JTC – Indigo, Flesh and Fire EP [SPC-145]

August 5, 2019August 3, 2019 hipodromedetroit techno, ghostly international, james t cotton, jtc, spectral sound, tadd mullinixLeave a comment

Tadd Mullinix returns to JTC, the moniker which helped define Spectral Sound, the dance imprint of Ghostly International. The EP is packed, but still playfully ambiguous; a club-ready set built to max out mixing boards with spacious and nuanced melodies and motorized percussion. Five tracks, each with roughly five-minute run-times, offering all but a few breaths in a quest for highly operative dancefloor hypnosis. The record wastes little time locking in; on the first track, “Innerloire Rendezvous,” a dense square kick plows through a brisk four-on-the-floor routine phasing over harmonious synth stacks of rubbery fifths and sevenths. The title track splatters a lenticular static spray between thumping kick, billowy melodic swells, and staticky clicks, snaps, and claps.

Lost Souls Of Saturn – Lost Souls Of Saturn [RS1909]

August 4, 2019August 2, 2019 hipodromealbum, ambient, drone, experimental, lost souls of saturn, phil moffa, r&s records, seth troxlerLeave a comment

R&S present the eponymous, debut, full length album transmission from Lost Souls Of Saturn, an epic in scope, time and space, multidimensional mind trip. This ambient house masterpiece combines flavours gathered from across the galaxy, stewing them up into a delicious primordial soup. Old sci-fi soundtracks, acid, free jazz, avant garde, musique concrete, world music and more all whirl around an underground-dance-music axis. Primarily Lost Souls Of Saturn are Seth Troxler and Phil Moffa, plus further opaque participants congregating to combine music, imagery, and storytelling into an inextricably linked whole, all wrapped-up in a philosophy of their own making.

Mister Water Wet – Bought The Farm [OUEST095]

August 4, 2019August 2, 2019 hipodromealbum, ambient, experimental, jazz, mister water wet, west mineral ltd.Leave a comment

Huerco S’ West Mineral Ltd. return in 2019 to mine a rich seam of ambient jazz sampledelia by Mister Water Wet; a Puerto Rican artist with a gift for conveying in-between, gently altered states of mind and the logic of the natural world.‘Bought The Farm’ yields an elementally cool and breezy spirit guided by a first thought, best thought intuition through 55 minutes of crackly, hand-built music riddled with ephemeral soul. In terms of texture and structure, it’s a sound maybe best compared with Jan Jelinek at his most frayed and slompy, or even a pastoral inversion of Kelman Duran’s rugged chop ’n paste arrangements, essentially rendering a distinctive style that hovers between heavy-lidded, Afro-Latinate jazz, sampled indigenous instrumentation, and strains of gently bucolic, ambient introspection.

TV Victor – Back To The Moon [LFI015]

August 4, 2019August 2, 2019 hipodromeambient, experimental, lullabies for insomniacs, tv victorLeave a comment

TV Victor was one of the first artists of Tresor Records where he became legendary with several of his ambient and trance productions including Trance Garden 1-3 and Trancecology Chapter 1. In 1989, he launched his first solo project: Moondance – The Magic Sound of the Moon, where he lay foundations for later explorations with experimental sounds fused with pop elements and anticipated an ambient excursion to be had in the future. In the following decades TV Victor created impressive solo works that traversed between ambient and trance. Contrary to common mainstream tendencies he created a very unique interpretation of both genres. In recent years Victor has concentrated on creating experimental and abstract sonic spaces for escaping reality, spaces that live through the imagination of the listener. 30 years after the release of Moondance and 50 years after the first landing, Lullabies For Insomniacs revisit TV Victor’s musical roots with ‘Back To The Moon’.

Dekmantel Selectors 2019

August 3, 2019July 31, 2019 hipodromealbion, andy votel, chee shimizu, dekmantel festival, dekmantel records, dekmantel selectors, donato dozzy, francois kevorkian, identified patient, intergalactic gary, jonny rock, khidja, lena willikens, mark knekelhuis, mark seven, max abysmal, mick wills, palms trax, pasiphae, peaking lights, rabih beaini, robert bergman, sacha mambo, solar, tako, the garden, vladimir ivkovic, young marco, zozoLeave a comment

Dekmantel Selectors is an intimate festival, limited to a capacity of 2000, to keep the vibe pure throughout the whole week and this can be seen once you get to the bay from The Garden, next to the small fishing village of Tisno.

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Myele Manzanza – A Love Requited [FW201]

August 3, 2019May 23, 2021 hipodromealbum, first word records, jazz, myele manzanza, ross mchenryLeave a comment

Drummer / producer / composer Myele Manzanza presents his third album ‘A Love Requited’ on First Word Records Produced with award winning Australian bassist & long time musical collaborator Ross McHenry and featuring a plethora of New Zealand and Australia’s finest young instrumentalists, ‘A Love Requited’ is as much a musical journey as it is an attempt to process, work through and come to terms with the life around him. ”The music on this record was written often as a place of psychological refuge from the tensions of an ultimately failed relationship at home, as well as an attempt to come to grips with thought patterns and personal history that caused an often problematic relationship to music itself. Meditating on themes of love, fear, family, anger, death, ego and acceptance has helped create a narrative arc that grounds the album as well as a mode of therapy to begin working through these issues for myself. ‘A Love Requited’ is easily my most personal work to date and my hope is that beyond the music itself it may be of help to others, if only to say that your not alone in your struggle to make sense of the world”.

