Robert Hood is a seminal American electronic musician, producer, and DJ, renowned as a co-founder of the Detroit techno collective Underground Resistance and considered a principal creator of minimal techno. He founded the influential M-Plant label, releasing his own work, including the groundbreaking 1994 album Minimal Nation, which defined the genre. Hood's music is characterized by its stripped-back, experimental sound with a focus on powerful rhythms, groovy basslines, and an emphasis on soul over flash