Peppermint Lounge – Perfect High [DE183]

November 2, 2017November 2, 2017 hipodromedark entries editions, dark entries records, electro, italo-disco, joerg burckhardt, matthias elvers, peppermint lounge, re-release, regina petersen, reissue, synth popLeave a comment

Dark Entries Editions reissue ”Perfect High” the 1983 debut 12” by Peppermint Lounge from Germany. The group consisted of Matthias Elvers (synthesizers, bass), Regina Petersen (vocals) and Jorg Burckhardt (drums, strings). They took their name from a popular 1960s discotheque in New York City. Treading the lines between Italo Disco, Electro, and New Wave, the trio crafted a unique sound difficult to classify. Melancholic arpeggiators, a throbbing baseline, stuttering samples, vocoder and the classic Roland TR-808 drum machine run throughout the track, which builds to a majestic crescendo. This reissue includes the original vocal version, backed with a shorter instrumental version.

Bad Penny – Night Will Come [XXL002]

November 2, 2017November 2, 2017 hipodromebad penny, minimal synth, ortloff records, synth popLeave a comment

Bad Penny from NYC with her magnificent debut. Bright melody lines undercut by harsh and heavy bass analog synths and minimal rhythms. Low vocal timbre with punk-influenced growls. Lyrics fueled by the anxiety and harshness of American city life.

VA – 001 [XK010]

November 1, 2017October 31, 2017 hipodromedouala, e.davd, electro, escape artist, house, mucho sueno, techno, x-kalayLeave a comment

Number ten for X-Kalay is kicking off a series of Various Artist EPs. Whilst taking in 3 continents brings a certain geographical diversity, the aim of this record was to create a cohesive release bound by the common themes of electronic music they love at the label. On the A side Zurich based Douala lights it up with a perfectly crafted dubbed out house jam; awash with tape delays and spacey reverbs ‘The Mysteries of Life’ is an excellently understated piece of work. Next up Chilean Mucho Sueno utilisies some big drum workouts and tense atmospherics to turn in a tough 4×4 house track. Baked in the concrete streets of Santiago, the rough percussive interplay and strong bass grooves of ‘Yungelita’ quickly becoming a signature of this promising South American producer. On the flip it’s an all Australian affair with E.Davd contributing a deliciously lazy, boogied out electro number full of iced out pad work and a truly hypnotic groove. Finally, fellow Australian Escape Artist closes things off with a massive stripped back cut aimed squarely at the floor; the jagged electro bass and moody pad work of Archipelago upping the ante perfectly.

Andreas Gehm – WOD001 [WOD001]

November 1, 2017February 25, 2020 hipodromeandreas gehm, chicago house, flight recorder, techno, weapons of desireLeave a comment

Two tracks from the late Andreas Gehm (more to come in later releases). Pressed on a one-sided, hand stamped and numbered standard weight black vinyl release. Accompanied by a printed info sheet insert.

Smersh – Sideways [DE187]

November 1, 2017October 31, 2017 hipodromeacid, charles manier, chris shepard, dark entries records, house, jtc, mike mangino, smersh, tadd mullinix, technoLeave a comment

Dark Entries returns to the New Jersey basement studio of Smersh to unearth an 18-minute jam session from 1989, backed with two contemporary remixes. “Sideways” was taken from a cassette titled ‘100’, which refers to a 100-minute jam session the band recorded to tape on June 12, 1989 in Piscataway. A frenetic hybrid of techno and acid with driving EBM style beats, “Sideways” weaves intricate industrial noises with synth melodies that drift in and out of phase. On the flip are two fresh remixes by different aliases of prolific Ann Arbor producer Tadd Mullinix. As JTC, he expands the sound palette, adding organ stabs and lush pads, drawing on Detroit deep house and UK garage. The Charles Manier remix features chanted vocals on top of an array of pulsating synths, stark percussion, and post-punky guitar effects.

Hieroglyphica – Genetic Complexity Against Humanity [ACIDICTED_0.7_BLACK]

November 1, 2017September 12, 2022 hipodromeacid house, acidicted, adalbert c. kupietz, automatik-datamatik, electro, hieroglyphicaLeave a comment

Adalbert C. Kupietz (aka Adalberto, Fatjack, Crime Scene) is a rising name in the wonkier, more cerebral techno scene. The German is up on Acidicted, Adalbert’s own imprint which focusses on the all things 303, and this is only his third outing under the Hieroglyphica alias. “Biorhythm” is the perfect name for the sizzling banger residing on the A-side, a loose-cut techno killer with all sorts of electrifying acid sounds from the heart of the machines, while “Extinction” bounces more gently to and fro, offering mischievous basslines at the core of its rusty, analogue circuitry.

