Plant43 – Density Wave [PLANT43001]

July 27, 2020May 3, 2021 hipodromeelectro, emile facey, plant43, plant43 recordingsLeave a comment

PLANT43 - Density Wave

The first release on Emile Facey’s Plant43 Recordings sets the tone for his new label with a showcase of his trademark shimmering, melodic electro. The three tracks take the listener through an array of deeply emotional soundscapes while keeping the electro-funk beats to the fore, another outstanding display of a unique style nurtured through over 20 years of production. A co-founder of London’s Bleep43 crew, Facey has been promoting underground electro and techno since the late 90’s. As a producer he’s been releasing records since 2005 with a string of releases on respected scene favourites such as Central Processing Unit, Frustrated Funk, Semantica, Shipwrec and Cultivated Electronics, among others.

ReQuest – Inner City Force-field [WEM313.29]

July 24, 2020July 20, 2020 hipodromedetroit techno, electro, request, weme records, weme313Leave a comment

REQUEST - Inner City Force Field

Some stellar electro techno from this Detroit producer on the third part of the ReQuest series.

Legowelt – Pancakes With Mist [NW025] [FREE DOWNLOAD]

July 23, 2020January 12, 2021 hipodromealbum, danny wolfers, disco, electro, free download, house, legowelt, nightwind records, technoLeave a comment

Legowelt with another free offering on his Nightwind Records. Written, performed and produced by Danny Wolfers at the North Sea Institute For the Overmind Scheveningen Holland. Across the ten tracks, you will find shades of house, electro, techno and Italo but what most notably ties them all together is Legowelt’s signature use of distortion. The album is dripping in Lo-Fi tactics and features plenty of vocal work throughout.

Galaxy II Orchestra – Acid Rain [THANKYOU006]

July 22, 2020December 6, 2022 hipodromechris lord alge, disco, electro, galaxy II orchestra, re-release, reissue, sound metaphors records, thank youLeave a comment

GALAXY II ORCHESTRA - Acid Rain (reissue)

Forgotten side project production from 1986, by Grammy award winning sound engineer Chris Lord Alge. Two versions of an oddball leftfield electro downtempo chugger and one previously unreleased patriotic monologue acompanied by heroic emotional piano – to be served with a sense of sarcasm.

Daniel Holt – Simulate Podcast 18

July 21, 2020July 20, 2020 hipodromeacid, daniel holt, electro, minimal synth, podcast, simulate, synth waveLeave a comment

Serial Error – Afro Gothic EP [RAT18]

July 21, 2020July 20, 2020 hipodromecredit 00, electro, jacob korn, new beat, rat life records, serial error, sneaker, uncanny valleyLeave a comment

SERIAL ERROR - Afro Gothic EP

Serial Error was founded as a New Beat project when Jacob Korn was asked for a submission to the ‘Our Beat Is Still New’ compilation series on the Belgian We Play House label in late 2014. Knowing the retro-experienced skills of his label mates from Uncanny Valley, he teamed up with Credit 00 & Sneaker and they produced Drum Abuse, a track that finally became the cue for their first full 12” maxi single in 2018 on Rat Life Records; a label curated by Credit 00. Now they keep on malfunctioning with a 4-tracker featuring the bizarre title Afro Gothic. The eponymous track was the first shot when they got together for a second EP in Jacob’s studio in now demolished premises (the typical daily Rat Life). The slow, steamy roller captures the amateurish live percussion skills of Credit 00, while – on the other hand – he played one of the manuals of Jacob’s ‘Son of GX’ organ along with Sneaker playing the other manual of the leading voice synth. On top, they added a classic acapella – a sudden strike of genius – ‘perfectly matching the solemn vibe’ (in their opinion; artist quote). A2 ‘Unter den Helmen’ is ripping off the same organ’s preset drum patterns run through a brutal EQ. Talking of the 70s – a duet by two anti-nuclear activists from the German Sponti movement of the time became the theme of this politically charged protest song! Oh yeah, somewhere I had to paste the striking fact that all is mastered & sent via reel-to-reel at our TailOut studio. Check! B1 and B2 are two versions of the same song who share their lyrics drawn from school days. To be precise from the tacky Dresden art academy they both – Sneaker and Credit 00 – visited. The B2 of ‘Art Academy Talk’ features the typical Sneaker vocals on a 4/4 beat, while – due to Credit 00’s lean towards electro – the B1 got the vocoder treatment while Jacob and Sneaker went for lunch. As Jacob came up with the bass riff on his Chroma Polaris, Credit fiddled the knobs of his Ensoniq ESQ1 like a rusty raver. The freaked out FX-sounds we can cherish thanks to the Pearl DRX drum machine; modded and played by Jacob Korn. Due to the odd look also fondly nick-named ‘the VCR’. The Pearl, of course, not Jacob.

