Yan Cook – 2×2 EP [ANN2x2]

December 5, 2012December 5, 2012 hipodromeann aimee, techno, yan cookLeave a comment

2x2 EP

Delsin’s sister label Ann Aimee has unearthed another techno talent here in the form of Yan Cook, heavy dancefloor techno with haunting atmospheres. ‘Rhomb’ is as heavy and subterranean as they come. Apocalyptic sounding searchlight synths pan over the whole arrangement as microbial sounds busy them selves in the foreground. Vast, echoing claps seem to hang in the air and you can imagine someone like Dettmann dropping this in Berghain to a rapturous reception. ‘2×2’ bangs the box even harder – the kicks hammer the same spot over and over rather than rolling onwards, where the gradual forward motion instead comes from the rattling, melting synth chords that flood the arrangement each bar.

Low Jack – Free Pyjamas EP [DSRH005]

December 5, 2012May 3, 2018 hipodromedelsin records, house, low jack, technoLeave a comment

Free Pyjamas EP

Delsin’s house series is back once again, this time with mysterious producer Low Jack. His Free Pyjamas EP is house, of course, but thick, dense, gauzy textures fill every inch of the airwaves throughout. The title track is a big barrelling loop of warehouse music that has rattling drum fills, muffled r&b vocals and plenty of noise in its heart. And flipping to the bside, ‘LJs Jam’ is even more fucked up, with harsh, raw drums hidden under layers of dust, static and hiss. Various synths add some ethereal light to the backdrop and a vocal struggles to be heard in the midst of all the chaos. Finally, ‘The White Towel’ is a crunchy groove, with melancholic melodies dampening down the sonic destruction all around. Light yet dark, heavy yet groovy, it closes out a wholly arresting EP from this little known talent.

Lucy – Finnegan [CURLE041]

December 5, 2012November 20, 2019 hipodromecurle recordings, luca mortellaro, lucy, pariah, technoLeave a comment

Lucy makes a return to Curle with Finnegan, a 12″ release made all the more intriguing by the presence of two Pariah remixes. “Finnegan” is a prime example of Mortellaro’s trade, lurching forebodingly through the dark recesses of chugging, industrial techno for nearly eight minutes. Pariah’s two remixes retain the dubby aesthetic while transplanting the track into more relentless, driving territory. The Dub mix is markedly harder in execution, sounding like a halfway point between his solo productions and his techno-focused Karenn project with Blawan.

Appointment – Les Appointment Royale [AP007]

December 5, 2012August 28, 2024 hipodromeappointment, detroit, emg, house, john swing, lucretio, marieu, technoLeave a comment

The Appointment crew (Emg, Marieu, John Swing and Lucretio) add another file in their already bulging folder marked “buy in sight”. “Track 1” from the Les Appointment Royale EP features all the lo-fi brilliance the label is know for by the way of cut up vocals, Roland symbol crashes and a thrumming bass lines. “Track 2” hits up jazzy party loops whereas “Track 3” gets deep and dirty with a gritty and circular groove. Broken beats, distortion and industrial sensibilities are employed in “Track 4” which rounds out one of their most versatile EPs yet.

VA – Compiled Pleasures, Chapter Two EP [FALKPLATZ009]

December 5, 2012December 5, 2012 hipodromechris stanford, dario zenker, dax j, falkplatz, freestyle man, house, techno, tristenLeave a comment

Volume 2 in the ‘Compiled Pleasures’ series, featuring some underground key figures and tastemakers. ‘Aim Vinyl’ labelhead Tristen delivers an ultradeep and rolling deephouse track in his very own tradition. Dario Zenker’s ‘Dining’ is an uncompromising lecture in clever simplicity, straight in your face and stomach. Freestyle Man, the finnish oldschoolmaster drops a big synth-peaktime bomb. And British newcomers Dax J and Chris Stanford deliver a dubby and deep dancefloor shaker.

VA – Kern Exclusives [DRH041]

December 4, 2012December 3, 2024 hipodromebleak, deeply rooted house, detroit house, detroit techno, dj deep, dj gregory, kerri chandler, rootstraxLeave a comment

Cover art - Various Artists: Kern Exclusives

Deeply Rooted House presents the Kern Exclusives, featuring 3 exclusive tracks included in DJ Deeps latest mix CD on Tresor Records. Some fine dubbed out tripping Techno/House cuts by Bleak, Dj Gregory and a remix by Kerri Chandler for Rootstrax.

The Oliverwho Factory – Before [DOLLY012]

December 4, 2012October 20, 2023 hipodromedetroit house, detroit techno, dolly, the oliverwho factoryLeave a comment

Cover art - The Oliverwho Factory: Before

The Oliverwho Factory on Dolly. The mysterious duo from Detroit delivers a relentless techno/house workout in two versions, with all trademark Oliverwho elements present including soulful vocals. Raw, deep, funky, soulful, futuristic… in other words: Detroit techno as it should be.

