Mr. Beatnick – Formed In The Stance EP [DBA021]

August 3, 2015February 13, 2018 hipodromedeep house, don't be afraid, house, mr. beatnick, nick wilsonLeave a comment

Mr. Beatnick returns to DBA after a two year hiatus following his Synthetes Trilogy series, with a new direction and a 4 track EP which represents his most floor-focussed work to date. Opening cut Stutter is an immaculately crafted deep techno bomb which features the trademark sound familiar to fans of the London producer’s work, whilst title track Formed In The Stance and flip-side Obsidian Morning explore an eyes-down, moody, broken sound which will no doubt ring a bell for devotees of the seminal Co-Op nights.

Smackos – The Age Of Candy Candy [BH018]

August 2, 2015January 26, 2024 hipodromealbum, ambient, berceuse heroique, danny wolfers, electronics, legowelt, re-release, reissue, smackos, strange life recordsLeave a comment

Smackos is one of Danny ‘Legowelt’ Wolfers lesser-known aliases. It was first used in 2004 for The Age of Candy Candy, a suitably eccentric experimental electronica full-length that was only ever released on CD in limited quantities. Here that album finally appears on vinyl thanks to the efforts of Berceuse Heroique, and it’s every bit as weird, wonderful and out-there as you’d expect, with Wolfers pursuing his passion for spacey, weightless electronics, far-out soundscapes, occasional skuzzy rhythms and dystopian synthesizer workouts. It’s previously been something of a hidden gem in his vast discography, and should be an essential purchase.

Not Wawing – Voices [NW004]

August 2, 2015March 28, 2024 hipodromealbum, alessio natalizia, ambient, drone, electronics, not wavingLeave a comment

Alessio Natalizia’s Not Waving moniker goes from strength to strength, even since ending his collaboration with Sam Willis in the highly regarded Walls project. Now focusing on the textured, modular workouts and cinematic synth journeys seen on the brilliant two previous albums Umwelt and Human Capabilities, he returns with his most ambitious outing yet. This double LP gathers together all the material Natalizia issued on the cassette series of the same name and is a must for those who like their electronics immersive to the max. From the retro futurism of “Witzelsucht” and “It Needs No Medication” to the brazen industrial attitude of “The Behaviourist Approach” and “Creating Capabilities” there are many moods of his musical identity that he explores here. But for most part its the beauty in the soulful mechanical soundscapes that he creates on this imaginary soundtrack, particularly on “Part of Thought”, “Dangerously Well” and “Negative Reinforcement”.

Alessandro Cortini – Risveglio [HOS426]

August 2, 2015November 26, 2025 hipodromealbum, alessandro cortini, ambient, drone, hospital productions, industrialLeave a comment

For his last outing on Hospital Productions, Nine Inch Nails collaborator Alessandro Cortini utilized just two pieces of equipment: a Roland MC-202 and a delay pedal. For this follow-up, he’s expanded his toolbox a little, supplementing those hardware pieces with two further machines: a Roland TR-606 and TB-303. Musically, Risveglio inhabits a similar space to its predecessor, with Cortini creating blurry, fluid dreamscapes built around semi-rhythmic loops, distorted chords and fuzzy ambient textures. Listeners may struggle to spot the TB-303 – most often used to create ragged waves of intense electronics – such is the unique way in which Cortini manipulates it. Regardless, the Italian’s post-industrial, half-awake soundscapes are thoroughly mesmerizing.

Alessandro Cortini – Forse 3 [IMPREC418]

August 2, 2015November 26, 2025 hipodromealbum, alessandro cortini, ambient, drone, electro, imprime recordsLeave a comment

Most pieces consist of a repeating chord progression, where the real change happens at a spectral/dynamic level, as opposed to the harmonic/chordal one. I believe that the former are just as effective as the latter, in the sense that the sonic presentation (distortion , filtering, wave shaping, etc) are just as expressive as a chord change or chord type, and often reinforce said chord progressions.

