LF58 – Alterazione [AI-19]

April 12, 2020April 10, 2020 hipodromealbum, ambient, astral industries, filippo scorcucchi, giuseppe tillieci, lf58, neelLeave a comment

Neel reveals debut collaborative album with Filippo Scorcucchi under their LF58 alias on Astral Industries. Alterazione presents a critical statement – distinguished by its technical execution and breathtaking artistry. The album itself is a cathedral of sound, each cavernous chamber an exploration of space and consciousness. Presented in four movements (one track per side), altogether they extend as a transportive experience of evolution for the listener. Iniziazione – a steady departure that unfurls like the opening of a portal; a process of molecular transfiguration commences. Panoramic landscapes begin to stretch wide, glistening with an exotic beauty, before the shamanic incantations of Rituale draws things deeper. Pulsating rotations push through the next phase of transformation, now drenched in hyperspace white-noise. The procedure continues through the quiet ethereal orbit of Metamorfosi, before finishing with the three-part Evocazione/Contatto/Risveglio; uplifting synth motifs drive forward with optimism, before fading back into the great expanse. Alterazione is both cerebral and meditative, and one cannot help but be pulled at the core by its potency.

Cucina Povera – Tyyni [LSSN067]

April 4, 2020April 3, 2020 hipodromealbum, ambient, cucina povera, experimental, maria rossi, night schoolLeave a comment

Tyyni is the third album by Finnish-born sound artist and musician Cucina Povera aka Maria Rossi. The second album recorded using a more studio-based scenario – as opposed to last year’s Zoom, a collection of in-situ, spontaneous recordings – Tyyni feels like a slowly unfurling mediation on the clash between nature and mechanical living, a rumination on the complexities of modern life that begin to unveil more about the inner landscape of the artist as it progresses. A Finnish word referring to still, serene weather, the title belies a new note of turmoil in Cucina Povera’s soundworld. Tyyni represents a more detailed focus on the sculpting of sounds that curl around Rossi’s hymnal vocal performances. It’s a more adventurous work than Rossi’s previous output that goes further into noise elements and vocal abstraction while maintaining the balance and ecclesiastical ecstasy of her debut Hilja.

Jonny 5 aka Blindsign – Session 004

March 22, 2020March 21, 2020 hipodromeambient, blindsign, detroit, jonny 5Leave a comment

VA – LSD 029 [LSD029]

March 22, 2020March 21, 2020 hipodromeambient, ambulatorio segreto, compilation, experimental, light sounds dark, unknown artistLeave a comment

Another stellar compilation of soundscape explorations from the Light Sounds Dark team.

D.K. – The Goddess Is Dancing [GMV05]

March 22, 2020March 21, 2020 hipodromealbum, ambient, d.k., dang khoa chau, experimental, good morning tapesLeave a comment

Pivotal Parisian producer Dang-Khoa Chau aka D.K. pays sublime tribute to ancient Vietnamese spirit possession ritual, Hau Dong, on a fresh first vinyl edition of his 2019 cassette for Good Morning Tapes. ‘Goddess Is Dancing’ is a 40 minute trip that revolves around a handful of pieces of lilting, thmelodic percussion and aqueous atmosphere expressing D.K.’s imaginary interpretation of music used in Vietnamese ritual music. It unfolds as a ceremony in five parts honouring the mystical goddesses of Forest, Water and Heaven, with music both relaxing and energising in a way that’s intended to aid dancers’ transmogrification from human vessels into spirited beings.

Interstellar Funk @ Rural Festival 2019

March 21, 2020March 21, 2020 hipodromeambient, experimental, interstellar funk, rural festival, synth waveLeave a comment

Ranishe Niyaak @ DT CAMP 2019

March 21, 2020 hipodromeambient, digital tsunami, dt camp, experimental, ranishe niyaak, soundtrackLeave a comment

Raviv Gazit – Ze [FTNLP008]

March 15, 2020March 12, 2020 hipodromealbum, ambient, experimental, fortuna records, raviv gazit, re-release, reissueLeave a comment

Fortuna Records return with an exceptional reissue of a mid-80s early electronica LP by keyboardist Raviv Gazit. The album was composed entirely on the Synclavier synthesizer in the basement of the Tel-Aviv University in 1985. Gazit was ahead of his time composing cold yet blissful electronic music for film and theatre which he later released as an album. An unexpected yet extremely welcome addition to Fortuna’s killer catalog.

