DJ Jus Ed / Mr. G – Goatee EP [UQ061]

July 18, 2015May 8, 2023 hipodromecolin mcbean, deep house, deep techno, jus ed, mr. g, underground qualityLeave a comment

For the latest outing on his prolific Underground Quality label, deep house veteran Jus Ed is joined by veteran UK techno maestro Mr G. Each producer delivers two tracks in their trademark styles. Unsurprisingly Mr G’s tracks are tough, stripped-back, atmospheric and heavy, with the hypnotic spookiness of “Freakshow” just edging out the bumpin’ beats, weighty bass and minor key chords of “Billares Londres The Rum”. In contrast, there’s an inherent tunefulness about Jus Ed’s two analogue deep house jams. Choose between the subtle steel drum melodies, sinewy synth-strings and Balearic house grooves of “GoTee Stroke”, and the ultra-deep dub house flex of “Heaven Sent”.

Ike Release – Dance Equations EP [SMRT001]

July 18, 2015March 31, 2020 hipodromechicago house, deep house, ike release, ike velez, northside '82, smart barLeave a comment

Chicago institution Smart Bar launched a new record label with curators The Black Madonna and Argot/Tasteful Nudes boss Steve Mizek, naming it Northside ’82 after the neighborhood and year the club was founded in. The inaugural release comes from Resident Smart Bar DJ Ike Release who sources inspiration from early Midwestern house music for his Dance Equations EP.

Hidden Spheres – Waiting For A Minute [HAWAII001]

July 18, 2015May 23, 2023 hipodromedeep house, distant hawaii, hidden spheres, lobster theremin, tom harrisLeave a comment

Super not-secret summer business from the Lobster family. Four luscious, beach-coasting, jet-skiing tracks inspired by the soul of Detroit via Manchester producer Hidden Spheres. Vocal tracks that undulate with ‘mmm’s and ‘uuuh’s for the real deal summer feel. Sweeping Rhode lines, organic percussion to make the thumbs raw and those deep, woofing basses that just keep on giving. Hidden Spheres going for the jugular.

Ron Obvious – Group Mind [LBP003]

July 18, 2015July 5, 2023 hipodromedeep house, l.b. produce, ron obviousLeave a comment

L.B. Produce return for their third release. Ron Obvious takes the helm this time round and delivers four sweltering, club ready house tracks. Deep, pounding bass pulled straight from the D, transient machine percussion, emotive pad work and some choice vocal snippets.

Pvre Matrix – Burning Sulfur [LIES027.5]

July 17, 2015July 17, 2015 hipodromedanny moore, l.i.e.s., long island electrical systems, pvre matrix, technoLeave a comment

Danny Moore aka Pvre Matrix is from a generation of young techno producers out of Brooklyn who come at the music without preconcieved notions or boundaries in their approach to production and playing live. Impeccabily produced without losing its sense of urgency or brutality and clocking in at breakneck speed, Pvre Matrix is out for blood, and his three track debuts prove as such.

ASOK / Neville Watson – Scenery White 001 [SCNW001]

July 17, 2015April 17, 2018 hipodromeasok, house, neville watson, scenery records, scenery white, stu robinson, technoLeave a comment

Scenery Records presents the first release on a new sub label “Scenery White”, featuring 2 tracks a piece from ASOK & Neville Watson.

VA – Stollwerck Sampler [ERC026]

July 17, 2015March 30, 2023 hipodromedie art, disco, dominik von senger, emotional rescue, emotional response recordings, experimental, francesco agostini, jazz, krautrock, olek gelba, post punk, projekt x, stefan thelen, the unknown casesLeave a comment

Emotional Rescue returns to the post war music of West Germany and the work of Dominik Von Senger and his cohorts based around the Dunkelziffer project. This special “Sampler” EP of recordings was produced as their part in Cologne’s Stollwerck art complex, that acted as a home and inspiration to their musical experiments. Based within the disused industrial warehouses spaces of Stollwerck, a mix of post-hippies, punks and anarchists created a community within that fed off each other’s artistic endeavours.

Funkineven / Greg Beato – A18 [APRON018]

July 17, 2015July 24, 2019 hipodromeapron records, disco, funkineven, greg beato, house, steven julienLeave a comment

Apron cappo Funkineven and Miami’s Greg Beato team up for a seriously weighty 12inch.

G-Machine – Primo Contatto [BAP044]

July 16, 2015April 13, 2022 hipodromealbum, bordello a parigi, disco, funk, g-machine, giovanni damico, italo-discoLeave a comment

Turning back the clock, before fast forwarding it, comes Giovanni Damico as G-Machine. A new virtuoso of space boogie. Buckle up, destination: Primo Contatto. Across eight tracks the Italian astronaut traverses the sounds of the cosmos. Warbling reverberations introduce “Flying Objects”, with thick bands of synthesizer throbbing in its veins. The ultra slick “Contact” follows. Electrofunk bars float beneath stratospheric synth. Styles co-mingle. Patrick Cowley melts with Afrika Bambaataa. Disco Magic meets Tommy Boy. An overarching groove permeates the album, a heady funk that courses through tracks like “Body on the Ground” and “Transmission”. The moon based mirrorball sounds flex and flow, “It’s A Shame” cutting floors with sleek vocoders and addictive analogue riches. If you’re waiting for re-entry think again, there is no return ticket. G-Machine will only be taking passengers further and further on his cosmic odyssey with tracks like “In My Arms” and “Boogie Down”. Buck Rogers in the 25th century breakdowns and rollerskate goodness from needle drop to the run-out.