Mor Elian – Miracle Mind Program [DELFT016]

October 31, 2017October 30, 2017 hipodromedelft records, electro, mor elian, technoLeave a comment

Deep cerebral electro from Mor Elian. Challenging and advanced forward thinking tracks topped with some little acid flavour on the always reliable Delft label.

Eoism – Backyard Alchemy EP [USR005]

October 31, 2017October 27, 2020 hipodromeelectro, eoism, undersound recordingsLeave a comment

Undersound Recordings is back with a new electro infused EP called ‘Backyard Alchemy’, this time courtesy of the trio Eoism. The side showcases two classic fast tempo electro dancefloor killers, ‘Xontics’ and ‘Transmutation Scheme’, plus a special bonus IDM track on A3, ‘Volatile Conjunction’. The B side is dedicated to dreamy and melodic synth driven tracks like ‘Cold Fire Equation’ and ‘Anima Dissolution’.

Drvg Cvltvre – Presents H-World: Recolonization [SHIP0521]

October 31, 2017October 30, 2017 hipodromedrvg cvltvre, electro, h-world, shipwrec records, techno, vincent koremanLeave a comment

1997. ‘Drexciya don’t have no phone. They’re too busy to do your remix’. Mad Mike’s response was short and to the point, enough to put off some; but not Vincent Koreman. Addicted from an early age, the dutch producer dug deeper and deeper into the mythology and mystery of James Stinson and Gerald Donald. The sounds, images and ideas conjured up by the Detroit electro duo pulled Koreman in, his “fascination” growing ever more “intense” as the underwater dwellers sonically prospered. Fast forward twenty years and that fascination has not diluted one drop, in fact the aquatic dream of the wavejumpers is the inspiration for “Recolonization”. These tracks “would have never had existed,” says Koreman, “if it wasn’t for Stinson and Donald creating that great, energetic, abstract electronic music and coupled it with an original vision on the African diaspora, art and culture.” This music is an homage to the enigma of Drexciya, a tribute to the machine marine men who pioneered electro and a vision. Drvg Cvltvre continues that vision, one of “an underwater race” that has reconquered Earth, overcoming “big business, corporate greed and water pollution” to reclaim the surface from man. Forget mankind. Our time is over, ‘Recolonization’ is here.

Garçon Taupe – The White Spider [ET055/GOOILAND030]

October 31, 2017October 30, 2017 hipodromeacid, electro, enfant terrible, garcon taupe, gooiland elektro, technoLeave a comment

Garçon Taupe has been around for quite some time but released only a few tracks. This 4 track EP is all about acid.

John Beltran – Moth [ASGDE015]

October 30, 2017November 3, 2022 hipodromealbum, de:tuned, deep techno, detroit techno, john beltranLeave a comment

After a career spanning more than 25 years John Beltran lands on the Belgian De:tuned label with the long-awaited follow-up album to his widely acclaimed classic 90s masterpiece ”Ten Days of Blue”. On ”Moth” Beltran opens his heart by combining melody, emotion and soul with infectious grooves. As such he lays down the definitive and timeless Detroit sound with a clear nod to the early innovators. From 4/4 dance floor burners to tribal shufflers and ambient interludes, ”Moth” is a well-balanced journey full of blissful atmosphere for both the mind and feet.

Seph – Aces [DU069]

October 30, 2017October 30, 2017 hipodromeavatism, deep techno, dumb unit, sebastian galante, seph, technoLeave a comment

Hailing from Buenos Aires, Sebastian Galante a.k.a. Seph is one of Argentina’s main electronic music artists. With nearly 10 years of activity in the techno scene, he has established himself as a multi-fac- eted artist, dividing his time between roles such as an energetic, prolific producer, heavily requested remixer, Aula Magna Records label manager, and a live act which has driven him to perform all across the globe. A sound experimentalist at heart, he devotes himself into expanding the sonic experience on the dance-floor and in the mind.

JP Enfant – Virtus EP [ARTLESS2183]

October 30, 2017October 30, 2017 hipodromea.r.t.less, detroit techno, jp enfant, mojuba recordsLeave a comment

JP Enfant with a crafty, uplifting, highly effective 1990s Detroit Techno futurism schooled EP on a.r.t.less.

SCB – Below The Line [HF044]

October 30, 2017October 31, 2017 hipodromehotflush recordings, paul rose, scb, scuba, technoLeave a comment

Scuba refocuses his SCB project with ‘Below the Line’, coming on Hotflush Recordings. ‘Below The Line’ inaugurates a fictional timeline of events set in a hypothetical future. A climate-related disaster acts as a catalyst for a complete overturn in society, the repercussions of which will be explored subsequently.

