Borusiade – A Body [COMEME043]

March 8, 2018July 18, 2018 hipodromealbum, borusiade, comeme records, experimental, romanian, synth waveLeave a comment

Cómeme starts 2018 by proving again to be a safe haven and a sanctuary for sensitive plants and unique characters devoted to music – just like Miruna Boruzescu aka Borusiade – from Bucharest. This is the first album of Borusiade, in which she takes her music to a new level, finding her very own expression, that is making us first shiver then sweat, then chill and finally melt. Her visions unfold through 8 pieces of music that follow a dreamlike narrative of associations and transformations. Somber synthetic atmospheres, sparse and spatial rhythmical arrangements, strangely seductive melodies and lysergic ally pulsating bass lines lead us away from a dystopian present towards a sensorial experience we long to repeat as soon as it’s over. ‘A Body’ is a deeply poetic work in which again and again you will hear Borusiade’s voice, sometimes dissolving and recreating meanings in mantra-like repetitions, sometimes layering itself to pagan choirs of smooth ecstasy. Then again you will also hear that voice close to you, singing, sharing an experience or a thought. It is always soft, effortless and unpretentious, but always strong, clear and precise, like the voice that speaks to you in an altered state of consciousness. It seems to come from the same person that is holding your hand, when everything else seems to fade into uncertainty while wandering through strange times and places.

VA – Pubblicazione 001 [458695.001]

March 8, 2018January 30, 2025 hipodromealessandro adriani, electro, hiroshima 45 chernobyl 86 windows 95, minimal synth, penelope's fiance, raw ambassador, rawmance, securityLeave a comment

New label from Italy Hiroshima 45. Chernobyl 86. Windows 95. The first release comes with four tracks from Penelope’s Fiance, Rawmance + Security, Alessandro Adriani and Raw Ambassador.

Rodion G.A. – Rozalia [INV004]

March 7, 2018March 6, 2018 hipodromealbum, inervisions, new wave, psych rock, rodion g.a., rodion ladislau rosca, rodion rosca, romanianLeave a comment

Inversions announce their fourth record release – a further collection of unreleased tracks from Rodion Roșca’s archives, credited to his three-piece band Rodion G.A. The tracks are culled from several studio recording sessions, and one track recorded in Rodion’s home studio. The first sessions, at Radio Cluj over the period 1978-79, produced the basic instrumental backing for what would become “Nu Tu Vei Fi,” “Ore,” “Bătrânul Cais,” and “Moment.” Rodion applied the triplicate vocals and effects that would transform them into the finished tracks at home on his Tesla reel to reel machine. When the last session was complete, Rodion asked the engineer if he could record the instrumental tracks directly from the mixing console on to his Tesla machine. A genius stroke, as he was subsequently able to create many further tracks using various repeated rhythms and loops from this same material, tracks equally individual and unrecognisable from the source, such as “Uneori.” This earned him the accolades “Orchestra Man,” and the “First One-Man Band in Romania.” The second session, at the radio station in Bucharest in 1983, was more straightforward, with the tracks “Tamburași, “Satul De Roua” and “Tic Tac” all finished then and there. “Singur Pe Drum,” although written in Rodion’s teens, was not recorded until 2010 in his home studio. The record is a collection of tracks with a slightly rougher garage or psychedelic rock edge than the more electronic sounding works that have re-surfaced on recordings in the last few years.

Bézier – Parler Musique [DE200]

March 7, 2018March 6, 2018 hipodromealbum, bezier, dark entries records, minimal synth, robert yang, synth pop, synth waveLeave a comment

Dark Entries release the debut album from Bézier titled ‘Parler Musique’. Bézier is Taiwanese-American musician Robert Yang who is also part of the Honey Soundsystem crew. A multi-instrumentalist, Robert grew up in Southern California then planted his roots in San Francisco in 2005. Over the years in SF he has built an impressive analog synth-based studio, which also serves as the creative hub for his riveting live performances. Parler Musique clocks in at over 52 minutes with 8 tracks are spread across four sides for maximum loudness. The album title is a French transliteration on the phrase “Parlor Music” and is evening music for a meeting of minds in a drawing room or a literary salon. To ‘talk about music’, the actual translation of the title, the album is a hotbed of ideas. Different genres are crisscrossed: punk, synthpop, jungle, new romantic, industrial and new wave. Airy melodies, surging arpeggios and symphonic breakdowns counterpoint cold digital drum sounds to convey beauty within inescapable and impending daily processes.

VA – The Bedroom Tapes: A Compilation of Minimal Wave From Around The World 1980-1991 [MW066]

March 7, 2018February 16, 2022 hipodromearvid tuba, aural indifference, autumn, compilation, denial, disque omo, experimental, karen marks, minimal synth, minimal wave records, pink elln, subject, unovidual, vorgruppeLeave a comment

A Compilation of Minimal Wave From Around The World (1980-1991), The Bedroom Tapes features rare, unreleased, and licensed tracks all the way from Belgium to Australia to Japan. The Bedroom Tapes excitedly marks Minimal Wave’s 66th release and is a follow up in the series to The Lost Tapes, The Found Tapes, The Hidden Tapes and of course The Minimal Wave Tapes. The twelve artists on this compilation mostly recorded their music onto 4-track tape in their bedroom studios. The sounds on this record range from German new wave to experimental electronic, to early industrial body music from the Swedish countryside, to dreary melodic minimal synth. The theme is music recorded in the bedroom for listening in the bedroom. The Bedroom Tapes presents songs from Pink Elln, Karen Marks, Disque Omo, Vorgruppe, Iham/Echo, Perfect Mother, Arvid Tuba, Subject, Denial, Unovidual, Aural indifference, and Autumn all lovingly remastered.

