Grace – Grace [AVN024]

May 11, 2016March 4, 2026 hipodromeascetic house, avian music, grace, industrial, noise, oliver vereker, techno, verekerLeave a comment

Originally released via Ascetic House in 2015, Vereker’s Grace tape owes much to the canon of vintage anti-music, exploring catharsis via a transgression of traditional compositional & technical values. Working with the same thematic concerns of much of the more leftfield additions to the Avian catalogue – in it’s more subdued moments, anxiety & dissafection; in it’s more high energy – pure hysteria – the recording pairs basic synthesis with warped vocals in the same manner as Industrial progenitors Throbbing Gristle and Steven Stapleton (Nurse With Wound).

SARS & AR – For Those Who Strive [NE026]

May 11, 2016June 8, 2023 hipodromeabdulla rashim, ambient techno, industrial, northern electronics, sarsLeave a comment

The first collaboration between SARS & Abdulla Rashim sees a diverse long player of aggressive industrial, drone and live electronics. A melancholic story in the manner that has come signifiy the sound of northern Europa.

Svengalisghost – Digital Tsunami 099

April 27, 2016April 27, 2016 hipodromedigital tsunami, electro, industrial, live act, marquis cooper, podcast, svengalisghost, technoLeave a comment

digital tsunami

Parrish Smith – Virgin Of The World [KH002]

April 27, 2016October 9, 2023 hipodromeelectro, industrial, knekelhuis, parrish smith, technoLeave a comment

For the next Knekelhuis chapter, there is Parrish Smith. In his wicked game of creation and demolishment he’s working on combining organic and mental material which brings him to his first full-length EP. His melted personal stories convey through rough mechanics and exuberant expressionism. This tells the story of fulfilment, development and setbacks. Mixing up illusional layers of metal drums with harsh and rough moving synthesis. Polyrhythmical electroniczzz for the mind.

Assalti Industriali – Otto Minuti [MRT005]

April 20, 2016December 22, 2023 hipodromeassalti industriali, cosimo damiano, damiano colosimo, electro, industrial, luciano lamanna, lux rec, mrt, technoLeave a comment

ASSALTI INDUSTRIALI - Otto Minuti

Assalti Industriali is a Roman triumvirate. Ruling over collapsed empires and concrete remains. As their name implies, their output is brutal, merciless, coldhearted. An EP that demands your attention, charges you full-scale, and leaves a metallic taste of blood in your mouth.

VA – Cititrax: Tracks Volume Two [CITI019]

April 20, 2016October 20, 2021 hipodromecititrax, industrial, l/f/d/m, maelstrom, minimal wave records, silent servant, techno, tzusingLeave a comment

TZUSING/LFDM/SILENT SERVANT/MAELSTROM - Tracks Volume 2

Cititrax present the second in a series of four song samplers showcasing the talents of some of the most innovative producers of the moment. Tracks Volume Two features the fearless and ultra-talented Chinese producer Tzusing, the raw avant-garde electronics of London based producer L/F/D/M, creative West Coast powerhouse Silent Servant, and prolific underground French producer Maelstrom. The overall sound can be described as modern, uncompromising and guttural. Each artist reinvents dance music by bringing their own unique vision to the floor.

VA – Y/Z [SUBREC1338]

April 20, 2016October 10, 2017 hipodromedamcase, drvg cvltvre, goolyk, industrial, melodies souterraines, run x, technoLeave a comment

This various contains a dark, slow, atmospheric track by long date hunter, Drvg Cvltvre to introduce the record heavily and to conduct your dreams. Then, the break’ n’ experimental track by Goolyk is following on the Z side. About the Y side, two pure techno tracks for body & mind, between acidic lines from the satanic player Run X and some deconstruct music by the rAver Damcase.

MEZE – Long Term Riots [NYH32]

April 18, 2016December 21, 2017 hipodromecassette, industrial, meze, new york haunted, technoLeave a comment

Italian analogue techno and noise worship from MEZE, who constructs 4 heavy bangers with his modular gear. One of the talents to watch, this guy, blending industrial rhythms with dark melodies.

