Magnetic Soul – Summer Love [DHND002]

October 31, 2015June 25, 2019 hipodromedab hand, disco, funk, house, magnetic soulLeave a comment

Essential 4 track EP of deep disco and summer soul, boogie house and steady groovin funk edits. All tracks are given Magnetic Souls expert disco dub treatment focusing on grooves, added presence and beefed up bottom end for a solid dance floor feel. The A side enters the spacious tropical House vibes of Summer Love and the delightful slow building soul strings and vocal of Universal Love. The B side hits first with some low slung, raw funk grooves with added brass stabs and leaves us on psychedelic soul funk, la Gil Scott of Cold Outside.

VA – CockRing D’Amore 001 [CRDA001]

October 28, 2015November 21, 2022 hipodromecockring d'Amore, disco, discodromo, dj boris, edits, massimiliano pagliara, trentLeave a comment

As Benedikt Rugar’s superbly illustrated cover art for the recent CockTail D’Amore compilation Nothing Matters When We’re Dancing proved, the Berlin collective proudly celebrate their status as a forum for Berlin’s gay community to fully express themselves. With no releases on the label since that compilation arrived in January, Discodromo and DJ Boris have now unveiled a sister operation with a focus on edits under the wonderful name CockRing D’Amore. The debut release features contributions from label regular Massimiliano Pagliara, the unheralded Trent and founders Discodromo.

VA – Africa Airways Two: Funk Departures 1973-1982 [ASVN010]

October 25, 2015October 13, 2017 hipodromeafrica seven records, african, bongi makeba, bozambo, compilation, disco, ekambi briallant, funk, jo tongo, john bryan, m'bamina, misse ngoh, myriam makeba, oscar harris, pasteur lappe, the twinkle starsLeave a comment

Africa Seven Records presents volume two of their Africa Airways compilation, featuring 9 pure african funk tracks.

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Moon B – Measure Pleasure [PULP005]

October 15, 2015January 10, 2022 hipodromedeep house, disco, fudge fingas, funk, golden ivy, moon b, pulp, saft, sean sandersLeave a comment

The title track ”Measure Pleasure” has that buldging funk bass lying underneath some spacey pads and a great rhythm track. Golden Ivy’s version of the title track is emphasizing on the rhythm even more by adding bursting FX and obese kickdrums. Moon B’s Nada Clouds (A3) is a positive yet exotic journey which should be excellent for summer gig’s on rooftops anywhere in the world. For the B1 Moon B continues with the percussion laden ”PV Hills”, this bit has those signature chord switches and vibe changes, that are creating a very melancholic atmosphere throughout. British master of all things melodic ”Fudge Fingas” flips the original completely, making it more streamlined with just a hint more power.

Splash Band – The Music Of John Carpenter [ZYX210611]

October 5, 2015May 17, 2019 hipodromealbum, disco, ennio morricone, italo-disco, john anthony, john carpenter, re-release, reissue, soundtrack, splash band, synth pop, zyx musicLeave a comment

A few weeks ago, John Carpenter released his first solo-album. Reporting about this release the media used to mention also the Splash Band. Now, the Splash Band is available again. On this CD you can find the 1984 released album “The Music Of John Carpenter” as well as six bonus track. The bonus tracks are the ultra-rare single version of the songs Philadelphia Experiment, Christine, The End, Die Klapperschlange, Starman and Big Trouble In Little China.

Khidja – Never Seen The Remixes [EES019]

October 5, 2015July 12, 2021 hipodromeandrei rusu, disco, discodromo, emotional especial, emotional response, emotional response recordings, florentin tudor, house, in flagranti, khidja, red axes, romanian, selvyLeave a comment

KHIDJA - Never Seen The Remixes

Coming hot on the heels of Khidja’s return to the label with their Never Seen The Dunes EP, is a set of remixes by friends and family of the label and band, featuring no less than Discodromo, Inflagranti, Red Axes and Selvy on mixing desk duties. A proper Remix EP with all 4 tracks from the original EP getting a proper European flavored rework.