Lausen – Glorius Box Dates [FE037]

July 20, 2020July 20, 2020 hipodromeacid, album, drop bass network, electro, furthur electronix, lausen, re-release, reissue, stefan riesen, technoLeave a comment

LAUSEN - Glorius Box Days

Furthur Electronix brings back an essential analog acid album by Lausen. Released in 1995 on Drop Bass Network, includes remastered versions of ”Dry Ray” and ”Acid Inhaler” from the ”Anti Static EP’.

Obergman – Angular Momentum [FE033]

July 20, 2020July 20, 2020 hipodromeacid, album, electro, furthur electronix, obergman, ola bergman, technoLeave a comment

OBERGMAN - Angular Momentum

Ola Bergman with a impressive album under his alias ‘Obergman’. 8 tracks of perfectly executed acid and electro bombs.

Mr. Ho + Mogwaa – Eui-Li EP [WRECKS030]

July 20, 2020July 20, 2020 hipodromeacid house, electro, house, klasse recordings, klasse wrecks, michael ho, mogwaa, mr. hoLeave a comment

MR HO/MOGWAA - WRECKS 030

Klasse Wrecks co-boss and Hong Kong citizen Mr. Ho links up with South Korean and Seoul based producer Mogwaa over international waters for the ‘Eui-Li’ EP. Baile Funk drums mix with moody deepness on ‘Bail-E!’ whilst vivid and dreamy 909 electro is captured on ‘Hustler’s Billiard’, demented acid breaks on ‘Conquest’ and angry and distorted funk lets loose ‘DistFreestyle’. The four tracker makes for a varied and sonically diverse EP that conjures and distills the two producers various influences perfectly.

Soft Pioneer – Life Hack’z [CHILDELEVEN]

July 18, 2020November 3, 2022 hipodromeacid house, album, childhood intelligence, deep house, electro, soft pioneerLeave a comment

Summer 1987 – Data bits racing through your processor. Breaking into the cyber world and turning the world up side down. The dawn of the digital era has just begun and is core brain expands a hacking community that changes the C64 world. The soft pioneer, A lil teeange hacking dude blows up the complete scene by using their own hacking weapons and pointing them against themselves. The result is an angry freaked out conspircy to kill the soft pioneer. The hunt has just started..

Stojche – Thug Life [INFILTRATE06]

July 17, 2020January 7, 2021 hipodromeconstant sound, electro, infiltrate, stojche, technoLeave a comment

STOJCHE - Thug Life

Stojche is a Berlin-based veteran of labels ranging from Dogmatik right up to a.r.t.less and Tangible Assets, and he’s already had a strong 2020 with drops on Sungate and Grounded In Humanity. Now he comes to Infiltrate with some electro-wired sure shots that keep the tempo up, the synth work bold and the moods intense. “Trauma” rides on rich pads and a harmonious monosynth lead, while “Phobia” takes things freakier with some rapid fire percussion and icy stabs. “Thug Life” keeps the pressure up on the flip, albeit with some dubby melodic flex to temper the rabid beats. “Conflict” completes the set with deep-diving top lines and a decidedly nasty low end squelch you could lose your shoes in.

Cygnus – Hologram Killa EP [ER001]

July 17, 2020July 16, 2020 hipodromecygnus, electro, electro records, fundamental records, phillip washingtonLeave a comment

CYGNUS - Hologram Killa EP

Fundamental Records resents the first release on Electro Records. Five fantastic tracks full of vocoders and analog beats by the heaviest activist in the modern electro music, Phillip Washington aka Cygnus.

Dez Williams – By Whatever Means Necessary [MTRON020]

July 17, 2020July 16, 2020 hipodromedez williams, electro, l.f.t., mechatronica music, technoLeave a comment

Dez Williams returns to Mechatronica with a critical blend of deadly machine funk, hazy breaks and hi-octane electro, backed by L.F.T.’s menacing remix on the flip.

