Credit 00 – Tribal Rhythm Machine [UV037]

June 1, 2016June 29, 2021 hipodromealexander dorn, credit 00, house, uncanny valleyLeave a comment

CREDIT 00 - Tribal Rhythm Machine

Credit 00 strikes back with four cuts between Jungle Funk and sublime Party bombs. “Tribal Rhythm Machine” starts off with subtle but effective drumming that works on the dance floor as much as it could be the soundtrack to your road trip to Utopia. Then there is “Curse Of The Medusa”, a pretty rumbling track that takes full advantage of its super-funky vocal samples and almost explosive percussion action. “Voodoo Soup” fishes in muddy waters with Credit 00’s distinctive drum work and tribal sounds from outer space. The final track “Snake Charmer” is building things up nice and steady. But when the hypnotizing synth melody breaks ground neither serpents nor dancers can resist. The artwork was created by Alexander Dorn a.k.a. Credit 00 himself.

Romansoff – Wrath Of Zeus EP [CR1290]

May 31, 2016March 23, 2018 hipodromecreme organization, house, romanian, romansoff, technoLeave a comment

Raw Tools label boss and Bucharest based producer Romansoff is making his debut on Creme Organization in 2016. His Wrath of Zeus EP features four tracks of the sort of frayed and authentic house music that the label is known for around the world. Romansoff mostly releases on his own label but has also served up plenty of rawness on Machine Records, Mork and Bitter Moon. Bundle of Acid is the opener and is a heavy but mystic track with grainy claps and plodding drums undermining bubbling synths. It’s crunchy and spooky and really comes alive with some squiggly acid lines. The title track is more stripped back and trippy, with corrugated drums and nervy chords trapping you in a suspenseful groove before Who You Gunna Call is another rough hewn analogue monster that manges to take you down into some cavernous underworld at the same time as offering up some angelic emotions. Lastly, She Owns The Game is the most melodic of the lot, with a far sighted ripple of keys, spaced out atmospheres and muttered vocal lines all making for something that is truly from another world.

Uabos – A Point Of View [BM006]

May 31, 2016May 31, 2023 hipodromeacid house, bitter moon, bordello a parigi, house, matteo pepe, uabosLeave a comment

Matteo Pepe aka Uabos returns to Bitter Moon. Building on his first outing, A Point of View opens with the warming 303 grooves of “A Point of View.” Clean beats and lush notes weave in this playful house encounter. Those same crisp rhythms are present in the funk filled “Groove Is A Mystery” before slow burning beauty of “Piano Fights”, a track that will simply ignite anything it comes in contact with. Bright and energetic, “Semen Without Touch” ends the EP, shimmering bars and playful twists wind together for a colourful close.

Andreas Gehm – Yellow Flower [BM005]

May 31, 2016November 2, 2022 hipodromeacid house, andreas gehm, bitter moon, bordello a parigi, houseLeave a comment

Andreas Gehm is known for his fierce, unapologetic acid style. But the Cologne man does have a more mellow side, a smoother side, and that’s what this three tracker is. Of course, smooth Gehm still has some rough edges. “Yellow Flowers” combines thick pads, skittering beats, warming samples and frigid bars in an intoxicating brew. Malice and menace rear their ashen faces for the evil machinations of “Late At Night”, muffled vocals and sharpened snares glinting in the streetlights. Safety arrives in the form of the aptly titled “Less Violence.” Rhythms are still rough edged, melodies still have an underhanded element. Yet there is a subdued humanity in the sweetened strings, emotion coming to a head as the needle runs out.

Dam-Funk – DJ Kicks [K7332LP]

May 29, 2016September 13, 2021 hipodrome!k7 records, album, compilation, dam funk, dj kicks, funk, gemini, house, jazz, moon bLeave a comment

DAM FUNK/VARIOUS - DJ Kicks

A lot of folks feel like they know DaM-FunK, he is laid-back, affable and personable but to truly get the guy, I mean really understand him, is to know a deep love of music like no other. A more suitable reflection of this is his contribution to the beloved DJ-Kicks series. A snapshot into the mind of the pioneer of Modern-Funk music…get to know the man behind the shades. For fans of George Clinton, Madlib, Theo Parrish, Flying Lotus…

Andreas Gehm – Boxx [MNSX005]

May 27, 2016November 2, 2022 hipodromeacid, andreas gehm, house, midnight shift, technoLeave a comment

Andreas Gehm aka Elec Pt. 1 serves up a 4-track blitzkrieg EP for the Midnight Shift X series.

