Various/Robert Hood - "Focus" (DJ-Kicks) - (7:25) 128 BPM
Truncate - "Terminal 5" - (6:16) 128 BPM
Slam - "Remain" - (7:23)
127 BPM Various/Robert Hood - "Clocks" - (6:15) 127 BPM
Marcel Fengler - "Thwack" - (6:17) 85 BPM
Review: The last commercial mix that Robert Hood did back in 2008 for Fabric re-ignited his career. Appearing at the tail end of minimalism, its hard-edged sounds provided a welcome relief to the prevailing sound. A decade on, the 66th DJ Kicks finds the Detroit artist once again in firing form. "Focus" signals his intent with its massive siren riff and pounding drums, while "Clocks", which builds and builds to electronic bee swarms, shows that he has lost none of his minimal techno firepower. Sure, there are other fine contributions, like Truncate's sheet metal banger "Terminal 5" and the shadowy riffs of Marcel Fengler's "Thwack" - itself a paean to Dr Motte's "Der Klang Der Familie" - but like the Fabric selection, this instalment of DJ Kicks is all about Robert Hood.