Living It Up vinyl

** FLOORPLAN REPRESS ** Not content with releasing one of this year's best techno albums under his own name, Detroit producer Robert Hood turns his focus to his Floorplan alter ego. While it may not enjoy the same profile as Hood side-projects like The Vision and Monobox, it does provide an alternative to his repetitive metallic techno. Indeed, the title track is a jacking house workout centred on a disco loop and the chugging train sounds sampled so memorably on Telex's 'Moscow Disko'. 'Wall to Wall' is more in keeping with Hood's trademark techno, but here too, the harsh snares and ominous, prowling bassline are offset by a filtered disco groove.

Claudio Ponticelli, Gary Beck, ARGY, Billy Nasty, Rolando, Mimi, DJ 3000, Carlos Nilmmns, Ed Davenport, Luky R.D.U., Fer BR, Daniel Andreasson, Wesley Matsell, Max_M (M_Rec Ltd.), Juno Recommends Techno, Jamie Behan, Jolka, NICOLA CONTE, Martin De Brig-Hermez