Cuisine Dub – Udacha 9 [UDACHA009]

August 9, 2014March 27, 2018 hipodromeante matas, cuisine dub, deep house, jazz, udachaLeave a comment

Having previously impressed with an eccentric chunk of lo-fi, sun-kissed, house-not-house on the Udacha 6 EP, Croatian producer Cuisine Dub has been offered the chance to showcase his unique take on electronic music with an EP all of his own. It would be easy to describe his warm blends of traditional instrumentation, off-kilter house rhythms and toasty textures as “Balearic”, though that really doesn’t do them justice. There’s a pleasing eccentricity to the hypnotic grooves and incessant keys of “Track 3”, while “Track 4” sounds like psychedelic dub given the deep house treatment (without really sounding all that much like your average deep house track). The EP’s more downtempo moments, including the Bob James-goes-minimal flex of “Track 5”, are also superb.

Brian Ellis – Reflection [VR011]

August 9, 2014February 11, 2025 hipodromebrian ellis, disco, egyptian lover, electro, funk, voltaire recordsLeave a comment

Hailing from Escondido, CA, Brian Ellis has arrived with the “Reflection” EP, and has set out to push authentic drum machine synthesizer funk to the livest, rawest level. His gear list is strong, his output is prolific, and his work ethic is unrivaled…armed with his oberheim DX, oberheim Matrix-1000, Roland SVC-350 Vocoder, and an arsenal of various guitars, synths, and outboard effects. “Reflection” includes the Egyptian Lover, a master of the 808 and veteran party-rocker on vocoder detail, to guest on “Love Is”.

RX – Strung Out [PPU058]

August 9, 2014September 12, 2023 hipodromebenedek, delroy edwards, disco, funk, house, nicholas benedek, peoples potential unlimitedLeave a comment

Nicholas Benedek surprise hookup with LA Club Resources boss Delroy Edwards for a PPU seven inch under the RX name. Sound like a fine balance between Benedeks hazy boogie and the tape degraded grit thats been a hallmark of Edwards work.

Telephones – Lotusland [LOTR003]

August 9, 2014April 25, 2019 hipodromedisco, discodromo, gatto fritto, henning severud, house, love on the rocks, telephonesLeave a comment

Berlin-based Norwegian producer Henning Severud is in the midst of a fine run of releases as Telephones. Love On The Rocks is back again for the second time in as many months, this time with a true summer release. With EPs for Sex Tags Ufo and Running Back causing a huge stir, Telephones goes even further, offering the beautiful Meditiranian house anthem that is Lotusland and comes backed with remixes from Discodromo and Gatto Fritto no less.

Perseus Traxx – Pretty much half a C90 mix 05.08.2014

August 8, 2014August 7, 2014 hipodromechicago house, nigel rogers, perseus traxxLeave a comment

Andy Ash – Connections EP [FBV008]

August 8, 2014August 7, 2014 hipodromeachterbahn d'amour, andy ash, fullbar records, house, technoLeave a comment

Leeds based Fullbarr sees the turn of Liverpool based Andy Ash, offering up fresh house that ranges from deep and moody to acid laced and angst ridden.

VA – Happy Jackin’ Birthday [STX010]

August 8, 2014February 3, 2022 hipodromeacid, dimdj, elec pt.1, house, humandrone, mr. white, perseus traxx, raiders of the lost arp, snuff crew, snuff trax, takeshi kouzukiLeave a comment

SNUFF CREW/PERSEUS TRAXX/RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARP/ELEC PT 1 - Happy Jackin Birthday

Snuff Trax celebrates magic record release number 010: Happy Jackin Birthday! For this little anniversary we asked four great artists to rework chosen tracks from the labels back catalogue. Leading us off, Mr White (you know him from his collaboration with Larry Heard) made an edit of Snuff Crews *Are You House*. Followed by Humandrone from Tokyo remixing Perseus Traxx – *Dont Feel Alone*. On the flipside you hear a remix treatment for Raiders of the lost ARP – *Stealing My Love* made by our man Takeshi Kouzuki of Kobe/Japan. And last but not least DimDJ from Thessaloniki created his own version of *Galaxian Journey* by Elec Pt.1.

