Golden Teacher ‎– First Three EPs [GT002LP]

February 9, 2016July 24, 2024 hipodromeacid, album, disco, experimental, golden teacher, house, percusions, post punk, rough tradeLeave a comment

Golden Teacher and the Rough Trade shops join forces to offer new ears the opportunity to hear the Teacher’s first three recording efforts on one handy compilation. Recorded between 2012 and 2013 at Glasgow’s Green Door Studio through a state-funded scheme for unemployed young musicians, this release documents the six-piece’s interest in the willful naïveté of late 20th century “post-” tendencies, leading France’s MidiLibre to later describe Golden Teacher as “an idiot-savant prototype of dance music in the 3rd millennium.” Golden Teacher is an ensemble of Cassie Ojay, Charles Lavenac, Laurie Pitt, Oliver Pitt, Richard McMaster and Sam Bellacosa. This release gathers all material from the band’s first three EPs, first released as OM18, OM20 and OM23 on Glasgow’s Optimo Music. The LP presents a selection of the band’s favorite tracks from these sessions.

Luke Eargoggle / Faceless Mind – Twin Paradox Series 003: Snow In June / Data Bara [FR010]

February 8, 2016April 4, 2024 hipodromealbum, electro, faceless mind, fundamental records, karl lukas petterson, luke eargoggle, techno, twin paradox seriesLeave a comment

Twin Paradox is a special series in Fundamental Records where two different artists with a strong connection release a double album, one from each artists/band. So what we have here Two different albums, from two different artists, with a connection in style or maybe conceptual… in this TPS003 Luke Eargoggle for example is part of the Faceless Mind project.

Nu Guinea – The Tony Allen Experiments (Afrobeat Vol.3 ) [COMET072]

February 7, 2016May 12, 2023 hipodromealbum, comet records, deep house, early sounds recordings, funk, jazz, lucio aquilina, massimo di lena, nu genea, nu guinea, tony allenLeave a comment

Comet announce the third volume of the Afrobeat Makers Series: Nu Guinea – The Tony Allen Experiments. By re-working the original magic drum patterns from the Afrobeat master Tony Allen, Nu Guinea created a compilation of tracks which is charged by a voluminous electronic jazz-Psyche funk imprint. For this release, Comet Records teamed up with Early Sounds Recordings, the berlin label, also home to duo Berliners Nu Guinea. The Naples formed, Berlin-based duo, is a project that arose out of jam sessions, melting synthesizers with instruments, containing a handmade sound that is not aiming for perfection but genuineness. It can be understood as a steadily shaping form, always open for collaborations with other musicians.

George Adams – Finest [DG2007]

February 7, 2016November 16, 2020 hipodromealbum, dopeness galore, george adams, jazzLeave a comment

Dopeness Galore with an LP of jazz bop burners from the masterful saxophonist George Adams. Now sadly departed, Adams was a Jazz multi-instrumentalist who was pretty active up until his passing in 1992. Suitably titled Finest, this six track selection canvasses the ’70s and ’80s era of the Adams discography with his dramatic way of playing the saxophone really coming to the fore. Get introduced into the world of avantgarde and postbop jazz.

AMM – Ammmusic [BT018]

February 7, 2016February 5, 2016 hipodromealbum, amm, black truffle, experimental, jazz, re-release, reissueLeave a comment

Black Truffle is honoured to present the first vinyl reissue of the classic debut album from AMM, AMMMusic. Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of its recording in 1966, this reissue makes one of the cornerstones of the experimental music tradition available again in its original form, replete with Keith Rowe’s beautiful pop art cover and the terse aphorisms by the group that served as its original liner notes. A testament to the interaction between the experimental avant-garde and the countercultural underground, the album was originally released on Elektra, recorded by Jac Holzman (the label’s founder, responsible for signing The Doors, Love, and The Stooges) and produced by DNA, a group that included Pink Floyd’s first manager Peter Jenner. (Pink Floyd paid tribute to AMM’s influence on their improvisational sensibility with the track ‘Flaming’ on their debut album, named after the piece that occupies AMMMusic’s first side, ‘Later During a Flaming Riviera Sunset’).

