothing less than essential. As Hood himself says, "M-Plant is more than a compilation. I wanted it to flow like a River of Living Water instead of just a flashback. It represents the unfolding of a dream, it represents passion and determination to make something out of nothing."
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MPM 024EP
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Latest in the "Perpetual Masters" series of classic M-Plant releases, remastered.
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MPM 023EP
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2023 repress. Another Robert Hood classic from the vaults, but with a twist: an exclusive track not featured on the original release of Protein Valve: "Analog Track (Ghost)." All tracks have been remastered to bring them up to today's standard.
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MPM 021EP
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2024 repress; Robert Hood is back with new edits of "Protein Valve," originally released on M-Plant in 1994, the year of the label's inception. "Protein Valve" helped set the standard for his M-Plant label becoming synonymous with a stripped-down, tough and rhythmic raw sound that many artists still try to emulate. The original Protein Valve EP is a classic in the annals of techno, which still gets played today and sounds as fresh as it did some 20 years ago. Nevertheless, Robert Hood takes an introspective look back and delivers these three incredible new edits! Focusing on the bass elements, these fresh versions keep the M-Plant ethos at their core.
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MPM 019EP
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2024 repress. Robert Hood celebrates the 20th anniversary of his M-Plant label with a sequence of EPs featuring classic M-Plant releases and rarities remixed and re-edited, a compilation bringing Hood's huge body of work together. Kicking off the EP releases, UK techno stalwart Mark Broom delivers these exceptional edits of "Untitled 1" from Hood's series Moveable Parts and "One Touch" from the Minimal Nation album. Mark Broom's edit of "Untitled 1" adds even further depth and a dirty funk feeling to this hypnotic dancefloor killer. His edit of "One Touch" plays with the bass and chops up the beats to intensify this dark mover.
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MPM 018EP
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Following on from his Floorplan album and Floorplan EP, Robert Hood returns with a new double header on M-Plant, to close 2013. A demanding DJ and live schedule has seen him continue to bring his unique sound, first-rate skills and spiritual attitude around the globe, whether it's in clubs, at festivals or other sessions. Keeping up that momentum, Robert Hood delivers these two cuts of pulsating, body-moving techno with that classic, deep and minimal Hood sound. He builds "Eleven" and "Alarm" layer upon layer, gradually drawing all the elements together, until they become a penetrating attack on the senses.
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MM 167EP
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Motor: Nighttime World 3 is widely-regarded as one of the best albums of 2012. Music Man is proud to present the third single, including remixes from the Underground Resistance crew. There are two different versions for you to check out: the "UR Mad Mike Remix" features founding UR member Mike Banks with edits by Skurge and Ray 7. On the "DirtTech UR Remix" Mad Mike collaborated with Waajeed. Also includes the original track on its own side.
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MM 165EP
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Robert Hood's Motor: Nighttime World 3 (MM 038CD/LP) is widely-regarded as one of the best albums of 2012. Music Man proudly presents the second single "Drive (The Age of Automation)," including some very rare remixes. Not many people get the chance to remix Robert Hood, but Ø [Phase] got the stamp of approval from the master, with two different versions. Some good news, too, for the people that couldn't get a hold of the Nighttime World 3LP; the original is also included and gets a full side.
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MM 161EP
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Music Man proudly present Robert Hood's long-awaited Motor: Nighttime World 3 (MM 038CD/LP) on Music Man. As a first taster of the album, they offer "Torque One" (taken from the album) and an exclusive and vinyl-only track to this 12", called "Movement." With this release, Mr. Hood delivers two timeless pieces of electronic music inspired by a jazzy, dreamy "Nighttime World." Quality.
