Monobox

<a href="spotify:artist:5ipQlfnpRCtyOuhYqvPvQ8">Robert Hood</a>'s work as Monobox, much like his output under his own name, is stripped down and boldly futuristic, yet warm and full of life. The Detroit-born minimal techno pioneer first began using the alias for a series of singles beginning in the mid-'90s, with debut full-length Molecule appearing in 2003. The project was sporadically revived, and second album Regenerate arrived in 2021.

The first Monobox EP, Realm, appeared on <a href="spotify:artist:5ipQlfnpRCtyOuhYqvPvQ8">Hood</a>'s <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22M-Plant%22">M-Plant</a> label in 1996, followed by Downtown in 1997. Population appeared in 2001, and the project moved to French label <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Logistic+Records%22">Logistic Records</a> for the release of the 2003 full-length Molecule. The album's tracks were subsequently remixed by <a href="spotify:artist:0s2YIpNnjdf0FY4tNrF8Y4">Ricardo Villalobos</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:2GLf7iaOOujAem5R87xwto">Matthew Dear</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:3sGo1fGde8kx9sFUu8TZb4">Akufen</a>, and other producers on the CD Molecule (The Remixes) and several vinyl EPs. Monobox returned to <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22M-Plant%22">M-Plant</a> in 2014 with the Film 12". Forwardbase Kodai EP, including a remix by <a href="spotify:artist:0mMCjSZUnt7dQBzZdCd2ez">Ø [Phase]</a>, appeared in 2021, preceding the second Monobox album, Regenerate. ~ Paul Simpson, Rovi