Hiver / Stephen Lopkin – Pillowhead [BK013]

November 21, 2015November 7, 2023 hipodromebokhari records, deep house, hiver, stephen lopkinLeave a comment

Bokhari enlists Hiver and Stephen Lopkin for four impeccable cuts of deep dancefloor delight. Kicking the package off with aplomb, Hardware fanatics Hiver illustrate the power of simplicity on “Pillowhead”, submerging us in deepest tech-house joy through globular bass, hypnotic stabs and immersive textures. “Whatsoever” ups the pace a little and loses a touch of the rubbery bottom end, flying free with celestial pads, sweeping synths and emotive chords. Over on the flipside, Lopkin’s “Theme from SAPL” sounds like a missing cut from Autechre’s classic “Incunabula”, pairing Miami drum patterns and beefy bass with moody vocoder and chirping synths for a healthy dose of machine funk. Lopkin closes the set with the Garnier approved “Speedbird Heavy”, a perfectly realised excursion into deep and moody techno that’s just waiting to bounce of those warhouse walls.

Mihai Popoviciu – The Swindle [PFR169]

November 21, 2015September 3, 2020 hipodromedeep house, mihai popoviciu, poker flat recordings, romanianLeave a comment

A decade on from his debut release, one of Romania’s finest cultural exports returns to his favourite stomping ground with a trans- mission that showcases variety, technical skill and an intimate understanding of the dynamics of the floor. The stripped-down, moody menace of ‘The Swindle’ kicks things off, dancing semi- quavers panning left and right, a mysterious male voice incanting. A bass synth motif carries the tune to a climax before its buoyant, trancey conclusion. At all times, elements unfold organically, carrying the listener away. ‘Rotate’ casts a busier, jacking vibe, its analogue synth cycles pinging against each other. Glimmering layers of sound create an endlessly immersive, deadly deep groove. ‘Feed Me’ is slower, slinkier and rougher in equal measure. The sustained synths create a gliding sensation, the male vocal first mellifluous and sung then husky and spoken. ‘Chance’ is a shuffling, fizzing deep house groove, precision-tooled for the dance- floor. “Let it take control” urges a male voice. Sound advice for this deliciously hypnotic groove.

DJ Aakmael – Alternate Takes [KLRLTD023]

November 21, 2015April 25, 2024 hipodromedeep house, dj aakmael, greg stewart, kolour records, rod mckuenLeave a comment

Dusty and soulful deep house jams from DJ Aakmael aka Greg Stewart. First track “Roses” utilizes some stunning grand piano and trumpet solos as well as a sample from ‘Jean” by Rod McKuen to accompany some tight rhythm patterns and rich strings. “Fourpoint-5” is classic deep house reminiscent of old Mr. Fingers, in all its emotive and melancholic glory. On the flip there’s “Equinox” keeping on with a deep and soulful Detroit deep house sound that fans of Kai Alce would appreciate while “H4” ends things on truly uplifting note, with its dreamy xylophone vibes working with some more nice trumpet sounds and rich strings on a seven minute epic.

Romansoff – Forbidden Land EP [SIG009]

November 20, 2015October 17, 2022 hipodromeelectro, house, privacy, romanian, romansoff, signal code records, technoLeave a comment

Signal Code release number eight comes from the Romanian outfit Romansoff, including a remix by Privacy.

Sebastian Swarm / Lost SoundBytes – From Sci-Fi to Lo-Fi [LOD006]

November 20, 2015March 9, 2018 hipodromeacid house, land of dance records, lost soundbytes, sebastian swarmLeave a comment

Land Of Dance presents a journey inside analog machines and science fiction movies. Two producers from different countries had split the release with their sounds and their musical attitudes. Lost SoundBytes is a Brussels Based young producer that develops an haptic music, diving sometimes into cryptic and anxious foggy areas through analog materials experimentations, as drum machines & synthetisers like Poly 61, AcidLab Bassline 3 , Wardolf Blofeld. Sebastian Swarm comes from Glasgow his three tracks are full lo-fi acid music, imprinted by a cosmic sight and chicago house’ quotes.

Egyptian Eyeliner – Theda Bara EP [KAFTEN007]

November 20, 2015March 14, 2019 hipodromeegyptian eyeliner, house, kaften, technoLeave a comment

The second Egyptian Eyeliner release on KäfTen is just as tearful and sentimental. Ecstasy on the housefloor.

