Armonics – Future Echoes EP [BAP196]

April 12, 2024April 10, 2024 hipodromearmonics, bordello a parigi, francesco strippoli, italo-discoLeave a comment

Four years ago, Francesco Strippoli debuted on Bordello A Parigi. Once again, donning his Armonics alias, the Bari based producer returns with four tracks for “Future Echoes”. The synthesizer warmth that has characterised past releases is immediately present. At the heart of “Floating High” is Strippoli’s keyboard work. Beats are crisp and understated as waves of melodic murmuration bob and weave to perfectly complement each other. A steady kick introduces the textured title work. Warbling notes give way to bolder chords, chords that are blurred by shimmering arpeggios as layers of harmony expand and unfold. Nostalgia meets the needle on the flip. “Retrospectiva” blends subtle shades with brassy extravagance, the sun and romance of southern Italy radiating in tempered brilliance. The energy of “Music and Lights” closes. Throbbing keys are further fortified by swirling synth stabs, the intensity being ratchetted up to boiling point in this dancefloor delight.

VA – Many Shades Of House (Selected By Lea Lisa) [FVR192]

April 11, 2024April 10, 2024 hipodromeabacus, compilation, deep house, favorite recordings, house, kerri chandler, lea lisa, pure science, ron trent, slowhouse 2, transient, truthLeave a comment

Favorite Recordings and Lea Lisa present Many Shades of House, a personal selection of House music tracks that have a very special place in Lea Lisa’s heart and in her record box. Amongst this selection, Many Shades Of House is including many very rare and hard to find titles, mostly never reissued on vinyl until now.

DMX Krew – Spiral Dance LP [HYPELP026]

April 10, 2024January 30, 2025 hipodromealbum, dmx krew, ed dmx, edward upton, electro, hypercolourLeave a comment

DMX Krew returns to Hypercolour with a new long player. ‘Spiral Dance’ comes stuffed with wonky and futuristic synth jams.Having honed a style that has endured over an illustrious career, DMX Krew continues to immerse his productions in luscious analogue electronica, touching on the many bases of electro, Detroit techno, synthpop and dreamwave. With previous albums for Rephlex, Permanent Vacation and Balkan Vinyl, amongst others, ‘Spiral Dance’ becomes the fifth album for Hypercolour, following on from 2021’s ‘Loose Gears’.

Konerytmi – Saaristo EP [EWX-03]

April 10, 2024October 23, 2024 hipodromedbh music, electro, electrowax, idm, kirill junolainen, konerytmi, rawaxLeave a comment

Kirill Junolainen aka Konerytmi is back with another beautiful record on Electrowax.

Dimi Angelis – ANGLS 013 [ANGLS013]

April 9, 2024April 8, 2024 hipodromeangls, dimi angelis, technoLeave a comment

The 13th release of Dimi Angelis on his ANGLS label. The A side of this EP consists of two tracks, “Shadowland” and its spatial nuances catch one right at the beginning with its lasso-like loops, who won’t let go too easily as the track evolves. Highly dancefloor oriented is the track “Intergalactic”, with its mechanical noise attack, using the 909 to create suspense paired with punchy inductions. On the B side one is encountered with “Crionics”, a track which transports into a deep sonic hole, an access to full immersion, giving both tension and resolution to the listener. The strength of “Ice Warrior” resonates through voltaic frequencies and is the abstract yet wholesome conclusion to this work of art.

Space Program – Scientific Side EP [FAUT059]

April 9, 2024April 8, 2024 hipodromefaut section, lewis fautzi, space program, technoLeave a comment

Lewis Fautzi’s new alias, Space Program, debuts in the scene with a deep dive into the edge of his creative and artistic mind, where new visions and ideas have been boiling for so long. A futuristic and spacial sound, emerges from psychedelic soundscapes and places the audience in an expedition to unexplored galaxies and alternate realities. Scientific Side EP is the first outcome of years and years of methodic experiences in his studio and awakens a profound sense of vitality that goes beyond the basic comprehension of music.

