VA – Africa Airways Five (Brace Brace Boogie 1976 – 1982) [ASVN050]

April 21, 2019August 30, 2023 hipodromeafrica seven records, african, compilation, disco, funk, outernationalLeave a comment

The skies are calling and its time to board our trusty jet for the 5th outing of Africa Seven’s premiere class compilation Africa Airways. For volume 5 its time to brace yourselves for 10 slices of Afro boogie goodness. There’s a slightly different feel to the latest instalment of the fantastic “Africa Airways” compilation series. While previous instalments have largely focused on heavy Afro-funk and Afro-soul, this fifth edition showcases material recorded during the disco and boogie era (1976-82). The ten included tracks are superb, with highlights including the fuzzy, Clavinet-driven thrills of “Sweet Sidney (Edit)” by Black Bells Group, the heavy grooves and dancing synth lines of Gyedu Blay Ambolley’s “Highlife”, the spacey Afro-boogie badness of Fotso’s “French Girl” and the flash-fried disco-funk celebration that is Jide Obe’s spacey, Moog-sporting “Too Young”. As the old cliche goes, this is all killer and no filler.

Unknown Artist – Tropical Jam [TJE-003]

April 21, 2019August 30, 2023 hipodromeafrican, daniel lupica, disco, edits, outernational, tropical jam, vakulaLeave a comment

It’s been a fair old while since we last heard from Tropical Jam, the sneaky re-edit imprint from Vakula and Aussie crate digger Daniel Lupica. Surprisingly, this is the duo’s first 10-inch missive of humid, floor-friendly revisions since the summer of 2018. They begin in a suitably sunny mood, offering up an on-point rearrangement of a cheery, sax-laden Afro-synth workout that sounds like it originated in the early 1980s. The A-side also boasts a second bubbly synth workout, possibly of a South African cut from the same period, where jaunty Clavinet lines and male/female vocals rise above a sparse but funky groove. Side B, meanwhile, contains a more Balearic-minded electronic cut rich in lo-fi drum machine beats, dreamy chords, chiming lead lines and glassy-eyed vocal snippets.

Karamika – 2.0 [OFFEN011]

April 20, 2019October 20, 2023 hipodromealbum, ambient, black merlin, electro, experimental, george thompson, gordon pohl, offen musicLeave a comment

Karamika is a studio creation from George Thompson (Black Merlin) and Gordon Pohl AKA Dussuldorf’s engineer supreme (Musiccargo / Kunstkopf / The Isolators…). This their second long player is a record full of mind games. Sounds leak from fractal-like holes, and are sedately trodden back into the cosmic fabric of the album. The noise of post cruise carpet.

VA – Cygnus Loop EP [NBL004]

April 20, 2019April 19, 2019 hipodromeambient, armec, cignol, edward sabine, electro, g-prod, nebulae records, sound synthesis, tim jackiw, trLeave a comment

New intergalactic trip delivered by Nebulae. 8 tracks covering a wide palette of dreamy and lushy textures, from melancholic idm to epic electro, all seasoned with a pinch of ambient.

BXP – Islands [RN013]

April 20, 2019April 18, 2019 hipodromeambient techno, bxp, deep techno, random numbersLeave a comment

Random Numbers comes back with “Islands” EP by BXP. An ecstatic recon through the meaning of isolation where field recording unfolds the ambient/techno sides of BXP’s production. Born from nature, crafted in studio: techno meant for wide landscapes. “Islands” is the result of a long search spent seeking sounds on various islands during his journey through south-east asia with a Tascam recorder and several directional microphones. He captured natural sounds from jungles, dunes, beaches and wild urban landscapes, not to mention the deep sounds of the Earth’s elements: the sea, the wind, the interaction between man and nature.

Aleksa Alaska – Unmasked Discussion 70

April 19, 2019April 19, 2019 hipodromealeksa alaska, industrial, podcast, romanian, synth wave, techno, unmasked discussionLeave a comment

Alessandro Adriani – Embryo [SA035]

April 19, 2019May 15, 2019 hipodromealessandro adriani, beau wanzer, industrial, new beat, stroboscopic artefacts, technoLeave a comment

Alessandro Adriani, the Mannequin Records label boss, will release next month a new album called ‘Morphic Dreams’ on Lucy’s Stroboscopic Artefacts. The album is preceded by the EP ‘Embryo’, an immersive four-track micro-odyssey spanning across jagged ambient scopes, unmapped acidic grounds and further leftfield-friendly sonic territories.

