Escort – Cocaine Blues [GLITS074]

May 17, 2021June 28, 2021 hipodromedisco, escort, glitterbox, greg wilson, re-release, reissueLeave a comment

ESCORT - Cocaine Blues

Originally released in 2010 on their own label, Brooklyn nu-disco group Escort’s ‘Cocaine Blues’ is now lovingly revisited by Glitterbox Recordings, re-introducing the dancefloor essential to a new generation of disco fans. A loose remake of disco-reggae classic ‘Cocaine in My Brain’ by Jamaican DJ Dillinger, Escort’s ‘Cocaine Blues’ with its relaxed, disco approach and catchy vocal soon became a hit, with this special 12” package featuring Escort’s original and their instrumental, as well as Greg Wilson’s remix, where he takes the stripped-back approach with minimal vocals and enhanced drums. It may have been over a decade since it was first released, but this package still sounds just as good as it did when it first graced dancefloors.

U – Ecstacy [PH102]

May 17, 2021May 17, 2021 hipodromedisco, downbeat, phantasy soundLeave a comment

U - Ecstacy

An infrequent but invigorating contributor to Phantasy, U returns with a beguiling new single entitled ‘Ecstasy’. The first side of the artefact portrays ‘Ecstasy’, a wide-eyed and spectral incantation rich in intimacy, whispering voices and earthy psychedelia. Somewhere between machine funk and folk canticle, a sonic gift perhaps for a field in England bathed in moonlight, else a dire basement dripping in energy, ‘Ecstasy’ leaves the system almost spiritually. On the contrary, ‘Morpheus’ presents a tougher meditation, a creeping jam with an analogue consciousness, ghostly rave echoes and a conundrum at its heart. The dream seems so real, but what if you can’t wake from it after all?

Perel @ The Lot Radio 17.04.2021

May 15, 2021May 12, 2021 hipodromedisco, electro, house, perel, the lot radioLeave a comment

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Chemise – She Can’t Love You [SPEC-1817]

May 14, 2021May 13, 2021 hipodromechemise, disco, emergency records, italo-disco, marc hartman, purple disco machine, re-release, reissue, unidisc1 Comment

Chemise’s 1982 boogie classic ‘She Can’t Love You’ is back on repress as part of Unidisc’s 40th anniversary series of releases. Backed with an exclusive new Purple Disco Machine re-edit as well as the original dub and the killer 1986 Marc Hartman remix. An essential release for all disco / boogie heads, officially reissued and remixed by the Unidisc / Emergency records family, fresh for 2021.

Emilio Van Rijsel – Tendre Furie [IM0XX]

May 14, 2021May 13, 2021 hipodromedaniel monaco, disco, electro, emilio van rijsel, italo moderni, italo-disco, st. theodoreLeave a comment

Highly influenced by early 1980’s electronic music and classic 90’s trance, Emilio Van Rijsel from Lille, France, debuts on Italo Moderni with energetic Moroder-esque propelling bass lines next to epic synth patterns and hypnotic sounds. With “Tendre Furie EP”, Emilio van Rijsel offers a glimpse of the wide array of his influences, embarking us on a synthful romantic & melancholic journey, depicting the nostalgia of missed blissful raving nights.
Remixes duties fall to Raw Union man St. Theodore, who replaces those italo trance flourishes with the strobe-lit pulse of Giallo and master producer Daniel Monaco the layers of well-informed 80s synth wave sends us into another dimension with high energy vibes.

Armonics – Nuovi Orizzonti Reworks [SLOMODIGIT015]

May 14, 2021May 31, 2023 hipodromealessandro parisi, altieri, armonics, daniel monaco, disco, fabrizio mammarella, francesco strippoli, franz scala, house, italo-disco, sauvage world, slow motion digital, slow motion recordsLeave a comment

Originally released towards the end of 2019, Armonics synthetic dream album ’Nuovi Orizzonti’’ (translated: New Horizons) is now getting a refresh by Slow Motion’s most established artists. Slow Motion presents these six sophisticated remixes as: “Nuovi Orizzonti Reworks”. Remixes by Alessandro Parisi, Altieri, Daniel Monaco, Sauvage World and label heads Franz Scala and Fabrizio Mammarella.

