Identified Patient – Signals In Snake [DKMNTL-UFO9]

June 10, 2019June 9, 2019 hipodromedekmantel records, dekmantel ufo, electro, identified patient, industrial, sophie du palais, technoLeave a comment

If heavy industry is a thing of the past, no-one told Identified Patient. For the past few years, he has been a one-man factory: by day, assembling component parts of acid, techno and all varieties of wave (dark, cold, minimal) on the production line; by night, a DJ dynamo pulsing with so much energy he could power a small city. His style is the kind of churning, lithe, fractured machine funk that could make Trent Reznor weep with envy – mean but clean, sinister and stomping but crucially, never overconfident or overblown. After two show-stopping performances at the parent festival last year, Signals In Snakes marks Identified Patient’s first Dekmantel release, for the technoid UFO sub-label.

Model 500 live @ Nuits Sonores (Lyon) 29.05.2019

June 7, 2019June 6, 2019 hipodromedetroit, dj skurge, electro, juan atkins, live act, mark taylor, mike banks, model 500, nuits sonores, technoLeave a comment

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VA – Various IV [030LP005]

June 7, 2019April 4, 2023 hipodrome030303 records, acid, betonkust, compilation, electro, holovr, house, nacho m meyer, piep piep, splitradix, techno, the exaltics, zaphydLeave a comment

The fourth various artists compilation album on Netherlands based 030303 Records. Splitradix has been given the honour to kick off with a wonderfully meandering acid epos, reminiscent of 808 State’s more obscure output, with a euphoric element entering about halfway. Zaphyd takes the energy level up a bit further with a strange dry beat driving the tune which is full of melodies trying to elbow each other to the side in the friendliest possible way… Side B opens with Star Flip by Holovr where a series of classic throbbing acid basslines are accompanied by an unsettling melody, not for the faint hearted! The Exaltics’ What If We Could is a haunting bubbly motherfucker of an acid track, not totally unlike Polygon Window’s Untitled, pure dark bliss… The C side then starts with a brilliantly bouncing contribution containing a beautiful melancholic theme by Piepiep, one of 030303’s co-founders. Argentina’s Nacho M Meyer is the mastermind behind Planeta, yet another dreamy cut full of Detroit-like melancholy. Zelfkant, the first contribution on the D side, is by Betonkust and feels like a classic Warp Artificial Intelligence armchair track with a touch of wave/electro. One of the best tracks on the comp then, is by Dirty Data, who delivers a track full of twisted breaks, hectic bleeps and eerie synths, mind blowing this one… Kramphaft is behind the final contribution to the compilation, again a sinister and dark one with haunting melodies spun out over unusual hard hitting electro breaks.

Luxus Varta – Colder [TRUST036]

June 7, 2019March 6, 2020 hipodromeelectro, emeric di paolo, luxus varta, techno, trustLeave a comment

Stone-cold, harsh but melodic electro mini-album by Luxus Varta, who joins up with TRUST.

Marsman @ Motel Campo (Geneva) 27.04.2019

June 6, 2019June 5, 2019 hipodromeelectro, industrial, marsman, motel campo, new beat, pinkman records, podcast, technoLeave a comment

VA – Pubblicazione 003 [458695.003]

June 6, 2019June 5, 2019 hipodromecompilation, das ding, electro, hiroshima 45 chernobyl 86 windows 95, industrial, interface, raw ambassador, rawmance, sneaker, technoLeave a comment

The third release from the Pubblicazione series is out on the Italian label Hiroshima 45. Chernobyl 86. Windows 95. 80s EBM Mexican band Interface went digged, contacted, then re-edited by Sneaker Dj. The unique slow industrial marchs signed Raw Ambassador strike again. Rawmance: 3AM when the walls sweat. Addictive dance. Dutch master Das Ding hosted here with a progressive storm, rougher than ever.