Carpentaria / Hysteric – Dromedary EP [PPUTI06]

July 16, 2015January 12, 2022 hipodromecarpentaria, hysteric, italo-disco, public possessionLeave a comment

CARPENTARIA/HYSTERIC - Dromedary EP

Public Possession “Under The Influence” catalogue number 006 is another delivery from Down Under. Four customised Disco heaters roughly built around an Arabic theme – with Italian background. Courtesy of Tamas Jones & Paul Harmon (building the duo „Carpentaria“) and George Hysteric on the flipside.

Roberto Auser – Extraterrestrial [CHAR003]

July 16, 2015June 29, 2021 hipodromecharlois records, italo-disco, pinkman records, roberto auserLeave a comment

The multitalented Roberto Auser returns to his Dutch West Coast dancefloor roots. Heavy three tracker on the Pinkman sublabel Charlois, with sounds varying from tripping intergalactic tribal electro to southern space disco.

Wish Key – Orient Express / Last Summer [DE95]

July 16, 2015November 1, 2017 hipodromedark entries editions, dark entries records, discomagic records, italo-disco, lorella ghilardi, manlio cangell, manlio cangelli, re-release, reissue, wish keyLeave a comment

Wish Key was an Italo Disco duo of Manlio Cangelli and Lorella Ghilardi in Milan. Their first single “Orient Express” was released in 1983 by Discomagic Records. It begins with a rolling baseline, bright synthesizer stabs, and a sampled train siren. The double-tracked male/female vocals compliment each other perfectly, heightening the dramatic tension. On the flip is “Last Summer”, a slower paced affair with Silvia recalling a dream of lying on the beach and having a good time.

Josh Cheon Interview

July 15, 2015July 17, 2024 hipodromedark entries records, interview, josh cheonLeave a comment

VA – Let It Be (Acid) [CUR002]

July 15, 2015October 17, 2022 hipodromeacid, andreas gehm, cologne underground records, ekman, jared wilson, marco bendig, techno, the exalticsLeave a comment

Cologne Underground Records, a Label runs by Elec PT.1, proudly presents V/A – Let It Be (Acid).
International Acid Affairs. No smooth ChikkieChikkie. Straight in your Mind. And your Azz.

Mark Verbos – Walk The Distance [BK013]

July 15, 2015February 11, 2020 hipodromeacid, industrial, mark verbos, techno, the bunkerLeave a comment

The Bunker New York presents a surprise EP from veteran techno producer Mark Verbos – a man whose discography stretches back over 20 years – fits that remit. Flitting between acid-laden psychedelic intensity (“Just A Little Late”), high-octane loop jams (“In The Back Room”) and sweaty, all-out assaults on the senses (the metallic madness that is “Start Up Drive”), it portrays Verbos as a masterful producer of no-holds-barred dancefloor techno. Interestingly, he diverts a little from the script on the EP’s final moment, “Walk The Distance”, combining sparse dub techno rhythms and ghostly electronics.

Tense – Disconnect Myself (Beau Wanzer Adjustment) [MNQ067]

July 15, 2015June 21, 2024 hipodromebeau wanzer, electro, mannequin records, techno, tenseLeave a comment

Back in 2011, Chicago’s Beau Wanzer reshaped the angry body-music of the now-defunct Houston duo Tense with an 8 minute claustrophobic TR-909 workout. The track never saw the light of day on vinyl… until now.

Magas – Heads Plus [MW002]

July 15, 2015March 28, 2024 hipodromeexperimental, james marlon magas, magas, midwich productions, technoLeave a comment

Midwich Productions presents James Marlon Magas’ Heads Plus. For the past several years, Magas has been concentrating on instrumental production, eschewing vocal histrionics of previous work, in favor of moodier, more open-ended composition. This focus has resulted in the bombastic and hallucinatory Heads Plus, an all-instrumental wallop that fuses howling ARP Odyssey, capricious Juno funk and fuzzed Rhodes anchored to the ever-present throb of the Roland TR-808 drum machine. Freed from vocal constraints, Heads Plus conjures a cinematic ambience where light and dark wrangle for dominance in a dystopian post-techno near-future.

Andreas Gehm Interview

July 14, 2015July 13, 2015 hipodromeandreas gehm, digital tsunami, interviewLeave a comment

The Mystic Jungle Tribe – Solaria [EAS009]

July 14, 2015July 12, 2024 hipodromealbum, dario di pace, disco, early sounds recordings, enrico fierro, house, mystic jungle, raffaele arcella, the mystic jungle tribeLeave a comment

Mystic Jungle’s tribe lands to Solaria planet with a sound inspired by craters, solar wind and obscure presences who are probably responsible for the hieroglyphics found in an abandoned cavern.

Gay Marvine – Bath House Etiquette Vol. 8 [BHE008]

July 14, 2015July 13, 2015 hipodromebath house etiquette, disco, edits, gay marvine, houseLeave a comment

Bath House Etiquette Vol. 8 continues the devastation from Gay Marvine: totally transformed Donna Summer, a Prince disco edit that removes all the vocals, his Liaisons Avant Apres Mars master edit, and Iggy Bowie Eno Sister Midnight.