Gravity Waves – Satellite LP [CRTSX009]

November 2, 2022June 4, 2025 hipodromealbum, cem3340, curtis electronix, detroit, electro, gravity waves, kalean, techno, z.i.p.p.o.Leave a comment

The ninth release on Curtis Electronix catalogue is from the new collaborative project where Kalean, Z.I.P.P.O and CEM3340 join forces under the name of Gravity Waves. The project is a reflection of the bond developed over a bunch of jam sessions down at the Curtis’ basement, where they discovered to orbit similar spaces. As the title may suggest the sound is deeply rooted in the Detroit side of the electro utopia, with that heady and atmospheric approach.Satellite LP is a seven tracks Album where they combine moments of sub-aquatic and evocative synth works with dancefloor heavyness excursions which level of composition reveals a clear and undoubted mastery of the machines. All tracks are recorded and mixed in Bari, South of Italy.

SOUR – Analog Control LP [ZC029LP]

October 27, 2022October 27, 2022 hipodromeacid, album, massimiliano dorigo, sour, techno, zodiak commune recordsLeave a comment

SOUR’s analog gear takes control on this dancefloor-oriented release. An indispensable collection of stripped and highly effective acid techno tracks, bundled into one massive double LP release.

The Exaltics – Some Other Place LP [CWCS008LP]

October 25, 2022April 19, 2023 hipodromealbum, clone records, clone west coast series, electro, robert witschakowski, the exalticsLeave a comment

Loaded triple pack of the Exaltics’ debut for Clone West Coast series. The Exaltics’ stark, futuristic sound with a more melancholic and introspective side. You can almost hear the longing for other places.

CWCS008.1 / CWCS008.2 / CWCS008.3

Avé Eva 369 – +/- [BUNKER4027]

October 23, 2022October 20, 2022 hipodromealbum, ambient, ave eva 369, bunker records, electro, experimental, soundtrackLeave a comment

+/-, a modern version of the yin/yang symbol, is the title of the debut album by Avé Eva 369. It’s a nine track journey, seen through the eyes of a spirit who has landed on planet earth and makes a labyrinthine trip through its dualistic nature. Worlds of sound arise from subtle electronic textures, transitions and rhythms. Vocals overlay these worlds creating dreamscapes. The songs examine the balance and friction between opposites like heaven/hell or male/female. Avé Eva 369 embodies archetypical and mythical figures, like Eve (from Adam) and the Greek goddess Aphrodite. It’s as if these Goddesses are channeling their ancient wisdom to the artist as a form of coping with modern life. As the album gradually comes to an end, a balance between opposites is found and a long lost paradise becomes visible.

Konduku – Mantis 09/10 [DSR-MTS09/DSR-MTS10]

October 23, 2022October 20, 2022 hipodromealbum, ambient techno, deep techno, delsin records, experimental, konduku, mantis, minimal technoLeave a comment

Konduku returns to the Delsin Mantis series with an exciting double pack which dives deeper into his remarkable fractured rhythms and light-touch synthesis. Over the course of nine tracks Ruben Üvez straddles the space between introspective headphone trips and hypnotising dancefloor elegance, operating in a liminal zone of fluid tempos, submerged atmospheres and pointillist beats. It’s an open-ended but clear-sighted approach that aligns perfectly with the direction of the Mantis series.

Mantis09 / Mantis10

Sedvs – Paradise Lost LP [BHLP01]

October 22, 2022October 21, 2022 hipodromealbum, bare hands, daniel hartl, sedvs, technoLeave a comment

Long is the way and hard, that out of Hell leads up to Light.

Varsovia – Diseñar y Destruir [BR135]

October 18, 2022December 20, 2022 hipodromealbum, buh records, ebm, industrial, post punk, synth pop, varsoviaLeave a comment

Diseñar y destruir [Design and Destroy] is the second album by Varsovia, an electronic punk project created in Lima at the beginning of 2012 by Dante Gonzales (synthesizers), Fernando Pinzás (synthesizers) and Sheri Corleone (guitar, vocals). Unlike their celebrated debut album Recursos inhumanos [Inhuman Resources] (2014), this new production reflects a greater influence of styles such as industrial music and EBM, but maintaining the sound of analog synthesizers as a principle. The lyrics follow a concept based on the period of violence that Peru experienced in the 1980s, with samples of General Juan Velasco Alvarado and songs that refer to situations such as blackouts, bombings of terrorist groups, and the uncertainty of living in the midst of the armed conflict in a city lost in chaos.

The Exaltics – Retrospective [SOM055]

October 17, 2022October 17, 2022 hipodromealbum, electro, robert witschakowski, solar one music, techno, the exalticsLeave a comment

The Exaltics need no further introduction, operating since 15 years now and become one of the stalwarts of the international underground electro scene. Robert Witschakowski-Jockel founded the project The Exaltics in 2006 as well as the electro/ techno label SolarOneMusic with his long term friend Nico Jagiella. Since then he published countless 12″s and several LP’s with labels like Clone, Creme Organization, Bunker or his own label SolarOneMusic and worked during that time with outstanding artists like Drexciya’s Gerald Donald, Helena Hauff or the legendary Martin Gore from Depeche Mode. He turned his deep cinematic and most of all charismatic electro into his own trademark. The collection contains 13 Tracks recorded between 2009-2019 including tracks from long out stock titles first time on vinyl. Probably the best overview over the world of The Exaltics.

