The Exaltics / Elec Pt 1 – The Exaltics Meets Elec Pt. 1 [SOM022]

February 16, 2013October 17, 2022 hipodromeacid house, andreas gehm, chicago, elec pt.1, robert witschakowski, solar one music, techno, the exalticsLeave a comment

Elect Pt1 becomes the latest collaborator in The Exaltics Meets series following prior introductions to Morphology and Gosub. German speakers will be able to decipher Elect Pt1’s “Drei Chinesen Mit Dem Acidbass”, a potential retrospective nod to Bunker’s “acid planet” squat parties. A flabby kick, crushed hats and white noise sounding more like a baby robot tantrum than synthesis opens “The Party”, before unexpected doo-doo-doo vocals become the tracks centrepiece. The Exaltics opens his side of the 12″ with throbbing drums and hardedge acid in “The Midnight Connexion”, which later gives way to uplifting chords. Acid and breakneck drum loops make up “Nichts Aber Auch Nichts” which also receives some euphoric synth treatment.

Tevo Howard – What Is Sound? [PERMVAC099-1]

February 11, 2013March 19, 2019 hipodromechicago, house, permanent vacation, tevo howardLeave a comment

Munich’s excellent Permanent Vacations nudge towards a century of releases with a typically warm EP of huggable electronic grooves from the unpredictable Tevo Howard. Epic opener “Pump & Bounce” is the stand out cut. Built around a heady, intoxicating fusion of melancholic chords, tactile synths, stargazing melodies and seemingly cheap electronic sounds, it rises and falls for an impressive nine minutes. “You Have A Way With Words” spits and jumps with fuzzy machine rhythms and low-slung synths, while the hypnotic rhythms and crystalline arpeggios of “What Is Sound” are stunning in their emotion-rich simplicity.

Hakim Murphy on RTS.FM 16.09.2012

February 10, 2013April 17, 2013 hipodromechicago, hakim murphy, house, rts fm, technoLeave a comment

Dust – Past Future [LLI003]

February 4, 2013January 26, 2024 hipodromeangela chambers, chicago, disco, dust, greem jellyfish, italo-disco, john barclay, low life inc., michael sherburnLeave a comment

Hot release from this New York Low Life Inc label. Dust drops two killer Italo disco tracks named Past Future and Dark Pleasure. As bonus a cover version of Phuture’s Your Only Friend. ‘Past Future’, a dark tale of esoteric disco disquietude starring the cosmic diva Angela Chambers on Side A and Seoul/Brooklyn based Greem Jellyfish with a cover of Phuture’s ‘Your Only Friend’ on the flip!

G-String – Burial Grounds EP [EVR008]

January 29, 2013January 26, 2026 hipodromechicago, d'marc cantu, echovolt records, g string, gijs poortman, house, technoLeave a comment

Echovolt notch up their 8th release with a fine offering by R-A-G and Crystal Maze member, G-String. G-String delivers two delicately rough dance music delights, effortlessly marrying tripped out emotive ambience to the essence of jack. The 12” is topped off with a wonderfully blurred out remix of ‘Ghoul’ by D’Marc Cantu!

Innerspace Halflife – Process Part 333

January 25, 2013January 24, 2013 hipodromechicago, hakim murphy, house, ike release, innerspace halflife, live act, modyfier, podcastLeave a comment

Ike Release – Chasing Quasars EP [MDREAMS010]

January 25, 2013March 26, 2024 hipodromechicago, detroit, hakim murphy, house, ike release, ike velez, machining dreamsLeave a comment

The no. 10 materializing as an Ike Release 12″ called Chasing Quasars EP on Machining Dreams. The five track project goes backward while looking forward as Ike presents a classic sound using contemporary principles. The sound of this vinyl is quite unique as it maintains its hard edginess yet very emotive and analog. Hakim Murphy comes with the remixe.

Hugo H. – The Same EP [LIH009]

January 24, 2013July 5, 2018 hipodromechicago, disco, house, hugo h., hugo hutchinson, lumberjacks in hellLeave a comment

New release on Lumberjacks in Hell featuring three tracks by Chicagoan Hugo Hutchinson.

Innerspace Halflife – Post Industrial EP [LTNC001]

January 15, 2013March 26, 2024 hipodromechicago, hakim murphy, house, ike release, innerspace halflife, latency recordings, technoLeave a comment

Metallic sequences, hypnotic pulsations, groovy rhythms and deep raw chords. Innerspace Halflife delivers with this three tracks Ep an authentic piece of Chicago’s finest electronic music.

Antenna – Antenna EP [CIRCLE001]

January 4, 2013October 23, 2017 hipodromeantenna, chicago, chronocircle, eline makker, house, legowelt, sasha renkasLeave a comment

Chicago jack tracks, early nineties Dancemania style inspired EP by Antenna, including a Legowelt remix.

