VA – Supafrico Vol.VIII [SF008]

May 17, 2015January 10, 2025 hipodromeafrican, disco, funk, john ozila, margaret singana, supafrico, sweet talks, the moversLeave a comment

Supafrico unearths another superb collection of impossible to find Afro Disco rarities. South Africa’s legendary songstress Margaret Singana is up first with her in-demand cover of the Stretch classic Why Did You Do It, a super-funky take on an already great song, previously only available on her 1977 Tribal Fence LP. Next up is Boogie Trip by Nigerian Doris Ebong, an uber-rare Afro boogie bomb, high on many a collectors wants list. The flip side features another couple of excellent cover versions, Sweet Talks party-starting Afro disco version of Andy Gibbs hit Shadow Dancing and the highly sought-after Disco Push from late Seventies South African band The Movers – a great floor filling take on Marvin Gayes Got To Give It Up.

Dj Overdose – Digital Tsunami 073

May 10, 2015January 5, 2016 hipodromedigital tsunami, disco, dj overdose, electro, house, italo-disco, jeroen warmenhoven, podcastLeave a comment

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Ilija Rudman – True Colours [IIBLP003]

April 22, 2015April 22, 2015 hipodromealbum, disco, house, ilija rudman, is it balearicLeave a comment

Surprisingly, it’s been some four years since Croat producer Ilija Rudman dropped his much-played debut album, The Reveal, on Bear Funk. Happily, True Colours – his first outing on Is It Balearic – sees him in fine form, joining the dots between kaleidoscopic synth-funk, rubbery dub-disco, spaced-out boogie and glassy-eyed downtempo jams. Rudman is an expert at capturing the sounds of bygone eras, usually through the use of vintage equipment, while delivering tracks that sound thoroughly fresh and original. It’s this that makes True Colours such a fantastic set. Highlights are plentiful, from the close dance smoothness of “Bad Passion” and boogie dub vibes of “All The Time” (check the delay-laden hits and sweeping violins) to the jaunty electro-goes-Balearic brilliance of “Wild Guess”.

VA – Test Pilot Volume 2 [V027]

April 20, 2015October 19, 2017 hipodromedisco, electro, gesloten cirkel, panama brown, roberto auser, tandy ogmo, viewlexxLeave a comment

Contributions by the likes of Panama Brown, Roberto Auser, Gesloten Cirkel and I-f staple hit by Tandy Ogmo.

Hysteric – Krossfingers Podcast 56

April 18, 2015April 17, 2015 hipodromedisco, hysteric, krossfingers, mothball record, podcastLeave a comment

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Sarr Band – Double Action [BOOM7002]

April 18, 2015April 17, 2015 hipodromealbum, boom records, disco, funk, reissue, sarr bands, soulLeave a comment

Super hot reissue of the original Portuguese Boom Records release of the Sarr Bands sought after 1979 Double Action LP. The title track, a heavy chugging Cosmic gem, is a bit of a holy grail among disco aficionados, but the rest of the LP is equally as good. Other standouts include dark slo-mo instrumental Soul Machine, a wonderful cover of Vince Montanas classic Nice & Nasty, the dirty drugged up disco groove of Mefisto Boogie and not forgetting the highly in-demand Magic Mandrake, a great slice of off-the-wall dancefloor madness with pumping bass, searing horns and sleazy vocals.

VA – Balearica 20 [BLC020]

April 18, 2015April 20, 2021 hipodromebalearica records, boule noire, chaplin bands, disco, funk, masaaki ohmura, the doobie brothersLeave a comment

Wonderful new compilation of unearthed gems from Balearica. Kicks of with the indemand full 12-minute version of the Chaplin Bands definitive take on Lucio Battisti’s classic Il Veliero, a hypnotic druggy bass and guitar-driven dancefloor opus that tears the roof of every time. Followed by the short but sweet sun-drenched gem Flying Cloud by The Doobie Brothers. Next up comes Boule Noires Aimer DAmour a superb beefed-up French version of Leo Sayers Balearic favorite Easy To Love and then rounding things of is the gorgeous mellow groove of A Touch Of Temptation by Japanese multi-instrumentalist Masaaki Ohmura taken from his impossible-to-find You Gotta Chance soundtrack LP from 1985.

