Dez Andres – Culture Shock [AUDI004]

January 2, 2013November 2, 2021 hipodromeandres, compilation, detroit, dez andres, disco, dj dez, funk, jazz, mago recordings, mix cdLeave a comment

ANDRES, Dez/VARIOUS - Culture Shock

Although he started his career back in the early 2000s and has links with Moodymann’s Mahogani Music label, Andres’ profile has increased of late thanks to a string of brilliant EPs for M1 Sessions and his own La Vida . The time is surely right, then, to drop his first commercially available mix CD. As you’d expect, it’s firmly rooted in soul, effortlessly joining the dots between disco-funk, jazz, slow jams, global beats and summery Latin flavas. Opening with the Universal Robot Band’s impeccable “Dance and Shake Your Tambourine”, Culture Shock sits somewhere between a particularly good radio show and a dancefloor-bating mix-up, making it perfect for home listening. It also includes Gilberto Gil’s disco era samba classic “Toda Menina Baiana”, which is never a bad thing.

VA – SOM Compilation 5 [SOM020]

December 28, 2012December 6, 2021 hipodrome-=uhu=-, compilation, crc, detroit, elec pt.1, electro, heinrich dressel, hyboid, matti turunen, plant43, schmerzlabor, solar one music, sync 24, the exalticsLeave a comment

VARIOUS - SOM Compilation 5

Its time for the 20th anniversary Solar One Music release. Monster compilation with 22 Tracks on 2 CD´s beautiful presented in a glossy A4 sized Magazine with interviews, storys and info of the several artists. Featuring names such as Guy Tavares aka Schmerzlabor, The Exaltics, Heinrich Dressel, -=UHU=-, Defekt, Elec Pt.1, Dcast Dynamics, Scape One and many more.

VA – Killekill Megahits [KILLEKILL010]

November 27, 2012May 10, 2023 hipodromeaffie yusuf, bill youngman, cassegrain, compilation, dj stingray, electro, jtc, killekill, lakker, neil landstrumm, radioactive man, snuff crew, techno, tin manLeave a comment

Killekill is at catalogue number 10 and is an occasion to make something special. They had collected tracks from their regular label artists plus some guests. The compilation features dark and epic experimental tracks by Lakker, Dadub and Bill Youngman, electro stompers by DJ Stingray, Radioactive Man and The Almost People, techno and acid beasts by Furfriend, J.T.C., Cassegrain & Tin Man, Snuff Crew and Neil Landstrumm plus a breakbeat rave superhit by Affie Yusuf.

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DJ Deep – Kern Vol 1 [KERN001]

November 22, 2012March 17, 2026 hipodromecompilation, detroit, dj deep, house, kern, mix cd, techno, tresor recordsLeave a comment

Kern is Tresor’s new mix series and focuses on “where old meets new, and house meets techno”. The first mix comes from Parisian legend DJ Deep, from which these three exclusive, never-heard-before tracks are taken.

Zip – Fabric 67 [FABRIC133]

November 17, 2012October 21, 2021 hipodromecompilation, fabric, house, minimal house, mix cd, thomas franzmann, zipLeave a comment

ZIP/VARIOUS - Fabric 67

Thomas Franzmann has long been a dark horse of underground club music. Though he keeps a lower profile than some of his peers, his contributions to esoteric house and techno over the past decade plus have made him a cult favorite. As one of the founders of Perlon, he released much of minimal and microhouse’s creme de la creme. He also happens to be an exceptional DJ, especially when the situation calls for the deeper and weirder side of things. In the club, Zip is known for lacing his sets with unreleased or never-to-be-released tracks that keep trainspotters on their toes. He takes a different tack with fabric 67, sticking mostly to records that aren’t so hard to get your hands on (curiously enough, there’s only one Perlon track). “I did the mix with two record players, two CD players and my favourite mixer. I was alone in my studio and it felt just like it did when I was doing a mixtape ages ago,” Franzmann says of the mix. “Only this one comes with slightly more pressure [laughs]…” [RA]

