Borusiade – Silent [COMEME042]

October 24, 2017January 5, 2018 hipodromeborusiade, comeme records, house, khidja, romanian, technoLeave a comment

Silent is the new single by Miruna Boruzescu aka Borusiade from Bucharest. Silent is a suffocated cry. Silent as in silence that is hard to take. Sitting and waiting in silence, while exploding on the inside. Silent as in silence before the storm. An intense track that recalls industrial spaces, hedonism, sweat, sex and disconnection from the outside world. The rattling sound of ghost train passing by, or big reverberated factory machines unleashed. Body music 2017. The B side features a remix by the project Khidja , also hailing from Bucharest, and is driven by the track’s bass synth, a neurotic now school electro rapture take on the original.

Virginia – Blue Pyramid [DE181/ERC054]

October 24, 2017November 1, 2017 hipodromebezier, dark entries records, disco, emotional rescue, emotional response recordings, house, khidja, mark pistel, psychic tv, virginiaLeave a comment

Dark Entries and Emotional Rescue team up to further explore Psychic TV’s Acid House years. Psychic TV was formed by Genesis P-Orridge and Peter Christopherson of Throbbing Gristle with Alex Fergusson of Alternative TV in 1981. After various line up changes, the band shifted direction to dance oriented songs influenced by the House and Techno scenes of Detroit and Chicago. By 1988 the group included Dave Ball of Soft Cell, Fred Giannelli of Turning Shrines and Matthew Best of Carcrash International. During the summer of 1988 the group recorded a batch of songs at Time Square Studios in London that would appear under the guise of various artists compilations Jack The Tab’ and ‘Tekno Acid Beat’. The idea behind these ‘compilations’ of imaginary artists was creating a sense that a healthy acid house scene existed in the UK.

Jai/Mahl aka Jamal Moss – The Message Of Zipf [TVS001]

October 24, 2017June 19, 2018 hipodromechicago house, hieroglyphic being, jai/mahl, jamal moss, tv showwLeave a comment

TV Showw is a new record label from Paris. Launching the label with an EP from one of Chicago’s most prolific and inventive electronic musicians : Jamal Moss a.k.a. Hieroglyphic Being or I.B.M., among others. JAI/MAHL is his fresh new alias especially created for this EP. The three tracks are made for the dancefloor (four-to-the-floor) while not diluting his signature oddity made of sonic textures and damaged rhythms. Moss calls his style ‘synth expressionism’ or ‘rhythmic cubism.’

Antenna – Alesis [BAKK010]

October 24, 2017October 23, 2017 hipodromeantenna, bakk records, eline makker, house, sasha renkas, technoLeave a comment

Antenna broadcasts new exciting sounds to the ether, channelling a banging A side and two deep cuts on the flip. The message is clear; a beautiful 90’s inspired release with artwork to prove it. Ready to dismantle the floor and sooth you into the abyss. Brought to you by the BAKK Satellite Service.

De Sluwe Vos – A (Glitched) Lovestory [PTRNV002]

October 23, 2017October 23, 2017 hipodromede sluwe vos, electro, patron records, robert vosmeijer, technoLeave a comment

Holland’s house & techno kingpin De Sluwe Vos kept his best work until today to be released on his Patron imprint. A four tracker which combines low tempo sharp synths as well as dancefloor shakers with rolling snares and undeniable claps for a dark and sweaty night club setting. As he is equipped with a deeply rooted understanding of club music, De Sluwe Vos raised the bar with this release for the future releases on the Patron Records imprint.

Raw Ambassador – Shadows Of Evil [MNQ106]

October 23, 2017October 23, 2017 hipodromeacid, antonio barbetta, electro, mannequin records, raw ambassador, technoLeave a comment

Berlin based Mannequin Records pushes out some proper Industrial/EBM bangers. Raised in Pescara on the Adriatic Coast and ow based in Frankfurt am Main Antonio Barbetta is debuting on Death of the Machines as Raw Ambassador. The heavy four track ep is created to burn every dancefloor with full Industrial vibes and a lot of EBM influences, giving us a small insight into his violent and rough sound.

Kord – Drum Effort EP [RWT-5]

October 23, 2017October 22, 2017 hipodromeacid, electro, johan sturesson, kord, raw tools, technoLeave a comment

Next up on Bucharest’s Raw Tools label is Börft co-founder, Johan Sturesson, also known to be part of the Swedish electronic trio, Frak. Always under the radar, he has been operating raw electronics since the late 80’s, developing quite a distinctive sound. As Kord, he has released on several Swedish labels, including his own imprint. The four-track EP consists in music from the private vaults of the producer, that has been kept secret for almost 20 years. Rough and gritty, his analogue approach and stripped down sound define the record. Starting with the rave sounding “Uncle Owl” and then moving to a more darkly atmospheric title track, Kord shows his muscles on the flipside with some more techno infused and bass driven dancefloor cuts.