Virgil – Nocturne Series 015

May 9, 2021May 7, 2021 hipodromedisco, electro, house, nocturne, podcast, romanian, virgilLeave a comment

Eleven76 – The Scarab’s Quest [451057]

May 1, 2021April 30, 2021 hipodromedisco, eleven76, funk, mocambo records, outernationalLeave a comment

Sci-Fi and library funk specialists Eleven76 return with an otherworldly breakdance double-sider. Their debut album ‘Space Voyage’ for Warner’s music library covered extra-terrestrial spheres and found its way into many films, TV programmes and documentaries. The scarce promo vinyl copies on Mocambo Records are already priced collector’s items among DJs. This 45s contains two hot slices of insect-themed outernational grooves with tropical and arabian flavours. Vintage synthesizers and hot tape-recorded drums continue to lead Eleven76’s mystique travels through unknown funk territories, all while frenzied percussion-heavy break beats keep b-girls and b-boys moving on the floor.

Jex Opolis – Net Loss [GDTIMIN014]

April 29, 2021April 30, 2021 hipodromedisco, good timin', house, jex opolisLeave a comment

JEX OPOLIS - Net Loss

Good Timin’ presents a new EP with five fresh dubs from the hit album “Net Worth” by Jex Opolis, specially mixed without vocals for your homeclub, car, kitchen or quar. Fire up those pretty vape machines and get ready to summon some Medusa’s NRG.

Wet Silk – Wet Silk [MS06]

April 29, 2021April 30, 2021 hipodromedisco, house, judy taylor, lamar thomas, mixed signals, shelly pearse, wet silkLeave a comment

WET SILK aka LAMAR THOMAS/JUDY TAYLOR/SHELLY PEARSE - Wet Silk

Wet Silk was a rare digression into house music by the legendary star-crossed duo of Lamar Thomas and Judy Taylor. For this sonic liaison, Thomas brought along his high school friend, disco impresario Patrick Adams to co-produce, and the resulting “Let Me Do You Baby” is a slow and seductive sunset soirée with champagne and caviare. The track is skillfully arranged with slippery 808 programming, serpentine guitar, and silky pads, all sliding around Thomas and Lamar’s playfully suggestive vocals. For the first 12” release of this hypnotic track, Mixed Signals have paired it with two other delicious Thom/Tay productions, the rare and dubby house mix of Shelly Pearse’s “If You Want My Love”, and the instrumental end-of-the-nighter “I’ll Be Waiting”.

Morgan – Vakonwana [LCT006]

April 29, 2021August 30, 2023 hipodromeafrican, bubblegum, disco, house, la casa tropical, morgan, morgan kwele, outernationalLeave a comment

MORGAN - Vakonwana

A banging South African bubblegum tune, with house club mix on the flip! The start of the 90’s brought the final wave of House music that would cement it as the future of South Africa’s music scene. In the years leading up to the new decade, Disco had already naturally evolved into the very early stages of what would become South Africa’s signature House sound, with Instrumentals and Dub Mixes earning themselves spots on the Pantsula records leading the charts of the late 80s, it would be an influx of remixes appearing on import singles that would make the “House mix” the premier b side sound for those bubblegum artists trying to stay relevant in the 90’s.

Lauer – Answers 2 Trouble [PERMVAC219-1]

April 25, 2021April 23, 2021 hipodromealbum, dena, disco, fabrizio mammarella, house, jasnau, lauer, permanent vacation, phillip lauerLeave a comment

LAUER - Answers 2 Trouble

Over his two decades in the game, Philipp Lauer’s work always manages to mix the best of steely German engineering with deep emotion; industrial-strength beats with the warmth of an old sweater. On his new LP “Answers 2 Trouble” out on Permanent Vacation), the Frankfurt-based musician once again delivers the goods: nine tracks stuffed with elite beat making and delicious, 80s-influenced songcraft, drawn together by clever arrangements and expert pacing.

Fitzzgerald – The Morning After EP [PT006]

April 25, 2021April 25, 2021 hipodromedisco, fitzzgerald, house, planet trip recordsLeave a comment

FITZZGERALD - The Morning After EP

Belarus connect Fitzzgerald delivers a heavy 5 track EP for the 6th physical disc on Planet Trip records. A little something for everyone with the A side serving up two slices of balearic niceness for your seaside, poolside or bathside retreat. The B side runs a mainline direct to the club with 3 cuts suitable for sound tracking dancefloors or various after hours activities relevant to your lifestyle choices.

Carly Simon – Why [SPEC1823]

April 10, 2021April 8, 2021 hipodromebernard edwards, carly simon, disco, italo-disco, mirage records, nile rodgers, re-release, reissueLeave a comment

SIMON, Carly - Why

Produced by Nile Rodgers & Bernard Edwards of Chic, this song was featured on the 1982 Soup For One movie soundtrack album. Includes an 8-minute 12” version, instrumental, and radio version. Pressed on opaque olive green vinyl with white detail.