Colonel Abrams – You Got Me Running [EVRE004]

November 19, 2015October 18, 2023 hipodromeboyd jarvis, colonel abrams, deep house, echovolt recordsLeave a comment

“Music Is The Answer”, Colonel Abrams’ landmark 1984 debut release, was mot his first stab at stardom. In fact, earlier the same year he’d recorded a series of dubbed-out demos with Boyd Jarvis at Timmy Regisford’s apartment. Here, those demos – mastered from dusty eight-track tape – get a public airing for the first time. Despite their vintage, all three tracks still sound phenomenally soulful and futuristic, as if all three men were laying down a blueprint for deep house (albeit with the addition of the delay-laden drums that were such a feature of NYC productions during the period). “You Got Me Running”, in particular, is superb, with Abrams’ putting in a superbly impassioned but bittersweet vocal performance.

Trinidadian Deep – Native Bush EP [PERP006]

November 19, 2015November 3, 2022 hipodromedeep house, perpetual rhythms, trinidadian deepLeave a comment

The Chicago based Perpetual Rhythms label welcomes Trinidadian Deep to the family for their 6th release; “Native Bush EP”. Trini is known for his deep, spiritual, and tribal sounds on labels such as Ron Trent’s Future Vision Records and Neroli.The same holds here for his EP; three deep house tracks exuding love through percussive and atmospheric vectors.

Professor Inc. – From Scratch to Formula [BOE029]

November 19, 2015July 12, 2021 hipodromeboe recordings, deep house, professor inc.Leave a comment

PROFESSOR INC - From Scratch To Formula

Professor Inc. returns to boe with a four track EP of low slung heady house vibes, thumping drums and searing soundscapes. Punchy 4/4 rhythms and throaty chords of Crazy grace the Aside where neat percussion sections break up dubby sweeps and deft ambient samples. The rolling loose beats and haunting synths movements of Underground sit nicely inside and offer a pumping club cut. The glorious strings of Life After Asylum play nicely with vox synths, weird samples and some weighty low end. Rounding out the EP, Put Up the Vibe skips and swings with fizzy stabs, modulated percussions and warm grooving bass.

Levon Vincent & Marcel Dettman – NS 10 T Rex Edition [NS010]

November 19, 2015August 20, 2021 hipodromedeep house, deep techno, levon vincent, marcel dettmann, novel soundLeave a comment

VINCENT, Levon/MARCEL DETTMANN - NS 10 T Rex Edition

New Novel Sound. “Fear” has been an in-demand since it was featured on his Fabric mix back in 2012, and remains one of Vincent’s most striking compositions – a spacey, melancholic mixture of classic Detroit influences, unfussy deep house beats and new wave-era synth and bass touches. The flip boasts a more recent collaboration between Vincent and Marcel Dettmann, which is equally as tasty. “Vengeance” is synthesizer-heavy and intergalactic in design, with EBM style motifs and tumbling, atmospheric melodies riding a similarly no-nonsense groove.

Giorgio Luceri presents 6D22 – I Know U Have Wings [MATH085]

November 18, 2015November 2, 2022 hipodrome6d22, giorgio luceri, house, mathematics recordings, technoLeave a comment

“I Know U Have Wings” EP feats 4 tracks from one of Mathematics’ main artists, Giorgio Luceri. A serious deep textured beating EP for the serious dance floor movers & shakers.

Roger 23 – Future Jack Programs To Respond (Section 3 & 4) [RHYTHM013.2]

November 18, 2015October 7, 2022 hipodromebio rhythm recordings, house, roger 23, roger reuter, technoLeave a comment

Part 2 of the Future Jack Programs To Respond serie, bringing even more future jackers and deep & deeper techno tracks.

Wolfram – United 707 [FIREHOUSE005]

November 18, 2015February 7, 2022 hipodromechicago house, dfa records, firehouse recordings, house, legowelt, lipelis, simoncino, wolf, wolframLeave a comment

WOLFRAM - United 707

New single out DFA Records, featuring remixes from Simoncino, Legowelt & Lipelis.