JTC – All Access No Excess EP [BOPD18]

April 8, 2024April 8, 2024 hipodromeacid house, bopside records, chicago house, jakbeat, jtc, tadd mullinixLeave a comment

JTC returns with a four-track EP, a mint encapsulation of his signature, decades-established style, machined from original remembrances of the Midwest’s party heydays and future visions of jakbeat tekno and underground acid-house progenies. ‘All Access No Excess’ is the first release in 2024 from Tadd Mullinix (Dabrye, X-Altera, Charles Manier) under his techno guise JTC, following his 2023 Album, Intra.Actae

Members Only – The Worst Edits Vol.6 [MO022]

April 8, 2024April 8, 2024 hipodromechicago, disco, edits, hieroglyphic being, house, jamal moss, members onlyLeave a comment

Members Only is back for 2024 with another entry in what must be one of the most creatively off-the-wall series of edits ever committed to wax. The 4 cuts on offer here deftly blur the lines between disco, house, and EBM reminiscent of The Music Box or Medusa’s.

VA – Congo Funk! Sound Madness From The Shores Of The Mighty Congo River: Kinshasa/Brazzaville 1969-1982 [AALP098]

April 7, 2024April 8, 2024 hipodromeafrican, afrobeat, analog africa, compilation, funk, outernationalLeave a comment

The making of Congo Funk!, a journey to the musical heart of the African continent, took the Analog Africa Team on two journeys to Kinshasa and one to Brazzaville. Selected meticulously from around 2000 songs and boiled down to 14, this compilation aims to showcase the many facets of the funky, hypnotic and schizophrenic tunes emanating from the two Congolese capitals nestled on the banks of the Congo River.

VA – Disco Dances From Turkey: Roman Disko Ritimli Oyun Havasi [SR003]

April 7, 2024April 5, 2024 hipodromecompilation, disco, folk, outernational, seismographic recordings, turkishLeave a comment

There are mysterious records. Records hiding and showing something at the same time. This is one of them. It is made from two records that were most probably released in the mid-1970s, most probably primarily by Turkish Roma. It brings together what Anadolu pop music lovers always dream of: Anatolian geleneksel (traditional folk tunes), disco and funk, jazz and hard rock, psychedelic sounds, hard-hitting drums, Arabesk percussion, and hip-hop friendly breaks. Put together in a careful, smooth production with a warm, relaxed and dance-friendly vibe. Here you get it: Roma-nized instrumental Turkish pop music in all its facets of the 1970s.

VA – xoxo [BAKK020]

April 6, 2024April 7, 2024 hipodromeantenna, aurora halal, bakk records, compilation, don't dj, electro, gen-y, haron, house, legowelt, m.s.l., oceanic, sfv acid, technoLeave a comment

The Den Haag label, Bakk presents it’s closing release. This concluding compilation contains a selection of the many artists that took part on the label, from the first demo until the last drop of ink printed. 11 years, 11 tracks. xoxo

Frank & Tony – Ethos LP [SAT064LP]

April 6, 2024April 5, 2024 hipodromealbum, anthony collins, darand land, deep house, dj aakmael, eliana glass, francis harris, frank & tony, lawrence, scissor & threadLeave a comment

More about the world has changed than not in the decade since dance production dyad Frank & Tony, the project of house legends Francis Harris and Anthony Collins, released their last full-length record, 2014’s “You Go Girl”. Despite, or perhaps in spite of, this shifting landscape, house music has managed to stay fundamentally reliable (either a bug or its greatest feature, depending on who you ask). Where previously, Frank & Tony have been celebrated for their contemplative, studious approach to the genre, with 2024’s “Ethos”, the Brooklyn/Biarritz-based duo return amidst metastatic cultural upheaval to prove out those scholarly credentials — with an album that serves to remind listeners why dancefloors and liberatory politics consistently share the language of movements and revolutions.

Jay Bliss – Neuromancer [BERGA06]

April 6, 2024May 12, 2025 hipodromeberg audio, deep house, house, jay bliss, romanianLeave a comment

After being featured on BERG AUDIOs “Horizons” compilation, Bucharest’s Jay Bliss is back on the label with his first solo release in more than seven years. What to expect? A delightful blend of deep, dub, minimal & even a disco influence for the highly awaited track “Neuromancer”.

Human Figures – Open Window LP [RWCLTR025]

April 5, 2024April 5, 2024 hipodromealbum, cold wave, daniel holt, dark wave, human figures, indie rock, post punk, raw cultureLeave a comment

That true beauty lies in the essentiality and meticulous combination of a few elements is sometimes not just a cliché. The delicate blend of Roland CR-78, acoustic guitar and dissonant organs that intertwine in ‘Open Windows’ is a vivid demonstration of this. It is these few elements, now distant and hinted at and now close and deafening, that paint the backdrop of melancholic nostalgia where laconic whispers move the listener within the paintings that bear the sonic signature of Human Figures, the project of Daniel Lewis known also as Daniel Holt. In the 8 canvases of Open Windows the folk tradition is repainted in a more contemporary guise: the sweet and sad litanies are alternated with fast and frenetic stornelli in which the combination of tradition and experimentation constitutes the stylistic signature. The open window through which the listener has the opportunity to look out in this album does not, however, give onto a natural external panorama. It projects into an inner world where introspection and silence are the only chance to grasp its sublime beauty.

