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Floorplan
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Played by: DJ Cent
Review: Floorplan, aka the dynamic duo of Robert and Lyric Hood, have graced us once again with their latest two-track release on Classic Music Company, aptly titled 'The Curse Breaker / What You Need.' If you're not already familiar with Floorplan's unique gospel house sound, then prepare to be baptized in their musical glory. These two tracks are like sonic sermons delivered from the heavens of dance music. 'The Curse Breaker' is starting as a small flame, gradually building into an euphoric, blazing climax that's sure to set dance floors on fire and takes us on a spiritual journey. Then 'What You Need' comes along to remind us that Floorplan's influences are as diverse as they are divine. This track channels the spirit of disco with a heavy dose of classic 20th-century soul. The funky basslines, infectious grooves, and soulful vocals are like a musical time machine that transports you to the golden era of dance music.
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Vintage Culture & Sonny Fodera - "Nightjar" (feat SHELLS - Riva Starr extended Bassbin remix) - (5:19) 124 BPM
Dames Brown - "What Would You Do? (feat. Andr?s & Amp Fiddler) [Two Soul Fusion Extended Remix]" (feat Andres & Amp Fiddler - Two Soul Fusion extended remix) - (8:22) 125 BPM
DJ Spiller - "Groovejet" (If This Ain't Love - feat Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Riva Starr Disco Odysseyextended mix) - (7:49) 119 BPM
Dennis Ferrer & Disciples - "Whisper" (with James Yuill - John Summit extended remix) - (5:35) 127 BPM
Review: Originally released twenty years ago, this EP shows that when it comes to crafty house and techno, few acts do it like Floorplan. "Shop", with its wiry groove and insistent percussion, is more in keeping with the minimal techno that Robert Hood was best known for but with a twist, as he deploys a chugging groove to support these electronic leanings. In a similar fashion, "Learn" also sees the Detroit producer draw on his techno sound and apply it in a house-focused setting. The kicks have a dubbed out feeling and Hood layers insistent percussion and warbling tones over these elements to create a hybrid that countless producers would strive to emulate.
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Idris Elba & Inner City - "No More Looking Back" (feat Steffanie Christi'an - extended mix) - (3:50) 125 BPM
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Esteban Adame - "Out To Get It" (Anthony Parasole & Phil Moffa Reconstruction remix) - (7:09) 129 BPM
Played by: Juno Recommends Deep House
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Louie Vega & The Martinez Brothers - "Let It Go" (feat Marc E. Bassy - Dom Dolla extended remix) - (6:12) 125 BPM
Idris Elba & Inner City - "No More Looking Back" (feat Steffanie Christi'an - extended mix) - (5:12) 123 BPM
Honey Dijon - "Downtown" (feat Annette Bowen & Nikki-O - Louie Vega extended Raw dub mix) - (7:33) 126 BPM
Junior Jack & Glory - "Hold Me Up" (feat Jocelyn Brown - Riva Starr Tangerine Funk extended vocal mix) - (6:30) 126 BPM
Fela Kuti - "International Thief Thief (I.T.T.)" ([Armonica & MoBlack extended mix) - (7:13) 122 BPM
The Vision - "Remember (feat. Nikki-O & Andreya Triana) [Andr?s Remix]" (feat Nikki-O & Andreya Triana - Andres remix) - (9:10) 121 BPM
Horse Meat Disco - "Love If You Need It" (feat Fi McCluskey - Mousse T.'s extended Classic Shizzle) - (6:10) 122 BPM
Played by: Juno Recommends Techno
Review: Originally released back in 2001, Floorplan's On The Case hasn't lost any of its primal energy. One of the first releases by Robert Hood as Floorplan, it also set the tone and approach for the rest of the project. "On The Case" teems with snappy percussion and doubled up claps supported by an insistent bass drum, with these elements providing the backdrop for what has become the signature Floorplan dramatic chord sweep. "The Deal" represents a darker take on this style; again, propulsive percussion and hard but funky drums provide the basis, but on this occasion, it's all about the intense stabs, looped to infinity.
Review: Luke Solomon's Classic Music Company welcomes a real legend to their ranks with Detroit Robert Hood under his Floorplan guise, which has more recently also included his daughter Lyric. The line-up may have expanded, but the sound remains the same - uplifting gospel house with a very real sense of spirit. 'Right There' has dusty hi hat ringlets and warm organ stabs over an endlessly shuffling beat that will get clubs in raptures. 'Holy Ghost' then gets a little more bouncy with piano-laced breakdowns, a body-moving bassline and and clipped vocal yelps bringing the energy.
