Agnes – Jedi House EP [VIT015]

February 15, 2013February 13, 2013 hipodromeagnes, deep house, detroit house, vitalikLeave a comment

Vitalik presents the ‘Jedi House EP’ by Agnes. Agnès is the embodiment of the consummate perfectionist and here on the ‘Jedi House EP’ he makes a welcome return to the dubbed out, chugging house grooves he first became renowned for. Each high hat, each snare, each kick is meticulously crafted. While the EP contains weapons for deeper dancefloors, the audio motifs throughout allow the listener succinct excursions left and right of the underlying musical theme, enabling it to flow from start to finish as one rounded body of music

Massimiliano Pagliara – Magic Serials [PLAYRJC023]

February 15, 2013June 18, 2024 hipodromedeep house, live at robert johnson, massimiliano pagliaraLeave a comment

Massimiliano Pagliara is back where he belongs. A backbone of Live At Robert Johnson records, Pagliara’s take on neo-dance, post-disco and proto-house is as unmistakable as it is dreamlike. With this sound palette, a love for hardware and surgical arrangements “Magic Serials” sees the Berlin-based producers on top of his game. While name checking the tools of his work, MP unfolds untold stories of love, high spirits and deep meditation that every romantic rave craves for – acid poetry included.

Boo Williams – Back To The Future / Looney Chunes Volume 1 [CSLC001]

February 14, 2013July 25, 2019 hipodromealbum, boo williams, contemporary scarecrow, houseLeave a comment

Brand new label Contemporary Scarecrow launches this January with a double pack vinyl EP from Chicago house veteran Boo Williams. He was propelled into the underground house and techno scene through long time ally Glenn Underground who introduced Williams to music production back in the late 90’s, Boo has since gone on to record for reputable imprints. Vinyl comes in 1x transparent blue, 1x yellow version).

Patrik Sjeren – Patrik Sjeren EP [FIT008]

February 14, 2013April 13, 2020 hipodromedeep house, detroit house, fit sound, patrik sjerenLeave a comment

New 12″ from veteran producer Patrik Sjeren, with two smooth and bumping House tracks for the A side. On the B side, Sjeren changes it up and gets dark and dirty with two acidic techno tracks.

Motor City Drum Ensemble – Send A Prayer [MCDE1210]

February 14, 2013August 19, 2019 hipodromedanilo plessow, deep house, detroit house, mcde, motor city drum ensembleLeave a comment

Dani Plessow aka Motor City Drum Ensamle returns to his label for a new EP featuring some Awesome gospel inspired 4 Track House tracks.

VA – Modern Underground Music Volume 2 [BC005]

February 14, 2013March 26, 2024 hipodromeabjo, black catalogue, deep house, detroit house, ibrahim alfa jnr, kneco uqdah, lance de sardi, monty lukeLeave a comment

This is the 5th Black Catalogue release. “Modern Underground Music Volume 2” is another collection of tracks from all sectors of the electronic music underground. This sampler contains some fantastic exclusive tracks from Monty Luke, London’s Ibrahim Alfa Jnr., San Francisco’s Lance De Sardi, the amazing AbJo and brand new artist Kneco Uqdah Jr., hailing from the Detroit. Each track has its own style and fashion and continues Black Catalogue’s commitment to global dancefloor devastation.

Strange Attractor – Free Fall EP [FF018]

February 14, 2013December 31, 2020 hipodromedeep house, full flavor music, jonah sharp, spacetime continuum, strange attractorLeave a comment

STRANGE ATTRACTOR aka JONAH SHARP - Freefall EP

Full Flavor Music has reached its 18th release, the Freefall EP by Strange Attractor. Strange Attractor is an alter ego of Jonah Sharp aka Spacetime Continuum and half of Reagenz, his collaborative project with Move D. Jonah’s sound with Strange Attractor tends to reflect a slightly darker and more techy side of his productions. Freefall is the peak time drivey cut, with a perfect 4/4 beat and a great build going on with layers of synth sounds. Plexa uses Jonah’s favorite, his 808 providing a standout build with several elements of the drum machine all working together. There’s an unexpected synth line that comes towards the tail end of the track that gives it clever perfection! Sudachi gives more of a funk element finishing off the EP nicely, very comparable to a Spacetime Continuum tune with rich layers of synth arpeggiation coming from Jonah’s Roland SH-101. These tracks were composed live in the studio, pretty much in one take with all hardware running straight through the board and processed in the moment using mostly analog gear.

