Leonardo Martelli – Menti Singole [ATN021]

July 12, 2015February 7, 2018 hipodromeambient, antinote recordings, electro, experimental, leonardo martelliLeave a comment

Antinote introduce Leonardo Martelli who’s Menti Singole 12″ again proves what a vital and interesting label the Paris concern has become under the tutelage of Quentin Vandewalle. Leonardo Martelli is a relative newcomer from Foligno in Italy, with just one prior cassette behind him, which appeared on Drvg Cvltvre’s New York Haunted label. There is a distinct electro flavour hovering over Martelli’s Antinote debut. Of course there is still plenty of room for the kind of leftfield meandering that Antinote has made its name on, but with a more forthright club purpose beating at its heart.

VA – KHCC001 [KHCC001]

June 23, 2015October 9, 2023 hipodromebeau wanzer, cassette, experimental, industrial, knekelhuis, maekkot, parrish smith, sge bythos, techno, volition immanentLeave a comment

Knekelhuis presents a cassette featuring a selection of six industrial/EBM tracks from Beau Wanzer, Parrish Smith, Maekkot, Sige Bythos and Volition Immanent. The tapes are housed in a black library case clear front black back.

Weber – Zwei [HOLGER007]

June 7, 2015June 5, 2015 hipodromeelectronics, experimental, holger records, philipp weber, techno, weberLeave a comment

On his second installment for Holger, Philipp Weber further expands the sounds and themes introduced on his debut Eins on Holger. Combining influences from early krautrock and minimal music to contemporary dance sounds.

Beau Wanzer – Untitled [BW002]

May 29, 2015January 30, 2020 hipodromebeau wanzer, electro, experimental, technoLeave a comment

The next installment from Beau Wanzer on his self-titled imprint, more electro-wave induced tracks for the freaks. Sure to get the floors shaking and everything else along with it.

Celestial Terrestrial – Death Metal Disco Club #076

May 20, 2015May 18, 2015 hipodromecelestial terrestrial, death metal disco club, disco, electro, experimental, house, podcastLeave a comment

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Trevor Jackson – Format [FV113.16]

May 18, 2015August 30, 2019 hipodromealbum, electro, experimental, house, the vinyl factory, trevor jacksonLeave a comment

Trevor Jackson releases a collected triple LP edition via The Vinyl Factory featuring 13 tracks including an exclusive bonus cut not available on any of the initial releases. Curated from an archive of over 150 tracks Trevor had built up over the past 2 decades, the inspiration for Jackson’s music, has come from “the times and places where genres weren’t quite formed.” While his synth and beatbox workouts might touch on proto-house, on new wave, on Italo and techno, on ambient and psychedelia, they are at the same time none of these things. Musically, Format explores Jackson’s usual obsessions – industrial, new wave, EBM, electro, post-punk disco and techno, in particular – with great gusto.

Charles Cohen – Brother I Prove You Wrong [DOSER026]

May 3, 2015August 8, 2019 hipodromealbum, charles cohen, electronics, experimental, morphine recordsLeave a comment

Composer, improviser, and Buchla Music Easel master Charles Cohen returns to Morphine with a suite of new material. In keeping with the timbre spectrum of his semi-modular system, Brother I Prove You Wrong is built around pointillist analog tones—Cohen’s cosmic “beeps and boops”—that swarm and scatter in mesmeric patterns across four sides. Moving through surrealistic textural overlays and industrial miasma, the album’s nine tracks reveal a more introspective and personal side of the artist, following from a retrospective LP trilogy released via Morphine in 2013. Those assembled works, dating back to the late ’70s, quickly became essential listening and brought Cohen—at the time largely unknown outside Philadelphia’s experimental circuit—to critical renown.

Jahiliyya Fields – Chance Life Moon Dance [LIES060LP]

May 3, 2015July 9, 2018 hipodromealbum, electronics, experimental, jahiliyya fields, l.i.e.s., long island electrical systems, matt morandiLeave a comment

Brooklyn-based experimentalist Jahiliyya Fields presents his second album on L.I.E.S. On Chance Life, Jahiliyya Fields changes track a little with the 11 tracks a tad closer to the dancefloor. While there are still out-there moments (including a bizarre spoken word cut), for the most part the album pairs his throbbing synthesizers and crusty electronics with dense techno grooves, psychedelic tribal rhythms and humid box jams.

Vester Koza – PRISN [PRISN001]

May 3, 2015May 2, 2015 hipodromeambient techno, experimental, maslo, prisn, vester kozaLeave a comment

Vester Koza returns with a new project – PRISN. The titles of the tracks are in reference to/or adaptations of permissions/commands used by the apple and google android operating systems. Smoked out ambient techno.

Madteo – Raveyard Shifts EP [LTNC005]

May 3, 2015May 2, 2015 hipodromeambient, experimental, latency recordings, madteoLeave a comment

Given the quality of his eccentric, left-of-center productions, it’s rather surprising that this 12″ is Madteo’s first release since 2013. Predictably he’s in fine form for this Latency debut, dropping a trio of tracks that largely eschew dancefloor thrills in favour of crackly textures, woozy chords, experimental electronics and minimal-goes-leftfield rhythms. A-side “Irreconcilable Differences” sets the tone, layering fuzzy guitar touches and hushed melodies over a quietly pulsing rhythm track. “Hoodshedding” is crackly, hypnotic and out-there, sounding not unlike early Nicholas Jaar with a Madteo twist. Arguably best of all, though, is EP closer “Discomfort Zone”, which manages to be both dreamy and wholly unsettling in it’s’ pursuit of smacked-out IDM thrills.

