Scion + Droid presents Rob Hood / Dex / S2 11.09

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ABOUT ROB HOOD:
Robert “Noise” Hood makes minimal Detroit techno with an emphasis on soul and experimentation over flash and popularity. Recording for Metroplex, as well as the Austrian Cheap label and Jeff Mills’ Axis label, Hood also owns and operates the M-Plant imprint, through which he’s released the bulk of his solo material. Hood was a founding member, along with Jeff Mills and Mike Banks, of the Underground Resistance label, whose influential releases throughout the early- and mid-’90s helped change the face of modern Detroit techno and sparked a creative renaissance. Infusing elements of acid and industrial into a potent blend of Chicago house and Detroit techno, UR’s aesthetic project and militant business philosophy were (and remain) singular commitments in underground techno. Hood left Detroit (and UR) with Jeff Mills in 1992, setting up shop in New York and recording a series of 12″ EPs with Mills. Through the mid-’90s, Hood has focused on his solo work, setting up M-Plant in 1994 and releasing singles such as “Internal Empire,” “Music Data,” and “Moveable Parts.” Although his desire to remain underground has been replaced by an urge to reach a wider audience, Hood remains fiercely critical of artistic and economic movements destructive to inner-city communities and has combined his musical enterprises with outreach and social activist ends. In 1994, Berlin’s techno-centric Tresor label released his debut full-length, Internal Empire, and Cheap released Nighttime World the following year. During the rest of the decade, Hood focused on DJ dates as well as a string of singles for M-Plant. Finally, in 2000, the second volume in the Nighttime World series appeared on M-Plant.

ABOUT SANTIAGO SALAZAR:
Santiago Salazar aka DJ S2 started deejaying in the early ’90s inspired by mix tapes his brother was bringing back from the Gay underground scene in Los Angeles. His style has always been a mixture of house and techno. After moving to Detroit, Santiago began his music training with Mike Banks, label founder of Underground Resistance. He mixed and edited several UR releases and remixed the mighty “Return of the Dragons” and DJ Rolando’s “Aguila”. He released his own tracks under monikers like Aztech Sol and Seldom Seen and became a core member of the Los Hermanos and Galaxy 2 Galaxy live bands, using his DJ skills to control the flow and intensity of the live performances. Alongside long time friend Esteban Adame, Santiago recently formed Ican (short for mexican) and released a bunch of highly acclaimed 12″s both on Carl Craigs Planet E imprint as well as ICAN productions.

ABOUT DEX aka NOMADICO:
Fugitive ID: #061 AKA Caballero, Dan AKA DJ Dex AKA Nomadico
Race: Human
Status: Audio Architect
Unit/Division: Recon
Weapon of Choice: Plain Sight Invisibility
Method of Operation: Constant Mobility
Crimes Committed: Theft of Programmer technology, Relocation without proper authorization
Current Charges: Inducing clarity of thought, dispersing of Mental Fog
Last Seen: Los Angeles, Detroit, New York, Angkor Wat.

EARLY ARRIVAL IS SUGGESTED AS SPACE IS LIMITED. ENTRY IS NOT GUARANTEED. LINE UP SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

10 – 2am | ALL AGES | FREE W/ RSVP
Located: The Roxy @ 9009 W Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood 90069

Selected Media:

Scion House Party Presents: Rob Hood, UR DJ Assault Squad, and Santiago Salazar from Scion A/V on Vimeo.