VA – Red Laser Records EP 11 [RL38]

June 14, 2021June 14, 2021 hipodromebob swans, code red, disco, electro, flemming dalum, il bosco, italo-disco, kid machine, red laser recordsLeave a comment

CODE RED/BOB SWANS/KID MACHINE/IL BOSCO - Red Laser Records EP 11

As a New Era beckons globally, Manchester’s primo Manctalo merchants – Red Laser Records – quietly unveil their latest clutch of specialist space-age kinetics. A fifth-kind encounter enabling users to bridge the continuum of dance & interaction between our Earth-dwelling selves and the inter-dimensional overlords. Containing three brand new movements in machine music from our treasured production stable of Kid Machine, Bob SwanS and Il Bosco; it also houses an honorary appearance from revered Danish spearhead Flemming Dalum, who serves up a particle-splitting redux of a lesser-known proto-techno nugget from Belgium.

Somachrome – Electro Romantica [PRD1021]

June 12, 2021June 10, 2021 hipodromedisco, electro, luca affatato, periodica records, raffaele arcella, somachromeLeave a comment

SOMACHROME - Electro Romantica

“Electro Romantica” covers the content aswell the inspiration for this beautiful record produced by Somachrome aka Raffaele “Whodamanny” Arcella and Luca “Bop” Affatato. The duo created an alternative romantic reality where the autobahn connects Detroit to New York to Napoli, and where heady electro, Hi-NRG, and post-punk grooves merge with narcotic new wave, interstellar funk, and psychedelic rock. The result is an epic adventure equally suited for dancefloor mania as it is for coastal highway cruising joined by the mysterious forces of the night. Another essential Periodica Record.

VA – Cities Collided [RHR010]

June 9, 2021June 9, 2021 hipodromedj maaco, dj overdose, dj technician, electro, rotterhague recordsLeave a comment

DJ MAACO/DJ TECHNICIAN/DJ OVERDOSE - Cities Collided

New release from RotterHague with tracks from DJ Maaco, DJ Technician and DJ Overdose. Complete with MegaCollision Megamixxx and loads of locked grooves.

Vertical67 – Through the Fog [PDR008]

June 9, 2021June 8, 2021 hipodromeelectro, pulse drift recordings, thomas pahl, vertical67Leave a comment

VERTICAL67 - Through The Fog

Six tracks of raw beauty delivered by Vertical67 for Pulse Drift Recordings. From driving Electro and atmospheric Techno to laid back Acid-House and beyond, this record has it all.

E.L.I. – Misery Inc. [DMS040]

June 8, 2021June 28, 2021 hipodromeacid, crossover network, e.l.i., electro, industrial, mike smith, tripalium corpLeave a comment

Established during the UK’s lockdown, E.L.I. has been a means of escaping the monotony of a bleak situation. This new project of Mike Smith aka Crossover Network has been created for compositions only made with TR-707, TT-303, MS20, DX21 and a discordant voice. The result is a six-tracks EP between EBM, acid and dark electro : six crepuscular bangers for the body and the mind.

Adrian Marth – Red Nights EP [WE012]

June 7, 2021December 16, 2021 hipodromeadrian marth, electro, fabrizio mammarella, geneva jacuzzi, italo moderni, italo-disco, slow motion records, synth pop, wrong eraLeave a comment

MARTH, Adrian - Red Nights EP

With this joint venture between Wrong Era and Italo Moderni, label boss Adrian Marth brings it on with a five track EP including two killer remixes from Fabrizio Mammarella and Geneva Jacuzzi. Expect nothing but harsh basslines and filthy drums from the Barcelona based producer. His love for the classic sounds of italo, space, and cosmic disco of the 80’s comes perfectly together on this release. Geneva gives ‘’Hypnotic Eyes’’ a synth driven vocal pop rework that will hypnotize you from the start. Fabrizio instead, gives Adrian’s track ‘’Disorder’’ a peak time heavy edged remix, that will not disappoint you.

Filmmaker – Vlad Tapes [BDMS001]

June 3, 2021November 23, 2021 hipodromealbum, body musick, electro, filmmaker, industrial, tartarus records, technoLeave a comment

First blood on Body Musick is propitiated by Filmmaker with his longest release to the date. Vlad Tapes is a four-sided impaling sound collage full of new and old explorations, all mixed on a trippy yet muddy way. This raw jams will guide the vibe’s idea for the next sonic manifestos on the Body Musick discography.