Shinoby – Mutonia [ITW006]

April 19, 2019April 18, 2019 hipodromefrak, is the way, shinoby, technoLeave a comment

Mutant techno tracks from Shinoby. Frak delivers a remix of a bizarre brand of Scandinavian techno. It’s a wide array of dancefloor focused analogue mayhem.

Daniele Cosmo – WAV005

April 18, 2019April 18, 2019 hipodromedaniele cosmo, electro, industrial, lux rec, minimal synth, synth wave, wav33Leave a comment

VA – Resist Entropy [LPDR006]

April 18, 2019April 17, 2019 hipodromecompilation, das ding, geier aus stahl, halle k, industrial, john parsley, lustpoderosa, minimal synth, seven sisters, synth waveLeave a comment

Splattered vinyl with a silk screen printed cover and a huge poster inside. Lustpoderosa`s eclectic lifestyle continues with its very first various artist compilation. A clash of generations in sonic form, ranging from slow and heavy industrial beats to gloomy minimal wave. Four contemporary tracks and two reissues from 1984.

EVA – Eeinsam [PS007]

April 18, 2019October 4, 2020 hipodromeelectro, eva, eva willemier-westra, power station, synth waveLeave a comment

Dawns early shadows by Berlin’s UBahn Platforms, desperately running from his own shadow into the arms of a lover not found. EVA is a warm soul from the past trapped in a ice cold city reliving a modern Neues Sehen. Power Station presents his fragile story & namesake EP / single title ‘Eeinsam’ which is a romantic-wave masterpiece. Flip to the B side, the beginning of EVA’s loveless story actually starts here with ‘The Gitter’, gearing to machine funk territory and a naive outlook on what could be in-store for him. Finally P808 takes us into the (sub) consciousness of his mind, just as the 808 in the name suggest, toms pulsate like his brain scanning neurons over and over, searching for the answer, ‘Who will …who will love me?’

E.R.P. / Duplex – FR-DPX [FR-DPX]

April 17, 2019December 8, 2019 hipodromeconvextion, detroit, dpx recordings, duplex, e.r.p, electro, frustrated funk, gerard hanson, ovatowLeave a comment

Texan bandpass thrills and some harbour city sorrow on this split Frustrated Funk / DPX twelve. Frustrated Funk’s latest missive boasts cuts from two of electro’s most reliable artists: Convextion man Gerard Hanson (under the deep electro E.R.P. guise) and Rotterdam scene stalwarts Duplex. Hanson handles the A-side, delivering a punchy, club-ready electro workout rich in intergalactic electronics, Egyptian Lover style synth flourishes and restless drum machine cowbells. Interestingly, it’s a far bolder and retro-futurist affair than we’ve come to expect from the dreamy and emotion-rich E.R.P. project. Ironically, Duplex’s atmospheric and spacey “Molecular (Ovatow Reclock)” is undeniably deep and sumptuous, matching Hanson’s most melodious and evocative moments.

No Moon – Where Do We Go From Here [CKNOWEP15]

April 17, 2019April 17, 2019 hipodromecraigie knowes, electro, fred shepherd, house, no moonLeave a comment

No Moon returns to Craigie Knowes with another spectacular 3-track cosmic exhibition. A journey of electronic voices, strange drum patterns, complementary bass and pads that climb and fall – all executed with a beautiful uniqueness.

Kosh – Endless Quest [EUDEMONIA003]

April 17, 2019February 2, 2022 hipodromeelectro, eudemonia, house, kosh, musicians without borders, techno, youssef benjellounLeave a comment

Next up on Eudemonia is Moroccan born and based Kosh. The 28-year-old delivers a versatile and funky techno/electro EP with breakbeat and acid influences. Any profits from selling this EP will be donated to Musicians Without Borders.

