VA – Africa Airways Three: The Afro Psych Excursion 1972-1984 [ASVN030]

January 14, 2017August 30, 2023 hipodromeafrica seven records, african, african black, afro mandingue sounds, afro national, bunzu soundz, compilation, damas swing orchestra, funk, ifang bondi, jazz, outernational, psychedelic, sory bamba du maliLeave a comment

The Africa Seven label might not have been around for very long, but the London-Paris dynasty has certainly established itself as a no.1 outlet for rare, unhinged world music. This is Africa Airways Volume 3: The Afro-Psych Excursion, a gorgeous compilation spanning the years 1972 to 1984, and it clearly offers some of the most magnetic tunes that they label has put out thus far. There isn’t a mediocre song in here and, as the saying goes, it’s all-killer-no-filler; take African Black’s “Nzango”, for example, a twisted, FX-heavy tribal experiment, or the more soulful highs and lows of tunes like “Zinabu” by Bunzu Soundz. Rough, dusty, completely psyched-out, and inimitable the whole way through; if you’re looking for something that’ll get the heads turning, and the diggers jealous, then this is your LP.

Suspensivos Inflamables – Nube Psico Dub LP [COS003LP]

January 14, 2017November 23, 2023 hipodromealbum, cosmica records, dub, psychedelic, suspensivos inflamablesLeave a comment

Hailing from Buenos Aires, like a massive tentacular burst of lightning, electrifying everything and everybody along their way, Suspensivos Inflamables since 2001, have been blasting stages and danceoors across south america with unprecedented sonic and ultra sonic power. Flowing unobstructed between lavish dubs and feverish psych punk rock, this 8 member ensemble performs live submerged on a visual lysergic orgy of self designed animations and video footage projected onto themselves. In the same fashion, this LP was recorded live in studio at Odisea Records, Buenos Aires, on several memorable sessions.

A Tribe Called Quest – We Got It From Here… Thank You 4 Your Service [88985377872]

January 14, 2017May 10, 2023 hipodromea tribe called quest, album, epic, hip-hopLeave a comment

The general consensus is that “We Got It From Here, Thank You 4 Your Service”, A Tribe Called Quest’s sixth and final album, is something of a triumph, with many critics hailing it as the best full-length of 2016. It’s certainly a fine set, full of their trademark musically rich backing tracks (enhanced, this time round, with a greater reliance on live instrumentation), conscious lyrics and distinctive, on-point vocal delivery. Given their legendary status within hip-hop, it’s unsurprising to see a string of similarly high profile guests dotted throughout, with Busta Rhymes, Andre 3000, Kayne West, Consequence, Jack White and Elton John (presumably in sampled form) all lending a hand. Even if you’re only mildly interested in hip-hop, this should be essential listening.

Steffi & Dexter – Zatlap [KLAKSON025]

January 13, 2017February 14, 2023 hipodromeacid, dexter, electro, klakson recordings, steffi, technoLeave a comment

The original Klakson funkateers Steffi and Dexter return to true form with three punchy techno/electro cuts. “Zatlap” on the A Side is a lush nighttime driving track with an urgent bassline powering all through the song while spaced out strings develop. The B-side’s “Kopstoot” is a pure funk workout in the Detroit tradition while “De Fles” builds a stack of airy pads on top of a playful question and answer bass riff to maximum effectiveness.

Mattia Trani – Bionic Life In A Static System [INITIAL003]

January 12, 2017July 18, 2018 hipodromedetroit techno, initial berlin, mattia trani, minimal technoLeave a comment

Doubled with a social network and technology addiction, life tends to be each day more and more mechanical. ‘Bionic Life In A Static System’ reflect Mattia’s feeling about this matter of fact. Human will soon tend to be machined: automatically, resuming their feeling to a simple emoticon. Mattia is giving us his vision of this near future with these 4 tracks, proposing us some atmospheric and melodic pads and robotic electro rhythms added to the finest futuristic acid lines.

Infektion – Gates Of Dawn [ARTS025]

January 12, 2017July 23, 2026 hipodrometechno, arts, infektionLeave a comment

Infektion is back on ARTS with the next level of hypnotism. The 4 cuts are crafted with surgical precision. The Art of Hypnotism at its finest.