VA – Do Androids Dream Of Electro Sheep? EP [EMCV002]

March 6, 2018December 6, 2021 hipodromeacid, charging systems, dj nuero, electro, electro music coalition, hanna kim, lectromagnetique, neonicle, pq-17Leave a comment

Bit of a silly title but nice Russian electro jams, compiled by the founder of Electro Music Coalition, DJ Neuro from Saint Petersburg.

VA – FTP 004 [FTP004]

March 6, 2018March 26, 2018 hipodromecdn, detroit's filthiest, dj nasty, electro, erotek, ftp, textasy, zolaaLeave a comment

The first release from Erotek in 15 years, he joins the FTP family, along with DJ Nasty aka Detroit’s Filthiest. Other heat on this heavy electro comp is coming from artists from Frankfurt, Ukraine, and Texas.

VA – Fuck Acid Part Two [EGC40212]

March 5, 2018March 2, 2018 hipodromeacid house, chicago house, chicago skyway, chicagodeep, dcook, eargasmic recordings, heuristics, secret studioLeave a comment

Part 2 of the Eargasmic Acid House comp starts with the smooth “Clear Remedy” by Chicagodeep. It’s followed by “Tres Amigos” from Secret Studio & Chicago Skyway. On the flip, “Melt” is a relentless, dark acid track by newcomers Heuristics. B2 is closing with a drum/acid machine workout by Dcook.

VA – Fuck Acid Part One [EGC40211]

March 5, 2018March 2, 2018 hipodromeacid house, chicago house, daryl cura, dcee, eargasmic recordings, isoke, jamal moss, julio bishop, the sun godLeave a comment

Part 1 of this Eargasmic Acid House comp jumps off with Julio Bishop’s Latin influenced “Acid Drums”. The B-side sees Jamal Moss and Daryl Cura team up on the dirty deep “Confused Transportation” a stomping spaced out acid bit. Isoke follows & captures serene early morning vibes on “Albion Beach”.

VA – Dekmantel 10 Years 09 [DKMNTL-10YEARS09]

March 5, 2018March 2, 2018 hipodromebetonkust, bufiman, dekmantel records, house, lena willikens, palmbomen ii, space dimension controllerLeave a comment

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Dekmantel’s goings on in the world of events, festivals, and great music, the team behind the label have been releasing a record a month featuring some of their favourite artists, as part of a ten-year anniversary series collection. Featuring acts close to the label’s collective, debuts, and legacy talents the crew have always wanted to sign. This penultimate EP, sees Dekmantel debut releases by Lena Willikens, Space Dimension Controller, and Dutch lo-fi star Betonkust and Palmbomen, in addition to a special cut by Bufiman.

Anthony Linell – A Sense Of Order [NE50]

March 4, 2018March 1, 2018 hipodromeabdulla rashim, album, anthony linell, experimental, northern electronicsLeave a comment

Having tamed last year’s havoc and disparity into the damaged rapture of ‘Layers of Reality,’ Anthony Linell is opening a new calendar with the sheared isolation of his latest album, ‘A Sense of Order.’ Linell has put his toolkit for summoning euphoria aside here, instead sculpting a glowing, diaphanous fog that swells into pensive melodies and arpeggiated whispers. Graceful for the way in which it makes the bleak hospitable, the charm of coldness invites us toward the empty and the beautiful, and away from the miserable.

Jonny Nash / Lindsay Todd – Fauna Mapping [IOTG003]

March 4, 2018March 1, 2018 hipodromealbum, ambient, experimental, island of the gods, jonny nash, lindsay toddLeave a comment

Jonny Nash (Guissian Curve / Melody is Truth) and Firecracker’s Lindsay Todd get barefoot and turn out a stunner of an LP. Over the course of twelve compositions we find the pair utilising their recordings in a whole host of ways, avoiding the well-trodden cliches of the “exotic” and instead attempting to achieve a personal interpretation of the flora, fauna and climate of the island. Spending time amidst the insects, rice fields and scorching sun, the pair gathered a library of found sounds which were then taken back to a studio space to be stretched, mangled and manipulated alongside a variety of electronic and acoustic instruments. The outdoor studio itself became a living instrument, with the duo setting up multiple microphones for durations of up to 12 hours around the space, layering and processing the results in tracks such as “Fauna Mapping” and “A Series Of Small Frogs.