Ayanda Sikade – Umakhulu [AFS052]

October 16, 2022August 30, 2023 hipodromeafrican, afrobeat, afrosynth records, album, ayanda sikade, jazz, outernationalLeave a comment

Born in 1981 in Mdantsane in the Eastern Cape, Ayanda Sikade is one of South African jazz’s most in-demand and respected drummers, a familiar face on the scene for years and a driving force behind its growing prominence on the world stage. Dedicated to his grandmother who raised him, Sikade’s long-awaited sophomore album as a bandleader, Umakhulu, follows his 2018 debut Movements. Recorded in Johannesburg in early 2021, it features the talents of frequent collaborator Nduduzo Makhathini on piano, young Simon Manana on alto sax and Nhlanhla Radebe on bass. The album’s nine tracks, composed and produced by Sikade, pay homage to the artist’s heritage — most noticeably on ‘Mdantsane’ and ‘Nxarhuni River’ — while forging onwards to a brave new world on others, like ‘Imithandazo Yeengelosi’ (Prayer of Angels) and ‘Space Ship’.

Bourbonese Qualk – Bourbonese Qualk LP [MNQ115]

October 15, 2022October 13, 2022 hipodromealbum, bourbonese qualk, cold wave, experimental, industrial, mannequin records, minimal synth, post punk, re-release, reissueLeave a comment

The self named LP marked the fifth album and end of the first incarnation of Bourbonese Qualk. Julian Gilbert left the group after ‘The Spike'(1986) to concentrate on writing and theatre, leaving Steven Tanza and Simon Crab who parted ways after touring in Europe in early 1986 and recording this album. Steven Tanza went on to found the group ‘The State’ and while Crab continued as Bourbonese Qualk (with the new line-up of Miles Miles,Crab and Owen If), dissolved the Recloose Organisation label and founded ‘New International’ as the outlet for future Bourbonese Qualk and Recloose Org releases.

Bourbonese Qualk – The Spike LP [MNQ114]

October 15, 2022October 13, 2022 hipodromealbum, bourbonese qualk, cold wave, experimental, industrial, mannequin records, post punk, re-release, reissueLeave a comment

Bourbonese Qualk’s third album “The Spike” was recorded during the period 1984-1985 and published by the Berlin based Dossier/Atonal label while Bourbonese Qualk were involved in organizing the Berlin Atonal festival. Parts of Side 2 of the album is a recording of pieces made for a dance and film performance at the Bloomsbury Theatre in London in 1985.

Erik Eviston – Sickness [PHXS24]

October 10, 2022October 10, 2022 hipodromeacid, album, ebm, electro, erik eviston, industrial, phormix tapesLeave a comment

PHXS24 is coming from Irish producer Erik Eviston. The release named Sickness is a mix of raw contemporary uncoversional industrial, EBM and Chicago acid house unleashing blasts of noise, expressing the sound beyond merely jacking your body.

Mule Driver – Muladona

October 10, 2022August 30, 2024 hipodromealbum, cassette, electro, harel schreiber, mule driver, sons of traders, technoLeave a comment

Mule Driver is a Tel Aviv based producer, sound artist, musician and DJ, Founder and Owner of Confused Machines label, bass player in the renounced industrial-punk band Mujahideen, and half of the library music duo Group Modular. Mule Driver’s music is a dark tribute to the sound of classic analogue machines and acid-house aesthetics, wrapped up in a unique live delivery.

“I’ve recently recorded a new project called Muladona, named after a book by the same name, about a cursed woman who turned into the devil’s mule. I started recording at the peak of the COVID pandemic here in israel, and wanted to convey the tense atmosphere of the book and of the times. In this project I’ve worked with less gear, and focused more on textures, to create an eerie, haunted and somewhat distorted sound. Every night, the Muladona, a doomed soul transformed into the Devil’s mule, visits Verge and forces him to listen to a horrific tale. Each night, as Verge huddles under his bed sheets, the monster’s supernatural tales tear his soul apart.”

Roger 23 – Bounds Of A Moral Principle And Established Standard Behavior [NDWAXLP03]

October 9, 2022October 7, 2022 hipodromealbum, ambient, experimental, night defined recordings, roger 23, roger reuterLeave a comment

Night Defined Recordings welcomes Roger 23 for his first solo album in seven years. The enigmatic producer, DJ and record digger is now back at NDR with an album, which showcases the versatile musical interest of the cheerful Saarländer. Self-imposed highest demands on sound quality, complete openness to give place to various musical influences and the experience of many years of a music inhaling individual make ‘Bounds Of A Moral Principle And Established Standard Behavior‘ an album complete in itself.

