Versalife – Machine Life [VIS314]

June 28, 2019March 18, 2020 hipodrome2020 vision recordings, boris bunnik, conforce, detroit, electro, versalifeLeave a comment

Versalife aka Boris Bunnik is one of the most respected producers in electro. He now presents his debut release for 20/20 Vision as the label continues it’s path into the world of pure electronic music. ‘Machine Life’ immediately stood out as one of those rare killer club cuts that works it’s way into a wide range of DJ boxes, simple but massively effective. ‘M05’ returns to more classic sounding Versalife electro with complex layers of synths, strings and analogue squelch all held together by a solid bass hook. On the flip side Bunnik shows off his pedigree in producing Detroit influenced string laden beautiful music with the EP rounded off by ‘Axion’, a heavier trip to the dark side.

A Sagittariun – Return To Telepathic Heights [RBINC004LP]

June 27, 2019June 26, 2019 hipodromea sagittariun, album, electro, house, running back, technoLeave a comment

A Sagittariun’s third album chronicles the journey back to Telepathic Heights; an expedition that encounters many obstacles along the way. The feuding parties of the two planets make for a journey of determination and self-discovery for our techno lone ranger that will ultimately deliver him to the sacred site on which Telepathic Heights stands. Conceived as a space western soundtrack to the cinematic interpretation of this tale, Return To Telepathic Heights delivers ten chapters that journal the ultimate mission to reach the imposing tower of Telepathic Heights, where dream telepathy has become the primary communicative tool amongst its peaceful and harmonious community who have opted out of the planetary war that continues to rage, seemingly with no armistice anytime soon. The score fittingly winds its way through the trials and tribulations of this journey, blending minimal and harmonic rhythms, industrial funk, dreamy synthwave and transcendental techno into the rich tapestry of music that documents the ‘Return To Telepathic Heights’. The album features original artwork by Johnny Bruck, fully licensed, and taken from the legendary German science fiction novel series, ‘Perry Rhodan’, which ran weekly from the early 1960s, and was the most successful sci-fi book series ever written.

JTC – FlightSTRENS2Rd / The Assembly [BOP08]

June 27, 2019June 26, 2019 hipodromebopside records, house, james t cotton, jtc, tadd mullinix, technoLeave a comment

A group discovers a community of outsiders engaged in a ritual that invokes an inexplicable celestial event.

Perseus Traxx – How the Mighty Fell [SBOX009]

June 27, 2019May 4, 2021 hipodromeacid, house, nigel rogers, perseus traxx, schrodinger’s box, techno, timothy j fairplayLeave a comment

Perseus Traxx makes his Schrödinger’s Box debut with a 4-track EP of experiments forged in the depths of Northern England. Pristine plateaus and eerie sweeps cover the entire first side, a Perseus Traxx from 2090, shimmering in and out of phase within a murky acidic landscape. Introspective and thoughtful throughout. Timothy J Fairplay finishes off the final quarter with a summer-garden Techno banger.

Mono Junk – Vanished [FP016]

June 26, 2019June 26, 2019 hipodromealbum, electro, experimental, forbidden planet, kimmo rapatti, mono junk, synth wave, technoLeave a comment

Forbidden Planet presents a 9 tracks double 12″ from Kimmo Rapatti’s project Mono Junk.

VA – Casting Shadows: Mick Wills Cuts [CSMW]

June 26, 2019October 24, 2019 hipodromebaby red torres, brokntoys, casting shadows, edits, electro, leonid brezhnev, mick wills, paul nagle, synth wave, technoLeave a comment

The first of a new series of VA releases, Casting Shadows reimagines archival music through the eyes of our favorite DJs. Each volume is overseen by a different selector, inviting us to look through the peephole of their crates. Cutting the ribbon, we invite German luminary Mick Wills. Active over 3 decades, a perennial influence and looming figure across the wave and techno scenes. Wills refashions 3 of his favourites, giving them the trademark ‘Cut’ treatment for tender floors worldwide. The first track sees a crucially overlooked Baby Red Torres number 7” fully expanded to 5 am percussive meltdown business. Next up synth-botherer Paul Nagle sees his early tape emission‘The Mesomeric Effect’ re-cut by cool hand Mick, coming in hot & throbbing in all the right ways. Closing on a dramatic note, Kehrschliefe’s Leonid Brezhnev (previously on Polytechnic Youth) is opened up, ripped apart and smartly re-dressed, oozing class and menace. 3 cuts your way from one of our favourite basement surgeons. Look out for the second volume of Casting Shadows, carefully compiled by an interplanetary presence.