Potter Natalizia Zen – Shut Your Eyes On The Way Out [E034]

March 3, 2018March 1, 2018 hipodromealbum, alessio natalizia, colin potter, ecstatic recordings, experimental, guido zen, minimal synth, potter natalizia zenLeave a comment

Colin Potter, Alessio Natalizia and Guido Zen regroup along the percussive vectors of ‘Shut Your Eyes On The Way Out’ for the Ecstatic label. Three years in the making, taking cues from German synth rock, cosmic disco, abstract EBM and obscure library sounds, the trio head for seductive new horizons of pulsing rhythms and floating ambient dub tones. The six hands control the mission with masterful skill and sleight of hand, prompting routes for the user rather than signposting the way with cliché. Of course, it’s hard to escape some sense of homage or reverence for the original forms, but they do so with such sensitivity to the material and “the journey” that the results simply transcends that heritage, to arrive somewhere, timelessly, out there.

Vakula – Metaphors [LELEKA009]

March 3, 2018March 1, 2018 hipodromealbum, ambient, drone, experimental, leleka, vakulaLeave a comment

Immersive listening music from Vakula, created in the hidden depths of the Ukraine. ‘Metaphors’ is slightly different from some of his (admittedly eclectic) full-length excursions, focused as it is on the gently unfurling, head-in-the-clouds world of ambient music. Of course, much of the music is still gently rhythmic – check for example, the pulsating arpeggio lines and tumbling kalimba melodies of the strangely foreboding “Proem”, or the spaced-out, keyboard demo rhumba rhythms underpinning languid opener “Smooth Movement” – but the vibe remains thoroughly horizontal throughout. While the standard is high throughout, we’re particularly enjoying the two versions of “Tale of Eternal Thought”, with the weightless bliss of the “Different Version” standing out.

Terekke – Improvisational Loops [MFM028]

March 3, 2018October 22, 2020 hipodromealbum, ambient, music from memory, terekkeLeave a comment

Terekke drifts gracefully onto Music From Memory with a long player of looping ambient pad pressure. The recording of ‘Improvisational Loops’ began in 2012 during yoga classes at Body Actualized Center in NYC. In the spirit of past ‘New Age’ or Minimal music, it aims to open up a space within the room giving the listener a chance to explore inward or outward. It was recorded using a digital synthesizer, reverb, and looper.

WLDV – Ritual Of Six [W04]

March 2, 2018October 10, 2019 hipodromealbum, disco, electro, gionata ecclesia, waste editions, we love dolce vita, wldvLeave a comment

Waste Editions new release is coming from Giallo Disco’s WLDV. It´s ‘Ritual of Six’ and this one is a gripping and mysterious album which is made up of six creepy and catchy tracks. Indeed, a brilliant work where bloodcurdling sounds, hypnotics atmospheres and thunderous analog arps can make you to look through the keyhole and see a little bit of hell gate.

Luca Dell’Orso – Quattro EP [BAP109]

March 2, 2018August 28, 2024 hipodromebordello a parigi, italo-disco, luca dell'orsoLeave a comment

Four italoesque electro-disco jams by the up-and-coming producer Luca Dell’Orso.

Mono Band – Ghost Town [DE203]

March 2, 2018March 1, 2018 hipodromedark entries editions, dark entries records, discomagic records, fantenax, italo-disco, luigi venegoni, massimo fantinatiti, mono band, re-release, reissue, rene ‘d’herin, svengileLeave a comment

Dark Entries Editions reissues “Ghost Town” the 1984 debut 12” single by Mono Band from Italy. The project was conceived by producer Rene ‘D’Herin and Massimo Fantinatiti aka Fantenax and tey teamed up with songwriter and guitarist Luigi Venegoni aka Svengile. Treading the lines between Italo Disco and the darker side of New Wave, the trio crafted a mysterious sound. Melancholic arpeggiators, a throbbing baseline, stuttering samples, and the classic Linn drum machine run throughout the track. The song was recorded in a few days at Dynamo Sound Studio in Turin and originally released on the popular Discomagic Records. This reissue includes the original vocal version, backed with a longer dubbed out instrumental “Ghost Version” on the B-side.

Lvrin – SBZ005 [SBZ005]

March 1, 2018March 1, 2018 hipodromeacid, electro, jenya lavrinov, lvrin, sign bit zero, technoLeave a comment

Jenya Lavrinov is a young rising musician from Russia and LVRIN is the alias for the gloom side of his productions. All six tracks for this EP were made during last year under the red lights of Jenya’s home studio. As before LVRIN adheres to the one take method of recording as the best technique of dealing with the sound and with the moment. Setup for this EP in particular consisted of Akai MPC 1000, Yamaha AN200, Analogue Solutions TBX-303, MFB-Synth II, Polivoks and a couple of effects pedals.

TV.OUT – Further [LIES107]

March 1, 2018February 5, 2020 hipodromel.i.e.s., long island electrical systems, techno, tv.outLeave a comment

Tel Aviv based two man project TV.OUT has been making a name for themselves these last years putting on impressive live sets, djing around the world, and running their Paralaxx imprint releasing various strains of rugged, well informed electronic music. On their debut for L.I.E.S. we get a smoking three tracker spanning styles that would not seem out of the place being played on the West Coast of Den Hague in the late-90s.