Chris Carrier – Sound Carrier #6 [SC006Y]

March 9, 2016October 6, 2020 hipodromeadult only, chris carrier, house, sound carrier, technoLeave a comment

CARRIER, Chris - Sound Carrier #6

Chris Carrier delivers a box of steaming fresh hot techno jams with the latest release from his trusty Adult Only sub-label, Sound Carrier. The sounds here are a little more entrenched in the techno sound ethic. ‘Cosmic Road’ is the first of four that take us on a journey out into space, the final frontier… As the name suggests, we’re propelled up into the stars, encouraged to let go of our Earth-bound outlook and travel far away beyond Saturn’s rings. Smooth pads form a cosmic choir with bright flecks of synth, dancing around a jaunty bassline. Amazing. ‘Space Nation’ then strips things back, coming through with that minimal vibe. The rhythm is steppy, chugging along with mysterious intent. On the other side we take ‘Refuge On Earth’ with a 303-led trip back to our home planet. Here we are comforted by the familiar sound of that Roland machine, while the percussion slaps and claps away like the firecracker sound of a machine gun. Last up, ‘Holidays On Mars’ drifts in with an bright, optimistic feeling permeating throughout.

Chupacabras / Brother Y – Falling Away / Phage [TUT001]

March 9, 2016December 5, 2025 hipodromebrother y, chupacabras, house, jeremy d rodriguez, techno, tutamenLeave a comment

CHUPACABRAS/BROTHER Y - Falling Away

Chupacabras and Brother Y join forces to form the debut vinyl release from Tutamen. Brooklyn resident and elusive production talent Chupacabras offers up two machine-powered cosmic cuts, expanding upon the territory explored with his contributions to the Tutamen tape series and last years EP for Go Finger. The as-yet unknown Brother Y makes a first appearance with two hypnotic numbers on the B- side.

Lake Haze – Natural Insight EP [CR1289]

March 9, 2016October 19, 2023 hipodromecreme organization, electro, goncalo salgado, house, lake haze, technoLeave a comment

Creme Organization look to Portugal’s fast rising Lake Haze for a new three track EP. Solar Flames opens the release with a grand sense of sadness. Vast kicks pound below as eerie pads make for an unsettling atmosphere. When a slitting acid line comes in, the 909 pings really kick into action and the track takes off. Sinister Strike is just that, a driving and dark track with elastic bass and ravey stabs that make for physical listening. Lastly, Geisterbahnhofe is a broken beat affair that is rueful and zoned out. Full of sombre, reflective open spaces and distant electro stylings, it rounds out a varied and vital EP.

R-Zone – R-Zone 16 [RZONE016]

March 9, 2016September 9, 2025 hipodromecreme organization, global darkness, house, r-zone, technoLeave a comment

The R-Zone series excels at raw, inventive, off kilter club music from a range of mysterious artists. That fine tradition continues once more here with another four cuts of inventive music that takes cues from techno, IDM, acid and house. Lumidei is all wonky drums and out of time hits and is a brilliantly weird cut full of spacious atmospherics. Mynheer is built on a bed of broken beats, knocking hits and metallic textures that all tumble and fall around loosely and invitingly.

Jordan GCZ – Fission Transmission [OMR008]

March 9, 2016August 1, 2018 hipodromehouse, jordan czamanski, jordan gcz, off minor recordings, technoLeave a comment

The notorious Jordan GCZ is back on his own label. This time he switches the arpeggiators to ‘Body’ and it’s all go… for a while. Two more tool type versions on the flip..for the DJs.

Africaine 808 – Basar [CHANNEL055CD ]

March 8, 2016October 23, 2023 hipodromeacid, africaine 808, african, album, alex voices, dirk leyers, disco, dj nomad, dodo nkishi, electro, golf channel recordings, house, nova, ofrinLeave a comment

DJ Nomad and Dirk Leyers’ Africaine 808 project has been responsible for some of the most inventive and enjoyable music of the last few years. It’s little surprise, then, to find that the Berlin-based outfit’s debut album, Basar, is rather special. Built around their now famous polyrhythmic, Afro and Latin influenced drum machine programming, it begins with a touch of snaking jazz, and climaxes with a dense, rising, uplifting Afro-gospel workout that should leave listeners thrilled and breathless. In between, you’ll find 21st century broken beat, delicious downtempo torch songs about break-ups, Juke-influenced Cajun blies bangers, and hard-to-define – but thoroughly engaging – dancefloor wig-outs.