Africans with Mainframes – K.M.T. [SJRD333]

May 26, 2016November 2, 2022 hipodromeacid, africans with mainframes, album, chicago, experimental, hieroglyphic being, house, jamal moss, noleian reusse, soul jazz records, technoLeave a comment

Jamal Moss, aka Hieroglyphic Being, returns this time under the alias Africans with Mainframes. With fellow Chicagoan Noleian Reusse they have been releasing music under the name Africans with Mainframes for over 15 years now. The K.M.T. LP is the debut album from the group, a collage of apocalyptic Chicago acid meets industrial and transcendental post-house machine funk. Both intense and unique, the album of forward-thinking, experimental, boundary-pushing Afro-futurist electronic music shows why Hieroglyphic Being is regarded as one of the most serious purveyors of experimental electronic music today.

Dreams – Off The Grid EP [US011]

May 26, 2016October 17, 2017 hipodromedreams, house, jesse pimenta, nous disques, technoLeave a comment

For their first release of 2016 Nous Disques takes up where they last left off with another impeccably crafted release, courtesy of the L.A. based Jesse Pimenta’s work under the Dreams aligns, who serves up 5 tracks of gritty goodness on his ‘Off the Grid’ EP. The project kicks off with ‘Chain’, a hissy, analogue, Detroit-scented monster before moving seamlessly into the more stripped down and minimal ‘Voyeur’, closing out side one ‘Red Veil’ glides in mellifluously, immediately reminiscent of Stacey Pullen’s trailblazing forays into that space between house and techno. Over on the flip the title track leads with a jubilantly squelchy tribute to Chicago before the fittingly titled ‘Night Cap’ closes out the EP with a woozy, slo-mo skitter through eerily sparse electronica.

Sordid Sound System – Lux Exterior [INVINC008]

May 25, 2016April 14, 2022 hipodromedisco, house, invisible inc, sordid sound systemLeave a comment

The record begins with the motorik hypno drama of The Baron, followed by the post punk dub psych of Scratch and then the sprawling widescreen Technicolor of the title track. The B-side opens on the floor of a cosmic discotheque with Der Mond and then works its way through the minimalist -voodoo swamp funk of I Walk On Splintered Gilders before closing with the unhinged synth dancehall styling’s of Keep Your Head.

Gemini Brothers – Lost Babylon [NIGHTNOISE001]

May 25, 2016May 24, 2016 hipodromedaniel kyo, disco, gemini brothers, house, in flagranti, moscoman, night noiseLeave a comment

Debut release from Amsterdam based label, Night Noise. The original from Romanians Gemini Brothers is an Eastern flavored, chugging slo mo cut. In Flagranti ups the tempo and adds a darker disco edge, Moscoman offers a slower dystopian version flavored with analog synths, and Daniel Kyo turns in a darkly spartan Italo-esque remix.

DJ Bert & Eagle – Import [MMI001]

May 25, 2016February 15, 2022 hipodromealessandro adriani, disco, dj bert & eagle, house, mond musik, spacelexLeave a comment

‘DJ Bert & Eagle – Import’ came out of the blue and disappeared right back into the depths of the universe. Originally composed to hit the Top 50 charts, it completely failed to do so – luckily! With this 12 inch Maxi single release the vocal drum edit of spAceLex will finally see the light of day and be available for your personal DJ experience. Remixed by Alessandro Adriani, the additional dub remix has an Industrial, Wave-like touch to it and invites to a seven minutes mind-bending trip.

VA – Detroit Electronic Quarterly Vol.7 [DEQ007]

May 24, 2016September 12, 2023 hipodromecompilation, deep house, detroit electronic quarterly, detroit house, gary martin, gustav brovold, house, marshall applewhite, mike clark, quinton mcrae, the valley and the mountain, todd modesLeave a comment

Detroit Electronic Quarterly (DEQ) Magazine Issue # 7 LP: It’s a slick, compilation from Detroit Artists Mike Clark, Todd Modes, Gary Martin, Gustav Brovold, Marshall Applewhite, The Valley and the Mountain and Quinton McRae.

VA – Comp For Andreas Gehm

May 21, 2016June 1, 2016 hipodromeacid, aerea negrot, andreas gehm, andy vaz, antoni maiovvi, baz reznik, carlos nilmmns, chris moss acid, compilation, credit 00, drvg cvltvre, dvs nme, electro, erell ranson, fbk, hard ton, herwarth, house, iron blu, jacksonville, joe drive, john heckle, john shima, kaspar, legowelt, lerosa, lost trax, mark forshaw, martin heimann, melodymann, moralez, nehuen, nico lahs, noleian reusse, nubian mindz, nukubus, orlando voorn, paul mac, sean dixon, snuffo, syncom data, tagwell woods, techno, tom dicicco, transilmania, zach lubinLeave a comment

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This benefit compilation for Andreas Gehm is being split into 5 parts. You can buy each part for 7 Euro or the full combo package (with all 5 parts – 129 tracks in total) just for 14 Euro (10.64 GBP, $15.56 USD, $20.27 CDN, $21.66 AUD); you can pay more if you want;
All donations go directly to Andreas Gehm to assist with financial stresses due to ongoing health issues (the “Buy” button sends your contribution to Andreas’ PayPal account).
Comp For Andreas Gehm features unreleased and exclusive material.