The KVB – Tremors LP [INV311LP]

April 5, 2024June 16, 2025 hipodromealbum, cold wave, invada records, kat day, minimal synth, new wave, nicholas wood, post punk, psychedelic, shoegaze, synth pop, the kvbLeave a comment

Cold wave duo The KVB are back with their new album ‘Tremors’ on Invada Records. The KVB returns to the darker sound that embodied their earliest releases whilst retaining the infectious pop of their last album ‘Unity’. The band have dubbed their new album ‘dystopian pop’, and wrote it with the live show in mind; full of energy, hooks and dynamic moments. Writing the album between Manchester and Bristol, and recording alongside James Trevascus (Billy Nomates, RVG), the band have drawn on their own back catalogue and the music that inspired them at the very beginning of their artistic journey. The end result is the most complete album from The KVB to date, full of emotive impact and pop hooks presented in a uniquely shadowy atmosphere and with an idiosyncratic detachment that adds to the cinematic quality of their sound.

Morphology – Fractures LP [ASGDE045]

April 4, 2024April 4, 2024 hipodromealbum, de:tuned, electro, matti turunen, michael diekmann, morphologyLeave a comment

Morphology debut on the Belgian De:tuned label with the vibrant eight-track electro album ‘Fractures’. The Finnish duo, Matti Turunen and Michael Diekmann, lay down a versatile blend of cosmic string harmonies and powerful bass work-outs merged with techno and acid elements suitable for the floor, late night driving and home listening sessions. Skillfully produced electro science in their own signature style transports you into a darker realm.

Luke Eargoggle & Dataintrang – Top Of The Pyramid EP [RTTD025]

April 4, 2024April 4, 2024 hipodromeluke eargoggle, return to disorder, eletro, dataintrangLeave a comment

Luke Eargoggle joins forces with Dataintrang for a seasonally appropriate ice-cold electro outing on Return to Disorder. It kick off with side-long opener ‘Top Of The Pyramid’ which is full of sidewinding synths and squealing analogue lines over corrugated bass. After that one comes the manic and high tempo electro-shocks of ‘Not Unique’ with snappy snares and darkened vocals. Last but not least is the most brutal assault of them all – ‘7 Days A Week’, a melange of wild acid lines and liquid metal leads with turbulent bass and a general sense of intergalactic warfare.

Timothy J. Fairplay / Norwell – DDS09 [DDS09]

April 4, 2024July 31, 2024 hipodromedalmata daniel, dalmata daniel split, electro, norwell, timothy j fairplayLeave a comment

Neither Timothy J. Fairplay, nor Norwell are strangers to the Dalmata Daniel family and their DDS09 split EP is here to present 4 tracks full of outer space lights, eerie vibes, mesmerizing beats and cosmic energies.

VA – Zeitgeist Chrome Vol. 2 [CT173]

April 1, 2024April 1, 2024 hipodromecold transmission music, cold wave, compilation, dark wave, ebm, grey gallows, kalte nacht, oliver decrow, rina pavar, synth pop, syzygyx, teatre, years of denialLeave a comment

Cold Transmission presents the second chapter of their Zeitgeist Chrome series, dedicated to the finest electronic music. Includes songs by Grey Gallows, Kalte Nacht, Oliver Decrow, Rina Pavar, Teatre & Years Of Denial.

Disappearer – Counterfeit [MMS004]

April 1, 2024April 1, 2024 hipodromealbum, cassette, dark wave, disappearer, electro, meta moto, technoLeave a comment

META MOTO presents the fourth solo artist tape, “Counterfeit” by Disappearer, recorded and produced by Johan Skugge, half of Harlem Electronics. The album showcases a fluidity between electronic sounds and genres, characterised by a deliberate elusiveness. Oscillating between eerie atmospheres and funky beats, the artist constructs an enigmatic sonic landscape, evoking a sense of hiding in the shadows while emitting smoke screens. With its electrifying compositions, this album promises to captivate audiences with its bold electronic aesthetic.