Christoph De Babalon / Triames – Invocation Of The Demon Twin Vol.1 [GD013]

September 20, 2015March 15, 2018 hipodromeambient, christoph de babalon, drone, experimental, giallo disco records, triamesLeave a comment

You wake from sleep, the door closes by itself and the walls run with slime and rain. A shadow moves, almost familiar, welcoming and simultaniously intimidating. The candle flickers and snuffs out. A noise. Your torch is dying. Something takes your hand. Long fingernails and old skin. You mark the floor, chant the incantation. Together. In the first of our split series we present two modern artists who’s imaginations know no limit. Abstract drones, anchient machinery, neon cities within the shadow of the overfiend.

Von Grall – No Contact EP [PRRUKBLK007]

August 30, 2015May 21, 2024 hipodromeclaudio prc, drone, planet rhythm black, planet rhythm records, techno, von grallLeave a comment

Already featuring on two earlier Planet Rhythm samplers and on the digital imprint, it was just a matter of time for his 12″ solo-debut to come; Von Grall presents his “No Contact EP” on the Planet Rhythm Black imprint.

Not Wawing – Voices [NW004]

August 2, 2015March 28, 2024 hipodromealbum, alessio natalizia, ambient, drone, electronics, not wavingLeave a comment

Alessio Natalizia’s Not Waving moniker goes from strength to strength, even since ending his collaboration with Sam Willis in the highly regarded Walls project. Now focusing on the textured, modular workouts and cinematic synth journeys seen on the brilliant two previous albums Umwelt and Human Capabilities, he returns with his most ambitious outing yet. This double LP gathers together all the material Natalizia issued on the cassette series of the same name and is a must for those who like their electronics immersive to the max. From the retro futurism of “Witzelsucht” and “It Needs No Medication” to the brazen industrial attitude of “The Behaviourist Approach” and “Creating Capabilities” there are many moods of his musical identity that he explores here. But for most part its the beauty in the soulful mechanical soundscapes that he creates on this imaginary soundtrack, particularly on “Part of Thought”, “Dangerously Well” and “Negative Reinforcement”.

Alessandro Cortini – Risveglio [HOS426]

August 2, 2015November 26, 2025 hipodromealbum, alessandro cortini, ambient, drone, hospital productions, industrialLeave a comment

For his last outing on Hospital Productions, Nine Inch Nails collaborator Alessandro Cortini utilized just two pieces of equipment: a Roland MC-202 and a delay pedal. For this follow-up, he’s expanded his toolbox a little, supplementing those hardware pieces with two further machines: a Roland TR-606 and TB-303. Musically, Risveglio inhabits a similar space to its predecessor, with Cortini creating blurry, fluid dreamscapes built around semi-rhythmic loops, distorted chords and fuzzy ambient textures. Listeners may struggle to spot the TB-303 – most often used to create ragged waves of intense electronics – such is the unique way in which Cortini manipulates it. Regardless, the Italian’s post-industrial, half-awake soundscapes are thoroughly mesmerizing.

Alessandro Cortini – Forse 3 [IMPREC418]

August 2, 2015November 26, 2025 hipodromealbum, alessandro cortini, ambient, drone, electro, imprime recordsLeave a comment

Most pieces consist of a repeating chord progression, where the real change happens at a spectral/dynamic level, as opposed to the harmonic/chordal one. I believe that the former are just as effective as the latter, in the sense that the sonic presentation (distortion , filtering, wave shaping, etc) are just as expressive as a chord change or chord type, and often reinforce said chord progressions.

Super Unknown – Super Unknown TH01 [TH001]

May 18, 2015June 3, 2021 hipodromeacid, damcase, dimitris damaskos, drone, super unknown, tar hallow, technoLeave a comment

Tar Hallow is a new label based in Rotterdam devoted in electronic music. First release on the label is from Super Unknown, producer Dimitris Damaskos (Damcase) from Thessaloniki and currently based in Rotterdam. The EP comes with four tracks of distorted techno in a no control journey where there is no need for so many mid and high frequencies.

