E.R.P. / Duplex – FR-DPX [FR-DPX]

April 17, 2019December 8, 2019 hipodromeconvextion, detroit, dpx recordings, duplex, e.r.p, electro, frustrated funk, gerard hanson, ovatowLeave a comment

Texan bandpass thrills and some harbour city sorrow on this split Frustrated Funk / DPX twelve. Frustrated Funk’s latest missive boasts cuts from two of electro’s most reliable artists: Convextion man Gerard Hanson (under the deep electro E.R.P. guise) and Rotterdam scene stalwarts Duplex. Hanson handles the A-side, delivering a punchy, club-ready electro workout rich in intergalactic electronics, Egyptian Lover style synth flourishes and restless drum machine cowbells. Interestingly, it’s a far bolder and retro-futurist affair than we’ve come to expect from the dreamy and emotion-rich E.R.P. project. Ironically, Duplex’s atmospheric and spacey “Molecular (Ovatow Reclock)” is undeniably deep and sumptuous, matching Hanson’s most melodious and evocative moments.

No Moon – Where Do We Go From Here [CKNOWEP15]

April 17, 2019April 17, 2019 hipodromecraigie knowes, electro, fred shepherd, house, no moonLeave a comment

No Moon returns to Craigie Knowes with another spectacular 3-track cosmic exhibition. A journey of electronic voices, strange drum patterns, complementary bass and pads that climb and fall – all executed with a beautiful uniqueness.

Kosh – Endless Quest [EUDEMONIA003]

April 17, 2019February 2, 2022 hipodromeelectro, eudemonia, house, kosh, musicians without borders, techno, youssef benjellounLeave a comment

Next up on Eudemonia is Moroccan born and based Kosh. The 28-year-old delivers a versatile and funky techno/electro EP with breakbeat and acid influences. Any profits from selling this EP will be donated to Musicians Without Borders.

Jared Wilson – Great Lake Leaf Change [DEDA006]

April 17, 2019March 28, 2022 hipodromeacid house, detroit dancer, electro, jared wilson, subwax bcnLeave a comment

Detroit Acid master Jared Wilson with 4 fresh grooves that makes your ears melt…

Erell Ranson – Dreams Of Nila EP [BAR019]

April 16, 2019April 16, 2019 hipodromebarba records, burek, deep house, detroit house, duplex, erell ransonLeave a comment

French producer Erell Ranson’s affinity for the deeper shades of Detroit sound and his ability to absorb those influences and create beautiful music with his own signature are well known. Erell became quite skilled in crafting sophisticated and emotional tracks which still seem to feel perfectly at home in a crowded 3 AM club situation. This Barba EP, titled “Dreams Of Nila”, is a 4-tracker with an additional remix treatment by a Rotterdam-based project Duplex.

Erell Ranson – Artificial Paradise [DWT006]

April 16, 2019April 16, 2019 hipodromedetroit house, detroit techno, distant worlds, erell ransonLeave a comment

Erell Ranson offers up a delicate and beautiful EP of accomplished texture and melody for his Distant Worlds debut. He shows a real delicate touch here and multiple listens will ensure the melodies and earworms penetrate deep into the psyche. Future soul music dripping in emotion, indebted to Detroit, outta France.

Appian – Space Out EP [ANMA007]

April 16, 2019April 16, 2019 hipodromeanma records, appian, detroit house, sofatalkLeave a comment

Detroit’s resident producer, Appian, joins ANMA with three originals that twist and grind through break and straight 4/4 beat grooves. A lot of the sound presented sets ground in the rough and rugged but minimalist feel with focus on rhythms that are sometimes complex and sometimes more reliant on the heavier dance floor cuts while simultaneously meshing new ideas with references to electronica classics that paved the way for today. The alternative take on the flip is provided by Italian producer Sofa Talk, no stranger to the label seeing his own release debut EP hitting the shops in 2017, with more focus on 4/4 beat with layers upon layers of improvised synth and atmospheric licks.