VA – Psychic Advisor [SMALLVILLE049]

January 11, 2017July 31, 2018 hipodromearnaldo, deep house, l'amour fou, makybee diva, smallville records, snadLeave a comment

Psychic Advisor, is a worldwide affair: mysterious Makybee Diva from Down Under, Snad – hailing from Chicago, L’amour Fou on B1- the project of Move D and his friendsf rom Taipeh (Benoit and Marco), plus Arnaldo closing down the compilation on B2. You might consider this record as a clubnight from start to finish. There is everything from slow euphoria to crystaline deepness, from shake-moments to different states of a sweet dream, but it all fits as if it was bound together.

Ricardo Miranda presents The Latin Soul Brothas – Grooves, Vibes & Sessions EP [NERO035T]

January 11, 2017July 25, 2019 hipodromedeep house, latin soul brothas, neroli, ricardo mirandaLeave a comment

Chicago’s own Ricardo Miranda is back on Neroli with his Latin Soul Brothas project. This time exploring the deeper sides of his sound with jams like ‘Moog Sessions’, ‘Dizzy Vibes’ and ‘Friday Grooves’. While ‘Otra Voz’ recalls some of his previous latin influenced tracks on Neroli.

Casionova – Subspace Transmission 2 [MW011]

January 10, 2017February 6, 2018 hipodromecasionova, disco, electro, italo-disco, james penrose, magic wavesLeave a comment

Continuing where ‘Subspace Transmission 1’ left off Casionova brings another triple-tracker 12″ of synth jams and dancefloor grooves ranging from the merciless bass-driven Mecha-disco assault of ‘Droids Night Out’ to the epic, booming and deep bass box-jam ‘Magic Touch’ and with the galloping, mystical and hypnotic ‘Necromancer’s Spell’ sandwiched in between – for those who like their electro-disco raw and relentless.

Unknown – A Piano Saved My Life [PIANO001]

January 10, 2017September 12, 2023 hipodromedisco, edits, italo-disco, piano music, unknown artistLeave a comment

A tribute to long forgotten beauties. These edits were made to bring a smile on your face, to take things not too seriously and to celebrate life.

Nubian Mindz – Pulsing Heart EP [BAR010]

January 9, 2017November 14, 2025 hipodromebarba records, burek, colin lindo, house, nubian mindz, technoLeave a comment

London-born producer Colin Lindo aka Nubian Mindz is not your average predictable artist. Generally speaking, the music is deep and rich, yet very direct and club ready, but with plenty of those unpredictable moments which made us go crazy for these tracks in the first place.

Chris Carrier – Sound Carrier #9 [SC009Y]

January 9, 2017October 6, 2020 hipodromeadult only, chris carrier, house, sound carrier, technoLeave a comment

CARRIER, Chris - Sound Carrier #9

Sound Carrier label steps back into the limelight to hit us with another fix of quality techno from monsieur Chris Carrier. The Parisian producer presents three new extraterrestrial cuts.

DJ Spider – The Final Revolution [THEMA046]

January 6, 2017January 6, 2017 hipodromedj spider, house, techno, thema recordingsLeave a comment

Continuing with force into our 10 year anniversary celebration comes the second 12′ swiftly after the first. With such a consistent stream of inspiring creativity flowing our direction we have no choice but to keep up the pace. Thema 46 was hatched from someone so deeply ingrained in the underground that he barely needs an introduction. DJ Spider has been a mainstay on the murkiest, most disorderly dance floors for years. His sound is characterized by disjointed elements lurching around in a off-kilter yet magnetic way that forces you to move in ways you didn’t know you could. From the hell scorched, pitch bent echoes of ‘The Final Revolution’ to the lo-fi groove antics of ‘Distress Signal’, DJ Spider proves once again that no one can do it as perfectly weird as he can.”

Conforce – Kernel Of Truth / Oasis [DSC012]

January 6, 2017November 8, 2022 hipodromeboris bunnik, conforce, deep sound channel, detroit techno, technoLeave a comment

Deep Sound Channel welcomes back Boris Bunnik, this time under his Conforce moniker. Two contrasting tracks are the offering. Heavy thump introduces Kernal of Truth. Angular melodies are painted on glass as a complex composition unfurls under the strain of galvanized percussion. The aquatic “Oasis” occupies the flip. Notes gentle lap a shoreline of burbling bass and distant percussion. Echoes are submerged, folded in on themselves, as absorbing ambience envelops. Two wonderfully different sides to the Conforce sound.

