Artefakt – Monsoon [SEM107]

May 17, 2019May 19, 2019 hipodromealbum, artefakt, deep techno, minimal techno, nick lapien, robin koek, semantica records, technoLeave a comment

Artefakt returns to Semantica to present their second album entitled “Monsoon”. It would be fair to say that Artefakt have not succumbed to the pitfalls of “difficult second album syndrome”. In fact, “Monsoon” is arguably an even stronger and more entertaining set than their lauded 2017 debut on Delsin, “Kinship”. Its genius lies in the Dutch duo’s ability to craft atmospheric, dancefloor-ready techno cuts that prioritize mood and melody as much as bustling beats and rhythmic intensity. While their inherent grasp of atmosphere is best personified by the album’s opening and closing ambient cuts, it can also be heard in the broken techno hypnotism of “Inverted Forest”, the trance-influenced grooves and dreamy electronics of “Monsoon” and the yearning, early morning throb of “Vertigo”.

Tadeo – Zilog [SYMLTD004]

May 17, 2019May 17, 2019 hipodromeminimal techno, symbolism ltd, tadeo, techno, theory recordingsLeave a comment

Symbolism Ltd returns with four tracks from Tadeo which aptly display the Spaniard’s ability to create perfect hypnotic grooves whether they’re simple, abrasive numbers or melodic, textured kickers. Zilog 89 is made up of the sort of cuts that stay in the box (and mind) for a good while.

SSTROM – Drenched 1-4 [ROSTEN8.1]

May 17, 2019May 19, 2019 hipodromehannes stenstrom, rosten, sstrom, technoLeave a comment

SSTROM is back on Rosten with ‘Drenched’, 12 tracks for the floor, divided on 3 EPs, each to be released three weeks apart. SSTROM is the project of Hannes Stenstrom, once part of Swedish band Slagsmalsklubben, and one half of enigmatic techno duo SHXCXCHCXSH (SHX).

Intrinsic – Firewalls [EMP019]

May 17, 2019December 6, 2021 hipodromeemphasis recordings, house, intrinsic, steven tang, technoLeave a comment

Steven Tang’s Emphasis returns with the reclusive Intrinsic on Firewalls. ”Firewalls” builds soulfully techno syncopated synths & rhythms while the deeply modulated ”Falling” is thick & smoky filled with delayed synth madness that coalesces with a brooding bass line. Includes ”Bonus Beats”.

Alessandro Adriani – Morphic Dreams [SALP008]

May 16, 2019May 15, 2019 hipodromealbum, alessandro adriani, experimental, industrial, shawn o'sullivan, simon crab, stroboscopic artefacts, technoLeave a comment

Mannequin boss Alessandro Adriani returns with his second full-length, ‘Morphic Dreams’, this time on Stroboscopic Artefacts. Throughout eleven cuts painstakingly executed but lacking not an iota of the fresh, spontaneous oomph that made his sound stand out of the crowd of techno producers to have emerged over the past decade, Adriani lays the foundations to a suspended sound imaginarium, governed by its own rules and principles of gravity. Revolving around the notions of sublimation and quest for inner balance, ‘Morphic Dreams’ is comprised of four distinct sequences, conceived and designed as reflections of four mental states, each of them linked to the four alchemical elements – i.e. Water, Earth, Air and Fire.

Cardinal & Nun – Cardinal & Nun [LIES132]

May 16, 2019October 11, 2023 hipodromecardinal & nun, electro, industrial, l.i.e.s., long island electrical systems, synth wave, technoLeave a comment

Cardinal & Nun from Marseille delivers his debut EP for L.I.E.S. with a four track no holds barred synth punk assault. Injecting energy into the dead, channeling chaos and turmoil into his music, he rips through four tracks with a rough yet somehow elegant approach…raw to the bone yet flawlessly arranged. Synths that sound like guitars, guitars that sound like synths, metallic drum machines with a human touch and deranged vocals fuel this record til the end. Think Screamers meet Chrome meet Liasions with a healthy dose of southern California gutter punks on meth and you’re in the right place.

