ItaloJohnson – 04 [ITJ004]

October 21, 2011March 31, 2021 hipodromehouse, italojohnsonLeave a comment

ITALOJOHNSON - Italojohnson 4

ItaloJohnson releases its fourth release. On the long recorded side, you’ll find a house track that can be hardly surpassed in any type in its directness. An unfussy arrangement, a straight oppressive subject and a low flying breakdown compose the A-stamped side. The concrete in-your-face-drumming, piano lessons and stabbing strings combined with the ItaloJohnson charm becomes the (double A) AA-side. Finally, the AA-2 track emotionally rounds up the release with ItaloJohnson’s trademark-sound in which all the brothers and sisters are invited to explore.

FCL vs VFB – Love Prescription EP [DOG022]

October 21, 2011January 31, 2024 hipodromedeep house, delusions of grandeur, fcl, max erotic, motor city drum ensemble, nick berlin, red d, san soda, vfbLeave a comment

New collaborative project from Belgian duo FCL, San Soda and Red D, joining the omnipresent Danilo of Motor City Drum Ensemble for some seriously raw, stripped back and undiluted house music.

Christopher Rau & Tilman Tausendfreund – Pea Gravel EP [HYPE021]

October 21, 2011June 24, 2021 hipodromechristopher rau, deep house, hypercolour, tilman tausendfreund1 Comment

RAU, Christopher/TILMAN TAUSENDFREUND - Pea Gravel EP

Christopher Rau teamings up with Tilman Tausendfreund for the new release on Hypercolour. The pair turns in one effort each, plus two collaborative tracks on their Pea Gravel EP.

Jon McMillion – Saw You Looking (Remixes) [NEK002]

October 21, 2011May 13, 2025 hipodromedeep house, jon mcmillion, juju & jordash, nuearth kitchen, san proper, vakulaLeave a comment

Four tracks from Jon McMillion’s wonderful eponymous LP get the remix treatment here on Seattle imprint Nuearth Kitchen. San Proper drops remixes of “Saw You Looking” and “Solette Simms”, with the fat chords and claps of the latter proving to be the highlight, although both efforts are worthy of many, many repeat listens. Elsewhere Ukrainian producer Vakula pops up to turn “Climbing Out” into a glacially paced jam replete with cosy pads and Motor City atmospherics. Amsterdam based duo Juju & Jordash turn in a moody analogue refix of “Love Of Parking” to round off an essential 12″.

Lady Blacktronika – The Ghost Spell According To [SB003]

October 21, 2011July 25, 2019 hipodromedeep house, fred p, lady blacktronika, sound black recordingsLeave a comment

The third release on Sound Black Recordings, featuring some deep sounds from Lady Blacktronika. The EP includes also a Fred P remix!

Steve Summers – BIS Radio Show #595

October 20, 2011January 12, 2012 hipodromebeats in space, chicago house, jason letkiewicz, live act, steve summers5 Comments

Deixis – Abstract Forms IFM Radio Showcase

October 20, 2011October 19, 2011 hipodromeabstract forms, deixis, detroit, electro, intergalactic fm, techno1 Comment

O1O aka Aybee – Futurespective [FUR039]

October 20, 2011August 22, 2015 hipodromealbum, aybee, deep house, further records, o1o, oakland's 1and only2 Comments

Aybee shows his other side with the 7 short tracks on this EP. While the aural palette is similar to his 4 to the floor work, the beats here leaning more to the hip hop side. Funky & deep, the way you’d expect, but with a twist.

VA – The SYNTH Remixes [SOL002]

October 20, 2011September 11, 2024 hipodromedeep house, mike huckaby, pole, sistol, slices of life, vladislav delay1 Comment

Mike Huckaby lets loose on Vladislav Delay and Pole on this excellent 12″ for Slice Of Life. Huckaby’s S Y N T H remix of “Keno” was a considered highlight of Remasters & Remakes, Halo Cyan’s exhaustive remix project of Delay’s SISTOL recordings from the late 90s. Released only on the Double CD and as download, it was begging for a vinyl release, and thanks to Slice of Life that is now possible. One long, bubbling Motor City groove primed for the early hours of a sweaty basement, it is complemented by Huckaby’s equally fine revision of Pole’s “Silberfisch”, all driving sub bass intricacies and tightly wound metallic percussive grooves.

VA – Orgelvärk 2LP [MW033]

October 19, 2011December 15, 2011 hipodromecompilation, electro, minimal wave records, orgelvärk, synth pop6 Comments

Minimal Wave proudly presents a newly remastered vinyl edition of the cult Swedish cassette compilation Orgelvärk, subtitled “en stadig samling Svensk synthmusik” – “a solid collection of Swedish synth music”. Orgelvärk is a compilation of Swedish synthpop, experimental and industrial music representative of the underground tape scene that thrived there in the 1980s. Orgelvärk was originally compiled and released on cassette in 1986 by Tor Sigvardson, also known for his own musical project 18:e Oktober and cassette label Neuköln. The vinyl edition includes five previously unreleased tracks which were submitted to Tor for the original 1986 cassette release but due to space limitations, never made it on there. All twenty-four songs have been remastered from their original tapes especially for vinyl by Tor himself.