A Band Called Flash – Mother Confessor [FVW002]

October 5, 2015July 27, 2022 hipodromea band called flash, disco, funk, future vision records, house, jared hines, jazz, ron trentLeave a comment

Some proper jazz funk here. Ron Trent executive produced EP that reminds of bands like Atmosfear. Inspired by the Jazz Funk elements of UK outfit Atmosfear and the alternative Disco sounds of Dinosaur L, presented here on this EP are five tracks that embrace the energy of live dance music. Reminiscent of the early 80s Boogie sound, A Band Called Flash will surely capture the attention of the more eclectic, global dance floor.

Throwback Zack – Sexual Satisfaction [SC7004]

October 5, 2015May 16, 2019 hipodromedisco, funk, house, star creature, throwback zackLeave a comment

Throwback Zack drops this new 7″ on label Star Creature featuring 2 original, unreleased coast-neutral g’d out boogie heaters. A-side is a spaced-out floor filler in his signature vocoder style b/w “Coolin’ Out” a mellowed out cut.

Velvet Season & The Hearts Of Gold – El Dorado / Limitless & Free [LS001]

October 4, 2015October 1, 2015 hipodromedisco, gerry rooney, joel martin, love shot records, the hearts of gold, velvet seasonLeave a comment

Gerry Rooney (Black Cock) and Joel Martin (Quiet Village) return with two strong cuts on new label Love Shot Records. Opener ”El Dorado” is a curious affair, taking loops from a long-forgotten, disco-era Spanish dance record and turning it into a rolling, late night chugger. Arguably even better is ”Limitless & Free”, which cuts up and rearranges a suitably obscure chunk of stoner funk-rock. Wisely, they emphasize the low-slung groove, rising strings and swirling synthesizers, occasionally utilizing select sections of the original’s sleazy, come-to-bed vocal.

Wall $treet – Trading For Love [MSDN1203]

October 4, 2015November 7, 2017 hipodromedisco, electro, house, mysidian records, neud photo, nico nightingale, pierre klein, vercetti technicolor, wall $treetLeave a comment

New EP by Wall $treet from Neud/Neud Photo fame on Mysidian Records. Five tracks including a remix by Vercetti Technicolor. Players, Don Jones (Nico) and Bill Benjamins (Pierre) take time out of their busy schedule trading stocks, authoring a book (Rich Dad, Richer Dad), and contributing to political campaigns to fiddle with expensive electronics in their penthouses atop some of New York’s most expensive real estate.

Lerosa & Kenny Hanlon – Dimension Series 3 – D7

October 3, 2015March 22, 2016 hipodromeacid house, apartment records, dimension series 3, disco, house, kenny hanlon, lerosa, podcast, staticdiscosLeave a comment

Hysteric – Extraterrestrial [MSDN1202]

September 23, 2015October 7, 2024 hipodromedisco, hysteric, italo-disco, mysidian recordsLeave a comment

The man from down under has been on a roll lately with his recent mix and EP with Public Possession as well as his blood-sucking edit on Salamanca. Taking pointers from the movie star E.T. he phoned home after a successful European tour as part of the Bordello a Parigi crew. Here, Hysteric follows up Mysidian’s debut release “Italo-Record” with 5 extraterrestrial edits that’ll make for a great soundtrack to your exit from Planet Earth and return to your home-planet.

Francisco – Lineabeat Vol. 2 [SLOMO020]

September 23, 2015November 3, 2017 hipodromedisco, francesco de bellis, francisco, italo-disco, slow motion recordsLeave a comment

Francisco returns to Slow Motion for the second in our of retro-dance-floor series; Linea Beat volume 2. Drum beats are rolling and lazers are scanning for a double a-side of vintage yet futuristic discoid funk. Relentless hand claps, ghostly Italo voices and killer bass lines that comes on like the B-52’s of your alternative-universe wet dream. This is the sound of a sweaty cellar at 2am on a Monday morning with a uniquely Italian twist.