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Asymmetrical – Blind Faith [RWCLTR017]

June 2, 2021June 28, 2021 hipodromealbum, asymmetrical, electro, industrial, raw culture, technoLeave a comment

ASYMMETRICAL - Blind Faith

Raw Culture turns 5 and for its fifth anniversary it is its handyman Asymmetrical to blow out the candles, with the album, Blind Faith. Inspired by Ben Elton dark, savagely comic novel where he imagine a post-apocalyptic society where religious intolerance combines with a confessional sex obsessed, self-centric culture to create a world where nakedness is modesty, ignorance is wisdom and privacy is a dangerous perversion, Blind Faith aims to be a critique of post capitalist society and to redesign the idea and the relationship in the contemporary club. Two densely engraved sides for a total of 8 tracks ranging from EBM to techno, from electro to New Wave, all connected by raw rhythms, noise and distant voices.

ADJ – Eye of the Jaguar EP [AP002]

June 1, 2021May 28, 2021 hipodromeadj, andy jaggers, another perspective, electro, techno1 Comment

ADJ - Eye Of The Jaguar

New EP from ADJ on Another Perspective imprint. This release is a mixture of various styles of Electro ranging from future B boy music with a nod to the past and Futuristic IDM tinged sounds. ADJ never tries to stay in one groove or sound, but more to make the electro sound evolve organically.

214 – Around The Bend [KL-NR8]

June 1, 2021May 16, 2024 hipodrome214, chris roman, detroit, electro, klakson nr, klakson recordingsLeave a comment

214 - Around The Bend

214 needs no introduction. Klakson’s new regular just keeps feeding the label his high standard contemporary electro funk bombs and we greatly receive.

Filmmaker – Phormix Podcast #211

May 27, 2021 hipodromeelectro, filmmaker, industrial, phormix, podcast, synth wave, technoLeave a comment

VA – Robotics EP [MTRON022]

May 21, 2021May 23, 2021 hipodromeanthony rother, dj dijital, electro, keith tucker, mechatronica musicLeave a comment

TUCKER, Keith/ANTHONY ROTHER/DJ DI'JITAL - Robotics EP

Anthony Rother links up with Detroit heavyweights Keith Tucker and DJ Di’jital for a deep exploration of psionic robot engineering and extrasensory electro styles. Truly extending the work of Kraftwerk and others, Anthony, Keith and Lamont came to define electro in the late 90s and tirelessly continue to develop their sound to this day, culminating in the Psi Robotics EP – a cold scan of the minds of future machines and their hypnotic influence.

DMX Krew featuring Blak Tony – Night Creatures [BRK67]

May 21, 2021May 20, 2021 hipodromeblaktony, breakin records, dmx krew, ed dmx, edward upton, electroLeave a comment

DMX KREW feat BLAK TONY - Night Creatures

Classic Detroit-influenced electro tune featuring special guest vocal by Blak Tony of Alien FM / Aux 88. Plus two bonus bass bangers on the flip.

Binary Operator – Machine Processed Rhythms EP [CEL004]

May 21, 2021May 21, 2021 hipodromebinary operator, central electronics, electro, matt starLeave a comment

BINARY OPERATOR - Machine Processed Rhythms EP

Binary Operator aka Matt Star is back with his 2nd EP for Central Electronics. Again he delivered a mixture of electro and broken beats for dancers and digital dreamers.

Stiletti-Ana – Stiletti-Ana presents Stiletti City Rhythm Band [PP053]

May 20, 2021May 20, 2021 hipodromedisco, electro, house, ilari larjosto, public possession, stiletti-anaLeave a comment

STILETTI ANA - Stiletti City Rhythm Band

Intergalactic transmission from Finland. Stiletti-Ana debut on Public Possession.

