Stephen Brown – Mini Mood / Horizontal [SKUDGE-PT001]

October 26, 2011February 17, 2025 hipodromedetroit, skudge present, skudge records, stephen brown, technoLeave a comment

Skudge announces their new series Skudge Present, featuring their favorite artists. First out is Stephen Brown with two beautiful tracks. ‘Mini Mood’ is a one-of-a-kind type of track, where both inspiration from the past and the developments of the present gets equal space, resulting in something close to perfection. ‘Horizontal’ goes into a immense state, where melody is key, giving way for a floating yet pulsating groove. If the washed out term organic should have a place today, it would be here.

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Mathew Jonson – Dayz [CRM085]

October 26, 2011August 9, 2022 hipodromecrosstown rebels, detroit, house, mathew jonson, technoLeave a comment

Mathew Jonson makes his debut on Crosstown Rebels, with the Dayz EP. ‘Dayz’ is a very melodic house-meets-techno affair. Driven by punchy kicks, the track fuses silky synthesizers to vivid keys, with the overall result being a strong Detroit-ish track. ‘Cold Blooded’ is a more static, electro-based house track with twisted melodies, nasty bass stabs and super heavy vintage synth waves in the middle part.

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Inigo Kennedy – Revenge [TOKEN019]

October 26, 2011December 13, 2023 hipodromeblawan, inigo kennedy, techno, token1 Comment

Inigo Kennedy returns to two dirtier and energetic tracks on Token. ‘Revenge’ can rip up any dance floor peak time, while ‘Scatter’ explores IDM territory, almost in AFX fashion. The b-side holds an interpretation of ‘Revenge’ by the infamous Blawan, a fierce techno work-out.

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Pacou – Sense EP [TRESOR246]

October 26, 2011March 17, 2026 hipodromepacou, techno, tresor records1 Comment

In the month of Tresor’s 20th anniversary celebrations, Pacou unleashes a mean four-tracker of his signature, diverse Techno styles. A-side features the classically-learned pummel of ‘Connection’, all flying 909 hi-hats and lethal bass, besides the delayed gratification of ‘Transmitter’ a filigree shuffler with elliptical syncopation primed for craftier DJs. Flipside holds the tweaking acid Techno finesse of ‘Response’, and the warm dubby swing of ‘Default’, which was made over ten years ago.

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Hipodrome Podcast 012 – Leisureware

October 24, 2011August 30, 2012 hipodromedeep house, fill yer boots, interview, leisureware, podcast2 Comments

William Smith aka Leisureware is a house DJ & promoter from Brixton, London (UK). William manages the Fill Yer Boots blog and organizes events under the same name. In the last two years he made a bunch of parties with quality house artists like Wbeeza, June, Hunee, San Soda, George FitzGerald, James Braun or Kenton Slash Demon, just to name a few. He compiled for us an over one hour session with deep and raw modern house sounds.

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RA.282 Giorgio Gigli and Obtane

October 24, 2011September 26, 2014 hipodromedrone, francesco baudazzi, giorgio gigli, interview, obtane, podcast, resident advisor, technoLeave a comment

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SCB – Mace [SCB003]

October 24, 2011October 31, 2017 hipodromepaul rose, scb, scuba, techno2 Comments

Paul Rose make his return to the rarely used SCB alias. “Mace” is befitting of its title, all claustrophobic 4/4 filled with jittering percussive touches and menacing acid. The sweeping pads provide the requisite rhythmic undulations on this functional basement bumper. The more substantial rhythms of “Overlay” impress; hollow kicks and rusted stabs laying down the core thrust, whilst Rose moulds layers of growling white noise.

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Silent Servant – Hypnosis In The Modern Age [SD017]

October 24, 2011June 16, 2023 hipodromejuan mendez, sandwell district, silent servant, technoLeave a comment

A solo return EP from Sandwell District mainstay Silent Servant. The EP includes two tracks, that sticks to Juan’s trademark sheering sound-scapes and clattering lo-fi drums.

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VA – 5 Years Compilation (Part Three) [SEMANTICA030.3]

October 24, 2011September 11, 2024 hipodromearchitectural, compilation, dj f, ideograma, mike huckaby, semantica records, sowing paranoia, techno, vladislav delay1 Comment

Third part of Semantica’s fifth anniversary series. 4 moody techno cuts that are just as good out loud in the club, as at home over your headphones.

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Unknown Artist – Metropolis 1/2 [METROPOLIS 1/2]

October 24, 2011October 23, 2011 hipodromedubstep, metropolis, techno, unknown artistLeave a comment

New anonymous project from a known producer with some raw techno and dubstep cuts.

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Alex Cortex – Kihon [POM027]

October 23, 2011April 12, 2012 hipodromealbum, alex cortex, experimental, house, pomelo, techno2 Comments

Pomelo presents Alex Cortex’ third album. ‘Kihon’ is a very personal effort, as suggested by the self-portrait on the cover. The carefully elaborated design of this gatefold double LP speaks as a whole and in true minimalist fashion about the passing of time, without ever declaring nostalgia to be a means for itself. In 11 nameless tracks, ‘Kihon’ takes us on a journey through organic worlds of sound that invites us to flow with the music and connect with the feelings contained in it. Concentrating on the bare essentials, the music begins to speak, turning the album into a harmonic whole. ‘Kihon’ therefore is also a return to listening, away from a utilitarian perception of music as a background sound.

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OCH – Whalesong [TR021]

October 23, 2011January 15, 2016 hipodromehouse, och, techno, trelikLeave a comment

Trelik presents OCH, with a compulsive passion for the dying art of crate-digging combined with a love for modern synthesis techniques he manages to put together a 12″ that could easily be described as psychedelic Chicago. ‘Whalesong’ is a pulsating floor work-out which references the US greats whilst building an emotive sub-aqua soundscape. ‘Blind is The Wind’ follows with a sneaky chord driven spoken interlude which creates an air of tension before climaxing into ‘Last Chance Saloon’. This is deep yet driving showcasing haunting vocals with lush chords alongside the original principles of house music and plenty of bass.

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Antigone – Forbidden Works [CRF002]

October 23, 2011August 21, 2017 hipodromeantigone, construct re-form, techno, zadigLeave a comment

2nd Construct Re-Form Release with two tracks in the mechanical grooves and sounds for a techno honed sharp and refined. Finally, an energetic and powerful remix signed by the label owner, Zadig.

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Philippe Petit – Rain In The Valley EP [KW001]

October 23, 2011January 20, 2013 hipodromedetroit techno, knotweed records, philippe petitLeave a comment

Knotweed Records is a new label launched by Belgian DJ and producer Philippe Petit. As Philippe is composing music mainly when the weather grounds him at home, the dark atmosphere of the steep-sided mountain environment can be felt in all tracks of this release. The sound is techno at its best, Detroit influenced, hypnotic, dubby, but always with a funk element incorporated in the tracks.

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Lee Holman – 2nd Kawl EP [KAWL002]

October 23, 2011December 20, 2022 hipodromedetroit techno, elliott dodge, kawl, lee holman, russ gabriel1 Comment

Lee Holman delivers the second Kawl release, featuring some stripped back techno. Firing percussion and insistent, rolling drums provide the basis for a searing acid line and eerie strings lead it to a dramatic climax. On remix duties we hind Elliott Dodge and Russ Gabriel.

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