TV.OUT – TV.OUT [LIES131]

May 16, 2019February 5, 2020 hipodromeelectro, industrial, l.i.e.s., long island electrical systems, new beat, techno, tv.outLeave a comment

Hard hitting duo TV.OUT return to L.I.E.S. with their 2nd EP for the label. Clocking in with four tracks, these guys move with ease from classic Frankfurt style New Beat to teeth grindin, lower bpm EBM and Hague style electro, all tracks suited for the club. Head right to the opener XTC for an immediate 8 minute expansive modern day lesson in dancefloor drama- strings and claps perfectly placed as the bassline drives you insane. Fast forward to ”Black Out” for a slower paced harder hitting beating, air raid sirens scream as the metalworks clang on. TV.OUT at the top of their game with this one.

Larionov & St Theodore – Bleak Warfare [RET006]

May 16, 2019April 24, 2020 hipodromeacid, electro, larionov, rotterdam electronix, st. theodore, technoLeave a comment

Cold and sinister combat electro by Russian pourvoyeurs Larionov & St Theodore. Infectious analogue rhythms emerged deep down the hearts of these young souls. The Bleak Warfare EP presents five cuts with each their own desire for the dancefloors.

Cabinet pres. Helena Hauff @ Control Club (Bucharest) 17.05.2019

May 15, 2019May 15, 2019 hipodromecabinet, club control, eddie lanzat, helena hauffLeave a comment

VA – TRB01 [TRB01]

May 15, 2019May 15, 2019 hipodromeartes, barson, freddy fresh, house, john shima, techno, tribe recordingsLeave a comment

Tribe is a record label created by like-minded artists from Barcelona, with a bold purpose of generating and sharing their idea of timeless electronic music. The debut EP Tribe01 comprises four different yet catchy and charismatic tunes that meet at the same point – the dance floor.

Fred P / Deetron – Lush Culture EP [PS002]

May 15, 2019May 15, 2019 hipodromedeep house, deetron, fred p, fred peterkin, perpetual soundLeave a comment

Fred P’s fresh ‘Perpetual Sound’ imprint continues its journey with ‘Lush Culture’, a split EP that finds the label head alongside like-minded soul, Deetron.

Telephones – From The Vaults 1998-2018 Vol. 2 [EC02/TLF02]

May 15, 2019May 15, 2019 hipodromeeuropean carryall, henning severud, house, telephonesLeave a comment

Digging deeper into rescued attic-material, Telephones offers even more genre-wobbly, and inspired sounds, featuring bipolar detroit techno/bongo-disco, stuttering warehouse-atmospheres and a failed attempt at making Speed Garage (without ever really knowing what that was) – instead ending up somewhere, which can best be described as balearic techno with a dutch twist, hyperactive steroid-disco and degenerate house. Originally conceived and programmed by a juvenile Mr Telephones on ancient PC-software at the turn of the 90s/Y2K – 20 years later, salvaged, exported and meticulously overdubbed, re-recorded and edited to current high standards of Telephonic Communication.

VA – The Tuffest Of The Tuffest (2019 Edition) [WAFLP2]

May 14, 2019May 13, 2019 hipodromeaddis posse, compilation, house, housemaids, james harris, no smoke, warriors dance, watt noiseLeave a comment

London’s Warriors Dance label was a unique operation and a pioneering London label during the late 80’s acid house phenomena. Home to an assortment of DJs, MCs and soundmen, they went on to make their own original and indelible mark on the rave scene from the infamous ‘Addis Ababa’ studio on Harrow Road on the North-West side of the city. This is an updated and expanded 2019 version of the Warriors Dance compilation 89′ that boasts some unreleased DAT tape outtakes and cuts that have never seen the light of day – until now. This compilation is crammed full of the breakbeats, deep as the centre of the earth basslines, left-field influenced acid cuts and dubwise new-wave esque dance sounds..

Hieroglyphic Being – A Synthetic Love Life Vol. 1 [MATHPLUS015]

May 14, 2019May 13, 2019 hipodromechicago, hieroglyphic being, house, mathematics plus, mathematics recordings, technoLeave a comment

Hieroglyphic Being has materialized with the limited & stamped “A Synthetic Love Life Vol. 1” created a decade ago to cassette & sonically presented to higher plane listeners. Volume 1 of 9 for Mathematics Plus.

