With its declarative title, 1994's Minimal Nation is one of the definitive Detroit techno albums that forever links Robert Hood, its creator, to a brand of gaunt, vigorous electronic music. Hood has continued to explore this sound in the years since, but his palette has expanded in other directions as well. This month, the producer/DJ returns as Floorplan with a new album, Victorious, that melds electronic compositions with full-throated vocal samples often borrowed from gospel. Victorious also benefitted from the contributions of Floorplan's newest member, Hood's daughter Lyric.

According to Thump/Vice magazine NO.6 on the 2016 best albums list.