DJ Surgeles – Betty Hill Case [SITS012]

January 6, 2017August 19, 2021 hipodromedetroit techno, dj surgeles, kole leijen, minimal techno, something in the skyLeave a comment

DJ SURGELES - The Betty Hill Case

Barney and Betty Hill were an American couple who were allegedly abducted by extraterrestrials in a rural portion of New Hampshire from September 19 to September 20, 1961. The incident came to be called the ”Hill Abduction” or the ”Zeta Reticuli Incident” because the couple stated they had been kidnapped for a short time by a UFO. It was the first widely publicized report of alien abduction, adapted into the best-selling 1966 book “The Interrupted Journey” and the 1975 television movie “The UFO Incident”. Very interesting is that Betty drew a star map of, by the time she was drawing it, an unknown star collection. Later scientists started to investigate it and discovered it really existed. They called it Zeta Reticulli. This music is inspired by the story and the interviews with Betty Hill.

Le Cliché – Consumer Manoeuvres LP [CBR011]

January 5, 2017March 7, 2023 hipodromeadn' ckrystall, cold beats records, cold wave, compilation, delayscape, effetto joule, electro, gay cat park, gerard ryan, john costello, jonteknik, kline coma xero, kremlyn, kubo, ladyslaw, le cliche, mark lane, mick milk, minimal synth, moss garten, post punk, red fetish, shoegaze, spatial relation, synth pop, this is the bridgeLeave a comment

“Consumer Manoeuvres” by Le Cliché is the latest release on Cold Beats Records. Le Cliché is the electronic music project of Gerard Ryan, professor of marketing at the Universitat Rovira i Virgili. The music takes a critical view of the malaise of marketing and its effect on our postmodern consumer society. It deals with serious issues as diverse as consumer privacy, identity, fad diets, fast fashion and the hyper-reality of contemporary advertising. Yet it does so always with an optimistic sarcasm and playfulness. This new collection of songs on Cold Beats Records, entitled Consumer Manoeuvres, started out as a remix project but very quickly turned into an all-together different record, a series of collaboration, covers and reimagining’s of the original music. Cold Beats Records presents some of the most influential electronic artists from the underground, minimal synth and coldwave scene from the last 35 years in an all-together darker record Le Cliché’s other records. Collaborators include Mark Lane, Mick Milk, Kline Coma Xero and Spatial Relation (USA), ADN’ Ckrystall (France), Red Fetish, John Costello, This is the Bridge and Jonteknik (UK), KuBO (Ireland) Moss Garten (Sweden) JJ Ibañex of Kremlyn, and Wladyslaw Triejo (Spain) Delayscape (Denmark), Gay Cat Park and Effetto Joule (Italy).These artists have appeared on many of the most influential darkwave, coldwave, italo and minimal synth music on a host of leading labels including Minimal Wave, Mannequin, Medical Records, Peripheral Minimal, Anna Logue, Domestica, Obscure Identities 1980, Vinyl on Demand, La Forme Lente and Kernkrach.

Collector – Life After Olympic Gold [CDRTP047]

January 5, 2017March 22, 2023 hipodromecassette, clan destine records, collector, industrial, jason campbell, minimal synth, technoLeave a comment

Newcastle, Australia’s Collector brings us a varied album for his Clan Destine debut. After a rad LP for Melbourne’s Drawing Heat and a tape for Night People. Icy synth lines and noisy textures, pounding beats and lots ov bass. Industrial techno at its finest.

Autumns – A Product Of 30 Years Of Violence [CDRTP043]

January 5, 2017November 3, 2017 hipodromeautumns, cassette, christian donaghey, clan destine records, experimental, industrial, post punkLeave a comment

“A Product of 30 Years of Violence” is the new release by Christian Donaghey, AKA Autumns. In the build-up to Autumns debut album, an EP of six songs delivering a diverse range of sonic explorations, concepts and limitations is to be released on Clan Destine Records to document the music made during the months of Summer and Autumn of 2016.

L/F/D/M – Under The Eyes Of Augustus [CDRTP041]

January 4, 2017March 22, 2023 hipodromeacid, album, cassette, clan destine records, electro, industrial, l/f/d/m, richard smith, technoLeave a comment

L/F/D/M aka Richard Smith returns on Clan Destine for another release, an epic journey thru Techno, Electro, Noise, Acid and even Disco. 60 minutes ov madness, hold tight.

Drug Labs – Revolutions [CDRTP044]

January 4, 2017November 9, 2017 hipodromeacid, cassette, clan destine records, drvg cvltvre, dylab, technoLeave a comment

A collaboration between Dutch producer and New York Haunted label boss Drvg Cvlture and Melbourne based box banger DyLAB. A doomed lysergic techno attack ov thee highest calibre.