Joel Boychuk a.k.a Hobo and one half of Tractile grew up in Canada about one hour drive away from Detroit. Inspired by regular visits of Detroit's seminal club Shelter and Plastikman's groundbreaking Sheet One album Joel started putting together his own loops. Fast-forward a couple of years and he earned a signing on Minus as Tractile. Hobo emerged as his solo project and remains one of Minus' most promising acts.