Trus’me – Voyager [PN016]

December 4, 2012May 13, 2025 hipodromeben klock, house, prime numbers, ryan elliott, techno, trus'me, vakulaLeave a comment

Ben Klock hypnotizes you with his signature style on Trus’me’s most popular club track to date ‘W.A.R Dub’. Ryan Elliott takes you on a similar journey, looping the fundamentals of Trus’me’s debut release ‘Nards’. Closely followed by an acid workout of huge proportions of another popular Trus’me hit “Need a Job’ by the ever shape shifting Vakula.

Willie Burns – Another Place [SEQ004]

December 3, 2012December 14, 2021 hipodromearoy dee, chicago house, house, sequencias, william burnett, willie burnsLeave a comment

BURNS, Willie - Another Place Another Time

Willie Burns and Aroy Dee on remix duty. Sequencias is slowly building their profile with their outsider house, acid and chicago rooted tracks. “Another Place, Another Time” is an epic track and Willie Burns stepped over his shadow. Trippy and full of tension, slow building without taking the paved path. Aroy Dee is delivering a remix, more in the Chicago direction and adding dramatic strings.

Tevo Howard ft Rick Howard – House Room EP [RHYTHM005]

December 3, 2012September 25, 2026 hipodromebio rhythm recordings, chicago house, paul du lac, rick howard, tevo howardLeave a comment

Sweet sweet vocal Chicago-house pureness by Tevo Howard featuring Rick ‘Poppa’ Howard on vocals, reminding of the early Beautiful Granville days. A highly emotional and intimate track which the label is honoured to have aboard. Label head Paul du Lac on remix duties delivers two stripped-to-the-bone jackin’ trax for devastating club abuse, one vocal version, one instrumental version.

Lady Blacktronika – Serious Bidness [SBPROMO2012] FREE DOWLOAD

December 3, 2012May 26, 2013 hipodromedeep house, free download, lady blacktronika, sound black recordingsLeave a comment

@playlist artwork

Lady Blacktronika shared for us an entire EP for free download on soundcloud with three new tracks, idiosyncratic soul singing, straight grooves, the ineffable feeling deepe house. The EP appears to Sound Black Recordings with the catalog number SBPROMO2012.

Madteo – Noi No [SAHKO027]

December 2, 2012March 23, 2022 hipodromealbum, ambient, experimental, leftfield, madteo, sahko recordingsLeave a comment

Madteo serves up his debut album on the Finnish imprint Sahko. With a deep love of hip-hop, boogie and beatdown running through his veins, the NYC-based Italian has never been a conventional house producer, and sure enough, he’s made a thoroughly unconventional album. But Noi No doesn’t jump from one style to another so much as suavely weave a path between styles, creating its own eccentric sonic language the process; what’s more, it’s brilliantly cold and dissolute, as if Madteo has really absorbed the rarefied Scandinavian chill of his new label.

Raime – Quarter Turns Over A Living Line [BLACKES001LP]

December 2, 2012December 5, 2019 hipodromealbum, blackest ever black, experimental, industrial, joe andrews, raime, tom halsteadLeave a comment

‘Quarter Turns Over A Living Line’ is the long awaited debut album by Raime. Moving away from the sample-based strategies that characterized their early work, Joe Andrews and Tom Halstead have looked increasingly to live instrumentation for their first full-length work, mounting intensive recording sessions for percussion, guitar and strings before painstakingly piecing the album together at their home studio. The gothic and industrial signifies in their music remain, but more submerged and oblique than ever – no less pronounced as influences than jungle’s rhythmic dynamism and doom metal’s oppressive weight or aspects of techno, modern composition and dub. ‘Quarter Turns Over A Living Line’ is the first original artist LP on Blackest Ever Black.

Vatican Shadow – Ornamented Wall [LOVE080]

December 2, 2012June 19, 2024 hipodromealbum, dominick fernow, experimental, industrial, leftfield, modern love, noise, vatican shadowLeave a comment

“Ornamented Walls” is the most intense, brutal and, in many senses, most substantial work from Dominick Fernow’s Vatican Shadow project yet. Released to coincide with his first tour of Europe, the album incorporates the live mix rehearsals of “Operation Neptune Spear” with tracks made in their aftermath, recorded straight to tape and mastered by Matt Colton at Air Studios. Anyone familiar with Fernow’s live set-up will recognize the distinct nature of this material — making use of stems and partial tracks separated into a cassette system which is then re-layered and mixed, effected with electronic processing. In short — Fernow uses his tape machines like turntables in a mix, weaving a hazy and intuitive narrative of sounds that never quite head in the direction you expect, all imbued with an almost feral attitude that’s exhilarating to witness, their limitations and their mechanical machine qualities used to devastating effect. Side A features all three parts of “Operation Neptune Spear,” originally made available in a measly edition of 17 cassettes and sold at the first-ever Vatican Shadow live show in L.A. back in May 2012. Side B features an additional 25 minutes of previously-unreleased work made in the aftermath of the show and using the same set-up, including an astonishing revision of “Cairo Is a Haunted City,” dis-assembled and re-wired, lending it a shortwave quality that’s nothing short of revelatory.