Sympathy Nervous – Automaticism LP [MW032]

October 19, 2011October 21, 2011 hipodromealbum, electro, minimal wave records, sympathy nervous, yosihumi niinuma1 Comment

Sympathy Nervous is the project of Japanese artist Yosihumi Niinuma. Automaticism features songs Yosihumi Niinuma recorded between 1979-1981. Most were originally slated for a cassette release but never saw the light of day until now.

In Trance 95 – Cities Of Steel & Neon [MW029]

October 19, 2011July 19, 2023 hipodromealbum, alex machairas, electro, in trance 95, minimal wave records, nik veliotis5 Comments

Minimal Wave proudly presents Cities Of Steel And Neon, a compilation of early tape recordings by Greek electronic pioneers In Trance 95. In Trance 95 was formed by Alex Machairas and Nik Veliotis when they were just 18 years old. From its inception, the duo shaped their sound using portable analogue synthesizers and drum machines, becoming one of the first artists in the minimal synth / cold wave / EBM vein to come out of Greece in the 80s.

VA – Combined EP v2.0 [AFS009]

October 18, 2011November 8, 2022 hipodromeabstract forms, electro, matti turunen, versalife1 Comment

Next up from Abstract Forms is part two of the combined EP series, again the focus being on outer-worldly electro jams. The artists on offer are Versalife and Matti Turunen (Morphology). Together they offer 6 tracks of electro music ranging from fast paced, but deep and spacious compositions, to slow and sleazy bump and grind electronica.

Stingray Enters The Unknown – The Sadist [UTTU002]

October 18, 2011April 20, 2023 hipodromecestrian, dj haus, dj stingray, electro, heinrich mueller, sherard ingram, stingray enters the unknown, unknown to the unknown3 Comments

Unknown To The Unknown have put together their new release, Stingray Enters The Unknown a collaboration between Detroit’s DJ Stingray & London’s DJ Haus. Entitled The Sadist Pts 1 and 2 – the release is backed with remixes from the legendary Heinrich Mueller (Dopplereffekt) and Cestrian (Ali Renault, Heartbreak).

Adapta – Adapta EP 1 [BRUTALSUN001]

October 18, 2011March 6, 2024 hipodromeadapta, brutal sunset, electro, steve conner1 Comment

Steve Conner unfurls a new project in the shape of Adapta, with this classy quartet of gritty machine funk for the newly minted Brutalist Sunset imprint. The Adapta project is the result of Conner’s live recording in a studio based around a redesigned Memorymoog synth bulked up with Roland and Elektron hardware. “Concrete Sun” in particular is an abrasive delight, with jagged textures scraping across a backdrop of scattergun binary melodies and swampy bass. “Duerden Sound” even sees him indulge in doom laden steppish dub techno, on an extended studio flex with particularly bleak thoughts running through their heads.

Philipp Gorbachev – In The Delta [CÓMEME012]

October 18, 2011October 23, 2017 hipodromecomeme records, electro, philipp gorbachev4 Comments

GORBACHEV, Philipp - In The Delta (Front Cover)

Comeme imprint return from a short break sporting a new addition to the family. Hailing from Moscow, Phillip Gorbachev’s arrival on the label sees them expand operations continentally and with real style. Proceedings get off to a thrusting start with the epic sounds of “In The Delta” little more than a steadily crescendo building arch of arpeggiated energy over straight-up proto kicks. “Gas Lady” is equally simple in its execution and deadly in its intent, grasping several layers of synthy excellence over searing tones and loose limbed electro rhythms. “Montana Blues” combines a cavernous house rhythm with over the top electric guitar axe riffs; and somehow manages to sound thrillingly sweat inducing as opposed to awful and cheesy. “Postovoi” ends this release in diverse style, throwing a big old gristly punk funk bassline underneath a storm cloud of descendant rhythms.

Legowelt – Fabric Promo Mix October 2011

October 17, 2011October 20, 2011 hipodromechicago house, fabric, legowelt, podcastLeave a comment

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VA – Nation presents The Modern Electronic Element EP (Serie 2) [NAT011]

October 17, 2011June 25, 2025 hipodromebaris k, beau wanzer, compilation, i.b.m., jakbeat, jamal moss, mick wills, nation records, quid pro quo, ssps, steve summers, tevo howard, traxxLeave a comment

Nation returns to the forefront, compiling a serious arsenal of exclusives. Their motto: RWTHO = Rollin’ With True Heads Only. Traxx unleashes an array different styles that make up the elements of the Jakbeat sound, from a line-up that’s Not for the faint of heart! This is the 2nd in the The Modern Electronic Element series.

Seaside Houz Boyz – Deephouze Yall [CR1254]

October 17, 2011March 25, 2019 hipodromechicago house, creme organization, danny wolfers, deep house, legowelt, seaside houz boyz3 Comments

SEASIDE HOUZ BOYZ - Deephouze Yall (Front Cover)

Creme Organization presents some raw bangin, surf house from the no-cal beaches. Behind the name Seaside Houz Boyz is the genius of Legowelt aka Danny Wolvers.

Kurt Baggaley – Magic Of Human EP [HM003]

October 17, 2011September 12, 2023 hipodromeelectro, hotmix records, house, kurt baggaleyLeave a comment

HotMix Records for his third release presents “Magic Of Human EP” written and produced by mysterious Kurt Baggaley ! This EP contains five tracks reminiscent of the glorious productions on NuGroove Records , with melodies and shade that bring to mind the Tangerine Dream and Vangelis.