Dressel Amorosi – DeathMetha LP [GD031]

October 30, 2018October 18, 2023 hipodromealbum, disco, dressel amorosi, electro, federico amorosi, giallo disco records, heinrich dressel, horror disco, valerio lombardozziLeave a comment

DRESSEL AMOROSI - Deathmetha

The legendary Heinrich Dressel and former Simonetti’s Goblin bass player Federico Amorosi, team up for the collaboration of the year. Crawling from freshly cracked tombs, dripping with ooze and bloodlust, these 8 tracks are the perfect soundtrack to some long lost Italian Zombie epic or Supernatural Giallo. Nods to the greats, from that perfect Italian prog-rock bass sound, to the atmospheres of Frizzi and the disco groove of Carpenter. Unashamed hardware worship with the X firmly burned into the flesh at the alter of Elka. Giallo Disco is proud to present this masterwork from two Italian greats.

Credit 00 – The Cosmic Funk Collection EP [BAP124]

October 30, 2018June 29, 2021 hipodromeacid, alexander dorn, bordello a parigi, credit 00, disco, electroLeave a comment

CREDIT 00 - The Cosmic Funk Collection

For more than half a decade Alexander Dorn has shaken electronic sounds, stirring shapes and forms as Credit 00 that adhere to few genre tags. His Bordello A Parigi debut is no exception. The alumnus of Uncanny Valley and Ratlife arrives with four tracks under the banner of The Cosmic Funk collection. Drawing on a spectrum of influences, the Leipzig based musician melts reimagined house with broken beats, blends Eastern acid aromatics with jazz abstractions and achieves a sound that is stunningly unique. Within this sonic cocktail you’ll also encounter dashes of samples, a peppery head of 90s anthems and a liberal glug of freestyle funk. A one of a kind record from a one of a kind artist.

Jensen Interceptor – Mother LP [LR009]

October 29, 2018October 24, 2024 hipodromeacid, album, assembler code, electro, jensen interceptor, lone romantic, mikey melas, technoLeave a comment

Following six years spent tickling the fancy of quality electro lovers the world over, Mikey Melas AKA Jensen Interceptor has finally got round to recording a debut album. This will come out on the Lone Romantic imprint and it’s a pretty hot collection of cuts, with the Sydney producer joining the dots between ranging, angular peak-time slammers (“Ultramax”, “Drip Freq”), bustling and bass-heavy workouts (“Haze”), bleeping space symphonies (the Sinewave-esque “Dimensional Thought”), Drexciya-style missives (“Ufology”, “Shadow Network”) and more crystalline, melodious affairs (“Mother”). Some of his scene pals swing by to lend a hand, too, with The Hacker and Assembler Code collaborations standing out.

VA – From The Dark Volume 1 [CE026]

October 29, 2018November 8, 2022 hipodrome214, alienata, assembler code, compilation, cultivated electronics, delta funktionen, electro, exterminador, jensen interceptor, rico casazza, stratowerx, sync 24, techno, versalifeLeave a comment

Sync 24’s Cultivated Electronics rounds off 2018 in style with the “From The Dark” Series. 3 x V/A LP’s showcasing some of the leading lights of modern electro alongside some solid newcomers. Focussing on the spookier side of the genre FTD brings in the various shades of darker electro tones from across the Globe. Volume 1 kicks off the series with with some super dark selections from Sync 24 & Alienata, Australia’s hottest electro exports of the moment Jensen Interceptor and Assembler Code, Seattle Electro Veteran 214, CE newcomer Rico Casazza, Radio Matrix Boss & Tresor resident Delta Funktionen, Caught London Sleeping Head Honcho Stratowerx, Delsin & Clone affiliate Versalife and Berlin based CE newcomer Exterminador.

Dopplereffekt – Athanatos [LSR022]

October 29, 2018June 9, 2022 hipodromecarsten nicolai, detroit, dopplereffekt, electro, gerald donald, leisure system, michaela to-nhan bertel, olaf benderLeave a comment

Detroit electro legends Dopplereffekt return to Leisure System for their fourth release on the Berlin based imprint. Athanatos is named after the angel of the planet Mercury in ancient Greek mythology, but that isn’t so much the theme. Here the duo again explore subjects related to genetic conditions and chromosomal influences that define mortality across the EP’s five tracks. After the brooding sonic landscapes of the title track , it’s classic Mitchell & Nhan all the way on the majestic electronic funk of “Hayflick Limit” while devilishly enchanting slow burners like “Telomere” or “Mitosisin” lock you in with their hypnotic grasp. Raster-Noton founders Carsten Nicolai (who did the artwork) and Olaf Bender are said to have collaborated with the pair on this release.

