ROBERT HOOD

Robert "Noise" Hood makes minimal Detroit techno with an emphasis on soul and experimentation over flash and popularity. He has recorded for Juan Atkins' Metroplex and Jeff Mills' Axis, as well as the revered Tresor and Peacefrog, among others. Hood also owns and operates the M-Plant imprint, through which he has released a fair portion of his voluminous output. The producer was an early member, along with Mills and Mike Banks, of the Underground Resistance label, whose influential releases throughout the first half of the '90s helped change the face of modern Detroit techno and sparked a creative renaissance. Infusing elements of acid and industrial into a potent blend of Chicago house and Detroit techno, UR's aesthetic project and militant business philosophy were (and remain) singular commitments in underground techno. Mills, a giant in his own right, regards Hood as the creator of minimal techno.