I.B.M. – Eat My Fuck [SYNSEN004]

February 5, 2016March 2, 2018 hipodromealbum, cassette, chicago, experimental, i.b.m., industrial, insane black man, jamal moss, synthetic sentiment, technoLeave a comment

Special limited cassette of I.B.M. aka Hieroglyphic Being’s ”Eat My Fuck” which was originally released on vinyl in 2014 & is out of print. Limited to 100 numbered copies worldwide. Includes 2 stickers. A demented sonic painting of rhythmic cubism & synth expressions.

Visonia – Opals Sunflowers [TRAJECTORYLP3]

February 3, 2016February 3, 2016 hipodromealbum, cold wave, dark wave, electro, last known trajectory, nicolas estany, synth pop, visoniaLeave a comment

The second Visonia album out now on Last Known Trajectory. Stunning cold-wave influenced techno and electronics, ‘Opal’s Sunflowers’ continues the new-wave/cold wave theme combined with inimitable romanticism. Coupling emotive elegance with eighties synth-pop influences and the result is quite simply splendid.

Stabat Stable – Ultrissima On The Junk’s Moon [CACHE014LP]

February 3, 2016February 3, 2016 hipodromealbum, cache cache, cacophonic, cold wave, jean-luc aime, minimal synth, stabat stable, synth popLeave a comment

Incredible, idiosyncratic and obscure early 80s French futurist DIY project led by Jean-Luc Aime (Univers Zero) this feature-length album of elusive recordings marks the bone fide axis point where Zeuhl-Skool meets synth pop, dark ambient and early electro culled from rare vinyl and disparate cassette co-op releases for this first ever LP release.

Kobosil – We Grow You Decline [OSTGUTLP021]

February 2, 2016October 25, 2023 hipodromealbum, kobosil, max kobosil, ostgut ton, technoLeave a comment

Berghain young gun Max Kobosil gives us his debut album. We Grow They Decline is surprisingly more restrained than you’d expect from Kobosil given his reputation as a DJ and of course those pretty fierce EPs he released previously on MDR and Unterton. Most tracks on here are slower, deeper and reflective takes on the techno sound and show a sense of maturity in this emerging talent’s studio prowess. Kobosil delves even deeper into Ambient and Industrial soundscapes. Drawing influences from Musique Concrète via Electronic Body Music towards present-day Techno, the tracks combine gritty textures with melodic hints and contrasting bleak off-beat rhythms with Drone passages.

Maoupa Mazzocchetti – Laugh Tool [MNQ080]

February 1, 2016June 21, 2024 hipodromealbum, electro, experimental, florent mazzocchetti, industrial, mannequin records, maoupa mazzocchetti, technoLeave a comment

Mannequin Records announce ‘Laugh Tool’, the debut full-lenght of Maoupa Mazzocchetti, pseudonym of Florent Mazzocchetti, young and talented French producer based in Brussels. Maoupa Mazzocchetti is finally bringing back to life the earlier days of electro-industrial, in a mixture that is very close to the late 70’s/early 80s period of Fad Gadget, Throbbing Gristle, Portion Control, Cabaret Voltaire and Front 242, crossed with the more fresh and innovative deep electronic experiments of Beau Wanzer and Charles Manier. Strongly addicted to a DIY ethic, and so to a punk ideology and anticonsumerism, most of Florent’s releases are recorded in his bedroom without any professional equipment, using analog synth and sequencers, modified drum machines, tape loops and a load of pedal effects. Florent started to experiment with the rhythm since his early age. Developing a passion for the drums at the age of 10 years, soon after he was moving to rock records and guitar, which became his instrument and one of the keystones of his perception of music. Florent approach with rhythm and drums was never traditional, making him feeling more a researcher than a musician. To an audience of contemporary electronic music consumers, who had only closely followed techno, electro and disco, the sounds of ‘Laugh Tool’ will appear unearthly, entirely unexpected, withering comets of strangeness. A 10 tracks album ready to change their minds…