Nehuen – Intenso EP [COS_MOS_005]

October 26, 2018December 14, 2021 hipodromecos_mos, electro, industrial, mos recordings, nehuen, technoLeave a comment

NEHUEN - Intenso EP

COS_MOS welcome Argentinian Nehuen for their next EP. The Barcelona based artist makes uncompromising dance floor tracks and co-runs the Classicworks label with Cardopusher. This time out he offers four more fierce cuts that cannot fail to get the attention of the club.

Boris Barksdale – Tephra Ensemble [VV009]

October 26, 2018March 22, 2022 hipodromeboris barksdale, electro, industrial, minimal synth, veleno violaLeave a comment

Debut Vinyl release for Greek outsider Boris Barksdale, presenting 4 lo-fi, nightmarish and cinematic cuts inspired by 80’s industrial and body music with B-movies VHS imagery. listen

Marcel Dettmann @ Red Light Radio (ADE) 19.10.2018

October 25, 2018October 25, 2018 hipodromeade, amsterdam dance event, electro, marcel dettmann, new beat, red light radio, technoLeave a comment

red light radio

Ernestas Sadau – Phormix Podcast #136

October 24, 2018October 23, 2018 hipodromeacid, digital tsunami, electro, ernestas sadau, new beat, phormix, podcast, synth waveLeave a comment

Le Syndicat Electronique – Le Syndicat Electronique [MNQ125]

October 24, 2018May 7, 2025 hipodromea//, album, alexandre gand, electro, le syndicat electronique, mannequin records, minimal synth, synth waveLeave a comment

Mannequin Records presents a 2xLP retrospective compilation of the french electro/wave pioneer Le Syndicat Électronique, the historical electro/wave project by Alaxis Andreas G., founder of the seminal Invasion Planète Recordings – the first French minimal electro/wave/experimental label founded in late 1998 by the insurance proceeds of a car crash. Heavily influenced by the work of masters like Kraftwerk/John Carpenter/Front 242, Alaxis Andreas G. is responsible for many others dark electronic / industrial / neofolk projects – to name a few: A//, Bruta Non Calculant, Swesor Brother, La Séduction Des Innocents, It & My Computer, Eva VIII.

Imre Kiss @ Solid Steel Radio Show 12/10/2018

October 22, 2018October 22, 2018 hipodromeelectro, house, imre kiss, ninja tune, solid steel radioLeave a comment

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VA – Global Surveyor 4 [DE-025]

October 22, 2018December 30, 2021 hipodromeanthony rother, carl finlow, compilation, dominance electricity, electro, hardfloor, heliopause, patronen, silicon scally, techno, visoniaLeave a comment

The German label Dominance Electricity presents Phase 4 of the Global Surveyor various artist album series (launched in 1998). Featuring heavy-weights of the international Electro genre such as Anthony Rother, Hardfloor, Silicon Scally aka Carl Finlow and Heliopause (a project of Germany’s Dynamik Bass System & Detroit’s Keith Tucker of AUX 88) and many more, this carefully selected collection includes a total of 24 productions out of 13 countries / 5 continents ranging between clubbish acid power, deep space cruiser, playful kraftwerkesk melodic downtempo and ambient synth magic.

Versalife – Vortices EP [SHIP057]

October 22, 2018November 8, 2022 hipodromeboris bunnik, conforce, electro, shipwrec records, versalifeLeave a comment

Boris Bunnik is no stranger here at Shipwrec, having graced the label with some beautifully deep and textured music under his Conforce, Hexagon and Versalife monikers. It is to his Versalife guise that the Rotterdam based producer returns, this time for a quartet of works in the shape of Vortices. A spectrum of musical radiance from a modern day master.

Ekman /Obergman – Code Two [PROPAGANDAM007]

October 22, 2018April 28, 2025 hipodromeekman, electro, obergman, ola bergman, propaganda moscow, roel dijcks, technoLeave a comment

Dutch magician Ekman & Borft related Obergman for Propaganda Moscow.

Exhausted Modern – Ampér [BT31]

October 19, 2018November 10, 2022 hipodromebrokntoys, dark wave, electro, exhausted modern, ladislav zensor, layup, technoLeave a comment

EXHAUSTED MODERN - Amper

Co-founder of Endless Illusion, Exhausted Modern returns to brokntoys with a limited white label. Ampér shows the Czech producer running the gamut accross 6 tracks covering melodic acid, hypnotic slomo grooves and celestial electro.