The Chi Factory – Travel in Peace [AI-18]

March 15, 2020March 12, 2020 hipodromealbum, ambient, astral industries, experimental, hanyo van oosterom, j. derwort, the chi factoryLeave a comment

Following the death of his one-time Chi Factory partner J. Derwort in February 2019, Hanyo van Oosterom went back to Patmos, the magical island where they once recorded their most famous works, armed with some of the artefacts and hand-built instruments they’d collected together. While there, he made the field recordings and musical sketches that form the backbone of “Travel In Peace”, Oosterorm’s emotional final album as Chi Factory. Poignant, atmospheric, melancholic, dreamy and otherworldly with a genuine sense of time and place (you can almost smell the surrounding flora and fauna), the album’s two lengthy tracks – collages of interlinked sketches and recurring musical motifs – are fittingly fantastic. As curtain calls go, we can think of few better.

Annechoic – rw nw prt m hrw [BT37]

March 13, 2020July 5, 2024 hipodromeambient, ana de giles, annechoic, brokntoys, electro, experimentalLeave a comment

The 37th installment on brokntoys sees the return after a long hiatus of audiofugitive Annechoic. Having carved her sound over the years, rw nw prt m hrw sees the DJ and producer inhabiting a crossover land between electro and electronica. Taking inspiration from The Egyptian Book of the Dead, the EP alternates dreamlike atmospheres with adroit club numbers. Through 5 tracks Annechoic deftly manoeuvres between the introspective and stargazing, offering a glimpse into the tapestry of a unique player

Mozhgan b2b Solar @ Ambient Goodbye 25.10.2019

March 8, 2020March 5, 2020 hipodromeambient, drone, honey soundsystem, mozhgan, solarLeave a comment

VA – Air Texture Vol.7 [AIR007LP]

March 8, 2020March 5, 2020 hipodromeair texture, ambient, an-i, anthony child, charlemagne palestine, compilation, drone, experimental, function, james fei, june, laurel halo, luke slater, not waving, octo octa, phase fatale, ron morelli, rrose, silent servantLeave a comment

Since launching in 2011, James Healy’s Air Texture label and compilation series has become something of an institution within the ambient scene. As with its predecessors, the seventh volume in the series has been jointly compiled by two artists with an existing musical relationship, in this case Rrose and Silent Servant. Their selections are on point, drowsily drifting between academic ambient compositions (see Rrose and James Fei’s “For Bass Clarinet 8.97 (Rrose Version)”, uncomfortable electronic explorations (Ron Morelli, Anthony Child), modular movements (Not Waving), jazz-flecked deep space soundscapes (Luke Slater), horror-influenced throb-jobs (Phase Fatale, June & An-i) and 1990s style ambient electronica (Octa Octa, Function).

Fotoplastikon – Kontury [ENDILLP01]

March 8, 2020March 6, 2020 hipodromealbum, ambient, endless illusion, fotoplastikon, soundtrackLeave a comment

Poland, early 80’s. Lieutenant Miosz Szwajcer is assigned to the young student’s murder case. Struggling with his personal life and unclear releationship with recently murdered young woman, he tirelessly chases the psychopathic killer. Things are darker than they seem. Strange things soon begin to occur. He must decipher the reality from his delusions, phantoms and supernatural phenomenons. Pieces of the puzzle indicate that the new violent crime is being planned. The race against time is on. Original score from obscure Polish movie ‘Kontury’ (1984), directed by Lucjan Kut. Remastered from the original tapes.

Legowelt – Secrets After Dreams [SW001]

February 23, 2020February 20, 2020 hipodromealbum, ambient, danny wolfers, electro, experimental, legowelt, mystic and quantumLeave a comment

The ever prolific Legowelt AKA Dutch electronic musician Danny Wolfers is back with another album, “Secrets After Dreams”. The enchanting LP is released by his long time acquaintance Mystic & Quantum records, the first one of a new series called SpellWeaver. 7 ethereal compositions gleaming with poetic synthesis. Artwork by Danny Wolfers himself.