Dust – Agony Planet [2MR010]

February 1, 2016April 20, 2021 hipodrome2mr, album, dust, electro, greem jellyfish, industrial, john barclay, michael sherburn, technoLeave a comment

Fantasy Techno collective DUST – a trio comprised of audio engineer Michael Sherburn, DIY nightlife entrepreneur John Barclay and multi-disciplinary artist Greem Jellyfish – will release their nightmarish, alien horror narrative debut full length, Agony Planet, on Mike Simonetti’s new 2MR imprint. Immersed in Brooklyn’s DIY rave community, all three mem- bers held roles in the genesis of notable extinct venues 285 Kent and Trip House, and now Bossa Nova Civic Club. In 2012 Sherburn and Barclay joined forces to found DUST and were joined shortly thereafter by Jellyfish; the following year they released their first 12′, ‘Onset of Decimation,’ on Man- nequin. Between 2013 and 2015, they released several more 12’s, two on Mannequin, as well as one for Sci-Fi & Fantasy and one for 2MR. Over these years, with Sherburn at the helm, the framework and themes for Agony Planet began to be conceptualized. Twelve tracks, spanning in genre from digital hardcore, dun- geon techno, and celestial ambience, are all held together by a theme of extravagant extraterrestrial warfare. Club-savvy techno engineering accompanied by frontwoman Greem Jellyfish’s bizarre monologues and warped screams beckon listeners on a journey through the occult mysticism of the nightmarish and torturous deep ocean of an alien hell. Agony Planet is an unrelenting and bold debut from a trio not afraid to explore the dark caverns of the underground.

Nuel – Hyperboreal [FUR100LP]

January 31, 2016January 29, 2016 hipodromealbum, ambient, experimental, further records, manuel fogliata, nuelLeave a comment

Italian DJ and producer Manuel Fogliata hasn’t released a lot of records over the last ten years, but the few he has put out have always been worth tracking down. Perhaps best known for his work alongside Donato Dozzy in creating the much sought-after Aquaplano records at the tail end of the last decade, Nuel’s solo outings have been just as consistent and just as impressive. Whether taking on metallic electro or syrupy, bass-heavy ambience, Nuel’s attention to detail and his keen ear for a groove has made each release something to treasure.

Blair French – Through The Blinds [DSR/D2]

January 31, 2016January 25, 2018 hipodromealbum, ambient, blair french, dado records, delsin records, dial 81, soundtrackLeave a comment

Michigan’s ambient and soundtrack specialist John Beltran introduces a new LP that will be co-released by Delsin and his digital only label Dado Records. Blair French aka Dial.81 is an experimental producer and visual artist who won an award for his score of Detropia–a documentary about his home city of Detroit–and now makes his ambient debut. As you would expect of such a project, it boasts suspensory and near spiritual pieces of ambient music with angelic chords and glassy textures. There are also more frosty cuts that sound like a chilly Autumn walk, tracks that feature emotive neo-classical piano pieces and suggestively rhythmic compositions that sooth your mind. The second half of the record touches on church like passages of synth heavy sounds, strikingly sad violins and lo-fi arrangements that sound, one hopes, a little like what you might hear as you pass from this life to the next.

DECA – Synthetic Lips LP [DECA001]

January 30, 2016October 5, 2021 hipodromealbum, bordello a parigi, deca, italo-disco, mothball record, re-release, reissue, synth waveLeave a comment

DECA - Synthetic Lips (remastered)

Mothball Record starts its 2016 release schedule with a bang by releasing their first LP. Originally produced in a tiny edition of only 100 copies back in ’87, this dark masterpiece from prolific Italian artist DECA finally appears as an official reissue on Mothball (in collaboration with Bordello A Parigi) remastered from the original tapes. “Synthetic Lips” is an absolutely diverse album spanning industrial, synth-pop, ambient and even elements of new age…some tracks will hit immediately and others will reward repeated listening.

