Andy Romano – Monday [BAP190]

October 28, 2023November 9, 2023 hipodromeandy romano, bordello a parigi, italo-discoLeave a comment

Rome’s Andy Romano joins the Bordello family with his long-awaited debut release. These tracks were shelved for more than 10 years and floating around between a handful of DJ’s after Andrea Confrancesco chose a different path in his creative career by becoming a professional illustrator. The A-side makes space for the almost 10 minutes long monster anthem “Monday”. A killer composition in typical Romano fashion and on repeat at the Bordello HQ for many years. The flipside starts with the very catchy love ballad “Loredane” featuring the master himself on vocals, followed by the galactic journey “Cyber Black Spaceship”.

Antoni Maiovvi – Ultrademonic [CCC-520]

October 27, 2023October 28, 2023 hipodromeantoni maiovvi, cosmic club, disco, electro, house, italo-disco, skylax recordsLeave a comment

Antoni Maiovvi has made a name for himself for 15 years with a multitude of releases on Tusk Wax, Vivod, Omnidisc, Giallo Disco, Italo Moderni or even Bordello a Parigi. Emeritus producer, influenced by obscure disco, synth disco or italo disco, his sound is definitely analog. His magnificent EP is a concentrate of all his influences and more. This is his debut for Skylax’ sub-label dedicated to this specific genre, Cosmic Club.

Machinegewehr – Life EP [BAP191]

October 27, 2023October 26, 2023 hipodromebordello a parigi, italo-disco, machinegewehr, space disco, synth popLeave a comment

Since 2014, Silas Schletterer has been part of the Bordello A Parigi family. Under his Machinegewehr guise, the Rotterdam artist released three show-stopping synth centred records. 2023 sees him put out his fourth, Life. Burbling arpeggios, a signature of his sound, are present for “Sans.” Clever inviting melodies, another feature of Schletterer’s style, mix beautifully with clean percussion and samples for a definite dancefloor favourite. The title work follows. Measured and meditative, “Life” employs a familiar sound palette with very different outcomes. The pulsations, the throb, of Machinegewehr is there, but there is a considered melancholy that brins a bittersweet balance to the piece. Steady kicks and vocal snippets introduce “Pills.” Shifting melodies, piano stabs, driving rhythms and spoken word come together to create a heady brew of sheer pleasure. Vocals are central in the closer. “Neurons” narrates a fantastical story of subdued sci-fi sorrows and wistful yearning, all to a silken synth-pop soundtrack. A welcome return from a multifaceted musician.

Oscean – Chronium Radiance [TRESOR358]

October 26, 2023October 26, 2023 hipodromeoscean, techno, tresor recordsLeave a comment

Argentinian producers Oscean return to Tresor with Chronium Radiance, their longest release so far, in which the duo continue the evolution of their sound, coalescing the elemental ideas explored in their first two releases and yielding sublime results. This landmark release will no doubt be seen as the point at which Oscean crystalised a trademark sound, balancing complex percussive rhythms with pulsing and cadenced music in which a universe of often oxymoronic ideas can be found, melded together with a deft touch to create a blissful sonic whole.

Sterac – SMV009 [SMV009]

October 26, 2023October 26, 2023 hipodromesomov records, sterac, steve rachmad, technoLeave a comment

Unveil Sterac’s journey on Somov, immersing in a spiritual opening and euphoric soulful revelations that shape his unique sound. A dimension where Amsterdam’s electronic pioneer connects rhythm and heart.

Leo Mas & Sergio Portaluri – Lipstick Traces [SMR019]

October 25, 2023October 25, 2023 hipodromeapiento, breaks, house, leo mas, sergio portaluri, sound metaphors recordsLeave a comment

A time capsule from the golden age of Balearic history opened for the first time in 3 decades. Ibiza legends Leo Mas and Sergio Portaluri generously give Sound Metaphors the honor of releasing historical material from a special time and place. Originally produced in 1993 these tracks have been sitting in DAT tapes waiting for an opportunity to tell us a dancefloor story from a golden era where there were no smart phones or social media. Furthermore, the cherry on top, comes with none other than Apiento (Paul from Testpressing) gracefully remixing “Vogue Mars” into a breakbeat DJ tool bound to inspire new energy levels on the dancefloor.

Exquisite Corpse – Anatolian Weapons Remixes [TM017]

October 25, 2023October 25, 2023 hipodromeanatolian weapons, debbie jones, exquisite corpse, robbert heynen, techno, transmigration, tribalLeave a comment

Following up on last year’s acclaimed Integration 12″, Robbert Heynen unlocks his incredible back catalogue for four acidic reinterpretations from Greek maestro Anatolian Weapons. Proceeds of the record will be donated to Legacy of Hope foundation, an Indigenous led charitable association which educates and raises awareness about the history and on-going impacts of Canada’s residential school system.

