Chez Damier – Say The Word 01 [SWM001]

July 2, 2014June 8, 2023 hipodromebalance music, balance recordings, chez damier, deep house, heart 2 heartLeave a comment

Side A offers a brand new track ”Tudor Por Amor” highlight the perfectness of Damier’s roots in house and techno, whilst also doffing a proverbial cap to New York house thanks to it’s percussive vibe. Complementing this is an unreleased version of the Chez classic ”Forever Mona” that subtly recalibrates the late 90s cut for both house and techno ears. On the flip we get a taste of Heart 2 Heart, a new collaboration between Damier and young French producer Ben Vedren, with ”Shigan” featuring in both Rex Dub and Detroit 3000 dub form.

Davina, Carlos Nilmmns, Niko Marks – Get By Me [ORN030]

July 2, 2014November 2, 2021 hipodromeandres, carlos nilmmns, davina, deep house, detroit house, niko marks, ornamentsLeave a comment

DAVINA/CARLOS NILMMNS/NIKO MARKS - Get By Me

Davina, Carlos Nilmmns, Niko Marks offer a quintessential blend of Detroit house tracks. Comes with a remix from Andres.

Gavin Guthrie aka TX Connect – Gavin Guthrie aka TX Connect [CREME68-69]

July 1, 2014December 28, 2024 hipodromealbum, creme organization, gavin guthrie, house, techno, tx connectLeave a comment

Next up on Creme Organization is Gavin Guthrie Aka TX Connect with a searing double album of analogue tracks aimed at the dancefloor. Up first is ‘Soundtrack 909’, a deep and melodically rich house affair that sooths your soul before ‘00707’ gets rough, jagged and angst with its off time cowbells, brooding hi hats and ever more frantic acid. ‘Palm Sunday’ then explores more cosmic beat territory in playful, colourful style and ‘Metroplex Jaxx’ is a rugged, dystopian and foreboding acid jam with plenty of occult melody work buried deep within. ‘Aqua Finess’ is a wholly malfunctioning acid machine very much doing its own weird thing and on the last side of this double vinyl pack, ‘Desmond’s Obsession’ plays with whacked out electro aesthetics and ‘Haddonfield, IL’ leaves you on a dour and downbeat note thanks to its crawling synths and lumpy hooks. Overall, this is an expansive and expressive double pack from TX Connect that has more than been the wait.

L/F/D/M – LHF 3 [CDR12009]

July 1, 2014March 22, 2023 hipodromeacid, clan destine records, clan destine traxx, l/f/d/m, richard smith, technoLeave a comment

Following London producer Richard Smith’s (L/F/D/M, Bronze Teeth) debut 12 for Optimo. A 4 track EP of killer acid grooves.

Ekman – Panzer-1015 [PANZER1015]

July 1, 2014October 19, 2017 hipodromeacid, bunker records, ekman, electro, panzerkreuz records, roel dijcks, technoLeave a comment

Very dark and menacing and heavily-pounding industrial techno/electro planet rock by Ekman on Panzerkreuz.

I Vy / Solid State – Vol. I [CL001]

July 1, 2014March 29, 2021 hipodromeacid, chinese laundry, i vy, ikutaro kakehashi, solid state, technoLeave a comment

I VY/SOLID STATE - Vol I

First release for I.vy on her own label Chinese laundry. The delicate task is entrusted to the producer, which presents herself for the first time ever with a release of her own, not surprisingly titled “Vol I”. A careful work, a well illustrated journey, where the four cardinal points are 4 originals marked by a bass line sound that seems to come from a TB 303 just dusted off by a deposit of Mr. Ikutaro Kakehashi .

Delivery – Drama [LACR004]

July 1, 2014May 18, 2022 hipodromedelivery, greg shin, house, l.a. club resource, technoLeave a comment

Banging around to devastating effect – L.A. Club Resource are ready to drop this heavy debut release by Los Angeles based producer DELIVERY aka Greg Shin.