Eecee – Cosmic Trigger [DBA017X] FREE DOWNLOAD

April 19, 2015April 18, 2015 hipodromealbum, ambient, don't be afraid, doubt, drone, eecee, experimental, free download, free tracks, ian lehmanLeave a comment

Don’t Be Afraid have released the latest album from US based artist Eecee(a.k.a. Doubt), called Cosmic Trigger. The album has been released as a cassette and free download via Don’t Be Afraid’s Bandcamp page and as expected, it’s an experimental leaning affair and a beautiful, mostly ambient journey through mesmerising textures and atmospheres.

Varg – Ursviken [NE019]

April 19, 2015June 8, 2023 hipodromealbum, ambient, ambient techno, drone, experimental, jonas ronnberg, northern electronics, vargLeave a comment

Sophomore album from Jonas Ronnberg aka Varg with icey electronics live recorded. Ursviken is, unsurprisingly, a largely icy and atmospheric affair, with occasional bursts of throbbing, techno-influenced intensity (see the relentless loops and murky textures of “Vitberge”, and industrial freakiness of “Guldstaten”) punctuating the otherwise downbeat, largely ambient mood. As usual, there’s much to admire, from the bleak, dubbed-out oddness of “Raggarsvin” and overwhelmingly dreamy “Ohn”, to the understated grooves and spaced-out chords of “Skaeliptom”.

Shifted – Arrangements In Monochrome [AVN017/AVN018]

December 14, 2014January 26, 2024 hipodromeambient techno, avian music, drone, experimental, guy brewer, industrial, shiftedLeave a comment

Explorations of textured noise excursions and muscular techno.

part 1 / part 2

SHXCXCHCXSH – Linear S Decoded [AVNLP002]

October 19, 2014May 16, 2019 hipodromealbum, ambient techno, avian music, deep techno, drone, hannes stenstrom, SHXCXCHCXSHLeave a comment

Rich sounding dark techno from this swedisch duo delivering their second album. Despite their impenetrable name and previous releases, SHXCXCHCXSH’s second album is strangely accessible. It seems that the Swedish duo has learnt the value of subtlety, but without losing their edge. From the eerie ambience of “Entering The S-Cloud” through the distorted, noisy electro of “Elo-cution”, the atmospheric techno sounds of “The Roots” and the snapping percussion and repetitive machine riffs of “Drain the Lord”, Linear S Decoded is one of 2014’s best techno albums.

Faugust – Devotions (1984 – 2006) [MIRA009]

August 31, 2014January 26, 2024 hipodromeambient, avian music, drone, faugust, james shaw, mira, sighaLeave a comment

Spellbinding new side project from Sigha. Following his latest Avian release, James Shaw now unveils his Faugust project with a 10” title on the Avian sublabel Mira. Emotive and highly personal, Devotions (1984 – 2006) shows a side of Shaw’s sound that has been largely buried since 2004, combining his experience as a guitarist with many of the sonic approaches that characterise his best known music today. Over the course of four tracks it layers pulsating bass and synth lines with melodic flourishes and a pop sensibility not seen in his other work.

Campbell Irvine – Removal of the Six Armed Goddess EP [INF013]

July 27, 2014March 23, 2023 hipodromecampbell irvine, drone, experimental, industrial, infrastructure new yorkLeave a comment

Infrastructure presents the debut record from Campbell Irvine, the 23 year-old outsider talent who hails from Australia and has recently re-located to Berlin. Part industrial mantra, part musique concrète, this immersive and captivating debut continues Infrastructure’s re-launch, bringing genuine new talent to the table.

Voices From The Lake – Velo Di Maya [BK003]

April 3, 2014April 24, 2024 hipodromedonato dozzy, drone, giuseppe tillieci, neel, the bunker, voices from the lakeLeave a comment

Excellent techno gear on Bunker New York. Voices From The Lake are Donato Dozzy and Neel, a duo that has redefined techno in both the live arena and the album format. In July of 2012, Voices From The Lake came from Rome to Brooklyn to present a special night of music at The Bunker in the back room of Public Assembly. This was one of the greatest nights of music in the history of The Bunker. Their tremendous sixhour set consisted of two separate live sets, and back-to-back DJ sets. None of the music from the either of the hour-long live sets had been released, so the label immediately got on them about their plans for the tracks. They agreed on their favorite segments, and they produced live studio tracks based on those excerpts. A few Voices From The Lake tracks have come out since the album, but this is their first full release since 2012.