LAAK – Invocations EP [CW007]

August 8, 2014August 7, 2014 hipodromeacid, contrast wax, house, laakLeave a comment

Laak has been invited over to Contrast-Wax for a solo EP. The EP kicks off with “Invoke A Response”, a driving deep house jam built around arpeggios and energetic synth lines for an uptempo end result, which contrasts neatly with the easy roll of the bongo-laden “Cadedance”. “Recant” nudges back into more intricate territory with a cheeky square wave bass line and slick hi hat shuffle, before “Coming Through” cools things off with a crafty broken beat excursion that works a little acid into the bottom end of the mix.

VA – Panorama Bar 06 Part II [OTON082]

August 7, 2014September 15, 2021 hipodromedeadbeat, house, makam, marcel dettmann, nick höppner, ostgut ton, panorama bar, ryan elliott, techno, the oliverwho factoryLeave a comment

OLIVERWHO FACTORY, The/DEADBEAT/NICK HOPPNER/MAKAM/MARCEL DETTMANN - Panorama Bar 06 Part II

A second 12″ sampler for Ryan Elliott’s soon to drop Panorama Bar 06 mix opens with “Take It Slow”, a rugged house jam of the finest order from The Oliverwho Factory and proceeds to take in cuts from former label manager Nick Hoppner, Deadbeat, Dettmann and Sushitech mainstay Makam. Individually the standard of these exclusives is remarkably high and it will be interesting to see how Elliott has slotted them all together for the free to download mix. If we had to guess, Deadbeat’s superb glistening house burner “Woah” would make an appearance towards the end thanks to his high tempo, whilst Dettmann’s swirling layers of ambience on “Light” feel very much like a set opener.

VA – Panorama Bar 06 Part I [OTON081]

August 7, 2014July 13, 2021 hipodromeborrowed identity, house, newworldaquarium, ostgut ton, panorama bar, roman flugel, ryan elliott, techno, terrence dixon, tuff city kidsLeave a comment

NEWWORLDAQUARIUM/ROMAN FLUGEL/TERRENCE DIXON/BORROWED IDENTITY/TUFF CITY KIDS - Panorama Bar 06 Part I

It’s the onset of a brave new era for Ostgut Ton as Panorama Bar 06 signals the label’s decision to halt the manufacturing of CDs for their much loved series of mixes. Due for free download via the Ostgut site on August 11, the Berlin operation have not forgone the vinyl format with all the exclusives gathered by mix curator Ryan Elliott pressed up across a pair of 12″ samplers. And boy did Elliott call in the favours with this first sampler featuring new and unreleased music from Newworldaquarium, Roman Flugel, Terrence Dixon, Tuff City Kids and Borrowed Identity. It is an overall exquisite selection, running from the ambience of NWAQ’s contribution to Flugel’s big room stomper and the sweeter, more playful sounds of Tuff City Kids and Borrowed Identity.

Tobias – Remixes [OTON080]

August 7, 2014July 24, 2019 hipodromeblue hour, mathew jonson, ostgut ton, peter van hoesen, techno, the mole, tobias, tobias freundLeave a comment

Mathew Jonson & The Mole, Peter Van Hoesen and Blue Hour deliver three of the album tracks in remix form.

Eachnewhour – Eachnewhour [EACHNEWHOUR]

August 7, 2014August 6, 2014 hipodromedetroit techno, each new hour, eachnewhour, unknown artistLeave a comment

Single sided white label techno, inspired by early 90’s UK dance culture.

P.E.A.R.L. – The Fall Of Because [FEX002]

August 7, 2014November 3, 2017 hipodromefalling ethics, minimal techno, oscar mulero, p.e.a.r.l., techno, the transhumansLeave a comment

This is the second reference of Falling Ethics, Berlin based label owned by P.E.A.R.L. This delivery is composed by two original tracks and remixes by the leader of techno in Spain, Oscar Mulero, and by The Transhumans, the Spanish duo based in Berlin.

