The 6th edition of Rokolectiv festival for electronic music and related arts is set to take place between 14th and 17th of April in Bucharest’s MNAC (National Museum of Contemporary Art) with concerts, performances, installations and film screenings. This year’s music program is sure to haunt both good and bad dreams, with a schizoid line up going from pure fun-driven beats to fuzzy dark performances.

Virgo Four interview

March 12, 2011May 22, 2014 hipodromeameoba music, eric lewis, interview, merwyn sanders, virgo fourLeave a comment

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MD – It Ain’t What It Used To Be [X]

March 12, 2011March 10, 2011 hipodromeacid, detroit, house, md1 Comment

Mysterious released, no information about the label or the producer. Melodic retro acid house/techno, classic early 90s sounding Detroit stuff. “It Ain’t What It Ain’t” powers along on a snapping 808 drum track with a bubbling 303 bassline, big washy strings and jazzy synth solo. Flipside cut “Megapolitan Soul” is a sublime piece of beatdown house that oozes soul. a gospel / soul vocal, hand claps and Detroit house pads and efx make this an absolute blinder for me.

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Dynamo Dreesen and SVN – Woodlandscene [ACIDO008]

March 12, 2011March 11, 2011 hipodromeacid, acido records, chicago, dynamo dreesen, experimental, svnLeave a comment

Cover art - Dynamo Dreesen And SVN: Woodlandscene

Mini album from original raw Chicago house to atmospheric chilled electronics – with kind of Sahko style minimalistic approach.

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Brawther & Chez N Trent – Brawther Remixes [BL013]

March 12, 2011February 8, 2024 hipodromebalance alliance, balance recordings, brawther, chez n trentLeave a comment

This new release includes Brawther takes his added interpretation of Chez N Trents ‘Don’t try it/Happy’ while keeping its original mood. Creatively done in good classic dub taste. Included in this remix package a new remix of the underground techno cut Le Voyage which has now been given the house treatment. It keeps getting better as Brawther also added to this smash 12 inch his own interpretation of the current Balance release of Saint Sebastion / Wipe the Needle “Life” and a added bonus and remix of Asteroids and Stardust by Chez Damier.

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Marko Fürstenberg & Luke Hess live @ Detroit meets Halle 21.01.2011

March 11, 2011March 31, 2023 hipodromedetroit meets halle, dub techno, live act, luke hess, marko furstenbergLeave a comment

Sigha – Politics Of Dying [OCS002]

March 11, 2011November 20, 2019 hipodromejames ruskin, james shaw, our circula sound, shifted, sigha, techno3 Comments

Sigha’s ‘Our Circula Sound’ presents the second release, with some dark, introspective and hypnotic techno. On remix duties are Shifted and James Ruskin.

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Marcelus – Ep 2 [DRH034]

March 11, 2011May 9, 2013 hipodromecedric bros, deeply rooted house, house, marcelus, technoLeave a comment

Marcelus returns to Deeply Rooted House with a exciting twelve inch ‘Ep. 2’! Rawer stompin tracks that never fail to capture that essential funking groove that make the difference between a standard techno track and a track that stands out!

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VA – 61 Center Returning Vol. 3 [T2X014]

March 11, 2011March 29, 2023 hipodromedonato dozzy, iori, peter van hoesen, techno, time to express, tr nchLeave a comment

Time To Express returns with number 14. The A side track ‘Elektra’ sees Italian techno maestro Donato Dozzy team up with Peter Van Hoesen. With ‘Barreleye’ Dave Twomey aka Tr nch and Iori Asano take up the B side.

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Wireman — Monobloc [ISM001]

March 11, 2011August 22, 2011 hipodromeinner surface music, techno, wiremanLeave a comment

New label with a first release by Wireman. Rawer, but mid tempo, techno tracks of which the b-side starts with a heavy dub influenced cut. The other two tracks are straight jacking techno tracks with a sexy groove.

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