Eoism – Collapse Yourself [PDR007]

July 17, 2020July 16, 2020 hipodromeelectro, eoism, pulse drift recordingsLeave a comment

Eoism return on Pulse Drift Records with their unique mix of driving rhythms, pounding baselines and thrilling harmonies. Electro for those who know.

Gravedad Cinética – Le Flaneur Spatial [AH006]

July 16, 2020July 16, 2020 hipodromeadrian costa, aspecto humano, blonel, electro, gravedad cinetica, groovycosta, synth waveLeave a comment

GRAVEDAD CINETICA - Le Flaneur Spatial EP

The new release from Aspecto Humano brings us a 12″ by Gravedad Cinética, electro project by Barcelona’s Adrián Costa AKA Groovycosta. The vinyl consists of five tracks with Electro as the main protagonist, although it’s not the only one. Lines with blunt bass, a variety of arpeggios and outer space melodies, are all combined with 808 drums. It’s kinetic music that creates a retro-futurist sound landscape with touches of classic Techno.

Angelo Repetto – Kamiokande [STRD-IV]

July 16, 2020July 16, 2020 hipodromeangelo repetto, disco, electro, neu verboten, subject to restrictions discs, synth waveLeave a comment

REPETTO, Angelo - Kamiokande EP

Listening to Angelo Repetto’s music, it leaves you with some kind of optimistic melancholy. There is always this touch of euphoric sadness in his melodies which he underlines with deep and heavy baselines. Kamiokande is the first release Angelo Repetto will present through his new musical home at Subject To Restrictions. The Zurich based producer is known for his live-sets he foremost performs for dancers in Zurich’s alternative scene. For this EP berlin Based Neu Verboten gave ‘Time Split’ a club-friendly retouch and delivered a strong Remix.

Aphonia – From A to B [WE011]

July 16, 2020July 16, 2020 hipodromeaphonia, disco, electro, franz scala, inhalt, kris baha, matia simovich, slow motion records, synth wave, wrong eraLeave a comment

New instant classic by Aphonia, side project of Inhalt from Dark Entires fam., who join the Wrong Era-ship with eleven minutes of chills and goosebumps. Rolling through the depths to the surface, this is the sound of your wildest trips. Not italo, not cosmic, not deep: we’re not putting a label on this one. ? A remix from Kris Baha showing his flair for a downtempo industrial jam. Another by head-honcho Franz Scala adds his famous running Italian Dance brush.

Leroy Se Meurt – La Chute [ET065/GOOILAND40]

July 14, 2020July 14, 2020 hipodromeelectro, enfant terrible, gooiland elektro, industrial, leroy se meurt, synth wave, technoLeave a comment

The mixed background of this duo from Paris in electronic music and in punk-rock shapes the distinctive sound of Leroy Se Meurt. You can call it synth-punk, elektropunk, or simply post-punk for that matter.

Alessandro Adriani & Cosimo Damiano – Neurodreamers [PNKMN38]

July 13, 2020July 12, 2020 hipodromealessandro adriani, cosimo damiano, electro, industrial, pinkman records, technoLeave a comment

Italian dark electronics aficionados Alessandro Adriani and Cosimo Damiano come together for a debut collaborative EP on Pinkman. Belonging to different generations but both deeply influenced on one side by “the Sound of Rome”, with pioneers like Gabriele Rizzo, Leo Anibaldi and Lory D, and on the other side by the raw electro Dutch legacy of Bunker Records, the two strike a golden middle of their styles with a clanging, raw and packed to the brim with coarseness electro-techno hybrid. Inspired by the cyber dystopia narratives, ‘Neurodreamers’ reflect on the hi-tech surveillance and the promise of AI which unfolds itself into the prospect of dehumanization. Taking the listener through turmoil and anger, the brutish 4-tracker weave the elements of grubby baselines, coarse synths and erratic percussions with the brain-melting hints of acid and Alessandro Adriani’s own recorded vocals.

En Direct – A Shattered Frame EP [LUN07]

July 13, 2020July 14, 2020 hipodromeelectro, en direct, lunatic records, minimal synth, synth waveLeave a comment

Transmission incoming. ‚A Shattered Frame‘ is the follow-up to En Direct‘s 2018 debut. It contains five tracks of dark and weird origins, equally split between the obscure and the danceable.