Nagamatzu – Sacred Islands Of The Mad [DE009]

February 11, 2011July 17, 2024 hipodromealbum, andrew lagowski, dark entries records, electro, industrial, minimal synth, nagamatzu, post punk, stephen jarvis3 Comments

Dark Entries is honored to present the highly limited second cassette by British duo Nagamatzu for the first time ever on vinyl. “Sacred Islands of the Mad” is a collection of eleven tracks recorded between December 1984 and March 1986. agamatzu began in 1982 after messing around with old tape machines and drum boxes, making numerous contributions to international compilations and erratically releasing their own cassettes. Their name comes from a character in JG Ballard’s “Atrocity Exhibition” and their music reflects his influence and incorporates carefully chosen samples from the Challenger shuttle disaster, Gregorian chants and films including “Dawn of the Dead” and “The Omen.” All the songs were recorded onto a Ferrograph reel to reel in a small room at their parent’s house and some of the backing rhythms and sequencers were recorded first onto cassette and then the band played along live. Nagamatzu’s instrumentals combine stuttering bass, guitar bursts and funeral keyboards draped over a dragging drum machine beat, calling to mind Clock DVA, Cabaret Voltaire and early New Order or Cocteau Twins. “Sacred Islands of the Mad” is a complex, textured tapestry of sound full of dark electronics, fresh harmonies and danceable rhythms.

The Neon Judgement – Early Tapes [DE007]

February 11, 2011November 13, 2019 hipodromealbum, dark entries records, minimal synth, synth pop, the neon judgement3 Comments

Dark Entries has dug deep into the early days of the Belgian cassette scene to release two tapes by The Neon Judgment in the form of one vinyl LP for the first time ever! These pioneers of underground electronic music hail from the small town of Leuven near Brussels, Belgium and gave birth to the New Beat and EBM scenes worldwide in 1981/2 with the release of their first two cassettes–neatly compiled here as “Early Tapes”. Arriving just in time to celebrate the Neon Judgment’s 30th anniversary, “Early Tapes” showcases the band’s brash and seedy lyrics, with raw synth stabs and repetitive drum machine beats adding to this rhythmic discourse. The result is a combination of lo-fi technology and emotional sincerity to create a sound both warm yet alienating that has stood the test of time and 30 years later, still evokes the same magic.

The Exaltics – Irresistible [TRAJECTORY1008]

February 11, 2011October 17, 2022 hipodromealbum, electro, last known trajectory, robert witschakowski, techno, the exaltics1 Comment

The Exaltics are back with a new album on Last Known Trajectory. Short, sharp, electro styles in the form of ‘Irresistible’ and ‘Calculate’ devised to strike the target head-on, while the brooding, soulful, even graceful, techno gloom of ‘Relentless’ warns of impending doom. Dark times… dark vibes.

Rick Wilhite – Analog Aquarium [STILLMCD004]

February 8, 2011December 17, 2020 hipodromealbum, detroit, house, rick wilhite, still musicLeave a comment

WILHITE, Rick - Analog Aquarium

Still Music is proud to present “Analog Aquarium”, the debut album by legendary Detroit house producer Rick “The Godson” Wilhite. Rick is a longtime member of Detroit’s dance music scene, one of the epicenters of Detroit’s 1980’s techno music explosion. Rick has been around for almost two decades and has churned out a myriad of EPs, but never before did he release an actual full-length album. “Analog Aquarium” will feature a total of 10 tracks, of which most are previously unreleased, including a few collabos with Theo Parrish, Osunlade and Marcellus Pittman.

Rick Wilhite – City Bar Dancing (Basement Mix) download

Inward Content – Inward Content [MEAN021]

February 6, 2011November 9, 2023 hipodromealbum, ambient, delta funktionen, dub techno, inward content, meanwhile, mohlao, niels luinenburg, samuel van dijkLeave a comment

INWARD CONTENT aka DELTA FUNKTIONEN/MOHLAO - Inward Content (Front Cover)

Meanwhile unveils Inward Content by Inward Content a collaboration between Niels Luinenberg (Delta Funktionen) and Samuel van Dijk (Mohlao). The album was recorded specially for the label by the two dutch producers over the course of a two year period.