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Gerd Janson – Music For Autobahns [RH125]

November 16, 2012February 3, 2021 hipodromeame, cf & daywalker, compilation, gerd janson, house, marco passarani, move d, quiet village, roman flugel, rush hour, tensnake, tom tragoLeave a comment

Gerd Janson compiles an exciting ambient-not-ambient compilation that includes exclusive tracks by Âme, Move D, Quiet Village Marco Passarani, Roman Flügel and Tom Trago. “Music for Autobahns” is the result of asking Gerd Janson for a collection that starts where previous efforts left off. While Computer Incarnations for World Peace (his compilations for Sonar Kollektiv) concentrated on tipsy new wave music done by jazz-funkers or neo disco-ists, Autobahns has an
unintentionally strong leaning towards ambient not-ambient, kraut pleasers and codeine house, i.e. Industrial Ambient and Electrifying New Age. It’s all new and exclusive material by people who once or twice crossed paths with the compiler. You will hear Âme with their modular slambient concept sitting next to Amsterdam’s Tom Trago off peak time duties, Roman Flügel with an old DAT tape wunderkind that shares a side with Heidelberg’s very own Move D in love, outsider dance from CF & Daywalker alias Entro Senestre and Willie Burns as well as a greasy sounding Marco Passarani and finally Tensnake’s romantic pop appeal that is a counterpoint to Maxxi & Zeus (better known as Quiet Village) and their “Passion” for all beauties that lie beyond.

VA – L.I.E.S presents American Noise [LIES018]

November 6, 2012December 15, 2021 hipodromebeau wanzer, compilation, delroy edwards, l.i.e.s., legowelt, long island electrical systems, marcos cabral, steve moore, svengalisghost, terekke, two dogs in a house, xosarLeave a comment

VARIOUS - LIES Presents American Noise Volume One

After two years of existence, New York’s L.I.E.S. Records has transformed itself from a bedroom label into one of the more interesting and diverse labels in the world of modern underground electronic music. Disc one, of this double cd compiles and documents some of the labels early moments showcasing out of print tracks by Legowelt, Terekke, Steve Moore, Two Dogs in a House, and Bookworms to name a few, showcasing the broad yet cohesive spectrum of styles the label has worked within. The second disc is comprised of almost all new and unreleased material from the labels current pool of talent, with tracks by the likes of newcomer Delroy Edwards, Mutant Beat Dance’s Beau Wanzer, cult figure Terekke, early label contributor Marcos Cabral and more. Through and through this compilation captures where the label has been and where it is going in the future.

Norman Nodge – Berghain 06 [OSTGUTCD23]

October 20, 2012October 20, 2012 hipodromeberghain, compilation, mix cd, norman nodge, ostgut ton, technoLeave a comment

Cover art - Various Artists: Berghain 06

Berghain resident Norman Nodge presents the sixth installment in the club’s mix series. Since 2005 Norman has played the Berghain floor once a month and has become an integral part of the Berghain crew. He knows how to create a journey and so it’s not surprising that his Mix for Ostgut Ton is also built from many different elements. Classic Tracks like Jeff Mills? “Keeping Of The Kept” feature alongside the work of younger producers like Patrick Gräser. His “From Foreign Territories” is one of three exclusive unreleased tracks on this mix. Nodge also remembers that established artists like Keith Tenniswood as Radioactive Man are still producing powerful music today and includes a few recent tracks from such well established names. Showing that his palette of taste goes far beyond what you might expect to be the typical Berghain sound, much lighter tracks like Legowelt’s remix of the incredible “Rainy Day Juno Jam” by Xosar are also included. With probably the most varied tracklisting for a Berghain Mix CD yet, Norman Nodge is convincing us with his courage to try new combinations.

