Bal Pare – Early Recordings [MR040]

January 7, 2015February 18, 2019 hipodromealbum, bal pare, jan t. krahn, jurgen weiss, kirsten klemm, manfred asmus, matthias schuster, medical records llc, minimal synth, synth pop, synth waveLeave a comment

Medical Records presents a hand-picked selection of the early recordings of Germany’s Bal Pare. Members were Kirsten Klemm (vocals), Jan T. Krahn (Synthesizer), Matthias Schuster (Synthesizer, Beatbox). and drummer Jurgen Weiss. The first Bal Pare LP “Hamburg-Paris-Catania” was released in 1982 on Konkurrenz Records. Since they had a large fanbase in Sweden, the second release (“Metamorphose”) came out in Stockholm on the Krautrock label. Around this time, a new member, Manfred Asmus , joined on keyboards and programming and Jan T. Krahn and Jergen Weiss had left the band. Much of the material from this selection of tracks were culled from unreleased sessions from the 80s with Manfred Asmus. The opening track “Rien” is a perfect display of what synth pop is modeled after. Rich lead synth textures, male/female interplayed vocals, and electronic percussion. Though the entire record flows with ease and captivates the listener from beginning to end, other standout tracks include “Palais d’Amour”, “Die Idioten”, and “Meilleur Du Monde”.

Paranoid London – Paranoid London [PDONLP001]

January 6, 2015February 12, 2024 hipodromeacid house, album, dj genesis, gerardo delgado, mutado pintado, paranoid london, paris brightledge, quinn whalley, technoLeave a comment

The mysterious, no-holds-barred combo Paranoid London has decided to put out a double album containing much of their previously released material, alongside a smattering of previously unheard cuts (including a collaboration with Detroit legend DJ Genesis). The hard-to-find classics still sparkle – check the brilliantly sparse-but-heavy “Paris Dub 1” (with regular vocalist Paris Brightledge) and ragged “Transmission 5” (featuring a killer spoken vocal from Mutado Pintado) – while the new cuts are thankfully up to similarly high standard. Here is some more repetitive, machine bass music for DJs to play loud & dancers to freak to.

Juanpablo – The Hideout [FRV017]

January 6, 2015September 8, 2021 hipodromefrigio records, house, juanpablo, technoLeave a comment

JUANPABLO - The Hideout

Frigio label founder Juanpablo is back, this time with a full five track mini-LP. Darkness gathers above the needle’s edge as the Colombian artist delivers the shadow strewn The Hideout. Abstraction is balanced against dancefloor clout across this quintet of underworld electronics. Rhythms curve and bend, scattering into the blackened chasms of “Chrome Light” and “Shadow’s Color,” before resurfacing into the light of “Indumorg.” The title piece burns with a slow intensity. Sinister coils of Acid drip, skies bruise and ash rains before “They Watching You” closes.

VA – Der Zeltweg – Italian Tapes Industrial Music 1982-84 [MNQ060]

January 5, 2015June 21, 2024 hipodromealessandro adriani, cold wave, compilation, electro, errata-s-corrige, experimental, gasdehyde, herpes-z, mannequin recordsLeave a comment

For a brief moment Turin was Italy’s Sheffield, producing an astonishing number of DIY electronic groups. In the context of a wider Europe, Italy has never been thought of as a hotbed of minimal electronic music, but Mannequin Records compilations Danza Meccanica: Italian Synth Wave 1982-1987 have shone a light on a scene little heard, even within Italy’s borders. But the history was still incomplete.. some new horizons now must be unveiled, showing that between the years of 1982 and 1984, the city of Turin in northwest Italy was home to a quiet underground renaissance of experimental electronic music.

2+2=5 – Into The Future [MNQ058]

January 5, 2015July 17, 2019 hipodrome2+2=5, album, cha cha hagiwara, cold wave, giacomo spazio, mannequin records, minimal synth, nina la loggia, re-release, reissue, synth popLeave a comment

Anniversary Edition of this Italian Cold Wave masterpiece from 1984. On a cold autumn evening in Milan in 1981, Nino La Loggia met Giacomo Spazio for the first time. The two had the same passion for music: Kraftwerk, Joy Division, DAF and the whole new scene of proto-electronic wave headed by Cabaret Voltaire. Together they decided to start the musical project called 2 + 2 = 5, a tribute to Orwellian dystopia. Shortly after, Cha Cha Hagiwara joined the band. Already a keyboard player in Jeunesse d’Ivoire, she enriched the band’s raw sound with sonority and resonance which we can now define as analog. In 1983 the trio entered the studio to record their first LP titled ‘Into The Future’, now reissued by Mannequin Records for the 30th Anniversary.