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Jared Wilson – Communing With Ghosts EP [DABJ1221]

May 19, 2016December 2, 2019 hipodromeacid, dixon avenue basement jams, house, jared wilson, technoLeave a comment

The Detroit producer. Jared Wilson drops an absolutely killer 4-track EP of amazing acid tracks, on Dixon Avenue.

Afik Naim – Songs For Tova [DOLLY025]

May 19, 2016September 29, 2022 hipodromeafik naim, dolly, house, kassem mosse, technoLeave a comment

With ‘Songs For Tova’ Dolly introduces a brand new producer called Afik Naim. This rough diamond was pulled out of a cave near Jerusalem. He has a cinematic experimental take on what you would call Techno but he is rather hard to classify to be honest. Exactly what we like, somebody who stands out with his typical sound pallet. Another perfect player on this ‘Songs For Tova’ team is the never disappointing Kassem Mosse with a killer remix to wrap up this high class 4 tracker.

VA – Killekill Megahits II [KILLEKILL025]

May 17, 2016September 19, 2022 hipodromealex cortex, bintus, blake baxter, cassegrain, compilation, detroit grand pubahs, dez williams, electro, eomac, house, jerome hill, kamikaze space programme, killekill, techno, tin man, umweltLeave a comment

Killekill catalogue number 025 is a jubilee release and it’s also a milestone and turning point in the Killekill history, because with this release Killekill closes one chapter, and opens up another. So far, there is this compilation, which has been carefully compiled for your pleasure. Label regulars such as Cassegrain & Tin Man, Furfriend, Alex Cortex or Eomac have delivered high quality stuff of all kinds, but we are also introducing a lot of artists who will feature on the coming labels: Umwelt with his epic and dramatic electro, Dez Williams with his genre-crossing sound which works on every dance floor plus Power Vacuum’s Bintus who delivers his portion of electro/acid madness on Record 1. Record 2 features the legendary Detroit Grand Pubahs, who present their electro outfit Techmarine Bottom Feeders, The Fool’s Stone, which is a new project by Hard Ton, electro legend Adriano Canzian and italian queer artist Brigida plus London’s underground hero Jerome Hill, who lets it jack and roll with his Memory Machine. On Record 3 Kamikaze Space Programme surprises with some bell-driven percussive techno and what can we say It is with great pride that we include the acid techno epos by none other than the legendary ‘Prince of Techno’ Blake Baxter.

Deviere – Beyond The Celestial Gate [RHYTHM018]

May 17, 2016December 11, 2017 hipodromebio rhythm recordings, deviere, house, technoLeave a comment

Deep space techno tracks from beyond by Boston’s Deviere, approaching us like a time capsule from an alien past, reconnecting us with the ancient intergalactic spirits from beyond the celestial gate.

Art Crime – Still Life [PNKMN015]

May 17, 2016November 24, 2023 hipodromeart crime, house, pinkman records, technoLeave a comment

Art Crime delivers a four tracker of meltingly good music on Pinkman Records. Chords cascade, blending and reforming, in the warming wonder of ‘Still Life’, ‘Dead Carnation’ is from a similar place. Keys skipping down scales, dancing down them as percussion lends a touch of weight.’Distant’ is the mood changer. Rain falls, smoke whirls and the night descends in this dark and intoxicating encounter. But those clouds part for the close. Lush pads and soaring notes break through for calming currents of the less than aptly titled ‘Hectic’. An artist rewriting stereotypes, an EP of true quality.

Benedikt Frey – Out Of The Fog EP [LPSR004]

May 17, 2016April 26, 2023 hipodromebenedikt frey, house, lopasura, love pain sunshine & rain, technoLeave a comment

The mysterious Lopasura imprint is back with another release by Frankfurt hero Benedikt Frey who serves up the Out Of The Fog EP. This EP features some pretty functional and restrained techno, like on the mental title track. “Wolves” is equally hypnotic and cyclical with its grinding arpeggiations drawing you down into the void. On the flip “Lights” is definitely the most uplifting track with its rich layers of lush pads and glistening melodics made for some proper transcendental therapy on the dancefloor.

Solar – Dekmantel Selectors Podcast 003

May 14, 2016May 14, 2016 hipodromedekmantel festival, dekmantel records, dekmantel selectors, house, podcast, solar, technoLeave a comment

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