Quadratschulz – WW303 [SHIPLP006]

October 20, 2017October 19, 2017 hipodromealbum, electro, quadratschulz, shipwrec records, wolfgangschaltungLeave a comment

Quadratschulz delivers his debut album “WW303”. Ten tracks make up this vision, a vision of lazers, pulsing neon and gleaming chrome. Arcade game memories. Curls of acid. Electrofunk vocals. Synth wave chic. And even some past greats. All are lovingly folded together in this rich and diverse collection. Styles are juxtaposed. 303 bars throb and strings soar in the lilting “Der rasende Roland” whereas “Robotic Dancer” struts to a future-world funk. Quadratschulz sculpts his sound with a wonderfully warm and autumnal quality, as in the cascading synth showers of “Ferrofluid.” Yet there are colder moments, the frigid flows of “Kran” sprouting into the chilly house tones of “Piloten.” a Tribute to the groundbreaking LFO is also included. Bleep festooned chicanery is the offering as “Ring The Bell” takes you back to the infamous warehouse parties of 90s Britain.

Pantser Fabriek – Du Bist So Jung [B4011]

October 20, 2017January 11, 2021 hipodromealbum, bunker records, electro, pantser fabriek, techno, willem witteLeave a comment

New Bunker release… Oldschool EBM project from Den Haag.

I-F – The Brown Elbow Conspiracy [V12/3(2017)]

October 20, 2017May 7, 2018 hipodromeelectro, i-f, interr-ference, re-release, reissue, techno, viewlexxLeave a comment

Valuable remastered reissue of this groundbreaking and hard to find Dutch westcoast collectors item from 1997.

Das Muster – Fehlersuche [BP001]

October 20, 2017January 16, 2019 hipodromebetween places, das muster, electro, solar one musicLeave a comment

“Between Places” is the new sublabel from Solar One Music, because SOM set their focus more on Albums and all kinds of electronic music. The new “Between Places” Label will only have the focus on pure Electro Music from all different countries. First release comes from German Producer “Das Muster”. He is no stranger for die hard electro fans and also for all who like the old, cold and dark sound of Dopplereffekt.

Phase Fatale – Redeemer [HOS494]

October 18, 2017December 25, 2018 hipodromealbum, electro, hayden payne, hospital productions, industrial, phase fatale, post punk, technoLeave a comment

‘Redeemer’ is the brutally seductive debut album by Phase Fatale, a key player in the recent charge of EBM and post punk-informed industrial techno infecting ‘floors from his home city, NYC to his DJ residency at Berghain. In Dominick Fernow’s Hospital Productions, Phase Fatale finds a fitting home for his personalised brand of clinical, rictus rhythm programming and searing synth and guitar lines, adding a vital streak of black and blue electric energy to the legendary label in its 20th year of cultish operation. In seven parts, ‘Redeemer’ follows the direct, his deeply personal realisation of weaponised sonics, upholding a strong tradition of techno as a prophetic exercise or ritual to gird dancers and listeners for the onset of future war. It presents Phase Fatale as an ultimate emissary of electronic violence and domination in the process, steeling the limbic system and muscle memory thru a fine-tuned disciplinarian approach to pharmacokinetics and biomechanics.

Cadency – Código de Acción [FP012]

October 18, 2017October 17, 2017 hipodromeacid, cadency, electro, forbidden planet, hector oaks, technoLeave a comment

The newest release on Forbiden Planet comes from Cadency aka Hector Oaks.

Dreams – Vision Zero [SSTR10]

October 18, 2017October 17, 2017 hipodromeacid, dreams, electro, innsyter, jesse pimenta, subsubtropics records, technoLeave a comment

Jesse Pimenta is a Brazilian-born, LA-grown artist who has previously released on Nous Disques as well as on his own Private Selection imprint. Side A brings two slamming cuts fit for all-out dance floor annihilation whilst Side B delves into more psychotropic yet punkish zones.

Group Rhoda – Wilderless [DE186]

October 17, 2017December 12, 2025 hipodromealbum, dark entries records, dark wave, electro, group rhoda, mara barenbaum, synth pop, synth waveLeave a comment

Group Rhoda is the solo electronic music project of Mara Barenbaum, based out of Oakland, California, one half of Max and Mara. The project started around 2009 with a debut album ‘Out of Time, Out of Touch’ in 2012 on Night School Records. ‘Wilderless’ is Group Rhoda’s third full length and first for Dark Entries Records. Each of the these 7 songs draw forth tones of tropical darkwave and soft industrial, while negating the sound of conformity and control. The album explore themes of societal and spiritual displacement, contemporary serfdom, the depths of empathy, regeneration through destruction, and the tyranny of claiming recognition and power. Lyrics are poetically expressed through allegory and explore archetypes rooted more in abstract observation rather than hard line experience. Through transgression and imagination, Group Rhoda explores the arc of songwriting interwoven into stark electronic environments, and creates a bridge between the corporeal and the dream worlds.