Patrice Scott – Euphonium: The album [SISLP001]

May 1, 2015March 26, 2024 hipodromealbum, deep house, detroit house, experimental, patrice scott, sistrum recordingsLeave a comment

Patrice Scott presents his first full length artist album: Euphonium, The Album. Encapsulating the essence of the Sistrum sound, Euphonium, The Album sees Patrice offering up 9 tracks cut from the same cloth as his previous work for the label – sublime and evolved with depth and authenticity as only he can convey. Without a doubt, it is the modern sound of deepest Detroit.

Eecee – Cosmic Trigger [DBA017X] FREE DOWNLOAD

April 19, 2015April 18, 2015 hipodromealbum, ambient, don't be afraid, doubt, drone, eecee, experimental, free download, free tracks, ian lehmanLeave a comment

Don’t Be Afraid have released the latest album from US based artist Eecee(a.k.a. Doubt), called Cosmic Trigger. The album has been released as a cassette and free download via Don’t Be Afraid’s Bandcamp page and as expected, it’s an experimental leaning affair and a beautiful, mostly ambient journey through mesmerising textures and atmospheres.

Varg – Ursviken [NE019]

April 19, 2015June 8, 2023 hipodromealbum, ambient, ambient techno, drone, experimental, jonas ronnberg, northern electronics, vargLeave a comment

Sophomore album from Jonas Ronnberg aka Varg with icey electronics live recorded. Ursviken is, unsurprisingly, a largely icy and atmospheric affair, with occasional bursts of throbbing, techno-influenced intensity (see the relentless loops and murky textures of “Vitberge”, and industrial freakiness of “Guldstaten”) punctuating the otherwise downbeat, largely ambient mood. As usual, there’s much to admire, from the bleak, dubbed-out oddness of “Raggarsvin” and overwhelmingly dreamy “Ohn”, to the understated grooves and spaced-out chords of “Skaeliptom”.

Metasplice – Metasplice [BR005LP]

April 12, 2015July 4, 2023 hipodromealbum, ambient, bruxist, electronics, experimental, metaspliceLeave a comment

Philly’s Metasplice are back with another double LP’s worth of unique soundscapes. To be sure, they’re previous sides for Morphosis’s Morphine label and they’re own imprint _bruxist have been some of the most engaging works of electronic music in recent memory. This collection of new works is even more arresting and vital.

Traxx – Nation Podcast #23

April 4, 2015June 25, 2025 hipodromeelectronics, experimental, jakbeat, nation records, podcast, post punk, traxxLeave a comment

Traxx – Formulated-Unconventional Theories

“Nowadays, artists are afraid of diverting from a well-known stylistic path which seems the style dictates the track, not the maker.

Traxx is a totally different story.

although a lot of people appreciate it, most don’t understand Traxx’ approach to music as its been labelled diverse and eclectic which shows how significant it is for him to follow the innovative footsteps of his heroes.

in this distinctive podcast he provides a dramatic euphoric high energy, that opens gates to an esoteric and unpredictable sound beyond boundaries endlessly exploring unruled electronics of unrestricted, under the table music with no boundaries pushing the vision forward+expanding into the modern day of his interpretation.”

Helena Hauff – Lex Tertia [WDNT013]

March 30, 2015November 20, 2017 hipodromeacid, electronics, experimental, helena hauff, ninja tune, techno, werk discsLeave a comment

Helena Hauff returning to Actress’ Werkdiscs with a 5-track EP. In the producer’s own words: “Lex Tertia is a further exploration into the idea of grimy, sonically crushed, dysfunctional, insane stuff that kicks on where Actio Reactio left off.”

Die Form – Die Puppe LP [DE082]

January 19, 2015July 17, 2024 hipodromealbum, dark entries records, die form, electro, experimental, philippe fichot, re-release, reissueLeave a comment

Die Form is a French post-industrial and electronic band formed in 1977. In 1982 Die Form released their debut vinyl album Die Puppe. These are the first esoteric electronic experiments, often improvised, from what would become the sound of the project.Songs range from hypnotic, minimalistic proto-IDM to pure, daring experimental sound manipulation. Unable to fit into any genre, Die Puppe is in a class of music all its own.

Kink – Fantasia [PETS048]

January 13, 2015October 7, 2019 hipodromeacid house, experimental, kink, pets recordings, truncateLeave a comment

Kink’s first ever release on the Pets Recordings label. It finds the Bulgarian live specialist and techno innovator serving up a fantastic new cut and comes with a remix from raw American talent Truncate. Comes with 10 vinyl-only locked grooves.

VA – Der Zeltweg – Italian Tapes Industrial Music 1982-84 [MNQ060]

January 5, 2015June 21, 2024 hipodromealessandro adriani, cold wave, compilation, electro, errata-s-corrige, experimental, gasdehyde, herpes-z, mannequin recordsLeave a comment

For a brief moment Turin was Italy’s Sheffield, producing an astonishing number of DIY electronic groups. In the context of a wider Europe, Italy has never been thought of as a hotbed of minimal electronic music, but Mannequin Records compilations Danza Meccanica: Italian Synth Wave 1982-1987 have shone a light on a scene little heard, even within Italy’s borders. But the history was still incomplete.. some new horizons now must be unveiled, showing that between the years of 1982 and 1984, the city of Turin in northwest Italy was home to a quiet underground renaissance of experimental electronic music.

Shifted – Arrangements In Monochrome [AVN017/AVN018]

December 14, 2014January 26, 2024 hipodromeambient techno, avian music, drone, experimental, guy brewer, industrial, shiftedLeave a comment

Explorations of textured noise excursions and muscular techno.

part 1 / part 2