Jared Wilson – Great Lake Leaf Change [DEDA006]

April 17, 2019March 28, 2022 hipodromeacid house, detroit dancer, electro, jared wilson, subwax bcnLeave a comment

Detroit Acid master Jared Wilson with 4 fresh grooves that makes your ears melt…

Erell Ranson – Dreams Of Nila EP [BAR019]

April 16, 2019April 16, 2019 hipodromebarba records, burek, deep house, detroit house, duplex, erell ransonLeave a comment

French producer Erell Ranson’s affinity for the deeper shades of Detroit sound and his ability to absorb those influences and create beautiful music with his own signature are well known. Erell became quite skilled in crafting sophisticated and emotional tracks which still seem to feel perfectly at home in a crowded 3 AM club situation. This Barba EP, titled “Dreams Of Nila”, is a 4-tracker with an additional remix treatment by a Rotterdam-based project Duplex.

Erell Ranson – Artificial Paradise [DWT006]

April 16, 2019April 16, 2019 hipodromedetroit house, detroit techno, distant worlds, erell ransonLeave a comment

Erell Ranson offers up a delicate and beautiful EP of accomplished texture and melody for his Distant Worlds debut. He shows a real delicate touch here and multiple listens will ensure the melodies and earworms penetrate deep into the psyche. Future soul music dripping in emotion, indebted to Detroit, outta France.

Appian – Space Out EP [ANMA007]

April 16, 2019April 16, 2019 hipodromeanma records, appian, detroit house, sofatalkLeave a comment

Detroit’s resident producer, Appian, joins ANMA with three originals that twist and grind through break and straight 4/4 beat grooves. A lot of the sound presented sets ground in the rough and rugged but minimalist feel with focus on rhythms that are sometimes complex and sometimes more reliant on the heavier dance floor cuts while simultaneously meshing new ideas with references to electronica classics that paved the way for today. The alternative take on the flip is provided by Italian producer Sofa Talk, no stranger to the label seeing his own release debut EP hitting the shops in 2017, with more focus on 4/4 beat with layers upon layers of improvised synth and atmospheric licks.

Steel Mind – Boss Man [TD001]

April 15, 2019April 15, 2019 hipodromeitalo-disco, piero torsani, re-release, reissue, steel mind, synth wave, tempo dischiLeave a comment

Tempo Dischi is an italian label created on a mission to discover and repress classics and rare gems of the italo disco, afro and cosmic scene. With the support from all the main players who has made that era magic, we work to put back on records stores shelves a piece of art that may have been lost but it’s still timeless. The first release is one of the key projects of the underground Italo Disco scene, probably not the most famous one, but surely it is among the most loved one by DJs and connoisseurs: Steel Mind. ‘It was the end of the ’70s and at that time Disco Music was very popular. I was in a band called Caelestium, and we were playing in the most important clubs in Italyâ€¦Around the beginning of the 80s, I started to feel the desire to make a different kind of sound and I decided to start my solo project creating songs like ‘Boss Man’ and ‘Lionel’ that were closer to the Krautrock style’ recalls Piero Torsani, the producer behind this project. These songs have become a cult for many djs, including Daniele Baldelli, Beppe Loda and Alexander Robotnick and they still sound contemporary. The Tempo Dischi collective is responsible of a club friendly edit of ‘Boss Man’. And after a deeper search into Pietro Torsani’s original music archive, an unreleased track has surfaced we could not resist to give to the world: ‘Summer in The City’ featuring the voice of Marisa LucÃ , at that time singer of Caelestium.

Kyoto / Zoe Sinatra – Venetian Blinds / Mais Qu’Est-Ce Que Tu Fumes [STR012-026]

April 15, 2019August 9, 2019 hipodromedisco, kyoto, stroom, synth pop, zoe sinatraLeave a comment

”Venetian Blinds, bound to be partly closed for eternity, Offer a glimpse into a miniature of trompe-l’oeil and deceitful appearances. Time sometimes lets truth leak. Due to some obscure little schemes your name was never mentioned: Belinda de Bruyn, you sung with a glacial voice, shaping fantasies with surgical mastery.You were young, inexperienced, and very angry and deceived – and Kyoto’s song became a lone pop hit that never reached the charts. In the paranoid era that bred it, it should have. It has to. Give this ode to consenting voyeurism a second chance. Get the one you love a bouquet of black painted roses, this record and a venomous kiss.”