Elias Rahbani & His Orchestra – Liza Liza [GVDL304501]

April 18, 2015July 4, 2023 hipodromedisco, elias rahbani, re-release, reissue, voix de l'orientLeave a comment

Reissue of Elias Rahbani & His Orchestras super rare Arabic Disco holy grail Liza Liza on the original Lebanese Voix De L’Orient label back in 1978. Recorded pre-Civil War at a time when Beirut was known as the Paris of the Middle East, a luxurious holiday destination and flourishing trade centre. The title track is totally out of this world, perfectly blending Eastern & Western vocals, instruments and musical influences with a driving disco bassline to create an irresistible floor filling cosmic odyssey. The flipside features the even more out-there From The Moon a fantastic tripped out psychedelic disco funk monster, followed by the dreamy accordion-led Summer Love. Also boasting one of the sexiest covers in disco history further illustrating the liberal thinking and western influence in Lebanon at the time.

Broken Arrows – So Few Truths [GD010]

March 18, 2015March 15, 2018 hipodromebill ambrose, broken arrows, disco, drvg cvltvre, electro, giallo disco records, spruxxLeave a comment

Broken Arrows are the powerhouse duo of London’s Bill Ambrose and Spruxx. United over an envy inducing collection of vintage and modern synths and drum machines. Broken Arrows are the sound of a slime coated pansexual Club D’Amore as populated by malfunctioning ED-209s getting real freaky. Taking cues from classic EBM, Minimal Synth, these three dark-fucking-wave destroyers are complimented by a remix from the one-man-brutalist-factory known as Drvg Cvltvre, taking the title track and twisting it into a reimagined 8-bit NES grinder / grindr.

Garofano Rosso – Garofano Rosso [GD009]

March 12, 2015March 15, 2018 hipodromedisco, garofano rosso, giallo disco records, giorgio luceri, italo-disco, space discoLeave a comment

Garofano Rosso is the latest project by Italian producer Giorgio Luceri. This new work eschews the house stylings of previous releases in favour of a more classic Cosmic approach. Echoes of Tangerine Dream’s Thief OST mixed with what could perhaps be the imaginary soundtrack to Miami Vice if it had infact been set in Rimini and starred Maurizio Merli as Sonny Crockett. These are not however just mere mood pieces, but take the sun, the sea and the body-count straight to the dancefloor.

Tevo Howard’s Black Electro Orchestra – Cosmopolitan 1987 [TTHRDR024]

March 10, 2015March 19, 2019 hipodromealbum, disco, edits, house, tevo howard, tevo howard recordings, the black electro orchestraLeave a comment

The Black Electro Orchestra is an alias of Tevo Howard that was originally meant to be used as a template for other artists to take and use, rearrange, rework, and reiterate.. Respectively, after a first eclectic album, the alias took on the identity of cover songs reiterated as Chicago House and Chicago Electro House tracks.. This album titled Cosmopolitan 1987 does consist of that, 12 covers from classic electronic compositions that paved roads in the 1980s and set the path for electronic composers today….

Carl & Carol Jacobs – Robot Jam [ERC022]

March 10, 2015March 30, 2023 hipodromecaribbean, carl & carol jacobs, dan tyler, disco, emotional rescue, emotional response recordings, house, nick the recordLeave a comment

The second in the Caribbean reissue series comes this time from Trinidad with an electro-sample Jam for all intents and purposes. The super rare Robot Jam by singer song writing duo Carl and Carol Jacobs is presented in 2 parts and comes with a very special remix via the esteemed Nick The Record, here teaming up with Dan Idjut for a dub-electro work out.

Eros – Eros 01X [EROS001X]

March 10, 2015December 15, 2025 hipodromedisco, edits, eros, eros records, houseLeave a comment

The mysterious EROS return with the ‘X’ series, an altogether more strobe-lit and full-tilt take on the glorious Disco supernova from whence we all came.

