Hood are a U.K.-based band from Leeds, formed at the end of 1990. The band consists of Chris, Richard Adams, and friends. Their music has been compared to Radiohead, The Notwist, Pavement, My Bloody Valentine, and Mogwai. Motto: Dieu et mon droit (Royal motto; French for God and my right) The other motto, also French, seen is that of the Order of the Garter: Honi soit qui mal y pense (Shame upon him who thinks evil of it)3 Anthem: God Save the Queen4 Capital London Largest... Leeds is the urban core of the metropolitan borough and city the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire in the north of England. ... This article is about the year. ... Christopher John Adams (born May 6, 1970 in Whitwell, Derbyshire) is an English cricketer who represented his nation at Test and one-day international level. ... The name Richard Adams may refer to: Richard Adams, author Richard Adams, founder of Traidcraft Richard Adams, songwriter This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... This article needs a complete rewrite for the reasons listed on the talk page. ... The Notwist is a German indie rock band, but they have been very strongly influenced by the electronica scene. ... Pavement was a 1990s american indie-rock band. ... My Bloody Valentine were an Irish-British shoegazing rock band. ... Mogwai (circa 2003) Mogwai is a Scottish band formed in 1995 that has become one of the most influential and best known post-rock bands. ...

Short History

Hood are an experimental band from Leeds, U.K formed in December 1990. The core of the band features brothers Richard and Chris Adams, joined by various different friends over the years. With influences from The Cure, Aphex Twin, Mogwai, My Bloody Valentine, Pavement and Boards of Canada, their style of music often changes from ambient rock, to drum and bass to shoegaze.

Their first releases where very limited vinyl singles on various different small, indie, and some now defunct, record labels, although 555 records who released '(The) Weight' in 1998 is still alive.

In 1994, record labels Fluff and Slumberland released Hoods first full length album, entitled 'Cabled Linear Tractiion' in 1994. It was a landmark for the band, some say their best album still. Sounding similar to bands like The Cure, Sonic Youth and Pavement. The album was issued on CD in 1999 by Slumberland, who also released 1996's 'Silent '88' album. Similar sounding to 'CLT', but with much more experimentation going on and far more use of electronics. A collection of limited and rare singles was put together by Happy Go Lucky records in 1997 and released on Cd and vinyl, the vinyl version coming with a free 7" record.

In 1997, Domino Record Co snapped up Hood and released the single 'Useless' in 1997. A lo-fi indie electronica affair, not too dissimilar to the aforementioned '(The) Weight' released the next year. After a handfull more singles and eps for Domino, they released the album 'Rustic Houses, Forlorn Valleys' in 1998. A dense, dark and tension building album, sounding somewhere inbetween Labradfood, Mogwai and Massive Attack. A year later came 'The Cycle of Days and Seasons'. With an ever changing line up still revolving around the two brothers, the sound of the band changed yet again, moving further into indie elctronics.

Colaborating with friends Doseone and Why? from the anticon collective came Hoods 5th studio album 'Cold House' in 2001, their most well known and collectively appreciated ablum. Combing eliments of Post Rock, IDM, Indie and Doseone and Why?'s voice and lyric talents, this was their most accomplished work yet. Features the single 'You Show No Emotion At All'. Released on Domino.

In early 2005, Hood released 'Outside Closer'. An emotional journey through ambience and hip hop beats. More line up changes occured, meaning this album was yet again, different to the previous. Taking influence from The Remote Viewer, Prefuse 73 and Empress (of which the singer appears on the album). The tracks 'The Lost You' and 'The Negatives' where released as singles, featuring great b-sides and videos for the tracks.

Since the release of 'Outside Closer' Hood have toured with Why? promoting his new album 'Elephant Eyelahs' and released various remixing, further pushing their sound forward, for the better.

Discography

Studio albums

• cabled linear traction,1994
• silent '88,1996
• structured disasters,1997
• rustic houses, forlorn valleys,1998
• the cycle of days and seasons,1999
• cold house,2001
• compilations 1995-2002,2003
• singles compiled,2003
• outside closer,2005

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Singles

• Sirens 1992
• Opening into enclosure 1993
• 57 white bread 1994
• Carmine split 1995
• A harbour of thoughts 1995
• Hem split 1995
• Lee faust's million piece orchestra 1995
• I've forgotten how to live 1996
• Secrets now known to others 1996
• Useless 1997
• Filmed initiative 1998
• The year of occasional lull 1998
• (The) weight 1998
• Steward split 2000
• Home is where it hurts 2001
• Photographers 2001
• You show no emotion at all 2002
• Themselves split 2004
• The lost you 2004

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External links

• Hood — Official Website
• Hood — Label site
• Hood — Forum