Steel Mind – Boss Man [TD001]

April 15, 2019April 15, 2019 hipodromeitalo-disco, piero torsani, re-release, reissue, steel mind, synth wave, tempo dischiLeave a comment

Tempo Dischi is an italian label created on a mission to discover and repress classics and rare gems of the italo disco, afro and cosmic scene. With the support from all the main players who has made that era magic, we work to put back on records stores shelves a piece of art that may have been lost but it’s still timeless. The first release is one of the key projects of the underground Italo Disco scene, probably not the most famous one, but surely it is among the most loved one by DJs and connoisseurs: Steel Mind. ‘It was the end of the ’70s and at that time Disco Music was very popular. I was in a band called Caelestium, and we were playing in the most important clubs in Italyâ€¦Around the beginning of the 80s, I started to feel the desire to make a different kind of sound and I decided to start my solo project creating songs like ‘Boss Man’ and ‘Lionel’ that were closer to the Krautrock style’ recalls Piero Torsani, the producer behind this project. These songs have become a cult for many djs, including Daniele Baldelli, Beppe Loda and Alexander Robotnick and they still sound contemporary. The Tempo Dischi collective is responsible of a club friendly edit of ‘Boss Man’. And after a deeper search into Pietro Torsani’s original music archive, an unreleased track has surfaced we could not resist to give to the world: ‘Summer in The City’ featuring the voice of Marisa LucÃ , at that time singer of Caelestium.

Kyoto / Zoe Sinatra – Venetian Blinds / Mais Qu’Est-Ce Que Tu Fumes [STR012-026]

April 15, 2019August 9, 2019 hipodromedisco, kyoto, stroom, synth pop, zoe sinatraLeave a comment

”Venetian Blinds, bound to be partly closed for eternity, Offer a glimpse into a miniature of trompe-l’oeil and deceitful appearances. Time sometimes lets truth leak. Due to some obscure little schemes your name was never mentioned: Belinda de Bruyn, you sung with a glacial voice, shaping fantasies with surgical mastery.You were young, inexperienced, and very angry and deceived – and Kyoto’s song became a lone pop hit that never reached the charts. In the paranoid era that bred it, it should have. It has to. Give this ode to consenting voyeurism a second chance. Get the one you love a bouquet of black painted roses, this record and a venomous kiss.”

Cleric & Kmyle – Empty Shells EP [CRG015]

April 14, 2019April 12, 2019 hipodromeclergy, cleric, james ruskin, kmyle, technoLeave a comment

The third collaborative EP sees Clergy boss, Cleric team up with French artist Kmyle. On remix duties is blueprint boss, James Ruskin. A perfect way to conclude the final chapter in this series of releases.

Private Press – 370 EP [OBQ009]

April 14, 2019April 12, 2019 hipodromedeep techno, oblique music, private pressLeave a comment

Oblique Music presents the Polish duo Private Press. This is a diverse, yet coherent four-tracker EP. Blending inspirations from early 90’s Detroit- and dub techno to early 00’s UK tech house, the duo manages to offer an EP that respectfully winks at the past, while keeping an eye out to the future.

Corp – Time Out [SPTM002]

April 14, 2019April 12, 2019 hipodromecorp, detroit techno, spazio records, spaziotempo, techno, where we metLeave a comment

For the second release on the sublabel Spaziotempo, Where We Met team welcomes the Spanish crack Corp. The EP kicks off with the elecronica mood of XTC, followed by a classic 4/4 Corp action track Neurotic. The B side opening is a trip on the artist’s underworld, a techno banger which is clearly Berlin infused. The closing track Re-Active perfectly mesh some qwerky acid bassline from the nineties and proper rhythms to shake any dancefloor.

CEM3340 – Compuphonic LP [LOP07]

April 13, 2019June 4, 2025 hipodromealbum, cem3340, christian lisco, detroit, electro, lunar orbiter programLeave a comment

CEM3340 is back on Lunar Orbiter Program with his 4th mission: Compuphonic LP.

Jauzas The Shining + Foreign Sequence – Talking Machines [NF22]

April 13, 2019December 1, 2020 hipodromeelectro, eliott forin, foreign sequence, jauzas the shining, new flesh records, romain jauzas, technoLeave a comment

Jauzas The Shining returns to New Flesh Records, this time accompanied by his compatriot Eliot Forin aka Foreign Sequence. The unexpected duo delivers four killer cuts of high caliber. Very Sci-Fi-esque ”Talking Machines” takes place in a dystopian future and brings together a collection of powerful electro tracks incorporating elements of rawness, acidity, and melancholy at the focus of this intent.

