Robert Hood

American electronic music producer and DJ

Alexandra Schmidt

(m. 1995; died 1999)

Gail Spring

(m. 2003)

Musical artist

Robert Hood (born 1965) is an American electronic music producer and DJ. He is a founding member of the group Underground Resistance as a 'Minister of Information' with Mad Mike Banks and Jeff Mills. He is often considered to be one of the founders of minimal techno.^[1] In 1994, Hood founded the minimal techno label M-Plant in Detroit.^[2]

Biography

Underground Resistance

Hood was a member of Underground Resistance, a techno collective started by Jeff Mills and former Parliament bass player 'Mad' Mike Banks.^[3] The group embraced militant, revolutionary rhetoric, and only appeared in public dressed in ski masks and black combat suits.^[4]

Solo work and independent label

In 1992, Hood left Detroit and Underground Resistance with Jeff Mills to create a series of recordings both as H&M and X-103.^[5] In 1994, Hood founded minimal techno label M-Plant releasing the album Minimal Nation, which is considered the inspiration for the minimal techno genre.^[6]

Gospel-era

Hood was awakened by a vision to incorporate gospel music with house, disco and techno. The first gospel-inspired track "We Magnify His Name" was launched under the Floorplan project. In 2016 Floorplan expanded to include Hood's daughter, Lyric Hood.^[7]^[8]

Discography

Releases

Robert Hood has released music under his own name, Monobox, Inner Sanctum, The Vision and other aliases. When recording with Jeff Mills, he used the alias H&M. Floorplan is a collaboration with his daughter Lyric Hood.

As Robert Hood

Robert Hood - Sophisticcato, 12-inch (Duet)
Robert Hood - The Grey Area, 12-inch (M-Plant)
Robert Hood - Spectra, 12-inch (M-Plant)
Robert Hood - Red Passion III, 12-inch (Duet)
Robert Hood - Addict, 12-inch (M-Plant)
Robert Hood - Internal Empire, CD (Tresor)
Robert Hood - The Protein Valve, 12-inch (M-Plant)
Robert Hood - Internal Empire, CD (Tresor)
Robert Hood - The Pace, 12-inch (M-Plant)
Robert Hood - Master Builder, 12-inch (Tresor)
Robert Hood - Minimal Nation Misspress, 2x12-inch (Axis)
Robert Hood - Minimal Nation, 2x12-inch (Axis)
Robert Hood - Internal Empire, 12-inch (M-Plant)
Robert Hood - Internal Empire, 2x12-inch (Tresor)
Robert Hood - Internal Empire, CD (Logic Records)
Robert Hood - Nighttime World Volume 1, CD (Cheap)
Robert Hood - Nighttime World Vol. 1, 2x12-inch (Cheap)
Robert Hood - Moveable Parts Chapter 1, 12-inch (M-Plant)
Robert Hood - Master Builder, CD5" (BMG)
Robert Hood - Minimal Nation, 2x12-inch (M-Plant)
Robert Hood - The Vision, 12-inch (Metroplex)
Robert Hood - Underestimated, 12-inch (M-Plant)
Robert Hood - Moveable Parts Chapter 2, 2x12-inch (M-Plant)
Robert Hood - All Day Long, 12-inch (M-Plant)
Robert Hood - Hoodlum, 2x12-inch (Drama)
Robert Hood - Psychic / Pole Position, 12-inch (M-Plant)
Robert Hood - Stereotype, 12-inch (M-Plant)
Robert Hood - Red Passion II, 12-inch (Duet)
Robert Hood - Satellite - A Force Of One, 12-inch (Hardwax)
Robert Hood - Internal Empire, 2x12-inch (Tresor)
Robert Hood - Technatural EP, 12-inch (M-Plant)
Robert Hood - Red Passion I, 12-inch (Duet)
Robert Hood - Nighttime World Volume 2, CD (M-Plant)
Robert Hood - Nighttime World Volume 2, 3x12-inch (M-Plant)
Robert Hood - Apartment Zero, 12-inch (Logistic Records)
Robert Hood - Invincible, 12-inch (M-Plant)
Robert Hood - The Greatest Dancer, 12-inch (M-Plant)
Robert Hood - The Deal, 12-inch (Duet)
Robert Hood - Master Builder, 12-inch (Tresor)
Robert Hood - Who Taught You Math, 12-inch (Peacefrog)
Robert Hood - The Metronome, 12-inch (M-Plant)
Robert Hood - Monobox EP, 12-inch (Logistic Records)
Robert Hood - Point Black, 2x12-inch (Peacefrog)
Robert Hood - Point Black, CD (Peacefrog)
Robert Hood - The Art Of War, 2x12-inch (Peacefrog)
Robert Hood - Kick Dirt E.p, 12-inch (M-Plant)
Robert Hood - The Black & White E.p, 12-inch (M-Plant)
Robert Hood - "i", 12-inch (M-Plant)
Robert Hood - Untitled 5, 12-inch (M-Plant)
Robert Hood presents HoodMusic Vol 1, 12-inch (Music Man)
Robert Hood presents HoodMusic Vol 2, 12-inch (Music Man)
Robert Hood presents HoodMusic Vol 3, 12-inch (Music Man)
Robert Hood - Shonky In The Hood EP, 12-inch (Freak n' Chic)
Robert Hood – Superman / Range, 12-inch (M-Plant)

As Monobox

Monobox - Realm (12-inch) (M-Plant)
Monobox - Downtown (12-inch) (M-Plant)
Monobox - Population (12-inch) (M-Plant)
Monobox - Molecule (12-inch) (Logistic)
Monobox - Molecule (LP/CD) (Logistic)
Monobox - Regenerate (LP/Digital) (M-Plant)^[9]