Solitary Dancer – Postlude [PP01]

February 20, 2020February 19, 2020 hipodromeambient, electro, experimental, private possessions, solitary dancer, synth waveLeave a comment

‘Postlude’ is the second release on Solitary Dancer’s new imprint, Private Possessions. Private Possessions was borne out of a desire to control all aspects of output pertaining to the development, creation, and dissemination of their music, video, and other media. Following their debut LP ‘Rites Of Passage’, ‘Postlude’ is a three-track affair which juxtaposes two of the album’s floor-focussed cuts with an extended version of ‘Test Dream’. The latter has been processed into a 15-minute “Devisualization” using degradation techniques that slowly destroys the piece over time, harkening the ever-changing lucidity and memories of our own dreams.

Multicast Dynamics – Ancient Circuits [AI-17]

February 16, 2020January 26, 2024 hipodromealbum, ambient, astral industries, drone, experimental, multicast dynamics, samuel van dijk, vc-118aLeave a comment

Multicast Dynamics returns with a sixth studio album that marks something of a new chapter. Ancient Circuits is an advancement from previous works on Denovali and one that stands the project aside as a powerful electronic act that tells stories while also serving up heavy hitting soundscapes that are persuasive, unexpected and disturbing. Each of the four 25-minute pieces of Ancient Circuits are clearly demarcated yet sequential sci-fi stories that introduce new characters and are drawn out of long and complex studio experiments. They are collages of sound that glimmer, disturb, shine, dive deep and explore new realms and make for ambient so arresting that it pulls you deep inside. Once again here, Multicast Dynamics draws together cinematic sound design and conceptual intergalactic fiction to come up with a work that is a multi-sensory exploration that puts you as the central character in an expressive musical world.

Move D & Benjamin Brunn – Let’s Call It A Day [SMALLVILLELP13]

February 16, 2020February 14, 2020 hipodromealbum, ambient, benjamin brunn, binemusic, david moufang, experimental, move d, re-release, reissue, smallville recordsLeave a comment

Smallville Records reissues Move D (David Moufang) and Benjamin Brunn’s 2006 collaborative album, “Let’s Call It A Day” released on BineMusic. This is a complete piece built from seven sections, each one is a microcosm of unique textures, depth, ambience, emotions, programming, looping and melodic rules; Together they are a homogenous creation, a symphony that culminate in dance music experiencing elevation. The way Moufang and Brunn fuse different genres together without committing to any musical doctrine, makes them appear prophetic. However, it is in no sense a retrospect feeling; even at the time it was clear that the perceptions, experience, vision, and delicacy of this album were outstanding.

Koyil – Healing Cycles [DIGRECLP001]

January 26, 2020January 23, 2020 hipodromealbum, ambient, dig records, experimental, gul, koyil, tribalLeave a comment

In the age of total globalization, we travel every day with information, which we get in the moment of waking up, shopping, walking or staying in bed. We are so used to it, that we take it for granted. Although we are looking for self-identification, we don’t really have an idea who we are, everything is chaos, and we are in a constant search. Koyil is no different, taking a journey in the furthest corners of our planet, he is inspired by something miraculous and unknown. He shares this experience and feelings through his music. The Healing Cycles album is the result of these kinds of trips, it is a worldwide journey that we can take indoors.

Danny Wolfers – The Land Is Entranced With Peace [NW021TAPE]

January 19, 2020January 17, 2020 hipodromealbum, ambient, cassette, danny wolfers, experimental, nightwind recordsLeave a comment

Nightwind records is Legowelt’s own recordlabel releasing cassettes, cd’s, digital, graphic novels, zines and vinyl LP’s since 2014. A spiritual – but more advanced and freaked out – successor to the defunct Strange Life records that ran from 2004 to 2010. The music on this tape was recorded on 21 October 2017 during a live soundtrack performance for Werner Herzog’s 1972 Fata Morgana film at the LAB111 cinema in Amsterdam. A few months later the tracks were cut loose, edited and put on tape. With the visual content vanished from sight only a few fragmentary voiceovers remain that remind us of the movie. Rearranged as hypnotic samples they give the listener some sparse poetical guidance in the metaphysicial porridge that is this cassettetape.

Marius Georgescu @ Red Light Radio x Control Club Bucharest 15.06.2019

January 12, 2020January 10, 2020 hipodromeambient, club control, experimental, marius georgescu, red light radio, romanianLeave a comment