Hi Jason, I've received The Rough Guide To Techno (Thanks Tim, excellent job!) yesterday and thanks to that nice piece of work I can answer question A) about Mills. Don't mind if I already use a quote (?): 'In 1992, however, Mills decided to accept the offer of a residency at Peter Gatien's Limelight club in New York, effectively ending the duo's collaborative efforts and leaving Banks to continue under the UR banner alone.' Taken from The Rough Guide To Techno by Tim Barr.
Ok, just checked the part on Robert Hood and here's an answer to the second question. Another quote from tRGtT: "Along with Alan Oldham (Dj T-1000), Robert Hood (then knows as Rob Noise) was an early recruit to the fledgling Underground Resistance organisation. Operating as self-styled 'ministers of information', Oldham and Hood constructed press releases, mission statements and took care of whatever day-to-day business came their way. As The Vision, Hood later became an integral part of the UR infrastructure, adopting the role of MC for the group's live shows and contributing to releases such as the Riot EP, 'The Punisher' and X-102 Discovers the Rings of Saturn (1992). During the same period, his first solo release as The Vision, 'Gyroscopic', also emerged on the UR label." Taken from tRGtT by Tim Barr. You see folks, this book is really worth the attention. Get it soon! John -----Original Message----- From: Jason Birchmeier [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2000 11:53 PM To: detroit Subject: (313) Underground Resistance question I'm writing a biographical piece on the group's music for my independant study and am curious about the early contributions by Jeff Mills and Robert Hood. A) when exactly did Mills stop collaborating with Banks? It sounds as though he was involved with the X-101 record (UR-013.5) but I'm guessing he left the group shortly after. I haven't heard many of the releases following X-101 except for MIA (UR-018) and Message to the Majors (UR-21) so it's hard for me to guess. B) was Hood ever that involved? He obviously was involved with the Gyroscopic record and I've heard rumors of him participating on the Riot record, but again I really don't have any idea about how involved he was after that. I'm going under the assumption that neither Mills nor Hood had anything to do with UR once they started Axis. It's hard to tell exactly when this was because so many of the UR records don't list a date. Any input would is appreciated. Thanks in advance, Jason --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
