Minimal Nation was originally released in 94 on Axis Records (ax-007). It was very typical of Hood at the time. He seemed to continue this Hood style through most of the first Mplant records (With the exception of the first Monobox release and the Hardwax records, even though the Hardwax stuff reminds me of 'The Pace' which is one of the original tracks from Minimal Nation, that has been replaced by Sleep Cycles and Grey Move).
It wasn't til after the Puppet Master Release on Mplant (MP307) that Hood started to sway from this style. The Floorplan release on Drama (hip hop samples and techno together). The following Monobox release, began to showcase a new style for Hood, taking the string element from tracks like 'Stradavarius', and adding more layers to it, Hood took his bleepy smooth style to another level, making tracks into song structures. To me this is where Hood went from creating sterile structures, to soulful techno (with the exception of the first Monobox release which has more sad soulfulness than most international (read: not Detroit) house these days). I'm sure there's alot more to Hood's history that I'm not aware of. I've only really followed his productions since the beginning of Mplant, and I'm sure there is some influence from Nightmare World Vol.1 that I am surely missing since I haven't had a copy of it in 4 years. If anyone cares to fill in or dispute any points I am a willing participant to any argument or information you all wish to share. Todd Fabrizio Nahum wrote: > I just got this the other day.....i was wondering what year it was released > and if this is a typical example of Hood's repertiore > > thanks > fab > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