Function – XLR8R Podcast 397

August 1, 2015December 12, 2025 hipodromedave sumner, function, minimal techno, podcast, xlr8rLeave a comment

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Stanislav Tolkachev – Walk Along The Bottom [SEM076]

August 1, 2015September 23, 2022 hipodromeminimal techno, semantica records, stanislav tolkachevLeave a comment

The Ukrainian techno producer Stanislav Tolkachev will release his third record with Semantica.

Alex Cortex – Multi [BAR003]

August 1, 2015June 8, 2023 hipodromealex cortex, barba records, florian kupfer, perseus traxx, technoLeave a comment

Cortex means the nerves in brain used for thinking. On fishing boat this part of brain can sometimes stop working due to lack of sleep and repetitive noise of sea. Alex Cortex is clever man who thinks much about music and also names because ‘Spike Train’ is actually a science word for what nerves do. This confuse simple fishermen at first because this track does not sound like a train, more like when you drive very fast and noises outside your window vanish fast into the distance so that you experience much in a short time. But does not matter as we like the sound – drums on this one are snappy and funksome with big deep bass and a lot happening to occupy nerves. As well as original there is nice mix from Florian Kupfer which is very much simpler and has loud scary kicks which are like the 90s gabber music but actually nice to listen to. ‘Multi’ EP also has ‘Time Texture’ which is maybe not so much a track for dancing to and sounds more like frog blowing bubbles in x-ray machine. Perseus Traxx takes this tune and adds a big descending electro bassline so frog can journey to centre of earth. People who wish techno to tingle head nerves and then forget about head nerves because body nerves are working should buy this record.

Edit Select – Hi Line Extraction [LNTHN001]

July 31, 2015May 15, 2023 hipodromeclaudio prc, edit select, lanthan.audio, mike parker, minimal techno, tony scottLeave a comment

Lanthan.audio, the newest label from Christian Gerlach, makes it’s debut EP featuring an original mix from UK’s Edit-Select and spotlights remixes from two hypnotic troopers, Claudio PRC and Mike Parker. Lanthan, literally, is a rare earth metal in addition to something hidden or evasive in terms of Greek mythology. By combining music with both architecture and photography the goal is to not lose sight of all three art forms. Born out of the desire to deliver a diverse package, the label will feature innovative, indestructible, and powerful remixes from some of his most respected producers.

Carl Craig – The KMS Remixes [KMSRMX003]

July 31, 2015June 8, 2026 hipodromecarl craig, detroit techno, esser'ay, inner city, kevin saunderson, kms recordsLeave a comment

One Detroit legend takes on another here with Carl Craig tackling some classics from Kevin Saunderson’s legendary KMS imprint. First up is his revision of the classic ”Ahnonnghay” by Inner City with its epic, soaring strings and superb synth lead that just reeks of the Motor City. The relentless handclap workout of his take on Esser’ay’s “Forces” and an honourable mention to the classic that is ”Till We Meet Again” with its razor sharp arpeggio, soulful diva strings and strings arrangement that builds and builds with the Carl Craig touch.

Stojche – Asset 004 [ASSET004]

July 31, 2015May 12, 2023 hipodromedetroit techno, stojche, tangible assetsLeave a comment

Tangible Assets returns with its fourth release in the series by label owner Stojche. An outlet that’s given the Berlin based producer the freedom to explore and distill his trademark dubbed out Detroit fueled productions.

Andrew Red Hand – Radio UR Mix 4

July 30, 2015July 30, 2015 hipodromeandrew red hand, detroit house, electro, podcast, underground resistanceLeave a comment

Perseus Traxx – ILA007 [ILA007]

July 30, 2015September 29, 2023 hipodromeacid house, balkan vinyl, deep house, i love acid, nigel rogers, perseus traxxLeave a comment

Seventh release in the I Love Acid series. Perseus Traxx in action with some lush acid techno – melodies submerged in deep reverb amongst clattering drum machines and 303 snarls. All original analogue kit, all the real deal.