Kologbo – Africa Is The Future [PARISDJS091]

October 22, 2017August 30, 2023 hipodromeafrican, afrobeat, afrobeat academy, album, antibalas, ayo, funk, jazz, joseph cotton, kologbo, les freres smith, newen afrobeat, oghene kologbo, outernational, paris djs, pat thomas, tony allenLeave a comment

Guitar legend Oghene Kologbo was born in Warri, Nigeria in 1957. His father was the well known highlife musician Joe King Kologbo. When Kologbo was a teenager, he began performing with the revolutionary Afrobeat master Fela Kuti. He played the hypnotic tenor guitar lines, but often recorded bass and rhythm guitar too. Kologbo was Fela’s personal assistant and “tape recorder”. That is, it was his job to remember the melodies Fela would sing to him late at night, then teach them to the band at rehearsal the next day. In 1978, after a show at the Berlin Jazz Festival, Kologbo left the band (along with Tony Allen and a few others) and stayed in Berlin. “Africa Is The Future” is a true collective effort, with many guests gathering forces on the project: Tony Allen, playing drums on 5 tracks out of 8 (Nigeria/France), singer Pat Thomas (Ghana), deejay Joseph Cotton (Jamaica), singer Ayo (Nigeria/Germany), horn players from the Afrobeat Academy (Germany) or from Les Frères Smith (France), members of Antibalas (USA), Newen Afrobeat (Chile), etc. This is afrobeat from the 21st century at its purest, blending the originators and the descendants together.

C Cat Trance – Screaming Ghosts [ERC036/MT009]

October 22, 2017August 30, 2023 hipodromeafrican, arabic, c cat trance, emotional rescue, emotional response recordings, john rees lewis, malka tuti, outernationalLeave a comment

Emotional Rescue and Malka Tuti join forces to bring a collection of the music of C Cat Trance. Drawing on the rhythms and melodies of Africa and the Middle East to produce a World Beat across some 6 EP and 4 LPs, here drawn together on a special double LP compilation. From the legendary Shake The Mind to the percussive, ethnic meets club inspired songs like Sudaniyya or the previously unreleased Some Day Soon, the album highlights a project that stood out from the post-punk haze with striking scales and time signatures to develop a unique sound. Formed by world music fan and multi-instrumentalist John Rees Lewis upon leaving post post-funk pioneers Medium Medium, the group retained the intensity of the former, but in a considerable new direction. Teaming up with fellow ex-band member Nigel Kingston Stone, together they formed the backbone of the band around a continual stream of guest players. Exotic, dense, tribal rhythms propel a mixture of club, pop and world music, creating an atmospheric fusion that can be heard across the 12 pieces. The alt-industrial feel of She Steals Cars and Screaming With You is countered by avant-percussive Dalbouka and I Looked At You or the Balearic vibes of Take Me To The Beach and They Made Them Up.

Okay Temiz / Johnny Dyani- Witchdoctor’s Son [MM110]

October 22, 2017August 30, 2023 hipodromealbum, jazz, johnny dyani, matsuli music, okay temiz, outernational, re-release, reissue, turkish, yonca recordsLeave a comment

Matsuli Music is releasing another forgotten gem of the South African jazz diaspora – the 1976 Istanbul session featuring Johnny Dyani and Okay Temiz fusing deep roots and new routes, integrating folklore and rhythm within an experimental, avant-garde vision of love and life. Available for the first time since Yonca Records originally released only 1000 copies in Turkey, this album has remained an elusive and sought after landmark in South African exile Johnny Dyani’s discography. The recording captures a complex, funky and musically together exploration of folk themes, jazz messages and popular directions. After many years together discovering both South African and Turkish sources, Temiz and Dyani were intimately versed in each other’s traditions. Side one features material arranged by Temiz, and the second has material arranged and composed by Dyani – including a stunning arrangement of Don Cherry’s Elhamdulilhah Marimba with Dyani on piano and voice.

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Deepchord – Auratones [SOMALP117]

October 21, 2017October 20, 2017 hipodromealbum, ambient techno, deep techno, deepchord, detroit, dub techno, rod modell, soma recordsLeave a comment

A foray into deep, organic, cinematic dance music. Subterranean bass, intercepted alien transmissions, and stripped down dance-beats meld with sheets of sounds that roll over the listener like waves lapping up on the shore. Shimmering, watery, brain hemisphere synchronization tones caress and melt stress away. Dance floor friendly tracks that work equally well in one s private listening space. Immersive music with a distinctive aquatic quality. Inspired by Detroit & Berlin s dance genres, but tempered by more ambience / atmosphere than one would expect from those genres. Music without harshness or rough edges. Fuzzy, out-of-focus, soft-sounds that slip in and out of the listener’s consciousness. Uniquely melds current dance rhythms with lushness and spirituality. Synesthetic sounds that trigger sensory experiences in cognitive pathways other than hearing smells of perfumes, thoughts of colours, and altered perception of time and space. Psychoacoustic, cerebral, electronic listening music for those wanting a different experience than the current harsher, darker dance trends are offering. Responsibly made gentle music designed from the ground-up to have a positive effect on the nervous system and leave the listener invigorated and recharged. Chi-building sonic balm. Timeless, exotic dance tracks for a new school of electronic music enthusiasts who are searching for beautiful sounds, crafted with a higher purpose in mind.