RVDS – Moments [ITS005]

February 6, 2011May 22, 2019 hipodromealbum, electronics, it's, richard von der schulenburg, rvds, technoLeave a comment

This is the first full-length album on the It’s label for Germany’s Richard von der Schulenburg aka RVDS. It’s deep, acid, fragile, party, lonely, and special. Inspired by classic deep and acid house, old instruments such as the TR-808, Roland JP-6, Wurlitzer E-Piano and some others are combined with new accents, but always with a special bent towards Detroit music.

Unknown – Known LP001 [KOLP001]

February 6, 2011August 30, 2013 hipodromealbum, ambient, dub, grad_u, knowone1 Comment

KNOWONE LP001 (3X12INCH WHITE MARBELD VINYL)

First Longplayer on Knowone with dub techno, downbeat, ambient tracks, each track got one side to tell his own story. Six tracks with more than 70 min playtime.

Desolate – The Invisible Insurrection [FAUXPASLP001]

February 5, 2011February 15, 2012 hipodromealbum, ambient, desolate, electronics, fauxpas muzik, idm, sven weisemann2 Comments

Breathy, atmospheric and yet dynamic electronics on this debut LP byDesolate aka Sven Weisemann , celebrating Fauxpas Musik’s first anniversary. The dark but dynamic sounds of Burial and the spherical spacey atmosphere of Boards of Canada seem to be basic inspiration for Desolate. The album includes nine tracks in total ranging from deeper to more ambient compositions and as a bonus you get a CD version thrown in with two bonus tracks!

Morphosis – What Have We Learned [MMD001]

February 4, 2011December 14, 2021 hipodromealbum, delsin records, morphosis, mos recordings, ra.h, rabih beaini, techno3 Comments

MORPHOSIS - What Have We Learned

The next full length from Delsin, entitled “What Have We Learned” from the Lebanese-born producer Morphosis aka Ra.H aka Rabih Beaini, is co-released on his own Morphine Records, as well as by close associate M>O>S. Influences range from Krautrock via New Wave but, importantly, all are digested by Morphosis before being re-imagined as something wholly fresh and original which, in turn, stands up well to both dancefloor deployment and intense home listening.

Jay Haze – Love = Evolution LP [FREE DOWNLOAD]

January 31, 2011August 27, 2025 hipodromealbum, big bully, chela simone, contexterrior, free download, house, jay haze, laila tov, paul st. hilaire, ricardo villalobos, rockey, sao paolo drum circle5 Comments

Jay Haze gives new album away for free and asks that if you download it, to listen to it all the way through at least once.

“Love = Evolution” is rumored to be Haze’s last artist album. It features a number of collaborations and as well as the expected soulful and techy house sounds, there are numerous diversions into dub and more laid back listening experiences.

free download: RA / sendspace / oron

Aril Brikha – Deeparture In Time (Revisited) [AOVCD001]

January 29, 2011January 26, 2011 hipodromealbum, aril brikha, art of vengeance, detroit technoLeave a comment

Aril Brikha will release “Deeparture In Time – Revisited” in celebration of the 10 year anniversary of his 1999/2000 released Album on Transmat. This also kicks off his own label “Art Of Vengeance”. Next to the remastered originals of “Deeparture In Time”, the release features a 2nd CD with 10 previously unreleased tracks that were created between 1995 and 1999. All of them take us on a time travel to the 90ies, with a sound still prevalent in modern productions, as pure as can be. This one’s for the lovers of the early Detroit Techno with that unique Aril Brikha twist, and all those who’d like to discover it: One Chord To Rule Them All.

Fred P – The Incredible Adventures Of Captain P [SPMCD003]

January 28, 2011July 25, 2019 hipodromealbum, ambient, captain p, deep house, fred p, fred peterkin, soul people musicLeave a comment

FRED P - The Incredible Adventures Of Captain P (Front Cover)

“The Incredible Adventures of Captain P” is Fred Peterkin’s third album to date, following two full-lengths under his pseudonym Black Jazz Consortium. Though loyal to his hypnotic deep house signature sound, this album breaks the mold a bit, throwing in ambient, left-field and even some hip-hop style beats.

The Soft Moon – The Soft Moon [CT085]

January 27, 2011February 14, 2019 hipodromealbum, captured tracks, krautrock, luis vasquez, new wave, the soft moon5 Comments

From the Bauhaus-influenced record cover, to the dead thuds that pound every corner of “The Soft Moon”, there is something imposing and stark about Luis Vasquez’s debut record. It casts a bleak shadow, like a graying tower block. The record heavily recalls the industrial and goth 1980s, eras of music bathed in blackness, yet beneath the squall and the otherwise monolithic sound poke out some impressive moments of clarity.

