Back on track

I'm back after my holiday, recharged, relaxed and ready to step back into the fray! There's a nice piece by Lee on Rob Hood over at RA. It's a rare interview as Lee says - the only other one I have read with Hood was in Generator magazine back in the 90s. For some reason, the opportunity never arose for me to interview him, which is a pity because he's a musical hero and he seems a really nice guy, a rare combination. I love his unassuming, 'couldn't give a shit' attitude and the line about Magda is hilarious - it's great that there are some people who not only don't believe the hype but are blissfully unaware about it. So is Hood still as relevant as he used to be? I'd venture that he is more relevant than ever. He still releases cutting edge techno - check 'Hoodmusic 3' if you are in any doubt - his Fabric mix rocks and his work has a rawness that chaffs against the soulless conformity that much contemporary techno suffers from. Much is made about the point that by its very nature, that techno should always embrace technology, but this is a simplistic argument. As Hood points out, don't just worship it because it's new, put some thought behind it, see if it can work for you and don't become a slave to it. Technology is meant to liberate - when so many people use it for the exact opposite, a small handful of people like Hood will always be at the forefront.

Comments

[tom/pipecock]

my personal favorite quote from this one: "There is no Pro Tools, there is no Serato, there is no compact disc that can outdate my form of music. The way I present it is timeless. It's in my heart, and it's in my hands. It's not in technology."

that is what it is all about, one of the best elucidations of soul in techno music that i have read. i fucking love rob hood.

[Brophy]

Yes, there are some priceless quotes - he should really do more interviews!

[lee]

Thanks for reading...actually he said a ton of other really interesting stuff as well that I couldn't fit in. I'll speak to RA at some point and see if they're cool with me posting the full transcript somewhere - we spoke for over two hours...

[Brophy]

Hey Lee - do you have a blog/site of your own? If not, I'd be totally cool with you posting it here:)

Thanks

[Martin Dust]

Hey Lee, it would be cool to hear the recording, any chance of sticking the mp3 up?

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