INIT – Wildcard [HVN049]

September 26, 2018April 26, 2023 hipodromebenedikt frey, dark wave, experimental, hivern discs, init, leftfield, nadia d'aloLeave a comment

INIT’s music has the rare quality of transforming bleakness into a soothing experience. In the duo’s new EP, ‘Wildcard’, this mechanism is more intense than ever. And that might be because of the particular circumstances that surrounded its inception. Two years ago, Nadia D’Alo and Benedikt Frey decided to move from Darmstadt to Berlin. Adjusting to a rough area of a big city when coming from a quiet town necessarily brings a change of perspective. For Nadia and Benedikt, that meant experiencing the city life as outsiders while trying to figure out what they wanted from it. ‘Wildcard’ is the sonic result of this process, and proof that changes always bring growth.

VA – SPC 139 [SPC139]

September 25, 2018November 21, 2023 hipodromecompilation, d'marc cantu, earth trax, ghostly international, gunnar haslam, house, jtc, matrixxman, minimal violence, russell e.l. butler, spectral sound, technoLeave a comment

For over 18 years, Spectral Sound, the dance music imprint of Ghostly International, has thrived at the forefront of techno and house. Now, Spectral brings the past alongside the present with its latest release, a compilation that offers a vibrant cross-section of the current moment in underground dance music. Despite the wide-ranging selections on Spectral 139, a throughline of classic style and infectious energy emerges from the up-and-coming and established artists alike. Rising talents such as Minimal Violence, Russell E.L. Butler, and Earth Trax x Newborn Jr. bring unique perspectives to their hardware-centric productions.

Thought Camera – Astral Pilot [OE007]

September 25, 2018September 24, 2018 hipodromeacid, house, jordan creighton, one electronica, techno, thought cameraLeave a comment

One Electronica brings us more rough sounds from Northern Ireland. The seventh release from the label sees the debut of Thought Camera, a young producer from Carrickfergus, on the northern shores of Belfast Lough.
The EP is as diverse as it gets, with four tracks ranging from acid and techno to synth wave. It feels like Thougth Camera recorded his thoughts and projected a mental image of a post apocalyptic rave.

VA – 2 [DOLLY030]

September 24, 2018September 29, 2022 hipodromebasic soul unit, detroit techno, dolly, johannes volk, late night approach, luke hessLeave a comment

Basic Soul Unit, Johannes Volk, Late Night Approach and Luke Hess team up for the 2nd Various Artist EP on Dolly. Deep Detroit rooted quality techno.

Annie Hall – Statics EP [MUSAR004]

September 24, 2018December 13, 2021 hipodromeannie hall, detroit techno, electro, mattheis, musar recordingsLeave a comment

HALL, Annie - Statics EP

Indebted to vintage electro and IDM, Annie Hall’s music is no throwback, always looking forward and moving dancefloors in the most unexpected ways. The Musar release includes 4 original cuts, plus a Mattheis remix.

Grand River – Pineapple [SPAZIO015]

September 23, 2018June 16, 2023 hipodromeaimee, aimee portioli, album, ambient techno, grand river, spazio disponibileLeave a comment

Dutch-Italian composer, musician and producer Aimee Portioli alias Grand River is back on Spazio Disponibile. After her debut record on the label in 2017, she now serves up her first ever physical long player, Pineapple. The record draws on Portioli’s love of electronic music and sound design, as well as her background in traditional composition and formal training on a range of musical instruments. An experienced sound engineer and composer for national radio, she crafts absorbing film scores, experimental and ambient projects and takes in symphonic calculations that blur the lines between traditional composition and research-based modernism. All that is evident on Pineapple, which is named after the most peculiar of fruits and is just as peculiar, but ultimately satisfying, across ten remarkable yet rewarding tracks. They are often long pieces which take in wallowing electronic landscapes, with real ambient beauty next to a subtle sense of narrative that is absorbing throughout. Unusual sound sources and a masterful sense of suspense characterize the album and make it as fascinating as it is enjoyable.