2AMFM – The Doomsday Initiative Part 1 [NATION016]

January 4, 2015April 8, 2024 hipodrome2amfm, chicago house, d'marc cantu, jakbeat, jtc, nation records, tadd mullinixLeave a comment

The Doomsday Initiative is a musical concept that the end of the world was here and doom was plunging to terrible sadness. Selected artists 2AMFM ( D’Marc Cantu & Tadd Mullinix) produced and created ideas of this planet we live on in an ideal landscape of doomsday.

Two Dogs In A House – The Doomsday Initiative Part 2 [NATION017]

January 4, 2015August 29, 2025 hipodromechicago, jakbeat, jason letkiewicz, nation records, ron morelli, steve summers, two dogs in a houseLeave a comment

The Doomsday Initiative is a musical concept that the end of the world was here and doom was plunging to terrible sadness. Selected artists 2 Dogs In A House (aka Steve Summers and Ron Morelli) produced and created ideas of this planet we live on in an ideal landscape of doomsday.

Dramatis Personae – Blasphemie [Vß004]

January 4, 2015October 11, 2017 hipodromebeef n' weasel, dramatis personae, house, jeff hawke, vielspaß recordsLeave a comment

Dramatis Personae aka Beef n’ Weasel & Jeff Hawke debut release on Vielspaß Label.

VA – RDY #19 (Ron Hardy Edits) [RDY019]

January 4, 2015January 25, 2024 hipodromechicago house, disco, edits, nightmoves, phuture, ron hardyLeave a comment

From the vaults of Ron Hardy… Nightmoves Transdance (nyc mix), Phuture Phuture Jacks, Sensation (Unreleased mix 1).

Model 500 – Digital Solutions [MLP002]

January 3, 2015May 9, 2023 hipodromealbum, detroit, electro, juan atkins, metroplex, model 500, technoLeave a comment

‘Digital Solutions’ is a culmination of a 35 year relationship with music production for the mastermind behind Model 500, techno pioneer Juan Atkins. Marking the 30th Anniversary for the first label in a genre that has taken over on a global scale, Digital Solutions is only the second full length album ever to be released on the seminal cornerstone of dance music, Metroplex Records. Definitive Detroit is what the world has come to expect from Atkins, and this selection of tracks delivers just that. Exploring both electro and straight four on the floor, Digital Solutions gives a glimpse into what will be deemed a blueprint for the next 30 years. Model 500 and Metroplex welcome you to the future with Digital Solutions.

Design A Wave – International Journey Of Synthetic Emotion [AJ002]

January 3, 2015February 6, 2019 hipodromealien jam, design a wave, electro, house, tom hirstLeave a comment

Design a Wave aka Tom Hirst has been making music since the late 90s, via bedroom synth, dictaphone collages and coldwave guitar textures. Since then, he has developing his distinctive blend of experimental synth-wave. This latest EP, International Journey of Synthetic Emotion, comprises of three tracks, introduced by experimental synths and drum patterns of track I. The EP delves into electro dance territory with track II, moving towards off-kilter house on the B-side.

Tanz Ohne Muzik – Belong [RDCVT014]

January 2, 2015January 1, 2015 hipodromealbum, angst pop, electro, industrial, minimal synth, red cavity records, romanian, tanz ohne muzikLeave a comment

“The new Tanz Ohne Musik seems to be a small step back to the synthpop / minimal wave sound of earlier releases and away from the Galakhorrö angstpop. A small step though. Like on “Between Our Body Shapes” there are still heavy Galakthorrö influences, but Tanz Ohne Musik seems to be working more towards their own sound; an interesting sound! Most tracks have a slow, analogue sound with typical vocals. Some tracks tend more towards minimal wave, other more towards angstpop, but most are somewhere in between.” gangleri

Black People – Isle Of The Dead [FLEXI012]

January 2, 2015October 15, 2015 hipodromeblack people, electro, flexi wave, synth wave, tobias schmidtLeave a comment

Black People is a moniker of Brigthon techno legend Tobias Schmidt (Disko B, Tresor, Scandinavia +++). He has previously appeared on FlexiWave by releasing 7 Brain Wash (Flexi003) and on the much acclaimed cassette 290.625 (Flexi005). Here he strikes again with a 6 tracker of dark melancholic synth/punk wave.