Kaymany & Asestar – Kaymany & Asestar [DSND007]

April 10, 2021April 8, 2021 hipodromeasestar, disco, dualismo sound, funk, italo-disco, kaymanyLeave a comment

KAYMANY/ASESTAR - Kaymany & Asestar

Kaymany & Asestar hail from Rome, a city where many musicians spend most of their days producing sounds for the television industry and even shopping malls. That’s part of the reason the country has such a reparation for great jazz-funk sounds and now adding to that cannon are Kaymany & Asestar. ‘Effimera’ is glossy and feel good disco with retro future chords, while ‘Digressione’ has a Bob James style energy to it with its high speed funky bass and incidental chords. ‘Capao’ closes in Latin fashion with manic keys and more plucked and funky bass slaps making you shake every limb.

VA – Profondo Nero [DKMNTL084]

April 6, 2021April 6, 2021 hipodromecinema royale, compilation, dekmantel records, discoLeave a comment

CINEMA ROYALE/VARIOUS - Profondo Nero

Profondo Nero narrates a storyline that goes beyond the borders of Italy’s musical legacy. Cutting across the face of Italo disco’s leftfield musicians between the early and late ‘80s, Profondo Nero champions a multi-faceted sound that nods to the blueprint of Italo disco but tries to dig deeper. The music is unmistakably Italo disco but moves away from the familiar classic sound. Amsterdam based collector Cinema Royale stitches together eleven tracks from 1983 – 1989, celebrating a sound he fittingly describes as ‘leftfield Italo’. The compilation connects the dots between soulful disco (Louise Freeman – Mirage), synth-pop (Mark – Dreamland), electro-rap (Loukas Thanos – Jazzburger), breaks (Santoro – Lover Message), 80s dub disco (Jet Set – Love Break), Balearic (Isamar & Compañia ‎- No Estas), boogie (Tom Hooker – Talk With Your Body) and proto-house (International Music System – An English ’93).

ADSX / Hanoben – DB12 007 [DB12007]

April 6, 2021April 6, 2021 hipodromeacid, adsx, disco, duca bianco, hanoben, houseLeave a comment

ADSX/HANOBEN - DB12 007

ADSX / Hanoben jump from Berlin to Rimini sul train degli Acidio. “Sina’s Freund” is all fidanzato v 303 303 303. “Werner’s Spiel” acido bumbles, taglia and incolla. “Elvira’s Katzenfisch” inno elettronico Krautrock. Synth anthem. Infine, Mund. Punk slap. Basso. All join hands with…ACEEIID!!

Bottin – Artifact 14 [ART14]

April 6, 2021April 5, 2021 hipodromeartifact records, bottin, disco, edits, leo masLeave a comment

BOTTIN - Artifact 14

Italian weirdologist Bottin strikes again with another private pressing for Artifact Records. Side A starts off with an edit of a super rare italo-electro utterance, perfect for your breakdancing. A2 is Italian new wave, replete with passionate lyrics and funk guitars. B1 is a collab with balearic legend Leo Mas: Italian freestyle with a hint of new beat, isn’t it? The closing cut is the weirdest of the bunch: trippy strings and & arps, throat singing & ecstatic chanting all around. Hot, hot, hot and limited as a night train on a holiday weekend.

Steve Murphy / Claudio Di Roma – Electrodream EP [DMX09]

April 3, 2021July 21, 2023 hipodromeclaudio di roma, disco, domina trxxx, electro, house, steve murphyLeave a comment

MURPHY, Steve/CLAUDIO DI ROMA - Electrodream EP

Steve Murphy teams up with his friend and italian Dj Legend, Claudio Di Roma, to deliver this house / disco release for DOMINA TRXXX.

Filippo Diana – Formula Abstracta [MR088]

March 25, 2021April 16, 2021 hipodromealbum, disco, filippo diana, funk, joe drive, medical records llcLeave a comment

Medical Records return to Italy to present the newest full-length album by Filippo Diana (alter ego of Joe Drive). Where as Joe Drive’s output is in the vein of techno, electro and house, Filippo Diana veers more in the direction of mutated library/soundtrack nu-disco. Consisting of eight tracks, join us on a journey as equally suited for progressive dance floors or the soundtrack to the deep recesses of the mind.