Difid – Javelin Throw [PARSATIK003]

September 23, 2018September 21, 2018 hipodromedeep techno, difid, dub techno, parsatikLeave a comment

Difid signs the 3rd imprint of his own label Parsatik with a three minimal / deep techno tracker.

VA – All Watched Over By Machines Of Loving Grace [PSR003]

September 22, 2018November 11, 2021 hipodromebuttechno, compilation, delivery, electro, fallbeil, industrial, innsyter, ixvlf, kluentah, morah, myn, public system recordings, techno, templeyard studios, tripolar cell, wostoLeave a comment

Public System presents a monster collection of the grubbiest, punked out lo fi deviant electronics from the true underground. Some names are more familiar, such as the excellent Templeyard Studios with the uneasy clatter of ”Take66”, while Buttechno brings a blistering array of tones to the forefront for some truly adventurous acid abstractions. There’s a lot of lesser known delights to revel in though, from the boxy beatdown of IXVLF, the darkwave electro thrust of Kluentah and the intricate percussive science of Meze. This may be dirty dance music for wayward souls, but there are some seriously fresh ideas lurking on this ludicrously valuable package.

The Pulse Projects – Soon To Be EP [PATRON005]

September 22, 2018September 21, 2018 hipodromeacid, albert van abbe, electro, patron records, techno, the pulse projectsLeave a comment

The Pulse Projects is the moniker of Albert van Abbe’s electro-focused venture. His forthcoming release on Patron Records leans heavily on the gritty and murky sound that we know from the versed producer/DJ, who has been around for quite some time now. ‘Soon To Be’ is a forceful four-track EP that includes a lot of weighty patterns, compelling soundscapes and some wobbly acid-flecked grooves. But most of all, the EP demonstrates how effective, yet meaningful distorted kicks and breakbeats can be.

Sonic Insomniac – Unconditional [OUR005]

September 21, 2018September 20, 2018 hipodromealbum, detroit techno, electro, ourtime music, sonic insomniacLeave a comment

Manchester’s Ourtime Music return with something of a electronic masterpiece After a 14 year hiatus, Salford’s elusive cosmic composer returns to his Sonic Insomniac guise with a debut LP of the finest underwater electro & crisply rendered electronica.

EMG – Freedom [LJR-008]

September 21, 2018September 20, 2018 hipodromeemanuele giannini, emg, livejam records, technoLeave a comment

LiveJam is approaching its 10th year anniversary and its founder EMG releases his first solo EP on the imprint. Three heavy cuts to celebrate the artist’s solo debut on LiveJam – straight, no chasers.

Estrato Aurora – Excavation & Survey [APPIAN012]

September 21, 2018June 14, 2024 hipodromeappian sounds, deep techno, estrato auroraLeave a comment

Appian Sounds introduce a new EP by Estrato Aurora. Hailing from Valencia, and with a phenomenal array of hardware at his disposal, Estrato Aurora has built up a beautiful deep Techno EP. 4 tracks that can be played during sub-heavy warm-up duties, deep into the night for a heads-down foggy vibe or early in the morning for something a bit warmer, tripping and uplifting.

Mutant Beat Dance – Mutant Beat Dance [RHM027]

September 20, 2018March 15, 2022 hipodromealbum, beau wanzer, chicago, jakbeat, jason letkiewicz, mutant beat dance, rush hour, steve summers, traxxLeave a comment