J.T.C. – Sonic Criminal [KILLEKILL011]

February 13, 2013February 13, 2013 hipodromechicago house, detroit techno, james t cotton, jtc, killekill, tadd mullinixLeave a comment

Tadd Mullinix aka James T. Cotton aka J.T.C. with Sonic Criminal on Killekill label, an EP crossing over classic Detroit techno, deep house, jazz and electro.

Skudge / Different World – Lost Archives I [AERA007.1]

February 13, 2013March 8, 2023 hipodromeclaude young, different world, differentworld, indigo aera, skudge, takasi nakajimaLeave a comment

First of a four-part series focusing on unreleased material from those close to the Indigo Aera label. Skudge with a special re-version of the intro they use often in their live setup. From the start this track keeps on building. Real tension for the dancefloor. On the B-side, Claude Young & Takasi Nakajima under their Different World alias with a real emotive hi tech soul techno track.

MRSK – Image Ctrl [SKUDGE-PT007]

February 13, 2013February 17, 2025 hipodromemartin skogehall, mrsk, skudge present, skudge records, technoLeave a comment

MRSK coming with yet more styles on Skudge, this time he darkens up the rave and goes into some serious warehouse territory.

The Third Man – Double Dawn EP [EPM003V]

February 13, 2013May 26, 2023 hipodromeclaro intelecto, epm music, john heckle, techno, the third manLeave a comment

EPM Music welcomes The Third Man to its label roster in 2013 with his ‘Beyond The Heliosphere’ album due for release in the Spring. As a precursor to the album are two EPs, the first of which is ‘Double Dawn’ featuring remixes from John Heckle and Claro Intelecto.

Martyn – Newspeak EP [DOLLYDUBS002]

February 13, 2013October 20, 2023 hipodromedolly, dolly dubs, dubstep, house, martyn, technoLeave a comment

Big follow-up of Dolly Dubs 1 by Martyn. Both ‘Newspeak’ and ‘What is room 101’ are ecstatic contemporary house tracks making you remember once again what this music is all about. Pure bliss. ‘Oceania’ on the other hand goes deeep, very intense track with beautiful broken beats and mesmerizing melodies for the more adventurous dj

Johannes Volk – The Second Resistance [DOLLY013]

February 12, 2013October 20, 2023 hipodromedetroit techno, dolly, johannes volk, unbalanceLeave a comment

Firm yet seductive Detroit-rooted techno tracks by Johannes Volk all with his trademark 909 drum programming and hypnotic synth- & basslines, perfectly connecting past with the present. Deep, raw, stomping, grooving, rocking and no-nonsense. Featuring an even deeper & rawer remix by Unbalance.

Heiko Laux – Re-Televised Re:Vision [THEMA034]

February 12, 2013January 30, 2019 hipodromedonor, heiko laux, lucy, techno, thema recordings, trussLeave a comment

Throughout the ’90s and early 2000s, the Missile imprint was responsible for releasing a slew of blistering techno cuts from production heavy weights DJ Hyperactive, Inigo Kennedy, Frankie Bones and DJ Slip. In 1998 the label released Heiko Laux’s Re-Televised EP, which 15 years later has earned itself a repressing on New York imprint Thema. It has commissioned two 2013 remixes in Donor and Truss, the labels New York connection and Stroboscopic Artefacts boss man Lucy. Haux’s original may lack the weight of their modern day reworks, but its stone-crunch kicks certainly don’t lack punch. Donor & Truss share the B-Side with Haux’s exemplar, creating a quintessential ’90s infinity loop, intermittently injecting a rough samples from “Re-Televised”. Lucy’s remix remains loopy also, only adding dour and industrial atmospherics, unsettling children’s voices and Strobo’s trademark low end.

