Their first releases were 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 Hood's first full length album, entitled 'Cabled Linear Traction'. It was a landmark for the band, some still say it's their best album. It had similarities 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. The latter was 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'. A lo-fi indie electronica affair, not too dissimilar to the aforementioned '(The) Weight' released the next year.
Around this time Chris was releasing instrumental electronic material as Downpour, often involving heavily distorted drum and bass.
After another handful of singles and eps for Domino, they released the album 'Rustic Houses, Forlorn Valleys' in 1998. A dense, dark and tension building album, sounding somewhere in between Labradford, Mogwai and Massive Attack and produced by the band and Matt Elliott from Third Eye Foundation.
A year later came 'The Cycle of Days and Seasons', once again produced by Matt Elliott. With an ever changing line up still revolving around the two brothers, the sound of the band changed yet again, moving further into indie electronics.
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. It contained elements of Post Rock, IDM, Indie as well as Doseone and Why?'s voice and lyric talents. 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 (the singer of which appears on the album). The tracks 'The Lost You' and 'The Negatives' were released as singles, featuring b-sides and videos for the tracks.
Since the release of 'Outside Closer' Hood have toured with Why? promoting his new album 'Elephant Eyelash' and released various remixes.
During 2006, Gareth S Brown, who played in the aforementioned tour, has been working on a solo album, due for release in November on Richard's girlfriend's label Misplaced Pets.
Currently due for release on record label anticon, is a solo album from Hood lead singer Chris Adams under the name of Bracken. The lead single from the album, titled 'Heathens', is due out in November, the album, titled 'We Know About the Need' follows in January.
In 2007 Richard Adams formed a side project The Declining Winter which has spawned a 7" The Future Sound of Hip Hop parts 1 and 2 and an album Goodbye Minnesota.
There are no plans for any further Hood releases.
boer farmstead
Hood Lyrics
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Falling down at sea (?)
Feelings lost in the sky
Falling down at sea (?)
Feelings lost forever
Feelings lost forever
For it's lost in the sky (?)
Feelings lost forever
Feelings lost forever
Feelings lost in the sky
Falling down at sea (?)
Feelings lost in the sky
Falling down at sea (?)
Feelings lost forever
Feelings lost in the sky
For it's lost in the sky (?)
Feelings lost in the sky
Feelings lost
Feelings lost in the sky (forever)
Feelings lost
The lyrics to Hood's song "Boer Farmstead" are somewhat mysterious and open to interpretation. They seem to evoke a sense of loss and hopelessness. The repeated phrase "feelings lost in the sky, falling down at sea" suggests a sense of being adrift, lost, and powerless. The repetition of the phrase "feelings lost" only underscores this sense of desperation.
The final line, "for it's lost in the sky," echoes the earlier use of the phrase, but also implies a sense of resignation. Whatever the feelings were that were lost, they are now beyond retrieval, inaccessible and unreachable. The repetition of this phrase seems to emphasize the permanent nature of this loss.
Overall, the lyrics to "Boer Farmstead" convey a profound sense of sadness and isolation. The repetition of certain phrases and the absence of any clear narrative suggest a sort of emotional stasis, a state of being trapped in one's own feelings without hope of escape or resolution.
Line by Line Meaning
Feelings lost in the sky
Emotions that cannot be found, untraceable like clouds in the sky
Falling down at sea (?)
Possibly referring to how the emotions dissipate and disappear like water droplets in the sea
Feelings lost forever
The emotions are gone forever, never to be retrieved again
For it's lost in the sky (?)
The origin and destination of the emotions is unknown and unreachable like the vast expanse of the sky
Feelings lost in the sky
Reiterating the idea that emotions have disappeared and are unattainable
Feeling lost forever
A recurring theme, expressing a sense of sadness and despair over the loss of emotions
Feelings lost in the sky
Further emphasizing the loss of emotions and how they seem to have vanished into thin air
Falling down at sea (?)
Repeated from earlier in the song, possibly a metaphor for how emotions have sunk and disappeared forever
Feelings lost forever
A third mention of the permanent nature of the loss, creating a sense of finality
Feelings lost in the sky
The emotions are once again likened to clouds in the sky, highlighting the elusiveness of the feeling
For it's lost in the sky (?)
A repetition of an earlier line, underscoring the idea that emotions are intangible and beyond reach
Feelings lost
A shortened version of the earlier lines, encapsulating the overarching theme of the song
Contributed by Amelia A. Suggest a correction in the comments below.