Moon B – Udaya [HOOP001]

August 2, 2019August 1, 2019 hipodromealbum, funk, hoop sound, house, moon b, sean sandersLeave a comment

Moon B takes a step out of his comfort zone with ”Udaya”, giving a lesson on how it isn’t the tools at your disposal, but rather how you use them. A stalwart of vintage analogue gear under normal circumstances, he’s harnessed the full power of his iPad to conjure up 8 cuts of slick, lo-fi boogie that emanate with a smoky warmth. Gone are the genre-hopping sensibilities of earlier releases, replaced with a renewed focus on what really counts: the funk.

Low Tape – New Horizons [FE014]

August 2, 2019December 9, 2019 hipodromedeep house, electro, furthur electronix, gennadiy manzhos, low tapeLeave a comment

Advanced electronix by Low Tape on his mini album “New Horizons” released on Furthur Electronix.

Exhausted Modern / DimDJ – BNJ004 [BNJ004]

August 2, 2019November 10, 2022 hipodromeacid house, blue night jungle, dimdj, dimitris evagelopoulos, electro, exhausted modern, ladislav zensor, layupLeave a comment

Exhausted Modern from Prague (Endless Illusion founder) and the techno veteran DimDJ from Thessaloniki are going together on this split EP, the fourth release on Lyon’s imprint Blue Night Jungle. With their strong analog approach, they each explore the infinite possibilities of raw sound materials, going from wild acid aesthetics to classical Detroit’s electro aesthetics. Two universes that are largely complementary, strengthening each other, and therefore creating a beautiful representation of what Blue Night Jungle “Dance” sublabel aims to focus on. With this new release, Blue Night Jungle goes fully European by letting these two underground artist express themselves through a common way.

Ernestas Sadau b2b Retrograde Youth @ Present Perfect Festival (St. Petersburg) 27.07.2019

August 1, 2019July 31, 2019 hipodromedigital tsunami, ernestas sadau, felipe marin, industrial, present perfect festival, red light radio, retrograde youth, technoLeave a comment

Fractions – Scars Of Love [F//013]

August 1, 2019August 2, 2019 hipodromefleisch records, fractions, industrial, techno, zaniasLeave a comment

The Prague-based duo Fractions return to Fleisch with a second serving of their signature body music. “Scars of Love” could easily be mistaken for the soundtrack to an apocalyptic rave, as foreboding melodies break into mournful euphoria to the pounding of an ever-present 4-to-the-floor kick. The inclusion of gated synth stabs and a vocal sample from “The Age Of Love” give a knowing nod to the classic 90s rave sound, while the snarl of industrial distortion places these tracks firmly in the present day’s EBM and techno maelstrom. The EP is rounded off with an ethereal re-structuring of “Millennials” by Fleisch co-pilot Zanias.

The Anti Group ‎- 4 X 12 [PM27]

July 31, 2019August 9, 2019 hipodromeadi newton, album, experimental, jacques beloeil, minimal wave records, peripheral minimal, reissue, the anti groupLeave a comment

Following the original dissolution of legendary Sheffield industrial funk outfit Clock DVA in 1984, founder member Adi Newton struck out on his own with The Anti-Group: an experimental project in which he could explore a variety of sonic worlds with the aid of a revolving cast of likeminded Steel City stalwarts (Richard H Kirk, Stephen Mallinder, Martyn Ware and Warp co-founder Robert Gordon included). “4×12″ is a retrospective of sorts, gathering together tracks from three 12” singles (“Ha-Zulu”, “Big Sex”, “Broadcast Test”) and one mini-album (“ShT”). Musically, it veers from collage style sample patchworks and dark ambient soundscapes to rubbery industrial funk, twisted post synth-pop, EBM-influenced workouts and madcap experimental escapades.

The X Initiative – Snapshots of the Past [F//014]

July 31, 2019August 2, 2019 hipodromeadam mitchell, adam x, fleisch records, industrial, synth wave, techno, the x initiativeLeave a comment

The X Initiative is the follow-up to Adam X’s ten volume series project “The Secret Initiative”. Now one year on since unveiling the secret, Adam continues the spirit of the original project with four previously unreleased songs recorded in the end of the aughts decade. New beat grooves awash with icy atmospheres that were well ahead of their time in their moment of creation.

Krypton 81 – Moon Voyage [LOP08]

July 30, 2019October 8, 2020 hipodromeelectro, krypton 81, lunar orbiter program, mr. blatmanLeave a comment

Krypton 81 are ready to take part of the Lunar Orbiter Program, alongside the Captain Mr. Blatman, with their first mission: Moon Voyage.