Franck Kartell – Electric Sheep EP [LDI002]

May 16, 2021September 26, 2023 hipodromeambient, electro, franck kartell, ldi recordsLeave a comment

Newly launched Dutch electro label LDI Records follows up their first release from T/Error with a deep and dark four track EP by French producer Franck Kartell. In a homage to masterful science fiction writer Philip K Dick – Side A of Electric Sheep EP evokes scenes from future mechanized worlds. Electric Sheep kicks the 12″ off with a melancholic and contemplative moment followed by a steel cold and brooding venture in Voigt-Kampff. On the B side of this release, there is a live mix of Kartell’s track Electro Music, a futuristic electro work out with kicks for the dancefloor. The EP completes with Victoria – an ode to the electronic musician Victoria Lukas who passed away in 2020 – with a beautifully poised and contemplative track steeped in synths. Franck Kartell is a French producer who has releases on Between Places, Transient Force, Ukonx Recordings, New Flesh, Bass Agenda and others. Since 2005 he has been producing well thought-out Electro music filled with dark atmospheres and driving rhythms. Specializing in moody, atmospheric electro, LDI Records (Lloyd’s Dark Imperium) are an essential label to watch.

Perel @ The Lot Radio 17.04.2021

May 15, 2021May 12, 2021 hipodromedisco, electro, house, perel, the lot radioLeave a comment

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Emilio Van Rijsel – Tendre Furie [IM0XX]

May 14, 2021May 13, 2021 hipodromedaniel monaco, disco, electro, emilio van rijsel, italo moderni, italo-disco, st. theodoreLeave a comment

Highly influenced by early 1980’s electronic music and classic 90’s trance, Emilio Van Rijsel from Lille, France, debuts on Italo Moderni with energetic Moroder-esque propelling bass lines next to epic synth patterns and hypnotic sounds. With “Tendre Furie EP”, Emilio van Rijsel offers a glimpse of the wide array of his influences, embarking us on a synthful romantic & melancholic journey, depicting the nostalgia of missed blissful raving nights.
Remixes duties fall to Raw Union man St. Theodore, who replaces those italo trance flourishes with the strobe-lit pulse of Giallo and master producer Daniel Monaco the layers of well-informed 80s synth wave sends us into another dimension with high energy vibes.

AX15 – Moon Landing [METIER003]

May 12, 2021May 11, 2021 hipodromealex dolby, ax15, death techno, deep techno, electro, metierLeave a comment

MÉTIER is the new label from Jack! Who? and his UK based deathtechno.com project that is set to journey into deep, dreamy, dub, techno, acid, electro and ambient that will surprise and delight from release to release. AX15 is a new alias of the veteran Alex Dolby. “Ascension” is a wonderful, bleeping cut that uses uplifting chords and modular licks over soft drums to create a lighthearted, ethereal atmosphere. The second track “Orbital” uses a spacey funk to turn the energy up to a level. Delayed electronic sound effects and abstract synth parts make up the main hook of this understated masterpiece. Closing this release with “Moon Landing”, a track that instantly takes off with a classic electro beat from pulsing, acid stabs and crushed claps. Fuelled by astronaut vocal samples, there’s a moody vibe locked into the stellar groove.

Dmitry Distant & Norwell / Cute Heels – Parallels EP [SBOX014]

May 11, 2021May 11, 2021 hipodromebalazs semsei, cute heels, dmitry distant, electro, norwell, schrodinger’s box, techno, victor lenisLeave a comment

DMITRY DISTANT/NORWELL/CUTE HEELS - Parallels

Schrödinger’s Box have collected three juggernauts of wave tainted electronics for the latest. Dmitry Distant teams up with Norwell for a partnership of serious intent. The pair deliver a trio of blackened tracks, opening with the ghoulish caverns of “Transient State” before the long shadows, acid stains and painful echoes of “Visionary.” The duo venture into brighter territory with the computer funk of “On A Verge of Veil”, crisp beats and bubbling melodies changing the tone. Following Beyond the War, Cute Heels returns to occupy the flip. The Colombian is immediately on it with the swirling mirrors of “Kuriyaki Horizons,” a kick drum offering solid footing in this entrancing piece. An aloof, yet alluring, disco hook takes hold for “Litua”, a low thump keeping time. The finale arrives with the clipped industrial gait of “Determinated In Order.” Marching to a military beat, this work is industrial inspired with Cute Heels keeping a close ear to the pressure release gauge.