Review: Demonstrating again that techno is a deeply political art form, the latest release from Robert Hood was produced against the backdrop of recent events in the US. On "The Struggle", which Hood has put out under his own name, the Detroit artist fuses a searing acid backing track with a sample of a speech from activist Tamika Mallory about police brutality, which was given in the days following the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Shifting to his Floorplan alias, Hood continues to focus on politics; sampling a speech by comedian and activist Dick Gregory, "Save The Children" is realised in its original format as a disco-charged stomper, while there is also a chord-heavy Detroit take included.
Played by: Kisk, B.Jinx, Juno Recommends Deep House, Joris Voorn, DAVID DUNNE (Triple Dee/Funkademia), Roger Sanchez, Sam Divine, Danny Howard
Review: It seems to strange, in 2019, to think that Robert Hood was once best known for dark, pounding techno, such has been the success of his more house- and gospel-inspired Floorplan project in recent years. This third long-player finds the father-and-daughter duo in fine fettle, serving up 10 cuts that marry house and disco's sense of groove and musicality to the dancefloor energy that Hood learned during his Underground Resistance years, with wailing church organs helping to provide the album's standout moments on tracks like 'Dance Floor' and 'His Eye Is On The Sparrow'. An uptempo, genre-defying triumph.
Review: Proving conclusively that the devil does not own the exclusive rights to all the best tunes, Floorplan deliver another stormer in the shape of So Glad/I Feel Him Moving. "So Glad" is an example of Robert Hood's project at its finest, with joyous gospel vocals unfolding over a pumping house track. Hitting spiritual as well as dance floor highs, it's a classic slice of feel-good Floorplan music. On "I Feel Him Moving", the Detroit producer opts for a somewhat more melancholic approach. Haunting organs and a driving rhythm led by crashing snares come together to support a preacher man vocal sample that fits perfectly with the musical accompaniment.
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Played by: Juno Recommends Techno
Review: This an altogether epic offering from Deetron; a vast collection of un-mixed tracks from his brilliant DJ Kicks mix (naturally included as a bonus cut) that is little less than a lesson in the evolution of techno over the last three decades. Amongst the 38 tracks you'll find fine representatives of a myriad of sub-genres (intelligent techno, dub techno, IDM, ambient techno, gospel techno, and so on), as well as past, present and future classics (Damier and Trent's "Morning Factory", Spacetime Continuum's "Swing Factory", Mark Ernestus's recent Equinoxx remix, the Motor City bliss of Rhythim is Rhythim AKA Derrick May's "Ka-o-tic Harmony", a brilliant old Black Dog Productions workout). In other words, it's a breathlessly brilliant collection of both well-known and obscure gems. It comes heartily recommended.
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Played by: Paul Mac, DJ Mau Mau, Alkalino, Juno Recommends Funky House, Juno Recommends Minimal Tech, Gary Beck, Enclave, Sebo K, Domshe, Alan Dixon, Cos BV (Car Crash Set), Eats Everything, Carl Craig, Sven Vath, Michel De Hey, Melon Bomb
Review: Robert Hood's second album as Floorplan sees him hone in on disco, gospel and house influences to create a proper big room collection. As the driving, disco-loop heavy "Spin" and the ridiculously catchy "Music" demonstrate, the Detroit producer has stripped Floorplan of its techno influences. However, this does't mean he has simplified his message; accompanying the religious vocals on "The Heavens & The Earth" is a hypnotic organ riff, the slightly less pious "Good Thang" is a riotous siren-heavy jacker in the Reese tradition, and "He Can Save You", with its dense primal rhythm is reminiscent of Green Velvet as his madcap best. Hood may have chosen God, gospel and disco over the minimal nation, but he still knows how to lead his people onto the dancefloor.
Played by: Alkalino, B.Jinx, Juno Recommends Techno, Carl Cox, Till Von Sein, Resident Advisor, Eats Everything, George Fitzgerald, Kevin Saunderson, Tube and Berger
Review: A taster for Robert Hood's second Floorplan album, this EP puts a spotlight on the radical nature of his musical transformation. On "Music", the visceral rhythms of techno minimalism are gone; in their place is a rolling, tracky groove that boasts a repetitive vocal loop and which has shades of classic Relief /Derrick Carter. "Tell You No Lie" is even more impressive. It sees Hood use a gospel vocal over a stomping, funk guitar-sampling disco house workout. There is an audibly religious dimension to "Tell You No Lie," but Hood's knack for writing a great tune means that it sounds celebratory rather than self-indulgent or preachy.
