Amin-Peck – Love Disgrace [BST-X006]

January 28, 2016January 25, 2024 hipodromeamin-peck, best record, giorgio fioroni, italo-disco, leonard parker, max marne, re-release, reissue, synth popLeave a comment

AMIN PECK - Love Disgrace

Amin Peck is an electronic studio project, contaminated by the New Wave from U.K. like most ’80s electronic bands. Amin-Peck walked a fine line between Disco and Minimal Wave throughout the course of the early 1980s, oftentimes incorporating shameless Pop melodies and Avant-garde leanings. Amin Peck were an italian band leaded by Giorgio Fioroni (aka George Fyron, arrangements, production, vocals) with Leonard Parker (arrangments, keyboards) and Max Marne (production). Incredible but true, Amin Peck started as ‘hard rock’ guitar band in the 70’s… and becoming one of the best examples of italo disco. This limited edition contains full-length versions plus uncut audio material (A2) tracked down during tape restoration. The first pressing coming from 1982 was pressed only on 7inch in U.K.

The Pilotwings – Une Nuit Au Boxboys [MMLP303]

January 27, 2016March 15, 2021 hipodromedisco, electro, house, macadam mambo, the pilotwingsLeave a comment

New master piece by the two young guys from Lyon where the label is based. This time they’ve let all their great inspiration take over, to deliver a strong piece of Chicago oriented House with tribal and japanese influences, the 707 is never too far, and a sexy male voice brings you into the moist backroom of this club named ‘Boxboys’.

Borusiade – Jeopardy [COMEME031]

January 27, 2016October 23, 2017 hipodromeborusiade, comeme records, disco, electro, house, romanianLeave a comment

Miruna Boruzescu, DJ and producer from Bucharest, presents her first EP on Comeme. The film-score like house is filled with enormous drums and ever climbing synth arpeggios.

Benoit Gagnon & Massimiliano Pagliara – In Spirals [CORRESPONDANT040]

January 27, 2016June 18, 2024 hipodromebenoit gagnon, correspondant, disco, house, massimiliano pagliaraLeave a comment

Opening track In Spirals is an unabashed ode to funked up baselines and sparkling Italo melodies. Agamous pulls us in to sensual acid territory by taking 808 beats and 303 beeps into unchartered sexy locales. Go South continues the sexed up and synthy motif, and throws some electricised jungle drumming into the mix, making this the most intense and darkest track on the EP. Don’t Push Me, begins its journey with a more grooving disco percussion line and then heaps on some Chicago pads, ultimately blossoming into a full blown hands-in-the-air synth-exercise.

VA – Sit On This [DB007]

January 27, 2016April 3, 2019 hipodromea.m., bastedos, disco, edits, house, last waltzLeave a comment

Bastedos returns with more signature weirdo disco not disco (but disco) cut-up cuts. This time the painstaking editing comes from A.M., Last Waltz, and Bastedos themselves.

VA – Various III [030LP004]

January 26, 2016April 4, 2023 hipodrome030303 records, acid, allert, bodem, compilation, echo 106, forma, global goon, guavid, house, jax dax, marco bernardi, rolando simmons, romans, techno, th'idiotLeave a comment

The 030303 crew come with a brand new various artist package in a beautifully designed sleeve to celebrate their 10th anniversary. While not all featured artist are new to 030303, the label mainly sticks to what it does best: digging up exciting new names from the raving underground. The smooth electronic tracks on the comp hold the middle ground between acid, IDM, braindance, early 1990s 808 State-esque UK acid house and Detroit techno. Among the highlights are Echo 106’s eerie after hour acid jam ‘Phosphor’, ‘Damp Patch’ by Marco Bernardi which reminds us of classic Surgeon-style UK techno, Forma’s ‘Sailor” (reminiscent of Charanjit Singh’s ‘Ten Ragas to a Disco Beat’). Look no further if a versatile, subtle and beautiful acid compilation is what you’re after.

Lerosa – Il Nostro Tempo [SLOMO023]

January 26, 2016November 11, 2021 hipodromedeep house, electro, lerosa, slow motion recordsLeave a comment

LEROSA - Il Nostro Tempo

Lerosa makes his debut release on Slow Motion with ‘Il Nostro Tempo’. Lerosa has crafted four tracks of wistful, propulsive dance music. The trance inducing chug of ‘Il Nostro Tempo’ and the bittersweet synths of ‘La Monarca’ take up side-a, a pair of contemporary club cuts oozing with emotional melodies and stripped back rhythms. On side-b the the skittish rhythms and wobbly arpeggiator of ‘Ninfa’ take you through to the early hours. ‘Pompeo’, perhaps the most emotional of four nostalgically sad club jams works just as effectively tugging your heartstrings on the headphones early in the morning as it does in a smoky club late at night.

Nick Anthony – Battle Of The Beats EP [RTG004]

January 26, 2016November 15, 2022 hipodromedeep house, nick anthony, nick anthony simoncino, rowtag records, simoncinoLeave a comment

Nick Anthony strikes again with his vintage sound, designed by a modern mind.

Keita Sano – 気持ち [TCISM002]

January 26, 2016October 6, 2023 hipodromehouse, keita sano, techno, turbocapitalismLeave a comment

Keita Sano with four machine driven workouts for Turbocapitalism.