VA – Concept 1210 [JUNE009]

November 17, 2015June 29, 2021 hipodromeacid, all the wild eyes, credit 00, experimental, jakbeat, june, june records, nation records, naughty wood, rat life records, solar, synth wave, the pedestrian, traxx, trenton chase, villan x, we are monstersLeave a comment

VARIOUS - Concept 1210

June Records presents Concept 1210, a collaborative project between We Are Monsters, Ratlife Records, Nation and June Records. Represented respectively by All The Wild Eyes (Solar), Credit 00, Naughty Wood, Traxx, The Pedestrian, Villan X, Trenton Chase and June. Concept 1210 is a contemporary take on DIY electronics, made with the original rhythm machines, synthesizers and sequencers that became available between the period of late 1970s to mid 1980s.

J. Tijn – Half Empty Half Full EP [WNCL026]

November 17, 2015February 13, 2018 hipodromej. tijn, jesse kuye, techno, west norwood cassette library, wncl recordingsLeave a comment

J. Tijn makes a welcome return to the Cassette Library for his second EP on WNCL Recordings. Once again, the boy wonder explores musical worlds outside of his perceived comfort zone (”HEHF”), gets his bleep on (”Fat Controller”) whilst ensuring the die-hard raving crew are kept happy (”Malaria”). To round things off, we’re also treated to the next installment in the beat-heavy Decimated series (”Decimated #8”).

Anetha – Ophiuchus EP [WORKTHEM025]

November 17, 2015December 22, 2017 hipodromeacid, anetha, techno, work them recordsLeave a comment

French producer Anetha delivers four hypnotic techno cuts in her debut EP on Spencer Parker’s Work Them Records. ‘Black Widow’ begins with a syncopated kick and chugging synth line, before ‘Orchid’s Curse’ delivers piercing percussion and an infectious 303. ‘Last Evening’ then ventures into mesmerising territories with its tantalising atmospherics, until ‘Drive With A Dead Girl’ conjures a sullen vibe through the use of arpeggiated notes and poignant moans.

Luxus Varta – Everything Is Nothing [SOM037]

November 16, 2015October 17, 2022 hipodromealbum, electro, emeric di paolo, hubble telescope series, luxus varta, paris the black fu, solar one musicLeave a comment

Killer deep space electro techno on Solar One Music. Feeling inspired by the journey into space, Solar One Music has been working hard to create their own Hubble Telescope Series, which captures the feeling of space exploration through different experimental dance-floor tracks. As a homage to the Hubble Telescope and all the great scientists and engineers at the NASA and ESA and each part of the series comes with a cover print picture taken by the Hubble Telescope. Featured for the first part of the series, is the talented artist Emeric Di Paolo aka Luxus Varta including a stellar collab with Detroit Grand Pubahs main man: Paris the Black FU. A superb spacey, atmospheric sound bed with a incomparable, hypnotic voice from Paris The Black FU.

VA – Vortex Traks Vol.1 [VTX001]

November 16, 2015October 9, 2017 hipodromeautomatic tasty, electro, jeremiah r., matti turunen, mesak, vortex traksLeave a comment

Berlin based label Vortex Traks is brought to life with the release of their first EP. Mesak kicks things off with high energy electro funk which is followed by a flight across the galaxy piloted by Jeremiah R. Flipside goes deeper, with Matti Turunen delivering a dubby acid flavored electro cut. Automatic Tasty finishes things off with a magnificent track featuring an addictive bassline and some very emotive chords.

Mater Suspiria Vision – Antropophagus Remixes EP [GD015]

November 16, 2015October 27, 2017 hipodromeantoni maiovvi, electro, giallo disco records, horror disco, mater suspria vision, parasols, vercetti technicolor, xander harrisLeave a comment

For those not in the know Mater Suspria Vision are one of last remaining first wave of Witch House, proceed without prejudice, MSV were a truly bizarre one of a kind group. Combining Cosmic style with early Krautrock experimentation, bootleg VHS and a wild sense of humour, MSV have been one of our favourite groups for a long time. We’ve taken their last LP Antropophagus and run it through the Giallo Disco filter, featuring remixes by Xander Harris, Parasols AKA Ali Renault, Antoni Maiovvi and Vercetti Technicolor.

Go Music – Go Electronic [GMFC001]

November 16, 2015November 15, 2015 hipodromedisco, electro, experimental, go music, leftfieldLeave a comment

First volume from obscure label Go Music. Wicked evocative melodies and weird electronics from mysterious collective.