Palms Trax & Nonku Phiri – Petu [CWPT001]

June 11, 2021June 14, 2021 hipodromecwpt, house, masalo, nonku phiri, palms traxLeave a comment

PALMS TRAX/NONKU PHIRI - Petu

Palms Trax signals the arrival of his new label CWPT with ‘Petu’, a new single featuring South African vocalist, Nonku Phiri. Originally debuting in dub form during the Berlin-based DJ and producer’s set at The Music Locker as part of Grand Theft Auto Online, ‘Petu’ re-emerges here as a soulful collaboration, neatly complimented by a wide-eyed take from Masalo. Initially written as a slow-heating instrumental to connect the various musical dots across a DJ set, Palms Trax nonetheless had a vocalist in mind throughout, a fresh voice to lend ‘Petu’ universality and energy. Introduced through mutual friend Esa, Johannesburg’s Nonku Phiri draws on her signature style influenced by vintage Afropop styles and folk traditions, delivering a smooth and vulnerable tale of desire.

Gene Hunt – Feel My Soul [CONTRA003]

June 11, 2021July 5, 2021 hipodromechicago, contrafact records, deeptrax records, gene hunt, houseLeave a comment

HUNT, Gene - Feel My Soul

Mr Gene Hunt is already in the game since the early 80s and is considered a true Chicago legend. Now he returns with a heavy hitting 3 tracker on the fresh sublabel of Deeptrax Records; Contrafact. Gene serves you the perfect mixture of nostalgic Paradise Garage vocal house moods with deep growing and shuffling classic grooves for peak time happiness.

Levon Vincent – All Good [NS-32]

May 29, 2021August 23, 2022 hipodromehouse, levon vincent, novel sound, technoLeave a comment

VINCENT, Levon - All Good

Brand new Levon Vincent on his own label Novel Sound.

Electra feat. Tara Butler – Feels Good (Carrots & Beets) [SPEC-1816]

May 26, 2021May 26, 2021 hipodromedisco, electra, emergency records, house, re-release, reissue, tara butler, unidiscLeave a comment

ELECTRA feat TARA BUTLER - Feels Good (Carrots & Beets)

Absolutely essential 1982 proto house Italo burner back on repress as part of Emergency / Unidisc’s 40th anniversary series of releases. Electra’s ‘Feels Good (Carrots & Beets)’ is one of those hugely influential cuts that shaped modern dance music as we know it. It’s a record that has been absolutely caned around the world, from Detroit to London to Rimini and beyond. An anthem on 1000s of mixes, tapes and shows on the likes of influential radio stations like Chicago’s infamous WBMX where it helped pave the way to the sound and styles of numerous early house pioneers such as Frankie Knuckles (the track was a major inspiration for ‘Your Love’) and Lil Louis. This is truly a must have record from the Italian production power duo of Sergio Cossa and Franco Falsini (Shannon, C.O.D. etc). An unmissable classic officially reissued from source by the Unidisc / Emergency records family, fresh for 2021.

Kaidi Tatham – An Insight To All Minds [FW228]

May 22, 2021May 23, 2021 hipodromealbum, first word records, funk, house, jazz, kaidi tatham, re-release, reissueLeave a comment

TATHAM, Kaidi - An Insight To All Minds

First Word Records presents a brand new album from Kaidi Tatham. On ‘An Insight To All Minds’, Kaidi says it’s ”not about a destination, but a process. It’s about how you drive, not where you’re going. Nothing in this world can torment you as much as your own thoughts… We are all going through it. We can all feel what the next person is feeling, believe it or not. It’s learning how to tap into it”. The album is comprised of an assortment of Kaidi’s unique flavours – uptempo jazz-funk bruk, laced with rhodes, flutes, live bass and delicious percussion. Using that blueprint he moves effortlessly through latin and samba, half-step, deep afro house and a sprinkle of curveballs, all presented in Kaidi’s inimitable way.

DC Salas – The Beautiful Feelings EP [PLAYRJC068]

May 20, 2021May 20, 2021 hipodromedc salas, diego cortez salas, disco, house, live at robert johnsonLeave a comment

DC SALAS - The Beautiful Feelings EP

DC Salas is thirtysomething year old Diego Cortez Salas, a skilled talent with peruvian origins hailing from Brussels. After his last year’s debut EP on Live At Robert Johnson called The Complicated Art of Dreaming, this fresh four tracker is a proof to his creative continuity.

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.

Massimiliano Pagliara – Connection Lost Pt. 3 [UV056]

May 19, 2021May 19, 2021 hipodromeacid house, disco, house, massimiliano pagliara, uncanny valleyLeave a comment

PAGLIARA, Massimiliano - Connection Lost Part 3

Three is the magic number and continues the Connection Lost series by Massimiliano Pagliara on Uncanny Valley. The series is a highly emotional project for the masterful Italian DJ and producer with music that is deeply inspired by thoughts on how to cope, once the connection with loved ones is cut. As wide as the feelings and emotions in those situations are, as varied is the sound palette with tracks between Acid, House, Disco and Downbeat.

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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Armonics – Nuovi Orizzonti Reworks [SLOMODIGIT015]

May 14, 2021May 31, 2023 hipodromealessandro parisi, altieri, armonics, daniel monaco, disco, fabrizio mammarella, francesco strippoli, franz scala, house, italo-disco, sauvage world, slow motion digital, slow motion recordsLeave a comment

Originally released towards the end of 2019, Armonics synthetic dream album ’Nuovi Orizzonti’’ (translated: New Horizons) is now getting a refresh by Slow Motion’s most established artists. Slow Motion presents these six sophisticated remixes as: “Nuovi Orizzonti Reworks”. Remixes by Alessandro Parisi, Altieri, Daniel Monaco, Sauvage World and label heads Franz Scala and Fabrizio Mammarella.