Sea Of Disillusions – Part III [BLESSYOU018]

October 25, 2023October 24, 2023 hipodromebless you, downtempo, experimental, sea of disillusions, sound metaphors records, tribal, youcef debbihiLeave a comment

Youcef Debbihi continues to impress and surprise after already his 3rd volume as Sea of Disillusions, output on Sound Metaphors. This 4 tracker extends what was already started and established in the previous volumes, expanding his studio excellence into more break beat oriented directions, either at high speed in the form of almost Drum’n’Bass with “K2” or slowed down as a more trip-hop tempo with “Break Whale”. B-side slows down to upper 90BPM range of driving rhythm under atmospheric dubby hints of humidity “5deF”, and, finalizing with a beatless Ambient mix of “Loon River” which sounds like the slow motion intro to an epic trance anthem that never fully takes off, setting the stage for something heavy to be mixed in. Downtempo, triphop, tribal, dubbed out atmospheric nuances, grandly produced.

Dario Zenker – Reflection LP [ITLP17]

October 24, 2023October 23, 2023 hipodromealbum, dario zenker, ilian tape, technoLeave a comment

Ilian Tape co-founder Dario Zenker has consistently served up some of the label’s best releases and now he goes long on this double album, Reflection. He calls it “a Reflection through wild times channeled into 63 minutes of machine funk” and we call it 12 tracks of devastating techno on both an emotional and physical level. His tracks often fix with wispy synth lines that bring subtle light to the dusty drums and muggy atmospheres and on the likes of ‘Da Conducter’ he offers up thumping house with grainy lo-fi pads and muffled leads that hook you in deep. The vast rhythmic variation and switch-up in tempos and moods throughout this album is what keeps it so fresh.

Reeko – Energía Magenta [DSR/C20]

October 24, 2023October 10, 2024 hipodromedelsin records, juan rico, reeko, technoLeave a comment

Delsin welcomes Spanish techno icon Reeko to their Cameron series. Pushing his impressive take on techno for the past 20 years he keeps re-inventing himself, with a recent move on Berlin’s Samurai Music presenting a full drum & bass EP as perfect example of this. And also here for Delsin, it’s a fresh approach exploring new sides of techno. It’s broken and wiggly with dreamy riffs tying it all together. Uplifting mountain valley techno combined with stepping off-beat kick drum jams. It’s a flawless pack where Reeko shows he’s capable of creating playful heads down techno of any kind.

Fasme – Bloom LP [AF051LP]

October 23, 2023December 13, 2023 hipodromeacid, album, analogical force, fasme, idm, tom ferreiraLeave a comment

Nantes-based Tom Ferreira (Fasme) joins Analogical Force with his first and highly anticipated album titled ‘Bloom’. Well known in underground circles for an impressive live PA, Tom delivery 9-tracks (recorded live) where he deploys his entire arsenal of analog synths. ‘Bloom’ immerses us in a 303-powered world, crunchy machine drums with big emotive melodies, rushing piano motifs and swirling chords.

Credit 00 & Wolf Muller – Funk The System [RAT22]

October 23, 2023October 20, 2023 hipodromealexander dorn, credit 00, dub, electro, experimental, rat life records, uncanny valley, wolf mullerLeave a comment

Funk The System! The recipe is simple: Dig deep, listen to your heart, record everything you got on a dusty old desktop computer, leave it to simmer for the time of a pandemic, and if it’s still fresh, serve it up on the finest plate of black wax! This collaboration started in Düsseldorf in the year 2018. Locked up for a week in the Flanger Studios, Wolf Müller and Credit 00 recorded everything: from the jaw harp to smartphone apps, chopping up GDR Jazz breaks and squeezing the Funk out of every synthesizer and drum machine at hand. You will hear the open mindedness towards all sorts of musical influences from the first note. Each of the five tracks showcases a wild mix of flavours: Disco Reggae, B-Girl Breakbeats, Protest Folk, Subway Funk, Tabla Rhythms, you name it… they’ll take it and shake it! It is obvious these two got sonically socialized and educated by the multiculturalism of Hip-Hop in their early days.

Noamm – Electroporation EP [TGRWDS02]

October 23, 2023October 20, 2023 hipodromeelectro, noamm, tiger weedsLeave a comment

After making his mark on TWDIG01, the enigmatic artist Noamm from Northern Greece makes his return on Tiger Weeds with a solo 6-track EP. Featuring stripped-down, back-to-basics sound, which truly showcases his mastery of minimalism. Each track has been thoughtfully composed to emphasize the raw and unadulterated essence of electro. In today’s complex world, Noamm’s music embraces the ‘less-is-more’ aesthetic.