Ben Klock – Fabric 66 [FABRIC131]

October 17, 2012January 23, 2020 hipodromeben klock, berghain, compilation, fabric, technoLeave a comment

Berghain mainstay Ben Klock will be in charge for the next installment of Fabric’s ongoing mix series. Taking on this project for Ben has become more than just the mix itself; it’s been an adventure into the future sound of some of the best and most exciting producers out there. Recorded in his home studio in Berlin, the mix has a distinct intention; one of discovery. The selection reflects both his love of classic house and techno productions as well as his passion for unearthing new and unreleased music as his friends were personally invited to submit rare and exclusive tracks for the purposes of this very special fabric mix. Klock had this to say when asked about producing the mix, “I didn’t want to include any of my ‘hits’ from my sets this time. The idea is more that you have something to discover when you listen.”

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VA – Limited Numbers Sushitech Box Set [SUSHBOX]

October 8, 2012September 28, 2023 hipodromeanonym, compilation, delano smith, detroit, franco cangelli, house, leonel castillo, mike huckaby, norm talley, sushitech records, technoLeave a comment

A special collection of all the limited records released over the years on Sushitech inside a solid carton box designed by Kerry Roper. The box include 5 x 10INCH clear marbled records with some new and exclusive mixes! Tracks by Franco Cangelli, Leonel Castillo, Anonym, Delano Smith, Norm Talley, Mike Huckaby.

Intergalactic Gary – Pains Of Passion Mix [RDR004]

September 18, 2012August 8, 2014 hipodromecompilation, disco, intergalactic gary, italo-disco, mix cd, music pro galaxy, roller disco, synth popLeave a comment

More from the Roller Disco reissue series, as Intergalactic Gary’s tongue-in-cheek tribute to the joys of camp ’80s synthesizer music gets a deserved repress. For the uninitiated, Intergalactic Gary is a Hague-based synth fetishist and notorist Italo digger. Here, he showcases a tiny fraction of his unrivalled collection of (largely European) synth-pop and disco oddities, mixing up 19 tracks that will be new to all but the most dusty-fingered of collectors.

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VA – System Failure [CHAVAL005]

August 18, 2012August 14, 2012 hipodromearchitectural, ausdrücke, chaval records, compilation, de felipe, detroit, groof, retrovision, tadeo, technoLeave a comment

Spanish Chaval records with their 5th release show casing the talents of a group of spanish techno producers. A sharp energetic selection of tracks by Groof, Tadeo, Architectural, Retrovision, De Felipe, Ausdrucke. The future for the iberican techno looks bright!

VA – Danger Electrified Tracks [LSD008]

August 8, 2012March 29, 2022 hipodromecalling hearts, compilation, disco, electro, light sounds dark, onyx, synth pop, the kiliwax'sLeave a comment

After the club tropicana sounds of Bang the bomb its time to roll the sleeves up and get down to the business end of this trip. Touching down on planet Subturanus in search of the real underground shit Light sound dark do not disappoint digging deep into its core and excavating strange alien like sonics which had previously been lying dormant. Onyx ”Robot world” kicks things and what a start! hailing from Boston Massachusetts this 1982 cassette only release is almost completely unknown to all but a few. So ahead of its time with its production and ”Robots are taking over the world” drone vocal this is an absolute must for people who are fascinated with the history of house music and is surely worthy as a missing piece on the ever expanding jigsaw puzzle.

VA – Jerome Derradji Presents – 122 BPM – The Birth Of House Music [STILLMDCD006]

August 6, 2012August 23, 2022 hipodromechicago, chicago connection records, compilation, disco, house, jeanette thomas, jerome derradji, larry williams, libra libra, mc ghee, mitchbal, mitchbal records, risque rythum team, still music, z-factorLeave a comment

Stunning triple disc compilation and includes numerous unreleased tracks and beyond hard to find house tracks made in Chicago in the early to late Eighties from the catalogues of Mitchbal Records and Chicago Connection Records. 3CD boxset includes an exclusive mix by Jerome Derradji, and a 28 page booklet documenting the story of Mitchbal and Chicago Connection Records.

