Transparent Sound – Accidents 1994-2023 [TRESOR361]

June 29, 2023June 29, 2023 hipodromecompilation, electro, martin brown, orson bramley, transparent sound, tresor recordsLeave a comment

Transparent Sound are the original dons of UK electro, not exactly household names yet an act with so many under-repped classics that once you dive into their catalogue you might end up emptying your bank account on Discogs. To save you going down this calamitous path as well as to finally, raise TS to the level of notoriety they deserve, Tresor Records presents ‘Accidents 1994-2023’. Formed by Orson Bramley and Martin Brown in Bognor Regis in 1994, Transparent Sound have managed to create 30 years’ worth of some of the best electro from the British Isles, despite claiming to not know what they were doing nor how their instruments work.

Autobot-1000 – 3 Dimensions Of Space LP [IH001]

June 29, 2023December 13, 2023 hipodromealbum, autobot-1000, detroit, douglas patterson, electro, hoodwink records, inherent futurism, re-release, reissueLeave a comment

Inherent Futurism is a new label coming out of Copenhagen, Denmark and headed up by Morten Kamper, a staple in the Danish electronic music scene who’s been involved in it for more than 30 years and nowadays is running the 313vinyl_collective record store in the capital. Inherent Futurism will focus on a blend of unearthed old records and new material with no real boundaries, just a focus on quality electronic music in all forms with an inclination towards Techno and Electro. To inaugurate the label, Morten shines a light on an unsung gemstone from the Detroit Electro genre, Autobot-1000’s ‘3 Dimension Of Space’, The album comes on vinyl for the first time, the project was only out on CD and released in 2001 on Hoodwink Records from North Carolina, US.

Plant43 – Reflection | Reaction – Part One [PLANT43010]

June 29, 2023June 29, 2023 hipodromeelectro, emile facey, plant43, plant43 recordingsLeave a comment

Reflection | Reaction is a trilogy of EP’s written by Plant43 over the course of winter 2022/23, the first in the series marking the 10th release and third anniversary for the artist’s Plant43 Recordings label. Over the course of twelve tracks and over an hour of new music Emile Facey takes the listener on an emotional journey through the frosty depths of winter and into the warm sunlight of spring.

PRZ – Synthetic Man [CWCS020]

June 29, 2023June 29, 2023 hipodromeclone records, clone west coast series, electro, prz, technoLeave a comment

Powerful and alienating electro-techno tracks from PRZ. The ‘Synthetic Man’ gives us a little view of how his LFO brain works and delivers a fierce follow-up on his 1st release on Clone.

Bionda e Lupo – La Deutsche Vita LP [BELLADEVI]

June 16, 2023September 17, 2025 hipodromealbum, bionda e lupo, electro, italo-disco, new wave, sane, sneaker, synth popLeave a comment

A warm rain in August, the cool feeling of soft ice cream on the lips, golden light and tender smiles. The sweet scent of strawberries, people laughing in the backyard and autumn is already in the air. This is how the music of Bionda e Lupo feels. Joy and melancholy, warmth and goosebumps – that is “La Deutsche Vita”. Six summers – ten songs for the double album by the Berlin couple. Lively German lyrics allowing us to immerse ourselves in the world of Gertalo, as we surf on synths in the New German Wave and refresh ourselves with a splash of cheeky Schlager pop.

Timothy J. Fairplay – Hot Night For Slum Lord EP [IM013]

June 16, 2023June 15, 2023 hipodromedj overdose, ebm, electro, intergalactic gary, italo moderni, techno, timothy j fairplay, univacLeave a comment

UK based studio wizard Timothy J. Fairplay returns to Italo Moderni with a masterpiece EP including remixes by Dj Overdose, Intergalactic Gary and Univac. Three originals and three remixes influenced by italo disco with catchy basslines and acid harmonies. It is not a surprise that Italo Moderni & Timothy J. Fairplay are great combination together and this is a fine example of his quality studio productions.

Adrian Marth feat Diana Berti – Crystal Ball Visions EP [KRI003]

June 16, 2023June 15, 2023 hipodromeacid, adrian marth, chino, chupacabras, diana berti, ebm, electro, kri recordsLeave a comment

The third KRI Records release features the infamous Italo Moderni label boss Adrian Marth joining forces with the Italian EBM master Diana Berti (Violet Poison) and it’s a belter. Warm and punchy analog beats are spiced with haunting melodies and sinister pads that will break even the toughest of ravers. Sturdy EBM-ish, dark italo and wave production is cushioned with Adrian’s mysterious vocals adding yet another layer to a diverse EP accompanied by two heavy-weight remixes by Chino & Chupacabras.

Sound Synthesis & Acidulant (RAIM) Live @ Earth Garden 2023

June 15, 2023June 14, 2023 hipodromeacid, acidulant, earth garden festival, electro, keith farrugia, live act, neil hales, raim, sound synthesisLeave a comment

RAIM is a collaboration project between Sound Synthesis and Acidulant. The pair met at an underground garage in their hometown on the island of Malta, where they would gather with friends to listen to records from Europe and the UK – The likes of Warp Records, Rephlex, Planet Mu, UR and R&S. Recorded Live at Earth Garden Festival, Enchanted Forest for Pudina on 3rd June 2023.

Ekman – The Strange Vice of.. Ekman [CREME12-102/CREME12-103]

June 15, 2023June 14, 2023 hipodromeacid, album, creme organization, ekman, electro, roel dijcks, technoLeave a comment

Creme Organization presents a retrospective of sorts, compiled from dozens of unreleased tracks from literally two decades of producing, these gems were collecting dust in the vaults of Ekman. Ekman takes us to a journey deeper into the woods with his unique brooding electro, vivid sparkling soundscapes and minimum for the maximum dirty brown The Hague Acid (TM). Evocative and eerie electro from the Dutch master. The compilation is splitted into two parts including 7, respectively 6 tracks.

part 1 / part 2

Alberta Balsam – 15 Billion Elektrovolt [DUB050]

June 15, 2023June 29, 2023 hipodromealberta balsam, album, breaks, clone records, dub recordings, electroLeave a comment

Intuitive analog Electronix by the by the talented Alberta Balsam, one of Rotterdams upcoming talents.