Pasiphae – Les Yeux Orange #125

June 25, 2019June 25, 2019 hipodromeacid, electro, les yeux orange, pasiphae, podcast, synth waveLeave a comment

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VA – Archives Du Coeur Humain [PSR005]

June 25, 2019November 11, 2021 hipodromechampagne mirrors, circling vultures, compilation, comrade organa, de-bons-en-pierre, electro, gil.barte, industrial, israfil, job sifre, joshua cordova, locked in blue, ngly, pasiphae, public system recordings, r gamble, raum-zeit, sam de la rosa, techno, trenton chase, years of denialLeave a comment

The latest in the synth-heavy sludgedown from Public System Recordings, invites a new cast of characters into the dungeon dance. The common theme throughout this sampler of titans of industrial the world over, seems to be wide, slowed down melancholy. Some tracks take a floor-friendly jump, while others demand the attentive consumption of a more serene setting. These two discs are packed with dynamic, chugging, and forward thinking jams that make you mesh all things PSR is passionate for.

VA – In The Dark Again 11 [DARK11]

June 25, 2019June 25, 2019 hipodromeacid, alavux, electro, in the dark again, ksts, pablo diskko, snuff trax, synkronized, techno, the bleak engineersLeave a comment

In The Dark Again 11 brings together 5 great tracks. The Bleak Engineers from St. Petersburg (Svetlana Zombierella and Alexander Moralez), lead the way with their irresistible groove and melancholic synth melodies on – Scientific Science’. Next up with a heavy hitter called – PTP’ is Synkronized, the specialist in dark electronic sounds out of Russia. Coming in third on the A Side is a fascinating sinister baseline with a hypnotic build-up titled – Electronic Humming’, produced by Pablo Dissko (born in Greece, living in Amsterdam). The B-side keeps it rolling with Greek artist KSTS’ wicked Electro on his vocoder-driven tune: – Three Hundred Dark Times’. Closing out the collection is Alavux (born in Serbia, living in Macedonia), another true Electro master delivering a banger called – Bender’, that leaves absolutely no questions.

Norwell – New Physics EP [LT061]

June 25, 2019June 25, 2019 hipodromeacid, balazs semsei, electro, lobster theremin, norwell, technoLeave a comment

Hungarian electro wizard, Norwell presents his first release for Lobster Theremin. A kaleidoscopic journey of electro flavours and warm, punchy robotic space magic.

Broken English Club – White Rats II [LIES136]

June 24, 2019July 23, 2019 hipodromealbum, broken english club, industrial, l.i.e.s., long island electrical systems, oliver ho, technoLeave a comment

Broken English Club presents the second part in the White Rats trilogy, a full-length double vinyl album that focuses heavily on the dancefloor with droning techno, head banging acid and cinematic synth noise. This album continues Oliver Ho’s musical journey, fusing techno with industrial post punk and textures of death metal producing a unique electronic vision. Ideas and influences that went into the writing of the album was the dark soul of Wormwood scrubs prison in west London and the obsessions in the JG Ballard book Crash. White Rats II stands as a relentless and personal portrait of techno and all the things that feed into the creation of it.

VA – Barro 02 [BARRO#002]

June 24, 2019June 24, 2019 hipodromeacid, barro, betek, compilation, industrial, nole, orlok 101, persona non grata, technoLeave a comment

Barro from Spain brings for the second release a compilation of six industrial tracks from Betek, Nole, Orlok 101 and Persona Non Grata.

Torrent – ++^. x^-_-___ EP [SBOX008]

June 24, 2019May 4, 2021 hipodromeelectro, industrial, schrodinger’s box, techno, torrentLeave a comment

Torrent unleashes 8 malevolent creatures that writhe, scream and fight their way across both sides.