QY – Quatro / Zord / Skynet [UWE012]

July 30, 2015October 30, 2017 hipodromeacid, house, ortloff records, qy, technoLeave a comment

QY are finally returning to their mothership with three tracks that immediately will take control of your hidden daydreams.

Kate Simko & Tevo Howard – Theme Track EP [LNOE044]

July 30, 2015March 19, 2019 hipodromebaz, deep house, fred p, kate simko, last night on earth, tevo howardLeave a comment

Kate Simko and Tevo Howard are known for creating out of the box and genre-bending productions. Now, the native Chicagoans announce their ‘Theme Track EP,’ giving music lovers a taste of things to come from the album. Closing the EP in the spirit of PolyRhythmic, renowned New York producer Fred P (aka Black Jazz Consortium) delivers a masterful remix of ‘PolyRhythmic Theme’.

Hipodrome presents Radar Crew Kraków @ Control Club (Bucharest) 07.08.2015

July 29, 2015August 7, 2015 hipodromechino, club control, hipodrome, mic ostap, olivia, radar, the hipodrome of musicLeave a comment

Hipodrome presents Radar Crew Kraków, featuring a live performance by Chino and a DJ set by Olivia. The 100% Polish line-up will be completed by Mic Ostap from Recognition label, Warsow.

Bézier – Telomeres [DE097]

July 29, 2015July 17, 2024 hipodromealbum, bezier, dark entries records, electro, minimal synth, robert yangLeave a comment

Analogue synthesizer enthusiast Bezier first surfaced on Dark Entries in 2012, delivering the hard-wired retro-futurist fantasy Ensconced. Two years on, he’s finally ready to release the follow-up, the similarly sharp and sci-fi themed Telemores. As with his previous output, the influences are obvious – think Radiophonic Workshop, electro, minimal, new wave and Italo-disco – but he smartly steers clear of pastiche and empty revivalism. Instead, we’re treated to a range of dancefloor-friendly instrumental cuts, cyborg jams, and intoxicating robot rinse-outs. Closer “Fukushima”, in which he doffs a cap to the synthesized horror-disco of John Carpenter, is particularly potent.

VA – Time Capsule aka 808 Box [FR008]

July 29, 2015July 29, 2015 hipodrome-=uhu=-, alek stark, boris divider, compilation, das muster, electro, fundamental records, hadamard, heinrich dressel, koova, luke eargoggle, obergman, patronen, plant43, sync 24, teslasonic, victoria lukasLeave a comment

808box

Madrid’s Fundamental Records not only release a high volume of contemporary electro, but they do so in fine style thanks to their overloaded packs and comprehensive compilations. This time they really done a number on us with this 808 Box release, a jaw-dropping fifty-tracker sealed in a trendy DJ shoulder bag tagged with the most infamous of all drum machines on the planet..! The music comes from all corners, and we see familiar faces laying down some truth on those beats; check the gear by Patronen, CPU, Alex Stark, Luke Eargoggle, Sync24, Tau Sagittarii and UHU.

A Credible Eye Witness – Cleaner Wave [ACEW002]

July 29, 2015August 26, 2015 hipodromea credible eye witness, acew studios, electro, emilio urbanoLeave a comment

A Credible Eye Witness aka Emilio Urbano comes with the second release on the Italian label ACEW. Uptempo acidic electro.

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Miss Kittin & The Hacker – Lost Tracks Vol. 1 [DE098]

July 29, 2015July 17, 2024 hipodromedark entries records, electro, michel amato, miss kittin, the hackerLeave a comment

The Dark Entries label presents some previously unheard archive material by Caroline “Miss Kittin” Herve and Michel “The Hacker” Amato. Four tracks recorded between 1997 and ’99 – when their production partnership was in its’ infancy – The Lost Tracks Volume 1 contains a number of fuzzy, stylish, floor-friendly bangers, from the S&M-themed madness of opener “Leather Forever” and stripped-back electro gem “Nightlife”, to the high-tempo acid-loaded freakishness of “Loving The Alien”.