A1 Old System 4:19

A2 The Inspiration 5:26

B1 I’ve Got Dreams 4:49

B2 We The People 5:59

RA.504 Gunnar Haslam

January 25, 2016July 9, 2016 hipodromegunnar haslam, house, interview, podcast, resident advisor, technoLeave a comment

Continue reading “RA.504 Gunnar Haslam” →

HBNG – Lace Up EP [TANSPLAN009]

January 25, 2016January 25, 2016 hipodromehbng, henrik bergqvist, noah gibson, tanstaafl planets, tanstaafl records, technoLeave a comment

Killer ep by these Stockholm audio warriors who smash out their 3rd release on the heavy hitting Tanstaafl. Raw analogue beats for sweating basements around the world.

Blue Hour – Miramar [BLUEHOUR006]

January 25, 2016July 17, 2023 hipodromeblue hour, blue hour music, luke standing, technoLeave a comment

Swirling synths cloud thundering drums on the A side whilst the title track flirts with classic Millsian techno and fast paced hypnotic energy.

Sev Dah – Proletarijat 001 [PROLETARIJAT001]

January 25, 2016March 10, 2022 hipodromeacid, magnus kalemsson, proletarijat, sev dah, technoLeave a comment

First release on Proletarijatlabel comes from Swede Sev Dah aka Magnus Kalemsson.

Danny Wolfers – Swan Song Of The Skunkape Original Soundtrack [NW008]

January 24, 2016September 26, 2017 hipodromealbum, ambient, cassette, danny wolfers, nightwind records, soundtrackLeave a comment

The soundtrack for Brad Abrahams documentary on South Florida’s strangest bipedal resident, as told by the rare few who claim they’ve encountered the creature. At over 1.5 million acres, the ‘Glades are the largest wilderness area east of the Mississippi, with thousands of acres untouched by man. If indeed something this strange could exist, it would surely be here. Cassetape comes in faux leather luxurious plastic case and with a micro-zine included.

Sova Stroj – Silent Earth LP [TTTB008]

January 24, 2016January 18, 2019 hipodromealbum, ambient techno, drone, experimental, michel flammant, sova stroj, testtoon recordsLeave a comment

Sova Stroj is the nom de plume of Luxembourg-based producer Michel Flammant. With a history in black metal, rock and synth pop bands, he has now ventured out on his own, delving into experimental and electronic music. Sova Stroj’s debut album ‘Silent Earth’ explores feelings of willful desertion through forty minutes of highly concentrated and almost teleologically dark ambient patterns. Musically the album is centered around an abstracted industrial music influence paired with precise and evocative melodic and harmonic explorations.

Q3A – Space Chamber [114DSR/Q3A-1]

January 24, 2016January 25, 2018 hipodromedeep house, delsin records, dub techno, gergely szilveszter horváth, q3a, route 8Leave a comment

Route 8 under his alias Q3A serves up a sumptuous four track EP, Space Chamber, on the Delsin label and it touches on many different styles with equally great results. ‘Lost Souls’ is first and is an expansive bit of well driven deep house with rich synths and cavernous innards that really suck you in. Next up is another serenely crafted bit of atmospheric house with dusty drums and lose hits all backed with heavenly pads and retro bass. The first of the b-side tracks is a chunky acid kicker with angelic vocals drifting up top as a controlled 303 line rips up the foreground. Spaced out and deep, driving yet emotive, it is a moving bit of club music before the B2 trips you out on a silvery electro tip with its icy lines and slap-funk snares.

Ian Martin – Seer [PZ1016]

January 24, 2016October 19, 2017 hipodromeambient, bunker records, drone, ian martin, panzerkreuz records, technoLeave a comment

Rotterdam’s Ian Martin has brought his own brand of dark ambient and unsettling electronics to a stellar clutch of labels. Of these, it is the Bunker/Panzerkreuz crew that Martin has become most readily associated with, perhaps due to the fact label and artist reside in the Netherlands. Wright Seer finds Martin back on Panzerkreuz for his first release of 2016 and features five more untitled tracks of subtle drone-electro hybrids that sound all the more mind-bending with each successive listen.

Isorinne – Recollections Of Forgotten Dreams [FIELD019]

January 24, 2016May 26, 2023 hipodromeambient, field records, isorinne, michael isorinneLeave a comment

Michael Isorinne delivers a stunningly beautiful EP for Dutch label Field. From the hissing ambience on “Blurred Perceptions Of Substance” to the solemn layers of sound and bird song melody on “Reality Is What You Can Get Away With” to the organic textures of “Whereabouts Unknown”, this is a sensuous, sumptuous release. In places, it is almost opulent in its detail, as the chiming bells and eerie sound scapes of “Without Tears” demonstrate. However, Isorinne is never too conceited to stray into self-indulgence and closing track “Terrestrial Measure” reveals the producer’s frailty and humanity for all to experience.

Reggie Dokes – Afro Sci Fi [POEM002]

January 23, 2016August 23, 2022 hipodromedeep house, detroit house, people of earth, reggie dokesLeave a comment

The second release on People of Earth is from another Detroit native that calls Atlanta home, Mr. Reggie Dokes. The Psychostasia Boss is back with his trademark jazzy, soulful house tracks that blend techno and house in a way that only Reggie can. Straight dance floor heat.

Brian Harden – The World Peace EP [COLT002]

January 23, 2016February 16, 2018 hipodromebrian harden, cristi cons, deep house, house, nite life, sit, vlad caiaLeave a comment

Originally released back in 2001 on Chicago’s finest Nite Life Collective, The World Peace is one of Brian Harden’s personal favourites among his many releases. Born in Chicago’s southside and back by popular demand, Harden’s back catalogue is full of gems, but it was after a series of coincidences that we decided to reissue two of the tracks on the original The World Peace EP, and then add a twist in the shape of an astounding remix by SIT, the duo formed by Cristi Cons and Vlad Caia.