Payfone – Quarantine [CHANNEL062]

September 23, 2015October 20, 2020 hipodromedisco, golf channel recordings, house, payfone, phil passeraLeave a comment

PAYFONE - Quarantine

Since donning the Payfone guise, former Kitty Bronx and Leon Lace man Phil Passera has yet to put a foot wrong. Both 2013 debut “International Smark” and last year’s “Paradise” – the latter for Phil South’s Golf Channel imprint – were both superb exercises in re-imagining New York boogie for the house generation. He’s at it again here, with “Quarantine” offering the perfect blend of jaunty electrofunk synths, early New York garage dubbiness, effortlessly soulful vocals, rubbery disco bass and a dash of Giorgio Moroder. Flipside “Padre Pray For Us” is an altogether deeper, woozier proposition, with blazed drums, hazy Rhodes keys and fluid synths being joined by a killer trumpet solo – the kind that makes you want to close your eyes and just drift away.

Ubre Blanca – The Sadist [GD012]

September 23, 2015January 19, 2022 hipodromedisco, electro, giallo disco records, horror disco, joel stone, ubre blancaLeave a comment

UBRE BLANCA - The Sadist

Picking up the studded gauntlet thrown down by such luminaries as Heldon, Goblin, Zombi and Simon Boswell comes Glaswegian duo Ubre Blanca. Five tracks of Gothic Distopia with an occult leaning matched only by the legends that were Jacula. Giallo Disco is proud to present ‘The Sadist’ by this incredible group.

VA – Riviera Disco Vol.5 [BAP045]

September 18, 2015October 24, 2023 hipodromebordello a parigi, disco, dj peet need, flemming dalum, italo-disco, october dance, riviera disco, synthia, two thousandLeave a comment

The 5th instalment of the Riviera Disco series! Peet Need from The Netherlands, Two Thousand from Germany, October Dance and Flemming Dalum from Denmark and Synthia from Belgium.

VA – RDY #24 (Ron Hardy Edits) [RDY024]

September 18, 2015August 18, 2025 hipodromechicago, deep cuts, disco, edits, house, ron hardy, skatt bros, tantraLeave a comment

Tantra – hills of katmandu, Skatt bros – walk the night and a 112 bpm rhythm track.

ORS aka Orlando Riva Sound – Body To Body Boogie [SG303]

September 18, 2015February 3, 2026 hipodromebobby dj guttadaro, disco, funk, orlando riva sound, ors, salsoul records, tom moultonLeave a comment

Another huge seminal release from Salsoul. Contains the original Bobby “DJ” Guttadaro and Tom Moulton exnteded 12″ remixes of these fully fledged disco nuggets.

Mori Ra – Sleeping Industry [MME7007]

September 18, 2015December 12, 2024 hipodromedisco, house, macadam mambo, macadam mambo edits, mori raLeave a comment

Japanese editor Mori Ra returns with four more perplexing, wonderfully obscure edits on Macadam Mambo; “Acid Indonesia” is an overwhelming experience laced with toxic percussion, gritty bass and buried harmonies. “Canoe Tamburi Sacri” retains the heavy percussive focus while flipping the mood switch for something much slower and meditative. “Sleeping Industry” is the most cosmic number on the release with an array of synths vying for our attention over a wind chime rhythms while “Tsuru-Kame Hinadisco” brings us back into reality with harmonic chimes, steel drums and more dubby overlays than a Kingston cutting house.

VA – Wet Play: Where Good Friends Meet #3 [RL017]

September 18, 2015November 10, 2020 hipodromedisco, freekwency, funk, house, kano, metrodome, red laser records, tensionLeave a comment

Red Laser’s Wet Play trilogy concludes with four of the juiciest disco treats of the series; “Streetboxx” is a sopping wet electro boogie jam that wriggles so hard its speedos pretty much fall off half way through. “Your Sunshine” splashes down in the early 80s with processed vocals, lounge chords and synth-toms that spurt so hard we should really sell towels with this EP. “Xanthan Gum” dives deep into an Ame-style tech pool while “Another Life” whips up a tsunami of nostalgia thanks to a well known arpeggio and a bassline that’s soaking in boogie feels and refuses to shake itself dry.