VA – Senza Decoro: Liebe + Anarchia / Switzerland 1980-1990 [STRUTLP230]

October 22, 2023October 20, 2023 hipodromearabic, compilation, electronics, experimental, mehmet aslan, post punk, strut recordsLeave a comment

A new compilation explores the far reaches of the post-punk, experimental and electronic landscape in Switzerland on Senza Decoro: Liebe & Anarchia in Switzerland 1980-1990 curated by producer / DJ Mehmet Aslan. The first single is ‘Kabyl Marabù’ by Dr. Chattanooga & The Navarones. Based out of the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland in Chiasso, the band started out playing “rupturing, dispersed sounds,” before honing their sound into a melting pot of folk, rockabilly, punk, new wave, Latin and African influences and electronics. Hallucinatory and visionary, they used their own hybrid language within their lyrics, drawing on elements of English, Spanish, French, German and even Japanese. The band’s guitarist, Franco Ghielmetti aka F.J. de Bratislava, lived in Paris for a while and frequented a local hotel / bar run by the Kabyle people (a Berber community from Kabylia in the north of Algeria). Influenced by their music and the marabout business cards collected from shops in the neigbourhood, ‘Kabyl Marabù’ is a tribute to their Berber friends, singing the names of the marabouts and using words, noises and memories from a trip to Morocco.

Philipp Otterbach – Correct Me If I Am Incorrectly You LP [OFFEN028]

October 22, 2023October 20, 2023 hipodromealbum, ambient, electronics, experimental, offen music, philipp otterbachLeave a comment

Berlin based Philipp Otterbach debuts on Offen with a seven tracks album, “Correct Me If I Am Incorrectly You”. Post-music phantasmagoria for the world in which the past became more unpredictable than the future. Deconstructed entertainment for hopeless romantics and testament to Otterbach’s unique artistic language.

Anatolian Weapons – Earth LP [STRD-XIV]

October 22, 2023October 20, 2023 hipodromeaggelos baltas, album, anatolian weapons, electronics, experimental, krautrock, subject to restrictions discs, tribalLeave a comment

The Athenian producer Aggelos Baltas alias Anatolian Weapons captures on the album “Earth” the feeling of an optimistic future that grows on the soil of the sweet bitterness of the present and the past. Under his pseudonym Anatolian Weapons, Baltas combines polyrhythmic percussion and wailing tones of Greek folk music with a thrilling and open Krautrock attitude. The album “Earth “takes us on a mystical journey through the northern Greek highlands, backed by Baltas’ unique machine-assisted folk, infused with psychedelic drones and exuding an aura that is neither then nor now, neither there nor here. Instead, it exists in a small pocket of its own cosmos. A crossroads of dimensions. A mystical offering to nature and the divinities. The album reconstructs a sonic narrative of ancient traditions, enhanced with psychedelic and space-rock elements. In the reverb cycle, one hears a certain agrarian reinterpretation of the world, filled with harvest rituals and celestial incantations.

Weith – Intimate Entropy LP [Brokntoys]

October 22, 2023October 20, 2023 hipodromealbum, breaks, brokntoys, cassette, drone, electronics, experimental, romanian, sergiu juravle, weithLeave a comment

Weith returns to Brokntoys with “Intimate Entropy”, a new exclusive album comprising sixteen tracks. The result of two years of composing and research, “Intimate Entropy” traverses a wide sonic landscape, ranging from drone pieces to tension-filled meandering journeys. Dense and rich in details, Weith presents an introspective, melancholic, and immersive listening experience.

Stasis – Quondam Sequences [ASGDE043]

October 21, 2023October 20, 2023 hipodromede:tuned, detroit techno, stasis, steve picktonLeave a comment

The second 12” from Stasis on De:tuned. Steve Pickton is widely regarded as one of the pioneers of the early UK techno scene. Here he returns with a new 3 track EP of carefully selected and previously unreleased DAT tape tracks from the heyday of 90s electronic music. On offer a uniquely lush and sentimental style that resonates with the 313 Motor City sound. Sweet memories are the greatest kind of nostalgia.

Frequency – Turn The Light [RRR007]

October 21, 2023November 6, 2023 hipodromealden tyrell, clone records, detroit techno, frequency, orlando voorn, repetitive rhythm research, serge, technoLeave a comment

Repetitive Rhythm Research mainstay Frequency returns to the series with ”Turn The Light”. Taking cues from classic Detroit influences, but taking it even deeper with trippy vocal edits and tight production. Alden Tyrell & Serge turn the lights up with a bottom heavy remix. ”Space Dub Work” closes in style with it’s deep dubby breakbeat.

Luke Hess – These Streets [DOLLYTS01]

October 21, 2023October 23, 2023 hipodromedeep techno, detroit techno, dolly, dolly ts, fireground, luke hess, techno, vilLeave a comment

Dolly is kicking off a new TS series, focused on serious high quality techno in the widest sense. The first release in the series comes from Detroit dub techno specialist, Luke Hess. Dynamic, pumpy and melodic, deep techno bombs with super solid remixes by Portuguese techno talent Vil as well as the Italian power duo Fireground.