Stigma / Dawl – CLUT006 [CLUT006]

June 15, 2023June 14, 2023 hipodromebreaks, clut communication, darren woollard, dawl, electro, house, steve marie, stigmaLeave a comment

New release on Clut Communication, this time with a split EP from Stigma and Dawl. Raw, heavy, aggressive basslines and cosmics linear synth are common element to make you understand how to burn the floor.

The Hacker @ Italo Moderni, Nitsa Club (Barcelona) 26.05.2023

June 12, 2023June 9, 2023 hipodromeebm, electro, industrial, italo moderni, michel amato, nitsa club, podcast, techno, the hackerLeave a comment

Larionov – Kri Podcast #4

June 12, 2023June 9, 2023 hipodromeelectro, kri records, larionov, podcast, technoLeave a comment

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MGUN – From Time To Time [HMR-001]

June 10, 2023June 8, 2023 hipodromealbum, deep techno, detroit techno, electro, hold me recordings, manuel gonzales, mgunLeave a comment

Hold Me Recordings is Manuel Gonzales and Ryan Spencer and their objective is to maintain a constant flow of releases from local artists from Detroit. The first release comes from Manuel Gonzales under his MGUN guise. “From Time To Time” is an album with eight techno-electro tracks.

Donald Dust – Nausea EP [BAP181]

June 8, 2023June 13, 2023 hipodromebordello a parigi, disco, donald dust, electro, houseLeave a comment

Having featured on the Riviera Disco compilation series it’s time that Donald Dust returns to Bordello. This time the Scottish artist is back with a five track EP in the form of Nausea. Bending ideas and styles, the Edinburgh producer serves up a sample strewn, italo-infected grenade. Clean chords and percussion are sullied by hoarse vocals as arpeggiators grind and growl.

Teslasonic – Foundation LP [MR033]

June 7, 2023June 7, 2023 hipodromealbum, electro, gianluca bertasi, minimalrome, teslasonic1 Comment

Foundation is set in the future when the world is barely remembered and humans have colonized the galaxy. The record introduces Donnie Ozone, a brilliant visionary rapper and psychohistorian whose job is to use lyrics and rhymes to predict the future. It is divided into six chapters, each showing a part of the bigger picture portrayed on the outstanding cover by Infidel. Teslasonic gathers together the galaxy’s top scientists and artists on a bleak outer planet and sets out to preserve the accumulated knowledge of humankind and begin a new human galactic empire based on Art, Science and Technology. He calls his sanctuary the Foundation and designs it to withstand a dark age of ignorance, barbarism, and warfare that he predicts will last for a long time.

E.R.P. – Untitled [APNEA103]

June 7, 2023June 7, 2023 hipodromeapnea, detroit, e.r.p, electro, gerard hansonLeave a comment

We’ll never tire of Gerard Hanson’s individual take on electro, where vast swathes of pads and finely balanced melodies ensure a smooth trajectory into the outer realms of what machine funk can be. This latest EP appears on Spanish label Apnea, and it leads in with the bubbling bass and celestial vistas of ‘Lake Bachman’ before swerving to the lightly Italo-tinted melancholia of ‘Summer Springs’ – a fast but delicate trip to unknown regions. ‘Myrtle’ is a knottier transmission from Hanson’s tangled studio circuitry, while ‘Station Wagon’ completes the picture with some consummate Moog-esque basslines and star-gazing chords that speak volumes without saying words.

Raw Takes – ZMNT008 [ZMNT008]

June 7, 2023June 29, 2023 hipodromeacid, electro, raw takes, zementLeave a comment

Raw Takes offers up exactly that – perfectly imperfect electro jams direct from his machines. He takes charge of all six cuts on this new Zement EP. ‘901 Area’ opens with wobbly sheet metal synths and zippy pads that eventually coalesce around a nice snappy electro breakbeat. ‘Sxx’ pairs ambient pads with machine gun laser fire and ‘JMS’ then brings a more deep and reverential viber. The rich variation continues on the flip so that there is everything from tripped-out acid to hard-hitting and ear-drum-shattering electro-tech.

Rude 66 – Fragmented Living [PNKMN066S]

June 6, 2023June 6, 2023 hipodromeelectro, pinkman records, rude 66, technoLeave a comment

Rude 66 dusted off some of his vintage digital samplers and came up with this release on Pinkman. In these tracks you can hear influences of early 90s Meat Beat Manifesto and Coil weaving with the typical West-coast vocoder and synths, making “Fragmented Living” sound like it could have been produced anytime from the early days of industrial music to a few decades ahead from now. Special edition on red vinyl + bonus 7″ with two vinyl only tracks.

Si Begg – Energie Electrique [CPU01110101]

June 6, 2023June 6, 2023 hipodromecentral processing unit, electro, si beggLeave a comment

British veteran of beat tracks, Si Begg make his debut on Central Processing Unit. Begg’s casual mastery of his sound is shown off by the fact that he doesn’t over-egg the pudding of the Energie Electrique EP. Rather than doing sonic cartwheels to get people’s attention, Energie Electrique is characterised by the way Begg adds or subtracts elements to sturdy grooves. It’s an approach which makes for a collection of tunes that manage to bring the boogie from the off while they also hide all sorts of aural Easter eggs amidst the mix.