Intergalactic Gary – Signs of Disarray [MNSX018]

December 10, 2019December 10, 2019 hipodromeintergalactic gary, midnight shift, synth wave, technoLeave a comment

“Releases by Intergalactic Gary are few and far between. Besides a handful of collaborations such as The Parallax Corporation (with I-F) and with Pasiphae, the must-know DJ from Den Haag has largely been about his talent behind the decks. We are thus extremely honoured to have him break the mould with us for his first solo EP release in 15 years — ’Signs of Disarray’. Injecting a fresh spirit amidst today’s mass productions, the sounds will immediately capture vintage ears. The pacing well measured, the storytelling a precious capsule from a time past.”

E.R.P. – Exomoon [FFLP002]

December 9, 2019December 9, 2019 hipodromealbum, convextion, detroit, e.r.p, electro, forgotten future, gerard hansonLeave a comment

After presenting last here the first E.R.P. album called “Afterimage”, Forgotten Future comes now with the second album from E.R.P aka Gerard Hanson. “Exomoon” inclused 8 deep Electro cuts from the man from Texas.

_codebox – x_y_z [FR052]

December 9, 2019May 11, 2020 hipodromecodebox, electro, frustrated funkLeave a comment

_box of audible codes… on Frustrated Funk.

Lost Trax – Out of Mind [FR051]

December 9, 2019January 20, 2020 hipodromeacid, electro, frustrated funk, lost traxLeave a comment

Lost Trax with a new release on Frustrated Funk.

VA – A Short Illness From Which He Never Recovered [BLACKEST077]

December 8, 2019December 6, 2019 hipodromeambient, blackest ever black, brainman, bridget hayden, carla del forno, compilation, experimental, hypnotic sleep, ian martin, kiran sande, lightning in a twilight hour, scythe, unchainedLeave a comment

There’s no denying that Blackest Ever Black has released some stellar music over the last decade, so it’s rather fitting that the London imprint’s final release is arguably one of its strongest for some time. To say goodbye, label boss Kiran Sande has put together a superb collection of poignant explorations of ambient, electronica and lo-fi pop that includes a swathe of label debuts. A compilation of new and recent music, either previously unreleased or until now unavailable on vinyl, by Bridget Hayden, Carla dal Forno, Lightning In A Twilight Hour, Scythe, Jam Money, Ian Martin, Unchained, The Fulmars, Hypnotic Sleep and Brainman.

Gavilán Rayna Russom – The Envoy [ELP047]

December 8, 2019December 8, 2019 hipodromealbum, ambient, cosey fanny tutti, ecstatic recordings, experimental, gavilan rayna russom, peter zummoLeave a comment

Transdisciplinary NYC artist Gavilán Rayna Russom beautifully comes into her own with a distinguished solo debut album statement including the voice of Cosey Fanni Tutti and brass arrangements by downtown legend Peter Zummo. After decades exploring her sonic personality in various projects inspired by her deep immersion in NYC’s club and avant-garde scenes, Rayna uses ‘The Envoy’ as a vessel to firm up and convey her personal conclusions on intersections of gender and electronic music.

Ambros Seelos – Ambros Seelos [369.059]

December 7, 2019December 5, 2019 hipodromealbum, ambros seelos, disco, funk, jazz, private records, sony music, synth popLeave a comment

Private Records is back with the archives of SONY Music and the library archive of Ambros Seelo. The German musician Ambros Seelos recorded this psychedelic Disco, Afro Funk and Jazz magic during the 1970’s and early 1980’s.

Armonics – Nuovi Orizzonti [SLOMO044]

December 7, 2019December 8, 2019 hipodromearmonics, disco, electro, francesco strippoli, slow motion recordsLeave a comment

Following his debut 12” “Human”, Armonics teleports back to the Slow Motion mothership with his debut mini-album: Nuovi Orizzonti. Dreamy, lo-fi fuzz emanates from cassette tape and vintage circuit boards to synthetic travel music that will jettison you into outer space. Strap in. Tune out.

RA.704 Esa

December 6, 2019December 6, 2019 hipodromedisco, esa, esa williams, house, interview, podcast, resident advisorLeave a comment

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Cosmonaut – Acid Thriller EP [VARME003]

December 6, 2019December 17, 2019 hipodromecosmonaut, federico jorcin, house, techno, varmeLeave a comment

VARME003 switching tempos a bit with three powerful and mysterious tracks from Uruguayan rising star Cosmonaut aka Federico Jorcin. Varme is an electronic music label based in Bucharest, founded and curated by Paul Popa.