Virgil – Nocturne Series 015

May 9, 2021May 7, 2021 hipodromedisco, electro, house, nocturne, podcast, romanian, virgilLeave a comment

616 – 616 LAB #2 [616LAB02]

May 6, 2021May 5, 2021 hipodrome616, 616 lab, house, technoLeave a comment

616 LAB - 616LAB 02

The second release from the Italian label 616 Lab, comes with 4 purely analog tracks written and produced in 2020 by the Sicilian artist 616.

Thee J Johanz – Where Goes Your Soul? [SHR003]

May 4, 2021May 3, 2021 hipodromeacid, house, seven hills records, techno, thee j johanzLeave a comment

THEE J JOHANZ - Where Goes Your Soul

Long term Seven Hills friend and collaborator Thee J Johanz returns to wax for the third instalment of our original release series. This release runs close to the heart for Johanz as it was produced in the wake of his mother’s passing and stands as a profoundly personal eulogy for loved ones passed. Where Goes Your Soul? has all the trademark spiralling synth lines and hypnotic rhythm making that we have come to love in Johanz’s music making.

Jex Opolis – Net Loss [GDTIMIN014]

April 29, 2021April 30, 2021 hipodromedisco, good timin', house, jex opolisLeave a comment

JEX OPOLIS - Net Loss

Good Timin’ presents a new EP with five fresh dubs from the hit album “Net Worth” by Jex Opolis, specially mixed without vocals for your homeclub, car, kitchen or quar. Fire up those pretty vape machines and get ready to summon some Medusa’s NRG.

Wet Silk – Wet Silk [MS06]

April 29, 2021April 30, 2021 hipodromedisco, house, judy taylor, lamar thomas, mixed signals, shelly pearse, wet silkLeave a comment

WET SILK aka LAMAR THOMAS/JUDY TAYLOR/SHELLY PEARSE - Wet Silk

Wet Silk was a rare digression into house music by the legendary star-crossed duo of Lamar Thomas and Judy Taylor. For this sonic liaison, Thomas brought along his high school friend, disco impresario Patrick Adams to co-produce, and the resulting “Let Me Do You Baby” is a slow and seductive sunset soirée with champagne and caviare. The track is skillfully arranged with slippery 808 programming, serpentine guitar, and silky pads, all sliding around Thomas and Lamar’s playfully suggestive vocals. For the first 12” release of this hypnotic track, Mixed Signals have paired it with two other delicious Thom/Tay productions, the rare and dubby house mix of Shelly Pearse’s “If You Want My Love”, and the instrumental end-of-the-nighter “I’ll Be Waiting”.

Morgan – Vakonwana [LCT006]

April 29, 2021August 30, 2023 hipodromeafrican, bubblegum, disco, house, la casa tropical, morgan, morgan kwele, outernationalLeave a comment

MORGAN - Vakonwana

A banging South African bubblegum tune, with house club mix on the flip! The start of the 90’s brought the final wave of House music that would cement it as the future of South Africa’s music scene. In the years leading up to the new decade, Disco had already naturally evolved into the very early stages of what would become South Africa’s signature House sound, with Instrumentals and Dub Mixes earning themselves spots on the Pantsula records leading the charts of the late 80s, it would be an influx of remixes appearing on import singles that would make the “House mix” the premier b side sound for those bubblegum artists trying to stay relevant in the 90’s.

Leo Leal – Fractal Magic [TP19]

April 27, 2021April 26, 2021 hipodromealbum, house, leo leal, techno, time passagesLeave a comment

LEAL, Leo - Fractal Magic

Native Mexican Leo Leal debuting an 8 LP tracker on Binh’s imprint Time Passages, exploring a dark fractal sound.

Alphonse – Beechwood DNA [WRECKS033]

April 27, 2021April 26, 2021 hipodromealphonse, house, klasse recordings, klasse wrecksLeave a comment

ALPHONSE - Beechwood DNA

Anonymous producer Alphonse returns to Klasse Wrecks for his third release on the label and brings with him a concoction of familiar sounds and flavors. The ‘Beechwood DNA’ EP sounds like a grip of the producer’s influences and inspirations funneled through his sample heavy approach to production, taking wild turns unannounced. Acid licks and unruly breakbeats are definitely nothing new but the producers considered summation of each track is truly original and surprising. The EP rounds off with the title track ‘Beechwood’, a painfully beautiful ode that captures a nostalgic mood and shows off the producers well-informed ear for a catchy sample.

Lauer – Answers 2 Trouble [PERMVAC219-1]

April 25, 2021April 23, 2021 hipodromealbum, dena, disco, fabrizio mammarella, house, jasnau, lauer, permanent vacation, phillip lauerLeave a comment

LAUER - Answers 2 Trouble

Over his two decades in the game, Philipp Lauer’s work always manages to mix the best of steely German engineering with deep emotion; industrial-strength beats with the warmth of an old sweater. On his new LP “Answers 2 Trouble” out on Permanent Vacation), the Frankfurt-based musician once again delivers the goods: nine tracks stuffed with elite beat making and delicious, 80s-influenced songcraft, drawn together by clever arrangements and expert pacing.

Fitzzgerald – The Morning After EP [PT006]

April 25, 2021April 25, 2021 hipodromedisco, fitzzgerald, house, planet trip recordsLeave a comment

FITZZGERALD - The Morning After EP

Belarus connect Fitzzgerald delivers a heavy 5 track EP for the 6th physical disc on Planet Trip records. A little something for everyone with the A side serving up two slices of balearic niceness for your seaside, poolside or bathside retreat. The B side runs a mainline direct to the club with 3 cuts suitable for sound tracking dancefloors or various after hours activities relevant to your lifestyle choices.