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- Summary: The debut full-length release from Robert Hood under his DJ alias Floorplan includes elements of gospel, house, jazz and techno music.
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- Record Label: M-Plant
- Genre(s): Electronic, Techno, Club/Dance, Minimal Techno, Detroit Techno
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The WireDec 10, 2013Robert Hood's first album as Floorplan is if anything more functional than Marcel Dettmann's offering. [Oct 2013, p.58]
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Jul 23, 2013You're drawn in by a minimalist master at work.
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Jul 23, 2013From a distance, Paradise continues to connect the dots of Hood's career, but up close, it's completely absorbing.
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Jul 23, 2013Aesthetically, funk, soul, and gospel are part of the same tradition that runs from African polyrhythms, through house and classical minimalism, to minimal techno, and Hood’s faith enables him to embrace these influences as more than just empty signifiers. The result enriches all of these traditions, making for a thrilling and enlightening listen that forces a fresh look at Hood’s peers and back catalogue.
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Jul 23, 2013Paradise is a record with a big personality that demonstrates how much your integrity as an artist informs your music and why that slippery qualification separates someone like Hood from the legions of lesser producers out there.
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Aug 1, 2013They’re solid tracks though few approach his greatest moments.
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Q MagazineAug 20, 2013It's slightly more accessible than his previous work. [Sep 2013, p.102]
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Jul 24, 2013
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