Reedale Rise – Barbary Coast EP [ORN027]

December 6, 2019December 5, 2019 hipodromedeep house, detroit house, ornate music, reedale rise, simon keatLeave a comment

Since 2015 Reedale Rise’s refined strand of electro and techno has quickly established him as one of the most inventive artists operating in the current crop of machine manipulators coming out of the UK underground. Liverpool-based producer Simon Keat has released a prolific body of work under the alias in a short space of time, notching up appearances on crucial labels such as Frustrated Funk, Hizou, Where We Met and many more besides. With a sound indebted to the early wave of UK techno artists like B12, the electro experimentation of Silicon Scally as well as Detroit forefathers such as Drexciya and Model 500, it’s not hard to see why Reedale Rise makes perfect sense on Ornate. Technically astounding and emotionally charged, across all three tracks ORN027 marries shimmering, hi-def synth lines with crisp rhythms spanning 2-step shuffle, broken beats and understated techno propulsion.

Mark Knekelhuis Interview

December 5, 2019December 4, 2019 hipodromecarhartt wip, interview, knekelhuis, mark knekelhuis, mark van de maatLeave a comment

Olivia @ Nachtdigital Mint 2019

December 5, 2019December 4, 2019 hipodromeacid, electro, nachtdigital festival, olivia, technoLeave a comment

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DJ Maaco & DJ Overdose / Grischer – When Cities Collide VII [RHR007]

December 5, 2019December 4, 2019 hipodromedetroit, dj maaco, dj overdose, electro, grischer, rotterhague recordsLeave a comment

Maaco from Detroit and Overdose from RotterHague had some time in the studio together and here’s what came out, somewhat old somewhat new somewhat slew. Grischer from Cologne takes all the girls home, and makes them program beats.

E.R.P. – FR014X [FR014X]

December 5, 2019December 8, 2019 hipodromeambient, convextion, detroit, e.r.p, electro, frustrated funk, gerard hansonLeave a comment

Under the E.R.P. alias, Gerard Hanson has been making some of the finest intergalactic electro known to humankind since the tail end of the 1990s. His catalogue is meaty and some of his older, out-of-press records are now frustratingly hard to find – hence this tidy double-pack from Frustrated Funk. It includes all three tracks from Hanson’s 2007 label debut, “Vox Automaton” – the body-popping brilliance of the title track, the Drexciya style underwater trip of “Nerve Play” and the deep electro lusciousness of “Parfume Persuasion” – as well as the trio of cuts originally released on the “Alsoran” from the same years. These are arguably even better, with the melodious, cinematic and futuristic title track, and wonderfully poignant “Irma” standing out.

Ombra Festival 2019

December 4, 2019December 3, 2021 hipodromecelldöd, credit 00, daf, dirk ivens, elmer davy, june, manie sans delire, marsman, ombra festival, operator radio, oraculo records, psyche, razzmatazz, rnxrx, ron morelli, solar, univac, utopia 126, wolf club, years of denialLeave a comment

We were very excited when, somewhere between July/August, we heard about Ombra festival and soon after we bought the tickets for the festival.

This was actually the first extended edition of the festival, since last year they just had a party in a club with 500 people, so we must consider ourselves really lucky for taking part in this.

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Disco Morato / Gegen Mann – Abandoned Signatures [FLCS02]

December 3, 2019November 17, 2020 hipodromeacid, album, alexander lomakin, cassette, disco morato, electro, fill-lex records, gegen mann, industrial, technoLeave a comment

Disco Morato and Gegen Mann are Moscow based DJs and sound producers. By playing their music they try to touch the darkest aspects of human emotion expressing an atmosphere of body-control. Apart from DJing they produce music and signed to UK-based NEIN Records. And as a collaboration, they founded imprint “Maxima Culpa Records” to develop their specific sound and vision of music. This release is also the result of their collaboration. There are 10 tracks created with total freedom to experiment with sound.

VA – The Belligerents Vol.2 [GRTW008]

December 3, 2019June 29, 2023 hipodromeafd, anna funk damage, diana berti, dj nephil, electro, gravitational waves, hannibal iii, industrial, swordsmith, system disorder, technoLeave a comment

The second installment in the Gravitational Waves series, The Belligerents Vol. 2 puts the label’s experimental and always forward-thinking sound on display. This time, label head Dj Nephil and his slew of machines take to Side A, alongside the mysterious System Disorder, and Swordsmith who delivers us a slice of raw, industrial action in the form of Autorobo. Hannibal III makes his return to the label, sharing Side B with some exciting names – Diana Berti – the alias of Violet Poison, and Anna Funk Damage. Gravitational Waves is back with a vengeance.

TV.OUT – Dusk Till Dawn [DE267]

December 3, 2019February 5, 2020 hipodromeacid, dark entries records, electro, industrial, tv.outLeave a comment

Tel Aviv born, Berlin based duo TV.OUT make their Dark Entries debut with a 6-track EP titled ‘Dust Till Dawn’. Doron Mastey Charly & Ori Itshaki have made a name for themselves the past few years putting on impressive live sets, DJing around the world, and running Parallax Records releasing various strains of rugged, well informed electronic music.

Romansoff @ Corp.X 006 (Bucharest) 15.11.2019

December 2, 2019February 9, 2022 hipodromecorp., electro, romanian, romansoff, technoLeave a comment