Conforce – Time Dilation EP [96DSR]

February 12, 2013November 8, 2022 hipodromeboris bunnik, conforce, delsin records, technoLeave a comment

It’s increasingly hard to keep tabs on everything Boris Bunnik does these days, but one of his most loved aliases is Conforce. It is that identity he assumes here for a return to one of his most regular homes, Delsin, following the still excellent ‘Escapism’ album he served up at the end of 2011. This Time Dilation EP is designed for deeper dancefloors: ‘Nomad’ roams in dark and derelict spaces with the clatter of machines off in the distance and a sense of tension never far away. ‘Receiver’ is a more purposeful cut that rolls on vast techno kicks as glassy tinkles and ominous synths colour the backdrop before ‘Last Anthem’ bangs the hardest of the lot. It’s techno, but techno stuff with cinematism, techno that really traps you in the imagined alien world of Conforce from start to finish. Closing out the EP with ‘Embrace’, Bunnik brings you back to earth with a softening dub cushion that glides forwards through more huge open spaces that sound like underwater caves. Few design sounds as evocative as this man, despite the fact he does so on such a regular basis.

Spherical Coordinates – Polar Angle EP [POLEGROUP015]

February 12, 2013November 14, 2016 hipodromechristian wunsch, detroit, minimal techno, oscar mulero, pole group, spherical coordinatesLeave a comment

Here’s a brand new stellar cooperation by Oscar Mulero & Christian Wünsch. The duo’s commitment is to depart from their trademark sound in search of a new transmission. They join software and hardware to create this four-piece EP that explores the deeper side of techno, heavily inspired by space and futurism, focusing on liquid textures, harmonic sequences and classic drum machine sounds, yet preserving the danceable feeling.

Savas Pascalidis / Oswld – NON006 [NON006]

February 12, 2013December 13, 2023 hipodromedetroit techno, non series, oswld, savas pascalidisLeave a comment

Non Series continues with a hard hitting 4 tracker. Savas Pascalidis and Oswld teams up for a mind blowing weapon.

VA – Words From The Medium [RMTV003]

February 11, 2013January 14, 2020 hipodromehaze n adaze, house, kammerton, lady blacktronika, lakumer, perseus traxx, remoteLeave a comment

Remote presest a four track various artist EP including Haze N Adaze aka Lady Blacktronika, Kammerton, Perseus Traxx and Lakumer.

Tevo Howard – What Is Sound? [PERMVAC099-1]

February 11, 2013March 19, 2019 hipodromechicago, house, permanent vacation, tevo howardLeave a comment

Munich’s excellent Permanent Vacations nudge towards a century of releases with a typically warm EP of huggable electronic grooves from the unpredictable Tevo Howard. Epic opener “Pump & Bounce” is the stand out cut. Built around a heady, intoxicating fusion of melancholic chords, tactile synths, stargazing melodies and seemingly cheap electronic sounds, it rises and falls for an impressive nine minutes. “You Have A Way With Words” spits and jumps with fuzzy machine rhythms and low-slung synths, while the hypnotic rhythms and crystalline arpeggios of “What Is Sound” are stunning in their emotion-rich simplicity.

Theo Parrish – Dance Of The Medusa [SS049]

February 11, 2013November 15, 2021 hipodromedetroit house, sound signature, theo parrishLeave a comment

PARRISH, Theo - Dance Of The Medusa

Theo’s getting jazzier and more eccentric with age (if that’s possible). On this latest jaunt he seems to be re-tracing the steps of one his biggest influences, Sun Ra. “Dance Of The Medusa” is an experimental jazz number with the emphasis on experimental. Although somehow squeezing into a standard 4/4 time measure, the sounds and syncopation between the instruments is anything but normal, as Theo deploys piano attacks, torn strings and his usual MPC abuse to the track. “Bubbles” sees more experimentation, squelching artifacts ricocheting against detuned hats and hollow bass notes. The whole B side is given to “Ambalamps” which may well become an emotive, melancholic, future-ballad if we were to get invaded by aliens and be facing a huge world apocalypse. Reversed strings and minor key riffs and melodies are smudged and stirred into a dark, introspective blend which screams of desolation and hurt. Indeed a dark venture for our man Theo but then he always liked to keep us on our toes – and the track is, by no mistake, undeniably Theo.