Futility – Zero Sum [FLEXI013]

January 2, 2015January 1, 2015 hipodromeelectro, flexi wave, futility, minimal synthLeave a comment

Portland based Futility returns to FlexiWave with a new 7″. This time with the very much sought after synth-pop-wave banger track Zero Sum as the title tune and the instrumental up-beat track Gaz and spike for the b-side.

Kitkatone – Temporal Advice EP [ARTS011]

December 31, 2014July 23, 2026 hipodromearts, detroit techno, kitkatoneLeave a comment

To create new backgrounds, you have to break the old rules, this is Kitkatone debut on ARTS, this release is a massive combination of different landscapes in Techno that you never heard before.

John Beltran – Lunata [SR004]

December 31, 2014October 30, 2018 hipodromedetroit techno, john beltran, soul researchLeave a comment

John Beltran, class of ’69, is one who have surfed the musical scene for the last 20 years with unforgettable and unclassifiable tracks. Detroit Techno, jazz, ambient and electronica have all been part of Beltran’s career, just like the unchartered territories which are released here with Soul Research. Lunata, with it’s 3 tracks, is a record which brings back classic ’90s Detroit, enriched with soft and enveloping memories. A jump into the future with influences from the past.

Perseus Traxx – Ethereal Journey [K006]

December 30, 2014December 29, 2014 hipodromechicago house, deep house, klapmaster records, nigel rogers, perseus traxxLeave a comment

K006

Analog Superhero Perseus Traxx, known for his live performances and releases for Bunker, Chiwax, BOE, M>O>S> & Snuff Trax finally makes his way to the city of Chicago via Jordan Fields’ Klapmaster Records label. This was created based on a real life occurrence in Robin Hood’s Sherwood Forest.

VA – Indelible Expressions EP: Part 1/2 [APPIAN007]

December 30, 2014June 14, 2024 hipodromeappian sounds, deep house, jock burton, rdma, route 8, slowburnLeave a comment

Appian Sounds is fast becoming a reliable source of extra-special deep house. This latest split EP, featuring tracks from a trio of rising talents, is another must-have release. Newcomer Jock Burton impresses with “Dolmen”, a chunk of loose and spacey deep house, that comes with a Slowburn’s remix, which adds a bleep style sub bassline and tools up the percussion. RDMA’s “Syeeda” is ultra-deep and heavily electronic – the kind of track you want to both dance to and immense yourself in while horizontal – while Route 8’s “Hemitropy” is a pleasingly dusty trip into yearning, half-remembered deep house

Asok / Baldo – The Guide EP [GRM006]

December 24, 2014April 17, 2018 hipodromeasok, baldo, baldo gallego, good ratio music, house, stu robinson, technoLeave a comment

ASOK – aka Liverpool-based producer Stu Robinson – pops up on Good Ratio Music with two more far-sighted and fuzzy sci-fi-tinged jams. There’s a delicious shuffle to “The Fifth Book” – all bubbling Motor City electronics and foreboding chords – while “Probability Drive” joins the dots between vintage techno and sparse, otherworldly deep house. Flip for two tracks from Barcelona-based Good Ratio regular Baldo, who impresses with the fizzing analogue rhythms, chords and subtle acid of “Axel Nebulae”. His other contribution, “Seventh Dimension”, comes on like the soundtrack to a drunken late night jog through desolate, post-industrial landscapes.

Hermez – We Come To Rule EP [TC002]

December 24, 2014February 28, 2018 hipodromechicago house, hermez, martin de brig, nick anthony, titanic city recordsLeave a comment

The second release on Titanic City, features three tracks by Hermez with a remix by Nick Anthony.