Drvg Cvltvre – The World Is On Fire But We Still Dance Like Twats – Part 2 [CLTD-011]

May 14, 2019February 9, 2023 hipodromeconcrete records, drvg cvltvre, house, techno, vincent koremanLeave a comment

The New York Haunted label owner Drvg Cvltvre drops 3 new tracks on Concrete Records. Strong synths, acid bass lines and aggressive sounds are the elements that always characterized Drvg Cvltvre’s music, in this EP he shows another more sophisticated and personal side: pads and ambient suggestions coexist with the strong basslines and rhythms. A different approach that gives a more deep and mental oriented tone to the tracks. A lot of percussion add raw sound characterized this three tracks, a just balance between the raw house genre and the violent techno sound.

De Bons en Pierre – EP No. 1 / 2 [DE236/DE237]

May 13, 2019May 12, 2019 hipodromebeau wanzer, dark entries records, de-bons-en-pierre, electro, experimental, florent mazzocchetti, industrial, maoupa mazzocchetti, synth wave, technoLeave a comment

Dark Entries presents two new EPs from De Bons en Pierre, the duo of Beau Wanzer & Maoupa Mazzocchetti. Beau Wanzer spends the majority of his days sifting through paraffin embedded animal tissues and reading old issues of Fangoria, occasionally breaking his monotonous routine to record in various fits and bursts. As well as solo material, he is also in numerous projects including Streetwalker, Mutant Beat Dance, Civil Duty, and Corporate Park. Maoupa Mazzocchetti is the pseudonym of Florent Mazzocchetti, a French producer based in Brussels. His sonic vision is one which constantly straddles the line between wild experimentation and rhythmic compatibility, drawing influence from early concrète, 80’s tape scene and Birmingham school techno. After working together on the ‘Crepes’ EP that we released in 2017, De Bons en Pierre reunited for a two day recording session in Brussels. The duo recorded 13 tracks that we’ve split across 2 EPs with 6 tracks on ‘EP No. 1’ and 7 tracks on ‘EP No. 2’. Beau says, “We hooked everything up and just pushed play. We didn’t really discuss much about the process….it was very ‘spur of the moment’.” The equipment set up included a Roland TR-808, TR-606, SH-101, CR-78, CR-8000, two Syncussions and effects. Each EP contains 25 minutes of dance floor perversions that tackle an array of rhythmic forms. Sludgy synths, serrated percussion and viscous distortion goops over leviathan rhythms.

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Beta Evers – Transient [SGX004]

May 13, 2019May 12, 2019 hipodromebeta evers, electro, industrial, re-release, reissue, sonic groove, sonic groove experiments, synth waveLeave a comment

Beta Evers returns to Sonic Groove Experiments with another re-issue of one of her classics from the late aught decade. Three cuts of seductive vocal-charged post-punk, wave / body music.

THL – Dreams Of Leaving / Dance Like A Star [FPTHL]

May 13, 2019May 3, 2022 hipodromefp, sneaker, synth wave, techno, the human league, thl, uncanny valleyLeave a comment

A passionate tribute to a time before techno… or was techno already there? This beautiful and highly limited package includes two The Human League edits.

Slagmann – Krysalis [TALISMANN007]

May 12, 2019May 9, 2019 hipodromealbum, experimental, slagmann, slagwerk den haag, talismannLeave a comment

Slagmann is the new collaboration between producer Talismann and music ensemble Slagwerk Den Haag. Their first album ‘Krysalis’ is an adventurous synthesis of hypnotizing rhythm patterns, organic soundscapes and captivating scenography – or, as the artists themselves like to call it, a “ritualistic experience.” Sometimes dreamy and dark, euphoric and explosive at other times. This mesmerizing cross-pollination between ritualistic percussion and drum machines will lure you into the murkiest depths of electronica and classical minimal music. For the visual identity of ‘Krysalis’ Slagmann works together with visual artist Heleen Blanken. Who is responsible for the scenography of the live show and capturing the cover image.

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Avina Vishnu – Transforma [WEME313.19]

May 12, 2019May 9, 2019 hipodromeaina, album, ambient, avina vishnu, detroit, experimental, heinrich mueller, weme records, weme313Leave a comment

Advanced soundscapes from Avina Vishnu which is a project by Heinrich Mueller aka Gerald Donald and Aina. Their release Transforma is a conceptual project that is focusing on a unification between the natural world and the artificial space of electronic music. It attempts to immerse the listener within a three dimensional sound environment that is exploring the natural physics of music and yet create a contrast between these two worlds.