For anyone with an interest in the history of house music, this excellent compilation from Jerome Derradji’s Still Music imprint should be essential listening. It focuses on the output of two long forgotten Chicago labels, Mitchbal and Chicago Connection Records, during the early to mid 1980s, when electro, new wave and boogie were morphing into house. As such, 122 BPM offers a mix of rare, largely overlooked cuts that bristle with analogue dancefloor intent. There’s proto-jack in the shape of Jeanette Thomas’s “Shake Your Body” and Z Factor’s “I Am The DJ”, dubbed-out Chi-town proto house from Mitchbal and Larry Williams, and some terrific bodypoppin’ electro from McGhee.

Levon Vincent – Fabric 63 [FABRIC125]

April 20, 2012December 9, 2013 hipodromecompilation, fabric, house, levon vincent, mix cdLeave a comment

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Given his meteoric rise over the last two years, it’s perhaps no surprise to find New York-based techno star Levon Vincent behind the decks on this latest Fabric mix. His mixing and production style – dubby, fluid and loose, but prone to periods of paranoid darkness and intense moments of sun-bright clarity – is tailor-made for an album like this. As a result, Fabric 63 is a memorable journey that touches on all of these traits, from the spine tingling, dubwise deepness of his own “The End” and apocalyptic “Early Reflections”, to the elastic, melody-driven rubberyness of Joey Anderson, reflective groovery of Jus-Ed and growling menace of Anthony Parasole.

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VA – Kontra Music Mixes [KMCD003]

March 5, 2012February 24, 2023 hipodromeben klock, compilation, kontra musik, marcel dettmann, move d, norman nodge, scuba, shed, silent servant, substance, technoLeave a comment

A very special compilation of 11 tracks of selected Kontra-Musik remixes. Featuring artists like Scuba, Shed, Marcel Dettmann, Substance, Move D and Silent Servant to name but a few.

VA – Altering Illusions [ECHOSPACE313LP1]

March 4, 2012July 4, 2019 hipodromeambient, compilation, cv313, deepchord, detroit, dub techno, echospace, intrusions, rod modell, stephen hitchell, variantLeave a comment

Limited edition label compilation from Echospace, Detroit featuring unreleased material from cv313, Deepchord, Echospace, Intrusion & Variant. 4 x 12” 160 gram mixed colored vinyl with full color gatefold jacket with poly lined inserts.

VA – Let’s Go Into Space… [369.006]

February 27, 2012February 26, 2012 hipodromecompilation, cosmic disco, disco, italo-disco, private records, synth pop7 Comments

Private Records releases a compilation of scarce and sought after tracks which previously have only been released on 7” somewhere in the late 70’s and early 80’s. A cosmic journey into early techno and modern club music prototypes.

Trevor Jackson – Metal Dance: Industrial/Post Punk/EBM: Classics & Rarities 80-88 [STRUT091LP]

February 27, 2012July 9, 2021 hipodromecabaret voltaire, compilation, daf, hard corps, minimal synth, nitzer ebb, post punk, strut records, synth pop, trevor jackson, yello8 Comments

JACKSON, Trevor/VARIOUS - Metal Dance: Industrial/Post Punk/EBM: Classics & Rarities 80-88

The latest Strut Records release shines more light on the clanking, far-sighted world of the 1980s’ most revolutionary genres – namely industrial, post-punk and EBM. This time Trevor Jackson is at the helm. His two-disc selection touches on many different strands, from bleak synthesizer jams and crunchy punk-funk to twisted industrial disco, mutant electrofunk and almighty percussive workouts.

The Burrel Brothers – The Burrel Brothers Present: The NU Groove Years [RH117CD]

January 26, 2012June 18, 2024 hipodromecompilation, house, rush hour, the burrel brothers4 Comments

The Burrel Brothers output, from Chicago-esque rhythm tracks, to the deepest, soulful NY house.