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MM 038LP
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Repressed! After the legendary Nighttime World Volume 1 and Nighttime World Volume 2, Music Man is proud to be able to present you with the long-awaited Motor: Nighttime World 3. With Motor: Nighttime World 3, Detroit techno legend Robert Hood returns to the project he first started on Austria's Cheap label back in 1995 and subsequently continued in 2000 on M-Plant. Fusing his trademark minimal techno into jazz-inspired moods and inflections, Hood emerges from the smoke-lit shadows of a downbeat, but not beaten, Motor City metropolis. Inspired by Julien Temple's documentary Requiem for Detroit?, Robert Hood examines the life, history and future of Detroit's motor industry and its workforce, set against a backdrop of decay, despair, hope and re-birth. Julien Temple's film is a vivid evocation of an apocalyptic vision: a slow-motion Katrina that has had many more victims. Detroit was once America's fourth largest city. Built by the car for the car, with its groundbreaking suburbs, freeways and shopping centers, it was the embodiment of the American dream. But its intense race riots brought the army into the city. With violent union struggles against the fierce resistance of Henry Ford and the Big Three, it was also the scene of American nightmares. As Hood himself states: "The situation in Detroit is making people uncomfortable, but that's a good thing if we look at it in the right perspective. It's a shaking up and realization of the condition that Detroit has been in for so long. As it was a long and slow process, people became immune to what was happening, almost asleep at the wheel. This once progressive city is now half gone. To make a new future, Detroit needs to look deep within to be able to see a new vision and thrive once more. As long as there is a seed, there is hope." Now it is truly a dystopic post-industrial city, in which 40% of the land in the center is returning to prairie. Greenery grows up through abandoned office blocks, houses and collapsing car plants, and swallows up street lights. There is no more rush hour on what were the first freeways in America. Crime, vandalism, arson and dog fighting are the main activities in once the largest building in North America. But it's also a source of hope. Streets are being turned into art. Farming is coming back to the center of the city. Young people are flocking to help. The burgeoning urban agricultural movement is the fastest-growing movement in the U.S. Detroit leads the way again, but in a very different direction. With the breakdown of 20th-century civilization, many Detroiters have discovered an exhilarating sense of starting over, building together a new cross-racial community sense of doing things, discarding the bankrupt rules of the past and taking direct control of their own lives. Still at the forefront of the American Dream, Detroit is fast becoming the first "post-American" city. And amid the ruins of the Motor City it is possible to find a first pioneer's map to the post-industrial future that awaits us all. So perhaps Detroit can avoid the fate of the lost cities of ancient civilizations and rise again like the phoenix that sits, appropriately, on its municipal crest. Includes a free CD. Three distinct inner sleeves inside 3 x 180 gram heavyweight vinyl package, housed in a deluxe outer cover.
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MM 038CD
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2021 restock. After the legendary Nighttime World Volume 1 and Nighttime World Volume 2, Music Man is proud to be able to present you with the long-awaited Motor: Nighttime World 3. With Motor: Nighttime World 3, Detroit techno legend Robert Hood returns to the project he first started on Austria's Cheap label back in 1995 and subsequently continued in 2000 on M-Plant. Fusing his trademark minimal techno into jazz-inspired moods and inflections, Hood emerges from the smoke-lit shadows of a downbeat, but not beaten, Motor City metropolis. Inspired by Julien Temple's documentary Requiem for Detroit?, Robert Hood examines the life, history and future of Detroit's motor industry and its workforce, set against a backdrop of decay, despair, hope and re-birth. Julien Temple's film is a vivid evocation of an apocalyptic vision: a slow-motion Katrina that has had many more victims. Detroit was once America's fourth largest city. Built by the car for the car, with its groundbreaking suburbs, freeways and shopping centers, it was the embodiment of the American dream. But its intense race riots brought the army into the city. With violent union struggles against the fierce resistance of Henry Ford and the Big Three, it was also the scene of American nightmares. As Hood himself states: "The situation in Detroit is making people uncomfortable, but that's a good thing if we look at it in the right perspective. It's a shaking up and realization of the condition that Detroit has been in for so long. As it was a long and slow process, people became immune to what was happening, almost asleep at the wheel. This once progressive city is now half gone. To make a new future, Detroit needs to look deep within to be able to see a new vision and thrive once more. As long as there is a seed, there is hope." Now it is truly a dystopic post-industrial city, in which 40% of the land in the center is returning to prairie. Greenery grows up through abandoned office blocks, houses and collapsing car plants, and swallows up street lights. There is no more rush hour on what were the first freeways in America. Crime, vandalism, arson and dog fighting are the main activities in once the largest building in North America. But it's also a source of hope. Streets are being turned into art. Farming is coming back to the center of the city. Young people are flocking to help. The burgeoning urban agricultural movement is the fastest-growing movement in the U.S. Detroit leads the way again, but in a very different direction. With the breakdown of 20th-century civilization, many Detroiters have discovered an exhilarating sense of starting over, building together a new cross-racial community sense of doing things, discarding the bankrupt rules of the past and taking direct control of their own lives. Still at the forefront of the American Dream, Detroit is fast becoming the first "post-American" city. And amid the ruins of the Motor City it is possible to find a first pioneer's map to the post-industrial future that awaits us all. So perhaps Detroit can avoid the fate of the lost cities of ancient civilizations and rise again like the phoenix that sits, appropriately, on its municipal crest.
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MPM 014EP
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2024 repress; the latest release in the Perpetual Masters series, which sees the M-Plant catalog being remastered and re-released, is the classic The Greatest Dancer. A disco-styled techno track which was originally released on M-Plant in 2001 with a live version of the title track from Motor City, Detroit. This remastered version is accompanied with a new disco-styled techno track called "Dancer."
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