Patrick Cowley – Afternooners [DE185]

October 17, 2017February 5, 2025 hipodromealbum, dark entries records, disco, electro, honey soundsystem, patrick cowley, synth popLeave a comment

Dark Entries and Honey Soundsystem Records have teamed up once more to release the final volume of gay porn soundtracks by San Francisco-based musician and producer, Patrick Cowley. One of the most revolutionary and influential figures in the canon of disco, Cowley created his own brand of Hi-NRG dance music, “The San Francisco Sound.” Born in Buffalo, NY on October 19, 1950, Patrick moved to San Francisco in 1971 to study at the City College of San Francisco. He founded the Electronic Music Lab at the school, where he would make experimental soundtracks by blending various types of music and adapting them to the synthesizer. Featuring 70 minutes of music never before released on vinyl.

Bionda e Lupo – Die Kinder Aus Dem Park [CHAR12]

October 17, 2017September 17, 2025 hipodromebionda e lupo, charlois records, disco, electro, pinkman records, sane, sneaker, synth popLeave a comment

Bionda e Lupo are like little you’ll have heard before, a boy/girl band like no other. Synth wave is fed a line of modern alienation, delusory disco to a disdainful drum beat, house emptied and ridiculed. Rhythms are stark, melodies are as mechanical as the lyrics. “Zug Der Vogel” is sparse, vocals intertwine in an empty embrace whilst bars sparkle. “Twoi Glasza” is more playful. Bright words shimmer against sweeping strings. The past is parodied across the EP but nowhere more so than in “Die Kinder Aus Dem Park.” A former classic dug out before being peppered by machine gun percussion. The stilted rhyme of “Eckstein” closes, a ballad of bittersweet images and lost hopes.

Benedikt Frey – Artificial [ESP048]

October 16, 2017October 16, 2017 hipodromealbum, benedikt frey, disco, electro, esp institute, experimental, houseLeave a comment

There is a sense of urgency increasingly infecting the human condition, fragmenting our attention span, accelerating our needs and often influencing our motives when making creative decisions. The result is a lack of dynamics, there is no ebb or flow, its “go” time, all the time. Electronic music is one of the clearest examples of a widening division between great art created in a deeply imaginative vaccum and the soulessly formulaic and branded product that serves the impatient masses. What draws the ESP Institute to Benedikt Frey is his ability to operate on the fringe, outside the constructs artists constantly channel themselves into—his art speaks a pure language that is realized by any means necessary, a process devised solely to articulate his own message, one delivered with patience, never rushed nor dictated by the outside world. Artificial was written and produced over two years, tirelessly sculpted into a sequence abstract pieces that are fiercely independent but accumulate layers of meaning when collaged. It is electronic and rhythm-based, but never reliant on any prescribed instrumentation, arrangement or expecatation. This is our idea of well conceived and executed album; not simply a collection of tracks but a complex narrative that unfolds over peaks and valleys, pulling the listener into emotional corners before leaving a residual impression. Some may describe music very well in words, but there is always something lost in translation—a story only the music itself can tell.

VA – Q/R [SUBREC0942]

October 11, 2017October 10, 2017 hipodromeautomatenfall, beta evers, chen yi, compilation, dora gerl, electro, experimental, gadi pirms sakuma, melodies souterraines, neud photo, synth wave, the blizzard sowLeave a comment

“Q/R” it’s about weird electro, new wave, industrial, synth pop and dark psychedelic musik. It includes a remastered version of Chen Yi’s 1982 work “Rug” , but also unreleased track from Beta Evers & Dora Gerl as “Severe Sisters”, Denis Frajerman & William Bope project, The Blizzard Sow. An industrial/rock track recorded by a new band from Berlin, called Automatenfall. A new track from USA based artist Neud Photo, a cosmic electro track from mysterious BB & SS and an exclusive latvian piece from 1988 (19 Gadi Pirms Sakuma).

Beta Evers / Spatial Relation – Split EP [PM020]

October 11, 2017October 10, 2017 hipodromebeta evers, electro, heinrich mueller, peripheral minimal, spatial relation, synth waveLeave a comment

Peripheral Minimal announce a imminent release of, ‘Beta Evers / Spatial Relation’, a six-track 12” E.P., that also features, Heinrich Mueller of Dopplereffekt. The six tracks contain the coldest of minimal synth and technoid darkness, underpinned by a melancholic sentiment. This is the third release by Spatial Relation on Peripheral Minimal, and the first by Beta Evers.

Mick Wills – M.W. Cuts [ARMA017]

October 11, 2017October 10, 2017 hipodromearma records, edits, electro, industrial, mick wills, minimal synth, synth waveLeave a comment

Arma Records returns with a rare treat from legendary DJ, Mick Wills. Mick has been active in the seedier corners of electronic music for more than 30 years. A life spent digging in the undergrowth for deviant dance music has given him the edge that makes a truly gifted spinner, without riding on hype. For this release on Arma, Mick has given us two edits that speak to his distinctive style as a DJ – the original tracks are cult choices re-moulded into deadly, subversive club weapons. The brooding darkwave of ‘Himmelfahrt 89’ is enough to turn the most indifferent bar crowd into swaying, baying denizens of the night, while ‘Stay Silent’ pummels out a relentless electro motif that teeters on the edge of destruction for 11 thrilling minutes. These aren’t crowd-pleasing DJ tools, and neither are they slick and easy edits of obvious classics. This is a peek into the inner workings of a man with decades of experience working masses of flesh into a sweaty fever pitch using sounds you’ve never heard before.