Rick Poppa Howard – Reunion [TTHR-DR020]

December 27, 2012May 28, 2017 hipodromechicago, deep house, rick howard, tevo howard, tevo howard recordingsLeave a comment

This Ep features tracks from three of the early days having united with my father over musical ideas. To clarify, my father, Rick Poppa Howard, always enjoys his own hand written vocals over my compositions which are written especially for him. Two of the remixes featured here have been previously released as Beautiful Granville Records’ classics, while track one, Keep Holdin’ On, is to see its first appearance here. We are both proud to be presenting this edition, and we are eagerly anticipating our next reunion… T.H.

VA – RDY #9 (Ron Hardy Edits) [RDY009]

December 27, 2012 hipodromechicago, disco, edits, first choice, house, jamie principle, ron hardyLeave a comment

More Ron Hardy edit business from the vaults: First choice – ‘Let No Man Put Asunder’ (unreleased Ron Hardy Edit) and Jamie Priciple – ‘Your love’ (original unreleased version female vocals).

Robert Williams & Ron Hardy – Muzic Box [RH122]

November 30, 2012November 10, 2023 hipodromechicago, derrick may, gene hunt, house, mayday, robert williams, ron hardy, rush hourLeave a comment

This tasty sampler featuring two Music Box inspired edit tracks is a prequel to some very nice things ahead. First up is Derrick May’s edit of Let No Man Put Us Under. An edit that he did in the late 80s, which was directly inspired by his trips to the Muzic Box, where he would hear Ron Hardy play the song. One which marks the direct influence that Chicago had on Detroit dance music. On the flip we find a track from another child of the Box, Gene Hunt. ‘Sound Drome’ is an amazing building drum track that totals over 13 minutes. This version takes direct influence from the Muzic Box and Ron Hardy with the acapella intro that Ron used to play as well. The real insanity starts 8 minutes into the track when the tempo is pitched down (and then back up). The kind of madness that only Ron would create on the dance floor.

Virgo Four Merwyn – Where Are You EP [HOTMIX008]

November 30, 2012May 18, 2022 hipodromechicago, hotmix records, house, k&m, max essa, merwyn sanders, nicholas, virgo four, virgo four merwynLeave a comment

HotMix Records whit the eighth release, featuring a track by Merwyn Sanders of Virgo Four. The EP includes remixes by Nicholas, Max Essa and K&M.

Steven Tang – Midi Deux Podcast #80

November 28, 2012November 28, 2012 hipodromechicago, detroit, house, midi deux, podcast, steven tangLeave a comment

Podcast #80 - Steven Tang [Emphasis-Synchrophone]

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Hieroglyphic Being ‎– Le Jardin Des Chemins Bifurquants [AUDIOMER008LP]

November 28, 2012August 25, 2023 hipodromeabstract, audiomer music, chicago, experimental, hieroglyphic being, house, jamal moss, re-release, reissueLeave a comment

Le Jardin des Chemins Bifurquants is the first full length album of Chicago based electronic music artist, producer and DJ Jamal R. Moss.Gritty futuristic meltdown of House, Free Jazz, New Age and Noise. For this record, Jamal worked with the concept of plants having a religion, and the question of what their way of worship would look like. This resulted in a dark deep-space overture with raw synth stabs, extreme pitch-shifted textures and hypnotic tribal rhythms—somewhat reminiscent of Sun Ra’s interstellar electric keyboard explorations. Le Jardin des Chemins Bifurquants is an unclassifiable tour de force that is oozing with profound cosmic meaning. For those not lucky enough to lay their hands on the genuinely rare full length album of Chicago artist, producer and DJ Jamal R. Moss, here is another chance to obtain this rare artifact.

Steve Poindexter – Computer Madness Re:Vision [THEMA032]

November 20, 2012June 8, 2023 hipodromechicago, function, jerome sydenham, minimal techno, steve poindexter, thema recordingsLeave a comment

Thema presents the first up out of the 3 releases for the Re:Vision series, Steve Poindexter’s timeless classic “Computer Madness”. It’s hard to imagine that this was really created over 2 decades ago, and Thema made sure to find the right minds to revise this masterpiece. Function and Jerome Sydenham where chosen for this one.

Delta Funktionen – Electronic Explorations 220

November 6, 2012November 6, 2012 hipodromechicago, delta funktionen, detroit, electronic explorations, house, podcast, technoLeave a comment

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John Osborn – Lord Of The Last Days [JO006]

November 6, 2012July 9, 2018 hipodromeacid, chicago, house, jack off, john osborn, quarionLeave a comment

Jack Off presents the second release from John Osborn entitled ‘Lords Of The Last Days’. The title and the track are influenced by Arthur C. Clarke’s Sci-fi novel ‘The Songs Of Distant Earth’. On the flip side Swiss house master Quarion makes sure that the head and the feet come together with a wonky dance floor remix, keeping true to the analogue sprit of the original and adding his house drive.

Baz Reznik – Halloween Dixo Mix

November 1, 2012February 12, 2016 hipodromebaz reznik, chicago, disco, halloween, italo-discoLeave a comment

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