VA – RDY #28 (Ron Hardy Edits) [RDY028]

March 8, 2016August 18, 2025 hipodromechicago, deep cuts, disco, eberhard schoener, edits, house, john forde, ron hardy, tullio de piscopoLeave a comment

Three monstruous tracks straight from the basement featuring one of the original house music creator Ron Hardy. Tullio de Piscopo – Stop Bajon, Eberhard Schoener – Why Don’t You Answer and John Forde – dDon’t You Know Who Did It.

Benedek & Noble – Ocean Side [SE1007]

March 8, 2016April 9, 2025 hipodromebenedek, disco, house, nicholas benedek, superior elevation records, tom nobleLeave a comment

Two affiliates of the mighty PPU in a trouble up for Superior Elevation.

Rekid – Tuesday Bluesday [POM005]

March 8, 2016May 23, 2023 hipodromedisco, house, matt edwards, pyramids of mars, rekidLeave a comment

Matt Edwards’ Pyramids of Mars label is ready to unleash a fifth release, this time featuring three subtle but high impact slo-disco tracks from the boss himself under his Rekid moniker. The title cut opens things up in playful, mid tempo fashion. It has heavyweight, fat bottomed drums trudging below, booty shaking hits in the middle and a subtly funky guitar riff rolling over and over up top: all the necessary parts to tease dance floors into raptures, then. The brilliant ‘Mars’ is even slower, and has a mischievous feel to the low slung bass, the filtered vocal cries and jazzy hats. It’s a cut that is full of Detroit beatdown vibes and will surely percolate through any crowd and leave them desperate for more. Sublime last cut ‘Wave’ is a mechanical, grinding groove that slowly sweeps you up with its raw hits, slapping drums and cacophony of distant vocals.

VA – Time To Set The Night On Fire [01AM]

March 8, 2016November 24, 2021 hipodromeafrican, afrobot, afrobotic musicology, am, disco, house, julien babinga, unknown artistLeave a comment

AM - Time To Set The Night On Fire

01AM is the perfect time to start a party and it is the first release of a new label by Afrobot related to his Afrobotic Musicology blog. The record contains 4 edits of music from different corners of the globe: to begin with an epic electro pop nugget from Greece and a heavily cut up Bollywood track on the A side, to finish the journey in Africa on the flip side with a percussive acid jam and a Zulu cult song that screamed for a rework. Limited edition / hand stamped artwork by Frank Koedood on the sleeve.

Transport – Emotions [NMP001]

March 7, 2016December 13, 2019 hipodromeflemming dalum, italo-disco, murphy jax, no more pop, panagiotis papachatzis, steen gjerulff, transportLeave a comment

Produced in June 1985, under the lead of Panagiotis Papachatzis, the rare LP “Just A Dream” featured several italo disco stylistic songs and became legend for its unique touch and excellent synth lines. Now No More Pop teamed up with the former band lead P. Papachatzis to make it possible to officially rerelease their hit single “Emotions”. This release features also remixes by Flemming Dalum, Steen Gjerulff and Murphy Jax.

Odessa – Private Disco Show [BAP056]

March 7, 2016April 10, 2024 hipodromebordello a parigi, denis lepage, denyse lepage, italo-disco, odessaLeave a comment

ODESSA - Private Disco Show

Montreal. 1983. In the studio, Denis and Denyse LePage once again marry their musical ability to produce a romance streaked electro disco gem. Fast forward three decades and the husband-wife partnership of Lime may be forgotten by some, but not by all. Odessa pays homage and treats you to a Private Disco Show. Synth lines are buffed and allowed to shine once again. Vocals take a back seat as glittering notes are given centre stage. Bright beaming bars, cascading chords and heady harmonies bob and weave in this refreshing of a true classic.

Surf Dancer – Rainbow Man [BAP067]

March 7, 2016September 21, 2023 hipodromebordello a parigi, electro, italo-disco, surf dancerLeave a comment

The frosts of Finland are blasted away by the radiate synthesizer sunlight of Surf Dancer. Rich analogue textures are supported by Surf Dancer’s love of the vocoder, computer-spoken lyrics twirling amidst addictive melodies and clean-cut beats. Sweet notes and even sweeter words swirl in this world of ray guns, unicorns and of course rainbows. Strings soar skyward in the elation of “Rainbow Man” before the sleek funk of “Rocket in my Pocket”. Joy pours from the needle drop, instant happiness and body moving music from start to finish, the end coming in the xylophonic goodness of Future in the Night”.