Vatican Shadow – Ghosts Of Chechnya [HOS361]

December 2, 2012November 7, 2018 hipodromealbum, dominick fernow, experimental, hospital productions, industrial, leftfield, vatican shadowLeave a comment

The heavily sought after “Ghosts Of Chechnya” cassette finally sees a digital release. Vatican Shadow is unstoppable at the moment, his alchemistic beats and military themes marking him out as a singular talent. This LP champions the sound of Vatican Shadow, with its dubbed-out, reverberant noises, that make him stand out among his peers. The aptly named “Voices Came Crackling Across A Motorola Hand-Held Radio” is another beast, where chugging kick drums meet ominous pads and crackling static. “Chechnya’s Ghosts Loom Large In Death Of Former Spy” is another fine example of his creative ability to mould techno into any shape he sees fit; but it’s the filling spaces made up of eerie melodies and stripped beats, like “Snipers As A Breed Tend To Be Superstitious” which make his recordings so enchanting. Highly recommended as usual.

John Daly – Back To Feel EP [FE012]

December 1, 2012April 25, 2018 hipodromedeep house, feel music, john dalyLeave a comment

John Daly is back to feel after a series of awesome releases on his 1track label. Here is a 4 track ep with beautiful dreamy tracks on Feel Music imprint.

Toby Tobias – Messing With My Mind EP [BRK004]

December 1, 2012May 26, 2023 hipodromebe atwell, burek, homeboy, house, john heckle, toby tobiasLeave a comment

Toby Tobias makes his debut on Burek. Running away is a classic house peak time tune with a 90’s bass line, wonderful melodic synth stabs and a vocal sample which at its peak simply drives people crazy on the dance floor. Tres Mal wins the listeners almost instantly and has all the requirements to become a hit. Cleverly made arrangement, fat bass line and high quality production are filled with an exquisite vocal of Toby’s close friend Be Atwell. On remix duty we have Croatian house talent Homeboy a and Liverpool’s John Heckle.

Recloose – Andres / Oliverwho Factory Remixes [RH046]

December 1, 2012August 8, 2024 hipodromeandres, house, recloose, rush hour, the oliverwho factoryLeave a comment

Rush Hour present a new EP including two remixes by Andres and The Oliverwho Factory and a new original track by Recloose. Andres remixes ‘Electric Sunshine’, which originally appeared on the Saturday Night Manifesto EP in 2011, into a laid back and smooth house track for which Dez is so well known. The Oliverwho Factory touches up Magic, which came out earlier this year. Recloose swings back into party mode with his new track, ‘Chamois’.

Nyra – Like This [FDFRAW003]

December 1, 2012February 19, 2020 hipodromedeep house, freund der familie, nyra, sven weisemannLeave a comment

Cover art - Nyra: Like This

Release from Nyra on Freund Der Familie imprint. A bass-heavy and shuffly monster of a track, “Like This” is bound to ignite any dancefloor, “M For Mother” is equally good with killer chord stabs and a heavy sub bass, while Sven Weisemann rounds the release off with a characteristically deep remix of “M For Mother”.

Robert Williams & Ron Hardy – Muzic Box [RH122]

November 30, 2012November 10, 2023 hipodromechicago, derrick may, gene hunt, house, mayday, robert williams, ron hardy, rush hourLeave a comment

This tasty sampler featuring two Music Box inspired edit tracks is a prequel to some very nice things ahead. First up is Derrick May’s edit of Let No Man Put Us Under. An edit that he did in the late 80s, which was directly inspired by his trips to the Muzic Box, where he would hear Ron Hardy play the song. One which marks the direct influence that Chicago had on Detroit dance music. On the flip we find a track from another child of the Box, Gene Hunt. ‘Sound Drome’ is an amazing building drum track that totals over 13 minutes. This version takes direct influence from the Muzic Box and Ron Hardy with the acapella intro that Ron used to play as well. The real insanity starts 8 minutes into the track when the tempo is pitched down (and then back up). The kind of madness that only Ron would create on the dance floor.