Klankman – Illumination Through Feedback Distortion EP [DTLSND007]

April 18, 2016October 22, 2020 hipodromeacid, details sound, industrial, klankman, maarten epskamp, technoLeave a comment

Details Sound presents ‘Illumination Through Feedback Distortion’ EP a three-track release of irresistible rhythms, vibrant analogue workouts, displaying the intuitive DIY compositional approach of talented Dutch artist Maarten Epskamp, under his Klankman pseudonym.

HIDE – Flesh For the Living [MW005]

April 18, 2016October 6, 2020 hipodromecold wave, hide, industrial, midwich productions, techno, wattsLeave a comment

HIDE - Flesh For The Living

Flesh For the Living is HIDE’s vinyl debut. This 3-track EP contains 3 soon-to-be anthems. Showcasing top-notch production values, these tracks have a physicality that matches their live show. The title track provides a bracing adrenaline rush that will have listeners on their feet, fists in the air. The remix of that track by WATTS (for American Primitive) slows the pace, evoking a cinematic, dreamlike atmosphere. Limb From Limb’ is a sinister side-long stomper that menaces with ethereal vocals, ghostlike percussion and a gut-wrenching low-end hook.

VA – Noblesse Oblige [ET044/GOOILAND023]

March 30, 2016October 18, 2022 hipodromeacid, enfant terrible, future blondes, gooiland elektro, industrial, lcn, monocorpse, neugeborene nachtmusik, osty, profligate, technoLeave a comment

With Noblesse Oblige you find yourself among the aristocracy of the mind and body. A gathering of artists with a different heartbeat and mindset. Fitting the Gooiland Elektro spirit as they operate far away from contemporary music standards. In this case this means sweaty EBM, dark techno and industrial acid.

Gavin Russom – Psychic Decolonization [LXRC026]

March 30, 2016March 14, 2018 hipodromeelectro, gavilan rayna russom, industrial, lux rec, technoLeave a comment

Gavin Russom delivers four clairvoyant tracks for those who are willing to unravel them, don’t expect a happy end though. The first release of Lux Rec this year comes from the infamous enfant terrible, synthesizers maker, known for his obscure statements, Gavin Russom. The man needs no further introduction, he’s quite a presence, although a ghostly one. As in those urban myths his music reflects all that is haunting, secretive, unspoken.

RR Hearse – Call of Oedipus [JUNE010]

March 24, 2016April 17, 2018 hipodromealbum, experimental, industrial, june records, post punk, rr hearseLeave a comment

June Records presents RR Hearse – Call of Oedipus. Completed between 1981 and 2013, Call of Oedipus is a collection of solo works and collaborations of RR Hearse with S/M, A.Rib and Mr. Cricket. The tracks were recorded live at concerts on Greek University campuses, squats, in studio as well as in RR Hearse’s bedroom. This mini LP is a never released before document of the Greek underground music scene, transferred from cassettes and reel-to-reels’s from RR Hearse’s personal archive.

VA – So Low Remixes [VF219]

March 19, 2016November 20, 2017 hipodromeelectro, gerry & the holograms, helena hauff, industrial, jd twitch, john bender, kübler-ross, minimal synth, p:1e, powell, the klinik, the vinyl factoryLeave a comment

Following the recent release of So Low, a compilation of early ‘80s synth, industrial and cold wave classics and undiscovered gems curated by Optimo’s JD Twitch aka Keith McIvor, The Vinyl Factory are set to release specially commissioned remixes of two tracks on the 16-track compilation by rising UK producer Powell and Hamburg’s Helena Hauff.

Violet Poison – The Game [ISDR001]

March 10, 2016March 20, 2018 hipodromeelectro, francesco baudazzi, il silenzio del rumore, industrial, techno, violet poisonLeave a comment

”A dim light in the room. Dancing drapes of nylons and satin, the pungent smell of naphthalene in aunt’s old closets. She, powerful but still romantic, was sharpening the tools for the poor destitute. The distant sound of barking dogs, a lost farmhouse in Chianti. The beginning of a dance of sex and death, winged vicious presences, blood and flesh. In the passing she found her fulfilment”.