Jaakko Eino Kalevi – Modern Life [HELMI036]

January 26, 2011February 8, 2018 hipodromealbum, disco, electro, helmi levyt, jaakko eino kalevi, synth popLeave a comment

Fresh, exciting synthpop album from Finland’s Jaakko Eino Kalevi. “Modern Life” is a tradition-conscious and rather minimalist disco, definitely dance music. The album includes a couple of killer hitting, but otherwise the atmosphere is dreamlike and peaceful.

Virgo Four – Resurrection [RH113CD]

January 25, 2011June 22, 2020 hipodromealbum, chicago house, eric lewis, merwyn sanders, rush hour, virgo four7 Comments

“Resurrection” is the follow up to the reissue of Virgo (Four)’s S/T album, which was released by Rush Hour in 2010. This album is a collection of unreleased tracks that were produced over a 6 year period between 1984 and 1990 in various home studios around Chicago. These tracks were selected from 100’s of 4-track tapes that had been untouched and unreleased all these years due to local record business politics and disinterest. These demo recordings have been restored and mastered for release. The CD release holds 15 tracks, while the limited edition vinyl box set contains another 15 tracks, totaling a cool 30 tracks.
“Resurrection” really shows the rich, diverse and unique quality of Virgo Four, which leaves you wondering what impact they would have made on the (Chicago) house scene if they would have gotten released back in the day.

F.l.o. – Food for Thought [FREE DOWNLOAD]

January 19, 2011January 19, 2011 hipodromealbum, cold tear records, deep techno, dub techno, f.l.o., free download, free tracksLeave a comment

An album by F.l.o. is now out. As usually, CD are available for those who love physical format. Free and payed downloads are available as well. It’s an deep techno album, with a touch of oldschool.

Mike Dehnert – Framework [86DSR]

January 18, 2011November 29, 2011 hipodromealbum, berlin techno, delsin records, mike dehnert, techno1 Comment

Framework

Framework – as you’d expect of a man who performs genuinely live for hours, often only ever calling on his own tweaked, edited and skewed productions – is an uncompromising album made up of pure techno tracks of the sort you’d expect to hear on the dancefloors of places like Berghain or Tresor. They go from pulsing and classic sounding to skipping and glitchy, through greyed-out and sandy via swinging and syncopated but always with a sense of restraint and control whether they are abstract, apocalyptic, atmospheric or whatever else. Drawing from a dusty, dirty toolbox of sounds, the echo-y, cavernous chambers and dusky warehouse aesthetics of Dehnert’s moody music betrays the purity and simplicity of his arrangements. Although his records are undeniably functional, at the same time, they are neither nondescript nor forgettable: somehow, through masterful sound designs and an accomplished knack for blending real tension and atmosphere with his obvious Basic Channel and Berghain influences, Mike Dehnert manages to lock you into whatever mood takes his fancy with apparent ease.

Steffi – Yours & Mine [OSTGUTCD016]

January 16, 2011July 15, 2021 hipodromealbum, house, ostgut ton, panorama bar, steffi, technoLeave a comment

STEFFI - Yours & Mine

With her debut artist album, “Yours & Mine”, we discover an even further developed producer in Steffi. Steffi shares with us her personal journey. A long period of intense experimentation and self-discovery led to this sensitive, instinctive and extremely insightful long-player. Carefully mixing old and new, warm analog synth and drum textures flow in unison with modern studio finesse over nine tracks, each telling its own story.

Ruins – The Art Dance LP [MW025]

January 6, 2011October 24, 2019 hipodromealbum, alessandro pizzin, electro, minimal wave records, piergiuseppe ciranna, ruins3 Comments

A full length LP by Ruins, an Italian electro-wave duo. Ruins formed in Mestre in 1978 with the intention of experimenting with electronic devices and mixed media. They mainly created music out of self-expression without any intention of joining the mainstream. Ruins it’s where Italo meets Minimal Wave.

Alteria Percepsyne – Cloaks of Perception [OH#Five]

January 5, 2011January 4, 2011 hipodromealbum, alteria percepsyne, ambient, dub techno, other heightsLeave a comment

”Cloaks of Perception” sees the light of day on Belgium’s Other Heights label. Excellent low-fi atmospheric soundscapes and dubby techno cuts as you might expect.