Mutant Beat Dance has returned to Rush Hour. The debut album from renegade trio Mutant Beat Dance (Traxx, Beau Wanzer and Steve Summers) takes the wild and free sound of Chicago’s Music Box era into the 21st Century. Over 25 tracks the album mines an oft cited but rarely understood ground at the intersection of Post-Punk, Minimal Wave, Industrial, Disco Dub, EBM and proto-House / early-House. “Mutant Beat Dance.” is an epic journey into a classic American ideology that had its apex in Chicago. Traxx has been working on this concept in various forms throughout the last decade on release for Discos Capablanca, Rong Music, Hour House Is Your Rush Records, L.I.E.S. (Long Island Electrical Systems), Light Sounds Dark, Rush Hour and his own Nation label finally refining his concept into its most thoroughly developed explored on this the debut M.B.D album that was started in 2015. Mutant Beat Dance was originally a duo made up of Traxx, and self-described weirdo, Chicagoan Beau Wanzer. Given the scope of the new project it became logical and necessary to expand the unit to include its newest member Brooklyn based Steve Summers. Together this hard-working trio has completed an album with an enormous diversity of song styles unlike anything they have ever done before. Unique in its musical range and content from obscure electronics with subliminal messages to funk laden machine grooves, industrial soundscapes, Detroit dirge, cryptic ankle bitter anthems and beyond this is a genre-bending challenging epic of an album.

Vectorvision – The Star Dwellers EP [LR008]

September 19, 2018September 18, 2018 hipodromebrian bishop, electro, lone romantic, techno, vectorvisionLeave a comment

Vectorvision is Brian Bishop, the man has decided to release his first twelve full of electro vibes. His tete-a-tete with the machines produce four electro tracks that share a unique combo of cold, industrial and robotic soundscapes. This will appeal folk that want it darker, that can see the apocalyptic future around the corner and really need a soundtrack to enhance their visions.

Automat – EP [KARAT059]

September 19, 2018September 18, 2018 hipodromeautomat, electro, karat records, raphael vendramini, technoLeave a comment

4 Electro/Techno tracks from Automat. Not Much To Say But Please Check Out This Release By Automat. 4 Tracks That Will Possibly Please All Kinds Of Electronic Music Lovers. House, Techno, Classic Electro, Everything Done With A Great Mastery Of Influences, Sounds And Vibes

Koova – Conducere [BT24]

September 19, 2018November 3, 2021 hipodromebrokntoys, electro, koova, patricia, technoLeave a comment

KOOVA - Conducere

Koova returns to Brokntoys for a second EP after his Empty Spaces . Conducere presents the producer showcasing his personal take on the genre, with 4 tracks of tense, melodic electro. The EP is backed up by a remix by Max Ravitz AKA Patricia who takes the originals into eerie, ghostly territory.

Videogram – Choice Cuts 2014 – 2018 [SVCED007-002]

September 18, 2018September 18, 2018 hipodromealbum, horror disco, magnus sellergren, selectavision, synth pop, synth wave, videogramLeave a comment

Celebrate four years of VHS-inspired synth-driven greatness with Choice Cuts, a special-priced anniversary compilation culling highlights from Videogram’s vast discography between the years 2014 to 2018. Featuring songs from the official releases, as well as unreleased gems found in the vaults, the fourteen-track album gives you close to an hour’s worth of Videogram’s trademark genre sounds, with each track carefully selected, and lovingly remixed and remastered in HD for maximum audio punch.

SΛRIN / Xarah Dion – Collision [LINDA004]

September 18, 2018December 10, 2019 hipodromeemad dabiri, industrial, linda records, sarin, synth wave, techno, xarah dionLeave a comment

Number four born to the floor.

Norwell – Interkosmos [CC07]

September 17, 2018April 4, 2024 hipodromeacid, balazs semsei, computer controlled records, electro, norwell, technoLeave a comment

Computer Controlled delves back into deep space with Norwell’s Interkosmos EP. Five tracks of Russian Space Race era influenced electro/techno.

Takeshi Kouzuki – FMBass / Eternal [ALV002]

September 17, 2018November 1, 2021 hipodromealley version, house, takeshi kouzuki, technoLeave a comment

KOUZUKI, Takeshi - FMBass

The second release of the label Alley Version, features the return of Takeshi Kouzuki, with his combo of jackin’ house rythms with melancholic, deep and outer space melodies.