Kerridge – Fatal Light Attraction [DNSKER002]

March 5, 2016December 13, 2019 hipodromealbum, downwards records, industrial, samuel kerridge, technoLeave a comment

Kerridge’s 3rd long player marks a more fluid, or effluent, refinement of his sound, blurring the boundaries between organic audio sources and custom-constructed synths to flooding the senses with waves of bristling, oxidising industrial tones and coruscating texturhythm seemingly intent on separating flesh from bone. It’s evil stuff, all seven tracks of it, forming a closed feedback system of guttural, choking frequencies and cardiac arrhythymatics.

Positive Centre – Vorticist [SNTS008]

March 5, 2016March 3, 2016 hipodromeindustrial, mike jefford, positive centre, snts records, technoLeave a comment

SNTS Records expands its reach with solo Positive Centre, who has released on Our Circula Sound and Stroboscopic Artefacts. This EP, with the intriguing title of Vorticist, shows the artist’s most visceral and raw side.

Phase Fatale – Jealous God 10 [JEL010]

March 5, 2016February 5, 2025 hipodromehayden payne, industrial, jealous god, phase fatale, technoLeave a comment

Jealous God arrive at their tenth issue and it’s yet another label debut, with Berlin-based New Yorker Hayden Payne getting his most high profile release to date under the Phase Fatale name. Once heavily involved in New York’s cold wave scene, Payne’s move to Berlin and the adoption of Phase Fatale has seen him develop an EBM flavoured style of techno that is eminently suited to the Jealous God cause. Lead cut “Steel” sounds like Silent Servant hocked up on steroids, contrasting nicely with the stealthier pump of “SOL740”. On the flip, the rhythmic construction of “Cut” is reminiscent of Jam City reworking Front 242, whilst “Castor” is pure sonic brutality.

VA – Few Tricks For Nervous Dealbreakers EP [CY004]

March 2, 2016December 25, 2017 hipodromecontort yourself records, electro, industrial, mark forshaw, mark van de maat, parrish smith, svengalisghost, techno, volition immanent, zombies under stresLeave a comment

Contort Yourself with 4 strong outings for its fourth EP ! To begin with we have the grimacing visage of Volition Immanent, an intense live act made up of Parrish Smith and Mark Van de Maat (Knekelhuis). Nastiness is taken up a notch as noise ne’er-do-wells Zombies Under Stress take over. Static is bent and doubled across thick chords and collapsed clap in the 1986 ”Maan Zal Zijn” before the raw and raging battery of ”In Onze Tijd.” L.I.E.S. regular Svengalisghost grapples with ”Maan Zal Zijn, channelling the original’s rage into a mechanical monster. The 12” is bookended with bite as Mark Forshaw (Tabernacle/Berceuse Heroique) closes with the tortured and torrential thump of ”Submission.”

The Tapes – Selected Works 1982 – 1992 [ELP017]

February 25, 2016February 1, 2023 hipodromealbum, alessio natalizia, ambient, ecstatic recordings, industrial, noise, re-release, reissue, the tapesLeave a comment

In addition to his prolific output as Not Waving, London-dwelling Italian Alessio Natalizia has developed quite an interest in profiling the vast archive of music that surfaced from his motherland in the 1980s. After Strut tapped him to curate the Mutazione compilation back in 2013, Natalizia has taken to square his focus on more specific artists, with this Tapes retrospective following a similar profile of Daniele Ciulini last year. Selected Works 1982 – 1992 spans a decade of recordings from Tapes, aka brotherly pair Giancarlo and Roberto Drago whose style of industrial music absorbed the counter-cultural influence of William Burroughs or Throbbing Gristle, and the sci-fi dystopia of J.G. Ballard and John Foxx. The 21 tracks here will delight anyone with an interest in the obscure annals of European primitive electronics.

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