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Played by: Yousef, Juno Recommends Techno, Dave Clarke, Alex Niggemann, Resident Advisor, Cos BV (Car Crash Set), Marc Romboy, Marcel Dettmann, The Martinez Brothers
Review: British techno veterans Jonas Stone and Oliver Way have pulled off something of a coup here, not only by persuading Robert Hood to appear on their EPM Music imprint, but also by including a track from the Detroit legend's Floorplan alias (amazingly, Hood has previously kept the two projects entirely separate). Naturally, both tracks hit home hard. "Shaker" is prime Hood - an intoxicating, no-holds-barred techno looper built around a killer groove, foreboding chords and occasional vocal samples. On the Floorplan side, Hood reaches for the gospel organs, filtering and looping them up over a thunderous kick drum and typically relentless ride cymbals. As usual with Hood Floorplan material, there's enough soul in the machines to impress even the pickiest techno buyer.
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Riva Starr - "I Can See The Light" - (7:10) 123 BPM
Terrence Parker - "Open Up Your Spirit" (feat Merachka - TP's Deeep Detroit Heat remix) - (8:03) 120 BPM
Played by: Paul Mac, Joachim Spieth (Affin), Dave Clarke, Jay Lumen, Trevor Benz, Resident Advisor, Laidback Luke, Psyk, Frankyeffe, Tekseven (Robin Smyth)
Review: M-Plant boss Robert Hood rounds out another prolific year with one final Floorplan single featuring two tracks that seem to represent the project's nascent beginnings and where it's at now. "Phobia" could almost be an offcut from Paradise, the album Hood released as Floorplan earlier this year, featuring many of the sonic hallmarks that made it so memorable. Meanwhile "Glory B" jackhammers along with a sampled preacher for company in a fashion similar to early Floorplan gem "Funky Souls" though admittedly the production values are a lot more refined. Sandwiched in-between is a typically booming Ben Sims remix of Paradise album cut "Higher!" which is set to feature on the producer's forthcoming mix CD for Fabric.
Played by: Millhouse, Paul Mac, Detroit Grand Pubahs, Joachim Spieth (Affin), Juno Recommends Techno, Dave Clarke, Posthuman, Da GobliNN /Remuted, Submerge, Musumeci, Resident Advisor, Ø [Phase]
Review: It sounds like Rob Hood could be a victim of his own success. Floorplan, which started off as a side-project, is starting to sound as vital as the searing minimal techno he releases under his own name. The title track is a perfect example of Hood's tough approach to house music; over an insistent groove a building chord sweeps in, taking with it a repetitive vocal sample. But it's the nagging, relentless filtering of these elements, coupled with the deep resonance of the backing rhythm that make "Ego" so memorable. "Confess" is an entirely different proposition; the groove chugs along and the percussion is dry and steely but the keys are positively uplifting and wide-eyed, like they were borrowed from a long-lost rave track and reapplied to Hood's functional take on house.
Played by: Millhouse, Shantisan, Darkmode, Shadow Dancer, James Johnston (No Matter What), Maxcherry, KRY WOLF, Robert Hood, Top Billin Soundsystem, DJ Skull
Review: This much anticipated EP on his own M Plant label sees Detroit legend Robert Hood continue to develop to his Floorplan alias after the recent Living It Up single. "We Magnify His Name" is a peak time piano driven anthem which is as religious an experience to listen to as its name suggests, complete with uplifting gospel vocals carrying the whole thing into the heavens. Up next, Hood explores his darker techno tendencies over two tracks. "Baby Baby" relies more on a cut up vocal sample and a slightly wobbling Motor City leaning bassline and a Model 500 style funk swing to it, provided in no small part by a particularly great guitar lick, while tension and release is offered in spades by a well placed horn sample. "Basic Priciple" meanwhile is a druggier affair, propelled by its murky sub bass and techno stabs, the only melody coming from a particularly sinister two note organ line.
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Played by: Matt K, Paul Mac, Gigi D'Amico, Joachim Spieth (Affin), Dirt Crew, Space Djz, Glenn keohane(NG415/k), Detroit Grand Pubahs, Mirko S., Orlando Voorn, A.Trebor
Review: London distributor, PR/DJ agency and all-round nice guys EPM celebrate 10 years in business with a compilation that features some of electronic music's most respected names. Italo veteran Alexander Robotnick delivers the tear-jerking melodies of "Running About", while Rob Hood, working as Floorplan, delivers the looped disco meets Chicago house jack of "Move It". There is austere techno courtesy of Mark Broom and James Ruskin on the restrained, bleepy minimal "Merz" and Sandwell District's dub meets chilling strings workout "Live in Berlin", while RadioNasty drops the woozy bass and elector breaks of "Radio 3". All these contributions display EPM's flawless underground credentials, while they may have a mainstream club hit on their hands in the shape of the shimmering strings, plaintive keys and Ibiza-friendly groove of Marius's "Jet Set".
Robert Hood presents Floorplan