As H&M with Jeff Mills

H&M - Tranquilizer EP, 12-inch (Axis)
H&M - Tranquilizer EP, 12-inch (Network)
H&M - Drama EP, 12-inch (Axis)

As The Vision

The Vision - Gyroscopic EP, 12-inch (Underground Resistance)
The Vision - Toxin 12 EP, 12-inch (Hardwax)
The Vision - Waveform Transmission Vol. 2, 2x12-inch (Tresor)
The Vision - Spectral Nomad, 12-inch (Metroplex)
The Vision - The Vision, 12-inch (Hardwax)
The Vision - Other Side Of Life, 12-inch (Interface Records)
The Vision - Laidback & Groovy, 12-inch (Nu Groove)

As inner sanctum

Inner Sanctum - Inner Sanctum, 12-inch (Axis)

As FLOORPLAN (w/ Lyric Hood)

Floorplan - Funky Souls (12-inch) (Drama)
Floorplan - Doin' My Thing EP (12-inch) (Drama)
Floorplan - Envy (12-inch) (Drama)
Floorplan - Come On Rock / Burner (12-inch) (Drama)
Floorplan - On The Case (12-inch) (Duet)
Floorplan - Shop / Learn (12-inch) (Duet)
Floorplan - Living It Up / Wall To Wall (12-inch) (M-Plant)
Floorplan - Sanctified EP (12-inch) (M-Plant)
Floorplan - Paradise (LP/CD) (M-Plant)
Floorplan - Victorious (LP/CD) (M-Plant)

As Mathematic Assassins

The Mathematic Assassins - Calculator (12-inch) (Hardwax)

As Missing Channel (w/ Claude Young)

Missing Channel - Atomic Whirlpool, 12-inch (Hardwax)
Missing Channel - Onslaught, 12-inch (Hardwax)
Missing Channel - Submerged, 12-inch (Hardwax)

As X-101 (w/ Mad Mike & Jeff Mills)

X-101 "Sonic Destroyer" (U.R)
X-101 "Whatever Happened To Peace" (U.R)
X-101 "X-101" (Tresor)

As X-102 (w/ Mad Mike & Jeff Mills)

X-102 "Discovers The Rings Of Saturn" (Tresor)
X-102 "OBX-A" (U.R)

As X-103 (w/ Jeff Mills)

X-103 - Thera, 12-inch (Axis)
X-103 - Atlantis, CD (Tresor)
X-103 - Atlantis, 2x12-inch (Tresor)
X-103 - Thera EP, 12-inch (Tresor)
X-103 - Tephra EP, 12-inch (Axis)

Remixes

Ian Pooley - My Anthem (Force Inc.) 1995
DBX "Losing Control" (Peacefrog)
Dave Clarke " Wisdom To The Wise/ Red 2" (Deconstruction)
Diego "Mind Detergent" (Kanzleramt)
Turner "When Will We Leave" (Ladomat)
Oliver Ho "Changing" (Meta)
Allen Gamble "Militant" (Fusion Technology Records "FTR") - 2003
Allen Gamble "Your Mind is Mind" Monobox Mix - (Fusion Technology Records "FTR") - 2005
The Black Dog (Soma) - 2008
Marc Romboy "The Beat" (Systematica) - 2009
Detroit Grand Pubahs "Funk all Y'all" (Detelefunk) - 2009
Ben Klock "Goodly Sin" (Ostgut Ton) - 2009
Youandme "Close To Me" (Ornaments) - 2010
Aufgang "Barock" (Infine) - 2010
Juju & Jordash "Deep Blue Manies" (Dekmantel) - 2010
Boys Noize "Trooper" (BNR) - 2010
Roel Salemink "Silenth Noises" (BulletDodge) - 2010
O/V/R "Post Traumatic Son" (Blueprint) - 2011
DJ 3000 "Hotel Oasiz" (Motech) - 2011
TommyFourSeven (CLR) - 2011
Orlando Voorn "Phuture" (Underground Liberation) - 2011
Carl Taylor - Debbie's Groove (EPM) - 2012

Mix CDs

"Caught In The Act" (Logistic)
Fabric 039: Robert Hood – March 2008
"Deep Concentration: The Grey Area mix" - December 2008
DJ Kicks: Robert Hood - !K7 Records - November 2018

References

^ Smith, Lee (April 11, 2008). "Robert Hood: Out of the loop". Resident Advisor. Archived from the original on January 18, 2013. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
^ "Why Robert Hood's Music Is A Ministry". Fabric. August 24, 2019.
^ Cooper, Sean (June 18, 1963). "Jeff Mills – Music Biography, Credits and Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved September 28, 2012. ^{[verification needed]}
^ Abbott, Jeremy (July 20, 2017). "Supernatural Creature: Robert Hood the Techno Pioneer Who Refuses to Slow Down". Mixmag. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
^ Cooper, Sean. "Robert Hood Biography". AllMusic.
^ Holben, Ethan (May 23, 2019). "The Making of Minimal Nation, Robert Hood's Techno Masterpiece". Red Bull Music Academy. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
^ Sword, Harry (July 15, 2013). "Love is the Message: An Interview with Robert Hood". The Quietus. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
^ MacNeill, Kyle (January 26, 2018). "8 Gospel House Tracks That'll Make You Believe". Red Bull. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
^ Monobox. "Regenerate". bandcamp. Retrieved March 30, 2022.