VA – Supafunkanova Vol.2 [ZEDDLP034]

February 28, 2015February 27, 2015 hipodromeairplay, brenda harris, compilation, disco, funk, joey negro, magnum force, nice & tight band, sean p, the blue denim band, z recordsLeave a comment

Z Records returns with another humdinger of a compilation to start 2015. Supafunkanova Volume 2 has been selected by Joey Negro and Sean P. The dynamic duo continue to dig deep, compiling high quality albums filled with lesser known disco and boogie releases. Supafunkanova focuses on the funkier end of the 70s & 80s, showcasing some of the bumpier grooves recorded in the disco era when even James Brown had to take notice of the Saturday Night Fever inspired disco explosion. The duo have been working on Volume Two for some time now as the first instalment was released way back in 2007. It takes a while to put these albums together, tracking down the owners of these musical gems, finding the right image for the sleeve and so forth but it’s finally come together.

Little Starsky – Gangster Rock [GF11000]

February 28, 2015February 27, 2015 hipodromedisco, funk, golden flamingo records, little starsky, re-release, reissueLeave a comment

Limited reissue of an amazing old school early 80s hip-hop 12” from the prolific Peter Brown stable. On this super-rare Golden Flamingo 12”, Little Starsky delivers a great jump-up party classic with heavy bumping bass and superb old-school rapping bringing the good-time party vibe every time. On side B, you get the instrumental version from Browns in-house Land Of Hits Orchestra which provided the backing for many of his releases

MNLTH – Time EP [WEME029]

February 27, 2015October 31, 2017 hipodromedave monolith, david barnard, disco, electro, mnlth, weme recordsLeave a comment

MNLTH, aka Dave Monolith, returns to WeMe Records with his second EP. ‘Time’ offers 5 tracks and it was written between 2009 to 2011. It’s tracks range from the electrocuting feel-good acid anthem that is ‘Time’, the square bass plucking electro bouncer ‘ headlight, rushing melodies and pads from ‘My Rush chords’ and ‘Harrier 2’, ending with the cheeky happy-go-lucky 808 track, ‘Spwint’.

VA – Heavy Rotation III [DEA003]

February 12, 2015June 13, 2023 hipodromealbion, bernhard zichler, disco, el chad, italo-disco, ric piccolo, spacelexLeave a comment

The Heavy Rotation crew is finally back with the follow-up to their successful Blackdisco release. As expected they continue to deliver top shelf disco from all four corners of the world. Bernhard Zichler checks in on Flight 77, a quirky leftfield bomb with a Joy Division infectious bassline. Then Ric Piccolo takes us high up in the Pampas sky with the smoking hot Marruecos. On the flip Albion joins forces with El Chad from Greece for a piece of decadent camp action with a glorious ending. To round it all off, Spacelex delivers a dubbed out psychedelic disco stomper.

Carlos Souffront – Dekmantel Podcast 003

February 5, 2015March 1, 2018 hipodromecarlos souffront, chicago house, dekmantel festival, dekmantel records, disco, electro, minimal synth, podcastLeave a comment

Macadam Mambo Dj’s – Ultima Sensazione [MMLP101]

February 5, 2015March 27, 2018 hipodromealbum, disco, guillaumes des bois, house, macadam mambo, sacha mamboLeave a comment

The new Macadam Mambo Dj’s project by Sacha Mambo and Guillaume des Bois is now ready to strike the world. Weirdo Italo-influenced sunshine disco for optimistic minds.

Mark E – Emergency [ESP025]

February 5, 2015September 11, 2018 hipodromedisco, esp institute, house, mark e, mark evettsLeave a comment

Mark E with his first offering for the ESP Institute. ‘Laurentian Abyss’ undoubtedly conjures narrative images from the depths of a man’s soul, trudging through an array of rhythmic pulse, percussion and arpeggiation that resembles the inner workings of a grandfather clock, based on a disorienting 5/4 timing yet culminating in a singular stroke. On the flip side, the title track ‘Emergency’ begins with the formula for which we know Mark E best, the ultimate tease winding us up for the big payoff, yet here we’re forced into a cyclical trance which diverts our attention so effectively that we never actually receive what we’ve been waiting for, Mark’s elusive drop.