Kluentah – Taubens [SIS002]

October 19, 2018December 2, 2021 hipodromeelectro, fallbeil, kluentah, sisters, synth wave, technoLeave a comment

KLUENTAH - Taubens

Hamburg’s Kluentah lay down 6 cut to the bone DIY tracks. One half of duo Fallbeil debuts on Sisters, in this release Kluentah brings his own brand of EBM infused techno and electro with tough & relentless drums, haunting synths and asphyxiated vocals, suitable for the end times or the club.

1/2 GOTT – 1/2 GOTT [UV048]

October 19, 2018August 26, 2021 hipodromedark wave, electro, gott, scannoir, sneaker, synth pop, uncanny valleyLeave a comment

1/2 GOTT - 1/2 Gott

1/2 GOTT is the new project of Sneaker from Dresden/Berlin and Scannoir from Zurich, who share their love for EBM and Synth Pop not only when DJing but also when producing. In several nights and with the help of a decent group of instruments, they have evoked a series of tracks that can certainly be subsumed as New Swiss wave. The first record is entitled 1/2 GOTT and will be followed by GOTT in the foreseeable future. The result is music that sounds as if the Iron Curtain had never fallen. Although Sneaker likes to step to the microphone, he leaves the vocals to Scannoir, who gives the perfect counterpart for the menacing beats with his deep laments. The tracks are little masterpieces in the matter of repetition with whipping drums and off-beat percussions. However, they cannot disguise their hymn-like gesture. This must be the sound of a sunrise over the industrial area.

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VA – GMI Jam Venice [GFTDCVLTR002]

October 16, 2018November 27, 2023 hipodromeautre, electro, gifted culture, hawaiian chips, house, two thouLeave a comment

Gifted Culture collective is ready to unleash the second jam session of the announced trilogy. GMI Jam Venice comes from the filth and the mug of the abandoned ex-industrial area in the outskirts of Venice. There, Autre and Two Thou invade Hawaiian Chips’ top-notch studio, where all together ride 70’s synthesizer rarities and try to domesticate the monstrous Yamaha CS 80. This jam, inspired by the post-industrial Venetian scenario, dives between the dreams of archetypal electronic music and reminiscences of psychedelic progressive bands, giving birth to two long journeys ready to gently carry the dance floor into the outer space.

VA – Danzas Electricas Vol. II [MMLP2002]

October 15, 2018December 2, 2021 hipodromecompilation, ekstern, electro, eva geist, heninspace, houschyard, industrial, konsistent, macadam mambo, minimal synth, sacha mambo, sauerstofff, service, synth wave, wostoLeave a comment

The ‘metallic’ compilation Danzas Electricas is back for a second volume. Curated by Sacha Mambo, it presents only artists from nowadays and takes distance from the edits to push original and weird electronic music of close artists friends from Dresden, Copenhagen, Berlin, Prague, Lyon and Hamburg. Some of them are already relatives of Macadam Mambo : Konsistent, Wosto, Heninspace, Eva Geist or Sacha himself and it introduces new acts : Ekstern (Nixxon & Spacelex), Service, Houschyard or Sauerstofff to present a good mixture of Kraut, Punk, Industrial tracks, which never fall into dark.

Raw – Fragments EP [DE-221]

October 15, 2018July 17, 2024 hipodromedark entries records, electro, elfish records, experimental, giannis papaioannou, makis faros, minimal synth, raw, synth popLeave a comment

Raw formed during the summer of 1990 in Athens, Greece when keyboardist Giannis Papaioannou and percussionist Makis Faros started composing music for imaginary waiting rooms. They combined the traditional cut-up technique of tape-loops, the industrial timbres of musique concrète with the harmonics of world music, all filtered through digital sampling and computer programming. Their first recordings generated an 8 track demo, which was freely distributed among friends and the local underground press. After 6 months of work and several sessions with guest musicians on acoustic and electric instruments, Raw self-released their first album ‘Land’ in December 1991 on Elfish Records. In 1992 they recruited the band’s sound engineer, Coti K., as a third member, both on stage and studio sessions. ‘City’ was their second album fully inspired by the mechanisms of their home town. Presenting a different electronic face of Raw, manipulating rhythms with analogue synthesizers and harsh sampling to evoke the atmosphere of Athens. ‘City’ was released on CD only by Elfish Records in 1994. ‘Fragments’ is a collection of 4 songs from ‘City’ presented on vinyl for the first time plus bonus track recorded during the “City’ sessions previously released on a compilation in 1992.