PNKMIX-29 | Dreams – Pleasure & Crime

June 5, 2019June 5, 2019 hipodromeacid, dreams, electro, industrial, jesse pimenta, new beat, pinkman records, podcast, technoLeave a comment

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VA – Incarn EP [ODD001]

June 5, 2019June 5, 2019 hipodromedavis, disco, electro, frontinn, oddiscos, pedro zopelar, techno, vermelho, zopelarLeave a comment

This is the first release of ODDiscos, the newborn label representing Sao Paulos’ infamous ODD event series! The various arists release showcases the who’s who of the Brazilian electronic music scene.

Cardopusher – Flesh Impact EP [DD008]

June 5, 2019June 4, 2019 hipodromeacid, cardopusher, dalmata daniel, electro, schwefelgelb, technoLeave a comment

The talented producer, Cardopusher joins the Dalmata Daniel roster. Venezuelan born and now Barcelona based Luis Garban has a career deeply rooted in the breakcore scene. Leaving his early sound behind he gravitated towards classic club genres like house and techno. His offering for Dalmata Daniel, the ”Flesh Impact” EP is a collection of his best Acid-EBM oriented jams backed by a stellar techno body remix from the German Schwefelgelb duo.

Milo Snaider – Hypnotic Connection 003 [HC003]

June 5, 2019June 5, 2019 hipodromeacid, disco, electro, hypnotic connection, larionov, milo snaiderLeave a comment

The third release of Hypnotic Connection is coming from a new musician from Barcelona named Milo Snaider. This release takes us to a cosmic and hypnotic trip by acid lines and arpregiated 90s vocals with groovy percussive pushes. The release is closed by an impressive EBM remix from Russian producer Larionov.

VA – Italian Dance Wave Sette [SLOMO042]

June 3, 2019December 8, 2019 hipodromealtieri, disco, electro, house, jose manuel, lukebox, robotalco, slow motion recordsLeave a comment

Summer is coming sooner this year, and you can tell from the heat of the two latest releases from Slow Motion. The first of the two, “Italian Dance Wave Disco Sette”, is here to delight you: starting from a half Italo and half Asian influenced Altieri track, killing it with a dancefloor belter that will make you sweat the night away, raving sensations guaranteed. Lukebox (Fabrizio Mammarella and Umberto Saba from the duo Loudtone) will serve you a slightly more downtempo, modular, weirdo beast that will make your head bang without you even notice: banger. Back on your turntables, is also Robotalco who is providing some proto-house extravaganza and adding some charme to the dirty, chunky beats of the compilation. Last but not least, José Manuel, delivering a touch of biting deep house and electro tribal feels to close the gap, and make us scream “hell yes”.

Jason Letkiewicz – The Reflecting Pool [ITLINTL03]

June 2, 2019May 31, 2019 hipodromealbum, ambient, electro, experimental, into the light records, jason letkiewiczLeave a comment

Over the last decade, we’ve come accustomed to Jason Letkiewicz releasing material under a dizzying array of aliases, each utilized to explore a different side of his multi-faceted musical persona. Now, some 14 years after he made his recording debut, Letkiewicz has joined forces with Into The Light Records to release his first album under his real name. ‘The Reflecting Pool’ sees Letkiewicz exploring the uncomplicated and uncluttered in the pursuit of pure aural beauty. The album is stripped back, quiet, melodious is drawing more on Letkiewicz’s love of crystalline ambient, slow burn synthesizer soundscapes, early ’80s library music and the kind of obscure electronic new age music. The set’s 12 tracks gently ebb and flow, with Letkiewicz making great use of dusty old drum machines, effects units and a range of vintage analogue and digital synthesizers. With ‘The Reflecting Pool’, Letkiewicz has provided us with a much-needed dose of stress-free musical escapism, at the same time offering hope that in these troubling times, love may still save the day.