VA – Tetramer EP [RI004]

June 30, 2014April 8, 2024 hipodromeabraham cowley, acid house, automatic tasty, chicago house, elec pt.1, jtc, rebel intelligenceLeave a comment

Rebel Intelligence was never the most prolific of labels, with its’ first three releases – a trio of excellent analogue workouts from Matt Whitehead – coming out over a two-year period. This fourth 12″ – the imprints first since 2011 – sees a new wave of artists bringing their synthesizers and drum machines to the party. JTC’s “Habit” opens proceedings, sounding not unlike a cross between classic EBM, sparse analogue deep house and pitched-down early Detroit techno. Automatic Tasty impresses with “Winters Evening”, a deliciously melodic chunk of Claro Intelecto style electro, before Elec Pt1 charges off on an intoxicating 303 acid tip (“Daytime Acid”). Finally, Abraham Cowley flies off into space with “Shifting Seasons”, a wonderfully evocative fusion of constantly building analogue beats, melancholic chords and eyes-wide-shut melodies.

Leigh Dickson – Knoe 3/2 [KNOE3/2]

June 30, 2014March 23, 2018 hipodromeboe recordings, deep house, detroit, for those that knoe, leigh dicksonLeave a comment

Leigh’s second part in his chapter on For Those That Knoe starts with the blissful house moods of Cresnet. A punchy kick and modulated bassline provide a weighty bottom end, complementing lush pads, sweeping FX, percussive stabs and ethereal strings. Ion is a track that is hard to pigeonhole, Leigh casts all preconceptions aside by creating a grooving piece of dance music that sounds as forward thinking today as I would have when it was written. At One on the flip is a little burst of funk with snappy beats and crisp percussion a fuzzy bassline. Closing out the EP is a previously unheard and unreleased extended version of the timeless electro classic, Praise. Keeping all the elements of the original, this uncovered version has a new beat intro and longer arrangement.

Sir Joe – Max’ Garage [LOD003]

June 30, 2014March 9, 2018 hipodromeacid house, land of dance records, sir joe, technoLeave a comment

Sir. Joe born in 1987 in America Latina, as teenager he moved with his family to London, during his studies (thanks to his crazy schoolmates) he felt in love with the illegal rave party and with the new school of electronic UK’s music. A quick step that turned him into a music producer. Sir. Joe shaped his sound mixing european and american styles. Old school chicanos’ groove and samples were restyled in the direction of the English and Dutch style. LOD is glad to present Sir. Joe’s debut… again five tracks of pure energy and soul mixed with few drops of acid.

VA – In The Dark Again 01 [DARK001]

June 30, 2014November 24, 2023 hipodromeacid house, chicago house, dirtybox jams, emil seidel, in the dark again, ksts, snuff trax, technoLeave a comment

Dark and trippy sounds on a label straight from Berlin. In The Dark Again brings out music between Acid, New Wave/ Minimal Wave and psychedelic Techno and Dub. The first release comes with tracks by Dirtybox Jams, KSTS and Emil Seidel.

TMO – Selfinteracting EP [303S001]

June 30, 2014February 7, 2022 hipodrome303 state, acid house, lipelis, techno, tmoLeave a comment

TMO - Selfinteracting EP

A triple acid workout from TMO on this first relese for 303 State.

Retape – Signals On The Double [030EP006]

June 28, 2014April 4, 2023 hipodrome030303 records, acid, electro, retape, technoLeave a comment

A gorgeous 6-tracker by Norwegian techno/electro/acid artist Retape. The EP takes off where Drexciya and related projects such as The Other People People Place left it in the early 2000s. The title track takes it away and is the most technoid of all with a driving bassline and open hi-hats while long stretched melodies finish it off; this one sucks you onto the dance floor as if it were one big whirlpool. The second cut “Coir” is a serene a downtempo 4/4 track that gets you overwhelmed with an otherworldly melody sneakily coming in about midway. “EMN” then, pulls you straight underwater with its hard hitting snares, plastic bassline and acid feel. The tempo goes up with “Cars”, a delay-heavy spaced out acid track for unstable dance floors. The following track “Rotation” is a beatless excursion into the world of clinical synthesized sci-fi music. The incorrectly named “Moving Down” is the final track and a true upper: high speed melodic electro with a touch of melancholia.