Henry Keen – 70’s Baby [MJR002]

October 29, 2017October 27, 2017 hipodromealbum, experimental, funk, henry keen, jazz, maddjazz recordingsLeave a comment

Debuting under his given name for Maddjazz Recordings’ second offering, is DJ, producer and synth enthusiast Henry Keen. Henry’s music was discovered after a long night of online digging, and after several exchanges, it was apparent that Henry was making music that defined exactly what Maddjazz is striving to achieve; honest music that’s free of form and not constrained by any genre or tempo. 70’s Baby is a raw and honest record. A collection of uptempo grooves written in various locations around hectic inner London. It’s spirit is born out of the freedom of the CDR sessions at the now defunct club Plastic People, where many of Henry’s productions were first shared, and where tempo and genre were irrelevant. It references Henry’s love for the instrumentation, recording techniques and sounds of the 1970s, the decade of his birth. Featuring a tasteful blend of worldly and otherworldly sounds, It owes itself to modern and ancient dance themes alike.

Funkadelic – Reworked By Detroiters [SEW3158]

October 29, 2017October 27, 2017 hipodromealbum, alton miller, amp fiddler, andres, anthony shake shakir, bmg, claude young, detroit, disco, ectomorph, funk, funkadelic, gay marvine, kenny dixon jr., marcellus pittman, moodymann, mophono, recloose, t. dance, the dirtbombs, the fantasy, tom thump, underground resistanceLeave a comment

Funkadelic have created an enduring legacy, and the power of their impact is visceral in Detroit. Their records not only played with genre, but possessed a diabolical sense of humour that led to music domination by the late 70s with Parliament, Funkadelic, Parlet, Bootsy’s Rubber Band and the Brides Of Funkenstein all releasing albums the same year for two years in a row. The music itself is beyond stereotype, but equally huge is that they were a black band not allowing themselves to be limited by anyone else’s notions of who they could be, having a massive impact on the next generation of Detroit music, Detroit Techno. But more than just Techno, it is a freedom of thinking that extends beyond boxes, so we included all sorts of today’s generation of Detroit musicians and producers to show the wide range of music that was Funkadelic and how these ideas are still contemporary, they endure and inspire.

30/70 – Elevate [RS020]

October 29, 2017June 7, 2022 hipodrome30/70, album, hip-hop, jazz, rhythm section internationalLeave a comment

30/70 are the latest collective to emerge from Melbourne’s buzzing scene. ‘Elevate’ is a sublime statement; at once a cry for help and a call to arms, it balances delicate poetry and potent aggression with ease – all of this done with a beguiling pop sensibility. This collection of songs, their second studio effort after their debut LP, ‘Cold Radish Coma’, is set to elevate them to the international stage.

VA – Warriors [777-14]

October 28, 2017October 27, 2017 hipodrome777 recordings, compilation, dj normal 4, futers, house, lutto lento, qnete, rixdorfer grau, seixlack, techno, xanLeave a comment

Double trouble compilation featuring tracks by DJ Normal 4, Qnete, Xan, Seixlack, Rixdorfer Grau, Lutto Lento and Futers.

S. English – Eris [LIES102]

October 28, 2017February 27, 2018 hipodromealbum, electro, experimental, l.i.e.s., long island electrical systems, shane english, technoLeave a comment

Following up his self titled 12 inch earlier this year Austin, Texas based Shane English continues in his path exploring the deep and bizarre edges of the American DIY electronic world. Over these eight tracks we get English’s wide spanning take on the music touching upon elements of industrial on “Invasion Threat” darker ambient with opening track “Sanctuary” and even hints of Stinson on “Bilocation Drift”. English’s signature sparse and melancholic tone is present throughout again using minimal percussion and voice to glue it all together in a haunting fashion. Another engaging listen direct from the depths of the American underbelly.

Ernestas Sadau – Gonzo On Tour [PBD009]

October 28, 2017October 27, 2017 hipodromeacid, Acid Breaks, broken dreams, electro, ernestas sadau, pinkman records, technoLeave a comment

Pinkman’s Broken Dreams welcome a new midnight malcontent into the fold, Ernestas Sadau debuts with his first 12”: Gonzo on Tour. Sirens blare, samples hiss in a haze of static before a grizzled snare introduces “Riots in Jail Near Kaunas.” Grubby basslines curl into shards of acid, full figured thump sweetened by fragile bars. “Crackheads from Lyon” is steeped in the traditions of garage bands and D.I.Y. punk. Strings snarl and sneer at crashing drum beats, lonesome notes floating in the surge. The foul tempered “Hiroshima (Acid Breaks Your Body Mix)” demands the flip. Beats break and buckle under the leer of lewd 303 lines, a finale bubbling over with violent intent.