László Hortobágyi – Transreplica Meccano [LFI009]

October 21, 2017October 20, 2017 hipodromealbum, ambient, electro, experimental, laszlo hortobagyi, lullabies for insomniacsLeave a comment

Hungarian composer and musicologist László Hortobágyi, took his first expedition to North India in the late 1960’s to record music, study philosophy and learn traditional instruments such as the rudra-vina, sitar, surbahar and tabla. These ongoing trips heavily influenced his musical style and much of his recorded work. LFI is happy to announce the reincarnation of one of his most illustrious works, Transreplica Meccano originally released by Hungaropop in 1988.

Francis Inferno Orchestra – Veranda Culture [CULT001]

October 21, 2017October 20, 2017 hipodromeambient, experimental, francis inferno orchestra, veranda cultureLeave a comment

Veranda Culture is the new project from Melbourne artist and DJ, Francis Inferno Orchestra. The new album, his second full length LP, follows on from his most recent release, the club-ready ‘Oasis and Time’, The next step in James’ musical journey sees the producer shift-direction with the tranquil and beautiful Veranda Culture, balancing New Age ambience, percussive pulse rides and echoing synths for an album that unfurls with a calming patience and soothing confidence throughout. Recorded over a period of three years between Melbourne and London, FIO began making Veranda Culture after discovering the debut album of Greek-born, Sausalito-based composer Iasos – the New Age masterpiece ‘Inter-Dimensional Music’ LP — in Melbourne’s Liquorice Pie record store. The album is filled with quietly twitching rattles and bells, gurgling talking drums, and snippets of trickling water and bird songs collected through field recordings, creating a bed of sound that is hard to pin down but effortless to absorb as a whole.

Quadratschulz – WW303 [SHIPLP006]

October 20, 2017October 19, 2017 hipodromealbum, electro, quadratschulz, shipwrec records, wolfgangschaltungLeave a comment

Quadratschulz delivers his debut album “WW303”. Ten tracks make up this vision, a vision of lazers, pulsing neon and gleaming chrome. Arcade game memories. Curls of acid. Electrofunk vocals. Synth wave chic. And even some past greats. All are lovingly folded together in this rich and diverse collection. Styles are juxtaposed. 303 bars throb and strings soar in the lilting “Der rasende Roland” whereas “Robotic Dancer” struts to a future-world funk. Quadratschulz sculpts his sound with a wonderfully warm and autumnal quality, as in the cascading synth showers of “Ferrofluid.” Yet there are colder moments, the frigid flows of “Kran” sprouting into the chilly house tones of “Piloten.” a Tribute to the groundbreaking LFO is also included. Bleep festooned chicanery is the offering as “Ring The Bell” takes you back to the infamous warehouse parties of 90s Britain.

Pantser Fabriek – Du Bist So Jung [B4011]

October 20, 2017January 11, 2021 hipodromealbum, bunker records, electro, pantser fabriek, techno, willem witteLeave a comment

New Bunker release… Oldschool EBM project from Den Haag.

I-F – The Brown Elbow Conspiracy [V12/3(2017)]

October 20, 2017May 7, 2018 hipodromeelectro, i-f, interr-ference, re-release, reissue, techno, viewlexxLeave a comment

Valuable remastered reissue of this groundbreaking and hard to find Dutch westcoast collectors item from 1997.

Das Muster – Fehlersuche [BP001]

October 20, 2017January 16, 2019 hipodromebetween places, das muster, electro, solar one musicLeave a comment

“Between Places” is the new sublabel from Solar One Music, because SOM set their focus more on Albums and all kinds of electronic music. The new “Between Places” Label will only have the focus on pure Electro Music from all different countries. First release comes from German Producer “Das Muster”. He is no stranger for die hard electro fans and also for all who like the old, cold and dark sound of Dopplereffekt.

John Heckle – Translate [030EP013]

October 19, 2017April 4, 2023 hipodrome030303 records, acid house, chicago house, john heckleLeave a comment

John Heckle’s first one for 030303 starts off deliciously with “Translate” being a moody and melodic and bouncer that caters to a twisted dance floor. “Terix”, the opener on the B-side is a beautiful reminder of Derrick May’s Detroit, Rhythm is Rhythm’s “Kao-Tic Harmony” in particular. The end of this record then, is like the end of most nights: with lots of melodies going on and a stomping rhythm “Hear Me” is by far the most mind bending track of this excellent 12″.

Neville Watson – I Love Acid Sixteen [ILA016]

October 19, 2017September 29, 2023 hipodromeacid house, balkan vinyl, i love acid, mark forshaw, neville watson, technoLeave a comment

UK techno & house veteran Neville Watson makes his I Love Acid debut, after headlining at their tenth anniversary party in London earlier this year. Mark Forshaw with remix duties. These tracks have been getting caned across the UK, Europe and the USA this summer by a list of DJs far too long to mention. This is the real deal, proper acid for the dancefloor.

Boneless One – Untitled [GYRORIDE006]

October 19, 2017October 18, 2017 hipodromeacid house, boneless one, ride the gyroscope, tabernacle recordsLeave a comment

The Finnish dumpster raider is back with three loud, old school jams.