VA – Eye of the Minotaur – Collage 001 [SM-001]

May 31, 2019May 30, 2019 hipodromeciarra black, circling vultures, electro, industrial, justin aulis long, moze pray, perfect headache forever, soft machine, stallone the reducer, technoLeave a comment

Soft Machine is a surreal wander through the mystical sonic forest. A vision curated and designed by Chicago native Justin Aulis Long. A Cyclopian point of view while gazing through a wide lensed scope, which exists in the liminal spaces where light meets dark and angelic forces bath in the sludge and stardust of unfiltered eroticism. Eye of the Minotaur – collage 001 is a collection of artists working in varying musical practices that are channeling the solitude of mutantness, strolling through the familiar yet unfamiliar halls of the uncanny, refusing ordinary structures of the mundane, grasping the cold humor of cynicism, basking in the dichotomy of cosmos and chaos, and invoking the energies of Eris and Eros.

Ludgate Squatter / Gavelman – LF005 [LF005]

May 31, 2019August 9, 2023 hipodromeacid, electro, gavelman, lifeforms, ludgate squatter, technoLeave a comment

Dark acid and electro on Lifeforms. Two stripped back box jams recorded straight to tape.

Anshaw Black – A01 [A01]

May 31, 2019May 30, 2019 hipodromeanshaw black, black merlin, electro, industrial, technoLeave a comment

Anshaw relentlessly exposes a range of emotion and versatility through bit crushed textures, varying sonics and unorthodox song structure. The result is a creation of his influences (bass, techno, post punk, electro & dark wave) fused with his own unique vision. Culminating an EP that sounds absolutely powerful yet melodic.

VA – Relative Persuasions [BT35]

May 30, 2019May 31, 2019 hipodromearp220, brokntoys, electro, int main, obergman, oskar telemann, techno, the jaffa kid, xy0815Leave a comment

8th Brokntoys VA compilation, spinning a web around fresh and old bloods alike. 5 cuts, 5 styles, everything you need to slick the floors with out of date smoke fluid. Tracks from Arp220, Obergman, XY0815 and Int Main Rigid, The Jaffa Kid and Oskar Telemann.

Celestial Circuits – Dark Sines / Autonomy [IAS001]

May 30, 2019May 30, 2019 hipodromecelestial circuits, electro, in a spin records, technoLeave a comment

Futuristic Electro / Techno music written by a secret Microchip, connected to Intergalactic Celestial Circuits. Transmitted across the Space Time Continum from a Distant Galaxy populated by Artifically Intelligent Robots. This message was Intercepted by The Hacker Command and recorded to wax for Phuture generations to interpret..

Cygnus – Deep Analysis [CPU01001001]

May 30, 2019May 31, 2019 hipodromecentral processing unit, cygnus, electro, phillip washingtonLeave a comment

Cygnus aka Phillip Washington returns home to CPU with Deep Analysis. Six tracks of nebulous compositions all containing his signature emotional and melodic electro. Sheffield Bleep is an ode to CPU Records complete with an old school vocoder rap over CR-78 rhythms. Deep Analysis is an answer to one of Washington’s favourite tracks ‘Sleep Paralysis’ by Mikron. Ultraterrestrial, Her Majesty and Descent of Man are beautiful si-fi electronic music without comparison. The E.P. wraps things up with Hallucinate Data cementing Cygnus as a master of the genre.

Chris Barg – Stille Plage EP [ZEIT005]

May 30, 2019May 30, 2019 hipodromeacid, chris barg, electro, seven hills records, techno, tilo manig, zeitnotLeave a comment

The next four Zeitnot releases are coming in thick and fast. ZEIT005 is courtesy of Chris Barg aka Tilo Manig from 90s Italian Electro outfit analogue audio association. Zeitnot is a sublabel of UK record label Seven Hills.

Jex Opolis – Earth Boy [DKMNTL064]

May 29, 2019May 29, 2019 hipodromedekmantel records, disco, electro, house, jex opolisLeave a comment

Dekmantel welcomes the good time vibes of Canadian selector, and retrotastic, vibe-poppin’ producer Jex Opolis. Cult figure, obsessive Discog-er and Good Timin’ boss, the Brooklyn-based, Canadian has etched out a global reputation with his exotic taste of lo-fi, party productions, with this – his Dekmantel debut – not straying far from the formula Electro, disco-chic, doused in gooey pop, sultry silk, and retro synth-boogie.