Iron Curtis @ Kyo (Singapore) 19.07.2014

August 6, 2014March 4, 2015 hipodromehouse, iron curtis, johannes paluka, kyo, midnight shift, technoLeave a comment

Ghosts On Tape – Only Now/Snake Box [IH008]

August 6, 2014August 5, 2014 hipodromeghosts on tape, house, icee hot, innerspace halflifeLeave a comment

“Only Now” kicks things off in a rollicking fashion, its stuttering synth riff taking center stage and gradually building atop Ghosts On Tape’s trademark drummy percussion. Those whose who’ve followed Merry’s work know that his command of rhythmic interplay has always been at the heart of his production, and while that skill helps to make ‘Only Now’ an enticing proposition, it really shines on ‘Snake Box.’ Abandoning melody almost entirely, the track offers an intense, drumheavy workout over an insistently thudding bassline. On the remix front, ICEE HOT has enlisted Chicago duo Innerspace Halflife, who infuse ‘Only Now’ with soaring cosmic synths and twisting melodies, giving the song a decidedly (no pun intended) ghostly feel.

Sparky – Portland (Tuff City Kids Remixes) [NMBRS27TCK]

August 6, 2014March 24, 2026 hipodromegerd janson, house, numbers, phillip lauer, spanky, tuff city kidsLeave a comment

Two brand new remixes of Sparky’s eternal Numbers anthem Portland by Tuff City Kids (Gerd Janson & Phillip Lauer). Having requested the parts of the original track, the intrepid duo travelled back in time to the year 1991, set up their samplers and got busy with the breakbeats and euphoric synth pads.

Ultramarine – Passwords Remixes [RS025]

August 6, 2014September 13, 2023 hipodromeha-ze factory, hercules and love affair, house, juju & jordash, kai alce, real soon, ultramarineLeave a comment

Real Sool brings together a trio of heavyweight practitioners in the fine art of House Music to remix tracks from Ultrmarine’s critically acclaimed album of late 2013.

Ugly Drums – The Freak EP [FACES1217]

August 6, 2014August 5, 2014 hipodromebrownstudy, chesney, faces records, house, kalakuta soul band, steffen baldo, ugly drumsLeave a comment

Ugly Drums again on Faces with a new EP, co-produced by Kalakuta Soul System, Chesney and featuring Detroit based MC/Producer Brownstudy. Steffen deliver a multi dimensional, raw, untainted ep, that displays a splash of all colours- House, Disco and Hip Hop.

Obergman – Quilted Multiverse [AFS017.5]

August 5, 2014October 5, 2026 hipodromeabstract forms, album, electro, obergman, ola bergmanLeave a comment

The latest release on Abstract Forms finds Swedish electro purist Ola Bergman return for a second offering in his ongoing series of Multiverse releases as Obergman, having inaugurated proceedings with Cyclic Multiverse back in March. Much like that seven track set, there is much for fans of minimal machine funk to savour on Quilted Multiverse, and Bergman uses the album format to really showcase his full production palette. So whilst opener “Resemblance” or “Supersymmetry” are classic jittering electro with subaqueous textures and rippling rhythms, Bergman also indulges his more bugged out side on “Alkaline”, “Coma Cluster” and the rhythmically interesting “Gravitational Collapse”.

Andrew Red Hand – Life-Changing Experiences [MATRIX027]

August 5, 2014March 6, 2018 hipodromeandrew red hand, detroit, electro, matrix recordsLeave a comment

Five Deep and dark, funky Detroit Electro tracks from the Romanian producer Andrew Red Hand. Sounding like the rebirth of the legendary Red Planet/Martian project, Andrew makes his Matrix debut. The “Life-Changing Experiences” e.p. is very well produced “Detroit electro funk” composed by a master of the genre who has obviously studied and learned from the likes of Cybotron and Aux 88.