Anatolian Weapons feat. Seirios Savvaidis – To The Mother Of Gods [BIS37]

June 23, 2019June 14, 2019 hipodromeaggelos baltas, album, anatolian weapons, beats in space records, dream weapons, folk, krautrock, psych rock, psychedelic, seirios savvaidisLeave a comment

Aggelos Baltas is a veteran of the global electronic music scene, responsible for a handful of celebrated EBM 12”s as Dream Weapons, and a particularly heady and open-ended brand of krautrock as Fantastikoi Hxoi. His newest project, Anatolian Weapons, was conceived as a way to bring together these two seemingly mismatched concepts, with the polyrhythmic percussion and wailing tones of Greek folk music serving as their unlikely bonding agent. “To The Mother Of Gods” is Baltas’ debut album for Beats In Space. Created in tandem with Greek folk musician Seirios Savvaidis, it is a work of simultaneous collaboration and subtraction whose meticulous construction becomes more apparent with every listen. An album-length exploration of what happens when the principles of dance music are applied to pre-digital musical modalities. Savvidis contributed stems of ten songs, which Baltas deconstructs and rearranges with appreciation of the ancestry of their lineage and of the deceptively ancient eerie, droning qualities inherent in the style. Occasionally augmenting Savvaidis’ recordings with his own, Baltas treats these elements as if raw materials for an architectural process. It is a record of psychedelic folk music.

Olivia @ Red Light Radio 08.06.2019

June 22, 2019June 14, 2019 hipodromeacid, electro, nachtdigital festival, olivia, red light radio, technoLeave a comment

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Agonis / Valentino Mora – SMKMCHN#02 [SMKMCHN#02]

June 21, 2019June 14, 2019 hipodromeagonis, experimental, minimal techno, smoke machine, tribal, valentino moraLeave a comment

Smoke Machine returns with a new split EP featuring two artists from the Organik festival stable: Agonis and Valentino Mora. This will be Agonis’ second outing on the Taiwanese based label and a first for Valentino. Now 9 years in the running with a successful podcast and parties, this will be Smoke Machine’s second release on their newly established label with many more to come.

Crossing Avenue – Carmaleonte EP [SPAZIO018]

June 21, 2019January 23, 2020 hipodromecrossing avenue, drone, experimental, minimal techno, spazio disponibileLeave a comment

Experimental Italian techno duo Crossing Avenue return to Spazio Disponibile for their third EP on the label. Once again their four track effort explores new tempos, rhythms and moods in stylish fashion. The Carmaleonte EP counts four multi layered trips into mind melting half time jams that pairs rubbery, rolling drums with hypnotic lead synths. After the gurlgin deepness and sparsity of ‘Monoica’, ‘Carmaleonte’ is high pressure and unrelenting, ‘Santica’ got the razor sharp and unresolved rhythms where ‘Decimo Piano’ is a flurry of high speed drums and sci fi signifiers that plays out like an intergalactic space war. Techno never sounded as adventurous as this.

Retina.IT – Formant / Neural Map [NONPLUS049]

June 21, 2019February 7, 2020 hipodromedrone, experimental, lino monaco, minimal techno, nicola buono, nonplus records, retina.itLeave a comment

Retina.it debut on Nonplus Records, with five tracks of analogue driven Techno/Electronic music.

Jeff Mills – The Director’s Cut Chapter 3 [AX080DC]

June 20, 2019June 14, 2019 hipodromeaxis records, detroit techno, jeff mills, minimal technoLeave a comment

Four track EP containing 2 remastered cuts and two unreleased tracks by Jeff Mills on his own Axis label. Note by Jeff Mills: ”Looking back in hindsight to the activity and accomplishments of Axis is with much pride – to witness the relationship between the music and listener evolving to this point. The Director’s Cut reissue project is about manicuring detail. It’s about a rare opportunity to enhance what we’ve done so that the relationship strengthens for the long term”

Dimi Angélis – ANGLS 008 [ANGLS008]

June 20, 2019June 14, 2019 hipodromeangls, dimi angelis, technoLeave a comment

Dimi Angelis’ eighth release on his ANGLS label is essentially a tale of four brothers. Four separate tracks, clearly related yet with distinctive qualities that sets each of them apart in its own unique way. ”Out Of Nowhere” does its name justice by hitting home from its opening bars, throwing a messy sawtooth layered with evolving percussion at the listener. Following suit, ”Funky Lizard” is an amalgamy of trippy, filtered arps blended with a classic rhythm section. Damage guaranteed.