Max Loderbauer – Petrichor [MARIONETTE20LP]

October 9, 2022October 7, 2022 hipodromealbum, ambient, experimental, marionette, max loderbauerLeave a comment

Max Loderbauer’s career in music spans the last 3 decades and now in 2022, the seasoned mind voyager, is back with Petrichor. Petrichor distills the elements of Loderbauer’s work that are fundamental to the initiation of the label. With his Buchla, modular synth, and Haken fingerboard, Loderbauer’s improvised studio maneuvers dilate into imagined journeys from glacial peaks into the exosphere. This is Maxi at his most exhilarating state, morphing through bittersweet and optimistic soundscapes to bleak moments of throbbing unease – all while maintaining a sense of grace and elegance. Petrichor is a reflection of Loderbauer’s impactful trips to the mountains, and returning from these summits with an electrifying urge to paint this mighty perspective. The harmonies and melodies on the tracks simulate emotional peaks and valleys, with vibration and rhythm rooted in the foundation of the sound, as though it’s woven into the fabric of the fauna and flora.

Staatseinde – Fehlerlinie [MR-090]

October 5, 2022October 5, 2022 hipodromealbum, electro, medical records llc, new wave, staatseinde, synth pop, synth waveLeave a comment

Medical Records releases the first full LP by Dutch cosmic explorers Staatseinde. Formed in 2006, Staatseinde have released a multitude of cassettes, singles as well as a CDR album in 2012. ”Fehlerlinie” represents the culmination of a very productive couple of years including stellar performances at the streaming IFM Fest, the release of compelling collaboration tapes and other releases. Though impossible to confine to a single genre or style, their music can be described as a captivating fusion of electro-pop, electro-clash and robotic punk/wave. Each and every track carefully chosen for this LP is a dancefloor ripper.

Sigbefia Five / Formal Defect – Behind Impuls Records [OR106]

October 5, 2022February 6, 2023 hipodromealbum, cold wave, ebm, impuls records, industrial, oraculo records, sigbefia fiveLeave a comment

All tracks originally released by Impuls Records. Sigbefia Five is Frank Ahdafi, Carsten Barteczko and Sascha Bläser. Formal Defect is Carsten Barteczko and Sascha Bläser. Remastered for vinyl by Daniel Hallhuber at Young and Cold Studios.

Terrence Dixon & Jordan GCZ – Keep In Mind I’m Out Of My Mind [RHM038]

October 1, 2022September 29, 2022 hipodromealbum, detroit techno, jordan czamanski, jordan gcz, rush hour, techno, terrence dixonLeave a comment

Double LP documenting a realtime collaboration between Terrence Dixon (Metroplex/Tresor/Rush Hour) and Jordan GCZ (Off Minor/Minimal Detroit/Rush Hour). In September 2019, Motor City techno legend Terrence Dixon made a rare trip to Europe. He was introduced to Jordan Czamanski AKA Jordan GCZ. The pair hit it off immediately, so Czamanski powered up his studio and the pair began to jam. Over the following five days, the pair improvised extensively, stopping only periodically to drink coffee and discuss music, life and much more besides. While in the studio, they barely uttered a word to each other, instead responding almost psychically to the rhythms, grooves, riffs and musical motifs the other was spinning into the mix. The results of these surprisingly magical 2019 studio sessions are showcased on “Keep In Mind, I’m Out of My Mind”.

The Observatory & Koichi Shimizu – Demon State [MNSXLP004]

September 25, 2022September 23, 2022 hipodromealbum, ambient, experimental, koichi shimizu, midnight shift, outernational, the observatoryLeave a comment

The Observatory is one of those last few bands that can change and become your life. Stuck in Singapore, the wilful outlier of Southeast Asia, this ever-shifting group stubbornly evolves past its roots, most recently in an more improvisational, instrumental, and noise-adjacent territories in an EP with collaborator Haino Keiji. In “Demon State”, Dharma and Cheryl Ong plus Yuen Chee Wai continue The Observatory’s bold partnerships, this time with electronic musician Koichi Shimizu. Together, they finally reach this long-gestating, total (yet I’m sure temporary), and rhythm-focused, electronic reinvention of The Obs—while briefly nodding to their past. The road is long; “Demon State” is one pit stop in glorious hell. Partly stemming from a casual, improv studio session with Koichi in early 2020, the eight tracks on “Demon State” – their first release on the Midnight Shift label – were formed from a gradual accumulation of sonic layers; they were foraged, recycled, and pieced together remotely also from solo bedroom recordings, a historical sample, nonhuman beats and effects, as well as journals and junk.

Cio D’or – Polar Q LP [KYN019]

September 25, 2022September 23, 2022 hipodromealbum, ambient techno, cio d'or, drone, experimental, kynant recordsLeave a comment

Unmistakably Cio D’Or, Polar Q’s eight tracks explore ambient and cinematic techno, before dissolving into broken-beat, aquatic compositions from the outer reaches.