Jeremiah R. – Interplanetary Phenomenon Unit [ENK015]

June 28, 2014January 31, 2018 hipodromedetroit, electro, enklav, jeremiah r.Leave a comment

Nebulous ambient electro. This isn’t a time-lapse,’ he said, breathlessly. ‘This is time…collapsed.’ His eyes glazed over for a moment as he retreated deep inside himself. ‘Don’t you see’ He exclaimed, wild-eyed, looking as though possessed by some silent anomaly of his own making. ‘Don’t you see what this means.

Ever Moving – #1 EP [GTBR001]

June 28, 2014June 25, 2014 hipodromedetroit, electro, get the balance rightLeave a comment

Launch of a new record label hailing from Warsaw. First one is drexciyan-inspired, subtle crafted underwater trip from a man called Ever Moving.

Hadamard – Ass in Bass [SOM029]

June 28, 2014July 8, 2021 hipodromeelectro, elektronische werke, hadamard, janko bartelink, solar one musicLeave a comment

HADAMARD - Ass In Bass

Janko Bartelink better known as Hadamard brings us his dope mixture of experimental hip-hop sound, robotic electro funk and bumpin bass music. Hadamard’s – Ass in Bass EP is the 3rd part on Solar One Music’s Elektronische Werke Series, after Dynarec and Q-Chip.

Bumblebee Unlimited – Lady Bug (Remixes) [GLR120003]

June 27, 2014June 25, 2014 hipodromeadams, bumblebee unlimited, disco, edits, frank trimarco, groove line records, house, john morales, larry levanLeave a comment

Groove Line Records continue with another Patrick Adams & Greg Carmichael produced classic, Lady Bug, by Bumblebee Unlimited, the second in our series of 12 audiophile reissues from the Disco underground. Side A is the Disco Mix by John Morales and Frank Trimarco. A solid kick opens the track before Morales’s trademark percussion is introduced. Then the slick bass, guitar and piano groove play alongside the innovative synth lines and drive the rhythm forward, before the addition of that simple but engaging single note piano groove… the core element of the track, and the synthesized vocal between the Lady Bug in question and the bee who’s chasing her. Side B features the Disco Remix by the legendary Larry Levan. Starting with the full drums and percussion Levan adds each element at an earlier stage than the Disco Mix, so the full track, including the vocal, hits you at just over a minute and doesn’t let go until the fade, giving a more intense dance floor experience.

Albion – Disco Mambo [MME1001]

June 27, 2014March 27, 2018 hipodromealbion, albion venables, disco, edits, macadam mambo, macadam mambo editsLeave a comment

3 stunning edits made by the master of European Disco: Albion Venables from Sweden. Just a quick description of the tracks, Disco Mambo is as you can imagine, a Disco Mambo track clearly dedicated to the label. Hear The Night comes from an obscure Italian record with some French Vocals in it. And The Mirror Forrest is a beautiful electronic tune coming from an Italian Library record.

VA – Crumbs 002 [CRUMBS002]

June 27, 2014February 13, 2018 hipodromeallenby, allenby chilton, crumbs records, disco, edits, etta, house, tee mango, the fence extensionLeave a comment

Tee Mango rides some seriously wig flipping synth lines over an irresistible tropical groove that just builds beautifully into a bona fide ‘moment’ on the floor. Treating us with two solid gold Soulful extensions: Allenby Chilton takes on a little known Etta jam, amplifies the Funk elements and transforms the song into an altogether more heavyweight workout. Finally Fence take on a rare late 70’s psychedelic Soul tune, again adding some 21st century wide-screen sonics and dancefloor dynamic.

Brian Ellis – Love Is / Electric Body [VR010]

June 27, 2014February 11, 2025 hipodromebrian ellis, disco, egyptian lover, electro, funk, k-maxx, voltaire recordsLeave a comment

Brian Ellis enlisted two seasoned underground guests to usher in his brand of boogie-funk. ‘Love Is’ features the legendary Egyptian Lover, a master of the 808 and veteran party-rocker on vocoder detail, while on the flip-side, K-Maxx commands the microphone with his signature style on ‘Electric Body’.