Endfest – Mariahoeve EP [CCR002]

April 13, 2019April 12, 2019 hipodromecobra club records, dj overdose, electro, endfest, mark du mosch, rotterhagueLeave a comment

Cobra Club’s second release, Mariahoeve EP comes directly from the magic hands of Endfest. The EP is supported with amazing remixes by Mark du Mosch and Dj Overdose as Rotterhague. Meeting Mr Magpie on the A-Side starts it of by hitting you hard with a straight up Gloomy beast of an Electro track, the remix by Mark Du mosch takes this track to another dimension stretching it out and adding his much loved vibe to it. On the B-side the dreamy and at moments even poppy Electro jam makes you want to take Bus 53 straight to the sandy shore of Scheveningen. Dj Overdose’s Rotterhague remix flips it into a street version that has more of a link to harbour of Rotterdam than the beach of Scheveningen. Both sides come with a short version of the full length track ”Drank”.

Violet Poison – Trauma Oblivion EP [BLAME001]

April 12, 2019April 12, 2019 hipodromeblame records, broken english club, electro, francesco baudazzi, industrial, techno, violet poisonLeave a comment

Violet Poison aka Obtane aka Bakunin Commando aka Diana Berti aka Francesco Baudazzi with the first release on Blame Records. Mesmerizing electronic music with a bit of EBM echoes, including a stunning remix by Broken English Club.

Black Merlin – Sformator 1 [PBD14]

April 12, 2019April 12, 2019 hipodromeblack merlin, broken dreams, pinkman records, technoLeave a comment

One of the most diverse artists in contemporary electronic music is back on Pinkman, with more than just another 12″. To give him the freedom to experiment and roam between different sounds, textures and influences, Black Merlin will be doing a trilogy of releases for Broken Dreams. The first one – Sformator1, is a ghastly and infuriating techno EP. Dance floor obliteration assured and more is to follow.

Harmonious Thelonious – Kabriman [MNSX015]

April 12, 2019April 12, 2019 hipodromeelectro, experimental, harmonious thelonious, midnight shift, stefan schwander, technoLeave a comment

Harmonious Thelonious’s ethnomusicologic journeys to the African continent continues with a burning package of 3 rhythmic tracks inspired by American minimalist music and African rhythm patterns. A primordial soup of polyrhythms and dense harmonics hypnotise the body into movement, transporting the origins of dance music to neoteric audiences.

VA – Visitations (Chapter 1) [EVENT0017]

April 11, 2019April 11, 2019 hipodromeben sims, chronicle records, damon wild, minimal techno, steve bicknell, tadeoLeave a comment

We are not alone. Through the centuries we have created theories, heard stories, made films, and of course, music that is deeply inspired by the idea of the unknown, and the cosmos. We went far and deep into this cosmic void to gather 4 visionairs to help us present a new series on the label. “Visitations – Chapter 1”, touches down through sonic dimensions with Damon Wild, Ben Sims, Steve Bicknell and Tadeo. These artists are amongst the few key figures who established the foundations of Techno music and continue to do so decades later…. Their influences are also undeniable to the aesthetics and sound of “Chronicle” and so we are more then honored to present each one of them on our new series. Their contribution to this compilation is of extraordinary measure, connected both in vision and purpose they provide us with extraterrestrial sounds that challenges the listener both intellectually and emotionally with each track standing strongly on its own while functioning in a cohesive way bringing the vision of Chronicle Records into focus.

Robert Hood – Master Builder [TRESOR32]

April 11, 2019April 11, 2019 hipodromedetroit techno, minimal techno, re-release, reissue, robert hood, tresor recordsLeave a comment

Twenty five years after its initial release, and accompanying the re-release of ‘Internal Empire’ Tresor Records is proud to present a new cut and pressing (180gm) of Robert Hood’s essential ‘Master Builder’. This work elevates its maker as master, and remain a cherished moment in the Tresor story, sharing an irrefutable singular magic, sounding as present and indispensable as when first created. To understand this work fully is to stand back and celebrate its impact.