XLR8R — Record live during a set at Paris' Concrete nightclub back in April, a two-hour session from legendary techno jock Robert Hood is now available to stream and download in full. read more more info

XLR8R — Detroit techno pioneer Robert Hood has shared details for an upcoming 12" on his own M-Plant imprint (now in its 20th year), which will feature three edits of his 1994 record, Protein Valve. read more more info

XLR8R — With summer around the corner, the line-up for New York's upcoming MoMA PS1 Warm Up series has been revealed. read more more info

XLR8R — Techno veteran Robert Hood has had something of a banner year, releasing two singles from his Motor: Nighttime World 3 album, dropping several ace remixes, and, most notably, issuing the acclaimed Paradise LP and follow-up Phobia EP under his more so... more info

XLR8R — A week ago, we shared news of a forthcoming 12" which will feature a remix of Ø [Phase], the techno alias of London producer Ashley Burchett, by pioneering Detroit minimalist Robert Hood. Now, that rework can be previewed before the single drops lat... more info

XLR8R — Before shifting its focus to album-oriented releases in 2014, Modeselektor's 50Weapons label has announced the details of an upcoming compilation entitled 50WEAPONSRMX01-09, which will gather the DJ-friendly remixes from the imprint's disco... more info

XLR8R — Ø [Phase], the brooding techno alias of Londoner Ashley Burchett, released its impressive debut LP, Frames of Reference, late last month, and is quickly come back with a new 12" which will feature a remix from Detroit techno icon Robert Hood (pictur... more info

XLR8R — Listening to an album like Ø [Phase]'s full-length debut, Frames of Reference, feels like waiting for the hammer to fall. It doesn't explode, instead favoring a slow, twisting burn, and it's worth our time to the same degree that it&#... more info

XLR8R — Minimal techno pioneer Robert Hood has announced that he'll soon release two new records via his own M-Plant imprint, with the Phobia EP arriving from his Floorplan moniker and the Eleven EP being issued under his own name. read more more info

XLR8R — Techno, the way Peter Van Hoesen does it, falls close to the style's zero-degree definition, the kind of description one might overhear at a party. It's meticulous, banging, stripped-down machine music that remains just melodic enough to ke... more info