Mat 101 – Archives 1999-2001 [CYBERDANCE019]

January 29, 2016July 20, 2020 hipodromealbum, cyber dance records, electro, francesco de bellis, jollymusic, mario pierro, mat 101Leave a comment

Italian arcade electro superstars Mat 101 are back with this LP of lost recordings from the vaults on Cyber Dance Records. Back in the late 90s when electro was first being resurrected and transformed into a more European dark psychedelic style Mat 101 were at the forefront of the revolution, taking inspiration from the pure electro sounds of the arcade games of their youth and representing the classic Italian sound in new and unexpectedly brilliant ways. Their legacy was immense, spawning Jollymusic, Pigna People, Raiders Of The Lost Arp and Francisco (among many other projects) and inspiring subsequent generations of electro wannabes with how to do it properly ever since. This LP brings together their lost recordings, some intended for a second LP that never was, along with live cuts and rarities as well as other unreleased material. However the album is in no way merely a random collection of lost bits and pieces – what is surprising is how fresh, finished and naturally flowing the record sounds, so much so that it really would have made a worthy follow up to their classic 1999 ‘Goodbye Mum!’ first album. The breadth of sound on the records, from the gently hypnotising strains of ‘Marble Madness’ and the blissful climax of ‘Gloria Gloria’ to the intense electro jamming of ‘Commando’ and the progressive rave monster ‘Toys Around’, is truly stunning. And with dancefloor anthems like ‘Falling Down Suite’ and ‘Musicadambiente’ thrown into the mix too the release is essential ammunition for both DJ activists and armchair-listeners alike.

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.

The Exaltics – The Girl & The Chameleon [SHIPLP004]

January 22, 2016October 17, 2022 hipodromeacid, album, electro, robert witschakowski, shipwrec records, techno, the exalticsLeave a comment

“The Girl and the Chameleon” will probably fall under the genre tags of acid, electro and techno but it is so much more. Robert Witschkowski has been responsible for exemplary electronics throughout his career and this latest is undeniably some of his best. The album sees The Exaltics don a dust mask. Warehouse parties, strobe lights and fog machines and the 90s underground acid scene are definite influences. But there’s more. Across thirteen tracks and two slabs of wax the Jena artist takes you on a journey into his world. Gnarled and clinical grooves, caustic 303 encounters, depraved dancefloor destroyers and soothing machine music. A sonic trek through tough and taut textures with touches of tenderness. An album that shows a depth of ability, an enviable talent and a knowledge of how to break floorboards.

Abstract Division – Contemporary Spaces [DREF028]

January 18, 2016October 22, 2021 hipodromeabstract division, album, dave miller, dynamic reflection, minimal techno, paul boex, technoLeave a comment

ABSTRACT DIVISION - Contemporary Spaces

Reflection is beginning 2016 with the long awaited return of Abstract Division to their native imprint, by the release of their first ever double EP: Contemporary Spaces. Not set out to be an album, but certainly being more than just an EP, Contemporary Spaces explores the current state of techno, providing the listener with wayward and timeless pieces drawing their inspiration from the broad spectrum of electronic music. Yet, while each individual track stands in its own place and time within this spectrum, the EP as a whole compliments the diversity of past, present and future influences and styles. Contemporary Spaces is one of their most extensive and widely aimed projects to date and solely consists of original material.

Nico Motte – Life Goes On If You Are Lucky [ATN024]

January 17, 2016February 7, 2018 hipodromealbum, ambient, antinote recordings, cosmic disco, experimental, nico motteLeave a comment

Nico Motte, the man behind the visual identity of the Parisian imprint Antinote, makes an impressive come-back on the label’s catalogue with Life Goes On If You Are Lucky. Each song seems to be the result of a long session of orchestration by Nico Motte, composer, arranger and conductor, who has been attributing to each electronic component a specific role to play in these 7 little instrumental suites, disturbed from time to time by human elements – a saxophone on Terra d’Amore, the voicefrom Syracuse’s Isabelle on Tacotac – only to reminds us that Life Goes On If You Are Lucky is above all about human fragility.