Giorgio Gigli & Obtane – Perception Through Dissonance [PP039]

November 7, 2013February 9, 2023 hipodromedrone, francesco baudazzi, giorgio gigli, obtane, prosthetic pressings, rrose, technoLeave a comment

PERCEPTION THROUGH DISSONANCE (RROSE REMIX)

Perception Through Dissonance features a collaboration project from Giorgio Gigli and Obtane. Each production is filled with deep philosophical undertones creating a very nostalgic experience. This release also features a remix from the illusive stateside artist Rrose. This three cut journey starts with “Industrial Assaults” showcases a circadian rhythm style production reminiscent of an old John Carpenter film filled with scattered decaying elements, unearthly soundscapes and brutal baselines. Next in line is Rrose’s interpretation of “Industrial Assaults” which highlights deconstructed elements, warping aquatic molecules and erratic eccentric builds. Ending our journey is an experimental tool that embraces the feeling of solitariness in some alien landscape playing true to the name “Ambient Drama”.

Mika Vainio – Kilo [PTYT076LP]

October 6, 2013April 14, 2017 hipodromealbum, blast first petite, drone, experimental, industrial, mika vainioLeave a comment

Finnish experimentalist Mika Vainio always continues to surprise and amaze with each new release, managing to always re-invent hi sound and go beyond his peers. Kilo comes courtesy of Blast First Petite and goes through ten tracks of Vainio’s finest drone manipulations via way of complex beat-driven machinics. Everything from the opener “Cargo” to tracks like “Cranes” or “Sub-Atlantic” and even “Wreck” display a a more aggressive side of Vainio that harks back to his classic work with Pan Sonic, albeit with a more explicit industrial techno fury

Diamond Version – EP5 [12DVMUTE5]

August 11, 2013August 9, 2013 hipodromealva noto, byetone, carsten nicolai, diamond version, drone, electro, industrial, mute, olaf bender, technoLeave a comment

Cover art - Diamond Version: EP 5

Mute presents Carsten Nicolai & Olaf Bender producing some crispy, abstract Electro & Techno cuts under Diamond Version project.

Henning Baer & Milton Bradley – K209 3 [K2093]

August 11, 2013November 1, 2019 hipodromedrone, henning baer, industrial, k209, milton bradley, technoLeave a comment

Cover art - Henning Baer & Milton Bradley: K209 3

Effective, hard stomping, noisy droning Techno EP coming from Henning Baer & Milton Bradley under their K209 collaboration.

Mike Parker – Lustrations [PRGLP004]

June 30, 2013June 30, 2013 hipodromealbum, drone, industrial, mike parker, prologue, technoLeave a comment

The Essentials of Techno! It’s been twelve years since the first and last Mike Parker album called “Dispatches”. 12 years later, Prologue is very excited to host the second album from Mike and this time it’s all about techno performed as a kind of ritual. Let us open the secrets of Mike Parker’s “Lustrations”. The title has multiple meanings and stands also for clarity. Clarity is in general the attitude of Mike’s tracks. He has the massive aptitude to bring techno back to the essentials. Mike’s music has clarity in sound structures, bass lines, drums and arrangements. Everything is lead by puristic sound engineering and exactly this kind of unique and authentic Techno can be discovered on “Lustrations”. 12 hypnotic driven tracks designed to be timeless, produced to be played in techno temples in order to set the audience in hypnotism and to clear the mind.

SHXCXCHCXSH – STRGTHS RCNSTRCTNS [AVNLP001RMX]

June 5, 2013May 16, 2019 hipodromeavian music, drone, hannes stenstrom, shifted, SHXCXCHCXSH, sigha, techno, ventressLeave a comment

Avian presents a remix pack for SHXCXCHCXSH, including work by Shifted, Ventress and Sigha.

Somaticae – Catharsis [26192]

June 1, 2013May 29, 2013 hipodromealbum, ambient techno, drone, in paradisum, industrial, somaticaeLeave a comment

In 2011, we begin to think about doing a record label. We had been following Somaticae for some time and at this moment he was playing some art and punk gigs with a furious live of electronic improv, on the edge between hypnosis and noise. But Somaticae had already moved forward, and in a matter of a few weeks, he was sending us what quickly and easily took shape as Catharsis, a ten track piece which is to be the first album release on In Paradisum.