Dario Dall Aere – Eagles In The Night [TUONO04/DE119]

March 7, 2016July 17, 2024 hipodromedario dall aere, dark entries records, frastuono, italo-disco, re-release, reissueLeave a comment

Another one of the many aliases and side-projects from pioneering group Fockewulf 190, Dario Dell’Aere’s “Eagles In The Night” is a truly iconic Italo disco record. Coated with gutsy vocals from Fred Ventura, it’s kitsch without being too theatrical and rolls with such a hook and detailed melody that you’ll be hooked beyond the big, stadium-filling yearns. Naturally the instrumental is also included for those who find the croons a touch too much.

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Inhalants – Deep Florida [LIES070]

March 6, 2016November 3, 2021 hipodromealbum, ambient techno, experimental, inhalants, jahiliyya fields, l.i.e.s., long island electrical systems, matt morandi, max ravitz, patriciaLeave a comment

INHALANTS - Deep Florida

New Yorkers Matt Morandi (Jahiliyya Fields) and Max Ravitz (Patricia) take the buyout, cash in their 401k’s, and opt for early retirement down to ”Deep Florida” on their debut LP for L.I.E.S. Titles like Humid Widow, Dark Duties, and Chasing the Dream set the tone for what can only be called a tropical storm of synthesizer chaos atop dusted drum programming and hazy vibes.

Dorisburg – Irrbloss [HVN034]

March 6, 2016October 12, 2023 hipodromealbum, alexander berg, ambient, deep house, deep techno, dorisburg, hivern discsLeave a comment

One half of Genius Of Time, Alexander Berg makes his debut on Hivern as Dorisburg. Irrbloss features nearly an hour of Dorisburg new music. Eight cuts in which Berg unleashes several incarnations of his sound and delves into his most melodic and mystical facet. Tracks such as Irrbloss and Votiv exude a highly spiritual feeling, connecting the majesty of archaic folk music with state of the art electronic production. Gloson and Gripen, in contrast, are much more dancefloor oriented eorts, showing Berg’s most cerebral and somber side. Kassiopeia and Cirkla are two slices of sinuous cosmic techno that demonstrate once again Berg’s ability to blend evocative landscapes with club eciency. Finally, Insvept and Sagofabrik conde a more meditative and adventurous approach. In other words: a gripping journey with a kind of inspirational energy not easily found in today’s dance music.

VA – Dub Masters Series I EP [ARTSTRANSPARENT006]

March 6, 2016March 31, 2023 hipodromeambient techno, arts, arts transparent, dub techno, grad_u, hexagonal cloud pattern, hydergine, ixm, kaelan, zoltan solomonLeave a comment

ARTS Transparent shaped his form in many different ways into electronic music, giving clear directions to any other label out there, emotionally and technically. This time the label will focus on the first Dub Master Series, a collective of the best Dub Techno Artists we have around the globe. Zoltan Solomon / Grad_U / IXM aka Kaelan / Hydergine.

B12 – Transient Life [ASGDE009]

March 6, 2016November 3, 2022 hipodromeambient techno, b12, de:tuned, detroit techno, electro, michael golding, steven rutterLeave a comment

B12, one of the UK’s first wave of pure techno acts, are back again to take you above and beyond with their trademark deep space techno and electro soundscapes. After appearing on the ‘5 Years De:tuned’ album with the track ‘Let Me Free’, B12 return to De:tuned with more transient music for the mind.

Oscar Mulero – Second Skin EP [POLEGROUP037]

March 6, 2016November 2, 2022 hipodromearchitectural, deep techno, dub techno, oscar mulero, pole group, tensalLeave a comment

Slow paced beats and dubby chords by Oscar Mulero that mutate and run around the arrangement. Remixes by Architectural and Tensal.

Kerridge – Fatal Light Attraction [DNSKER002]

March 5, 2016December 13, 2019 hipodromealbum, downwards records, industrial, samuel kerridge, technoLeave a comment

Kerridge’s 3rd long player marks a more fluid, or effluent, refinement of his sound, blurring the boundaries between organic audio sources and custom-constructed synths to flooding the senses with waves of bristling, oxidising industrial tones and coruscating texturhythm seemingly intent on separating flesh from bone. It’s evil stuff, all seven tracks of it, forming a closed feedback system of guttural, choking frequencies and cardiac arrhythymatics.