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Minimal Madness Vol. 1 - July 3rd, 2009

Another one from the archive. I did this mix after a conversation with someone into 'minimal' that seemingly hadn't heard much Detroit techno. So I aimed to remedy this with the first in what at the time I hoped would be a series of mixes.

In this first and only chapter (at least for now) I have included just some of Rob Hood's many releases alongside similar work from contemporaries including Claude Young and Jeff Mills - most notably the highly prized Minimal Nation mispress.

Recorded on two turntables with more than fifty five tracks in 3:03 hours, I had one or two issues with my aging turntables but hope this mix serves as something of an introduction for the uninitiated. In Rob Hood's own words 'A lot of so called minimalist artists are jumping on the minimal bandwagon for the sake of being minimal. What’s lacking a lot of the time is the feeling, or the emotion. We hear a lot of slick production but not a lot of passion.'