Lock Eyes – INTLBLK007 [INTLBLK007]

July 30, 2019July 30, 2019 hipodromehouse, international black, lock eyes, technoLeave a comment

The latest installment in the International Black series comes from Lock Eyes representing an unusually versatile EP from the Italian producer, catering to both ecstatic peak time dance-floors with ‘Love$lust” as well as exploring new ground with his own twisted take on the slow motion 90’s Tribal Italia sound on “La Guida” without betraying his signature sonic universe.

Foreign Guest & Wewerka – Human Sequencer EP [OO011]

July 29, 2019July 29, 2019 hipodromeforeign guest, house, nuno dos santos, outcast oddity, techno, wewerkaLeave a comment

Foreign Guest & Wewerka debut on Outcast Oddity with their Human Sequencer EP. Featuring a Nuno Dos Santos Remix on the flip side.

Dark Circles – DC Trax 005 [DCTRAX005]

July 29, 2019 hipodromeacid, dark circles, dc trax, house, justin cudmore, technoLeave a comment

This is latest release by London duo Dark Circles on their own vinyl imprint DC Trax, harnessing the full force of their influences of acid, techno, house and rave directly for the dancefloor. ‘Lariat’ is a acidic psychedelic spoken word odyssey with an incredible breakdown. This is accompanied by a remix NYC Bunker dj Justin Cudmore. ‘Mandy’ on the B side takes us back to 1993 the height of rave and includes life changing question for a certain young lady.

Musical Tasting #12: Kenya & Etiopia @ Flow Coffee Roasters (Sibiu) 02.08.2019

July 28, 2019July 25, 2019 hipodromeflow coffee roasters, hipodrome, musical tasting, my transylvania, the hipodrome of musicLeave a comment

Musical Tasting is a series of events, a collaboration between Asociatia My Transylvania and The Hipodrome Of Music, aiming to promote countries, regions and their musical genres, combining auditions with traditional recipes from the area, cooked with as many local and seasonal ingredients. We will have musical and culinary trips in Turkey, South Africa, Italy, Japan, Middle East, Greece, India, The Caribbean, Yugoslavia, England, Guinea or Romania.

Hipodrome is a blog born in 2009 in the Hipodrom neighborhood of Sibiu, its aim being to promote a music that is less known to the wide public. Hipodrome is a mixture of electronic music, new wave, jazz or disco from different places of the world.

#12 Musical Tasting – Kenya and Ethiopia:

We will listen to music from Kenya and Ethiopia and we will taste some coffee based dishes and coffee based alcoholic cocktails.

Free entry/ pay at the bar.

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The Lewis Express – Clap Your Hands [ATA016]

July 28, 2019July 26, 2019 hipodromealbum, ata records, jazz, the lewis expressLeave a comment

Primarily based in Leeds, The Lewis Express is comprised of many of the musicians that have graced previous ATA releases: George Cooper, Piano (Abstract Orchestra) Neil Innes, Bass (The Sorcerers, The Magnificent Tape Band, Tony Burkill), Sam Hobbs, Drums (Dread Supreme, Tony Burkill, Matthew Bourne) and Pete Williams, Percussion (The Sorcerers, The Magnificent Tape Band, Tony Burkill). Recorded over an intense two-day session, ‘Clap Your Hands’ is heavily influenced by the classic soul jazz recordings of The Young Holt Trio / Young Holt Unlimited, and Ramsey Lewis, from who this group take their name. As with many of the classic Ramsey Lewis cuts this album was recorded live, capturing the rich inter-relationship between the players and leaving in some of that chunky room noise. The band’s intention was to produce an album of dancefloor friendly, uplifting, funky soul-jazz with a stripped back line up of Piano, Bass, Drums and Percussion. ‘Clap your hands’ builds on the template set by their eponymous debut album and further explores the 60’s soul-jazz of Ramsey lewis, Young-Holt and Ray Charles as well as the latin boogaloo of Eddie Cano and Pete Terrace.

Minami Deutsch – Can’t Get There EP [HNRPIC010]

July 28, 2019July 26, 2019 hipodromedisco, hoga nord rekords, jamie paton, minami deutsch, mythologen, psych rock, psychedelicLeave a comment

Minami Deutsch crushes negativity, sorrow, and depressive energy on their new Hoga Nord Rekords release, ‘Can’t get there’, a five-track EP. The Japanese psych-scene is being kept vital by picking up all the best influences from all the best psychedelic music and mixing that with a delicate touch of Japanese music tradition. On this EP, you hear all that you love and miss from the 70’s krautrock bands plus a cover on cult band Index’s song ‘Israeli blues’ from 1968. Also on this record are two remixes of the title track by HNR household names Jamie Paton and Mythologen. Listening to this, you get the feeling of leaving half your brain in a Volkswagen down an endless Autobahn in 1972 and one-half lost in the astral plane as boundless light, above space and time.