VA – CPU Remixes [CPU00110010]

October 10, 2017October 9, 2017 hipodromeannie hall, automatic tasty, b12, blixaboy, central processing unit, compilation, dj vlr, electro, federico leocata, jensen interceptor, microlith, morphology, noumen, plant43, sync 24, tryphèmeLeave a comment

Following their 50th release milestone CPU celebrate 5th anniversary with a 2×12 LP remix compilation. CPU has been reticent in regards to remixes, with a grand total of zero during its first five years of existence. This all changes with this dedicated remix compilation celebrating the label’s 5th anniversary. The exalted roster have chosen their favourite tracks to remix from the label’s back catalogue and are brought together in a very special 2×12 gatefold sleeve. B12, Jensen Interceptor and Morphology all make an appearance alongside some of the label’s seldom seen artists. There is also a posthumous Microlith remix of Tryphème – Mélodramatique. Electro has again proven its staying power and CPU has played a key role in championing some of the genre’s greatest: bringing new artists to the front line and cementing the status of the established. This five year celebration showcases the diverse tastes and backgrounds of the roster, crossing many genre boundaries – all executed with precision and attention to detail that the label is known for.

Rhys Celeste – Microlith [FR016]

October 10, 2017November 15, 2019 hipodromeacid, album, ambient, electro, fundamental records, microlith, rhys celesteLeave a comment

“Rhys Celeste aka Microlith passed away 26th February. 24 years old. The fatal weekend when Rhys lost his life I was mastering the tracks for his release in Fundamental Records. Rhys sent me the tracks only a few days before. He kept about forty untitled tracks for Fundamental Records and together we selected a perfect track list for the album. I was with all these melodies in my head all that weekend, I remember perfectly that feeling. Today I still have that special sensation that you can feel in all tracks composed by Rhys, something nostalgic with a big doses of happiness and hope in every note. When I was mastering his tracks I was like a young kid with a new record in my hands, each track is great, even the interludes are very special compositions.I am sure the people who support the projects we release in Fundamental Records will support this album not only for the circumstances but mainly because the quality of the tracks from someone with only 24 years… this is sad. I feel a deep emptiness inside of me because Rhys never listened the final tracks mastered… we released each track with the original references Rhys used for his tracks, except two tracks included in the very special 7. This feeling is something I can’t explain in words, and it is very difficult to carry within me. The next monday after his death I was like out of my body, we had a mountain of work with the shipping of the 808 Box but I felt totally paralyzed, my wife Anais and I could hardly speak, we were speechless for some minutes, looking to the screen of the computer trying to understand what happened, then I decided I have to do what I said to Rhys only two days before, and I opened the player in my laptop and I started to work in the design for the cover with the music of Rhys in repeat mode. I was in front of the screen all day, printing many sketches and color variations. I called Fundamental Records to our label for a very good reason and this project deserves this adjective in full effect. For the same reason I also decided to release this album under the real name of the artist, Rhys Celeste and use his music name, Microlith, for the title.”

Mesak – Kirot [VTX006]

October 10, 2017July 27, 2018 hipodromeacid, electro, mesak, tatu metsätähti, vortex traksLeave a comment

Vortex Traks presents 4-tracker of alien machine funk from the mind of Mesak.

Jensen Interceptor – Carter’s Green Factory [CPU00110011]

October 10, 2017October 9, 2017 hipodromecentral processing unit, electro, jensen interceptor, mikey melasLeave a comment

Jensen Interceptor aka Mikey Melas returns to CPU with another brutal electro storm. The dance floor is never far from his mind with each track building upon his signature thunderous kicks and android basslines. Melas demonstrates his meticulous knowledge of the genre on this E.P. as he jumps between aquatic synths and no nonsense UR science.

Beta Evers – Eruption [SGX03]

October 10, 2017October 9, 2017 hipodromebeta evers, electro, kommando 6, re-release, reissue, sonic groove, sonic groove experiments, synth popLeave a comment

The sub label of Sonic Groove, “Sonic Groove Experiments”, returns after a 4 year hiatus with a stellar re-release of the Electrowave classic “Eruption” by Beta Evers. Originally released as a Limited Edition 12” back in 2005 on Beta’s own Kommando 6 label. Now in 2017 the original pressing goes for quite a fortune on the record collecting market.

An-I – BIS Radio Show #892

October 9, 2017December 13, 2017 hipodromean-i, beats in space, doug lee, electro, industrial, lee douglas, minimal synth, podcastLeave a comment

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