Francisco – Lineabeat [SLOMO015]

October 30, 2014November 3, 2017 hipodromedisco, francesco de bellis, francisco, italo-disco, slow motion recordsLeave a comment

Linea Beat is Slow Motion’s latest offshoot, focusing strictly on the whacked out sounds of mid-eighties electronic disco. Long term label partner Francisco has turned his drum machines up to 11 and set lazers stun on this jacking disco 12”. Side A sees Cosmo joining the fun bringing along with him the ghost of cult Italo favourites Fun Fun for a throbbing excursion into sunrise elettro. Hands will be in the air for this one for sure. On the flip side things are sleazy, breezy and pulsating with the swagger of Rimini in 1986

Kid Machine Live @ Magic Waves, Loftus Hall (Berlin) 20.07.14

October 29, 2014March 11, 2015 hipodromeelectro, italo-disco, kid machine, live act, loftus hall, magic waves, mark wilkinsonLeave a comment

East Wall – Silence [ED001]

October 29, 2014October 29, 2014 hipodromeangelo bergamini, charlie mallozzi, east wall, elettrica dischi, fabrizio chiari, italo-disco, re-release, reissue, synth pop, wilma notariLeave a comment

The ultra rare LP “Silence” by East Wall sees Fabrizio Chiari and Wilma Notari traverse through a variety of styles with a number of standout tracks.

East Wall – Eyes Of Glass [NC011]

October 29, 2014October 5, 2017 hipodromeangelo bergamini, charlie mallozzi, east wall, fabrizio chiari, italo-disco, no comment, re-release, reissue, synth popLeave a comment

Band of Fabrizio Chiari (ex keyboardist of Kirlian Camera) and produced by Charlie Mallozzi (already involved in Kirlian Camera), Angelo Bergamini collaborated to the 12″ Eyes Of Glass.

Nord Est – Overnight [SP001]

October 29, 2014October 29, 2014 hipodromeitalo-disco, nord est, re-release, reissue, sangy productionsLeave a comment

Official 2011 reissue in limited edition 500 copies Originally

Martin Duvall – All Night [BAP037]

October 29, 2014December 14, 2021 hipodromearoy dee, bordello a parigi, italo-disco, martin c de waal, martin duvall, spaventi d'azurro, spaventi dazzurroLeave a comment

DUVALL, Martin - All Night

Martin Duvall is the music alter ego of all-round artist Martin C de Waal from Amsterdam. Produced by Topless and mixed and arranged by Spaventi D’Azzurro and Aroy Dee.

N.O.I.A. – The Rule To Survive: 31th Anniversary [NEXIT001]

October 15, 2014January 15, 2018 hipodromeitalo-disco, n.o.i.a., n.o.i.a. records, noia, prins thomasLeave a comment

Italian band N.O.I.A. was amongst the first electronic music groups to emerge in the late seventies and early eighties alongside peers like Kraftwerk and Depeche Mode. Nowadays they are re-releasing their back catalogue alongside a carefully curated selection of contemporary remixes and this latest package features Rule To Survive with a remix from Prins Thomas.

Andre & Leslie – Stress [KAS001]

October 15, 2014October 13, 2014 hipodromeandré brasseur, andre & leslie, italo-disco, kasset, re-release, reissueLeave a comment

Kasset is very proud to announce the first release, Andre and Leslie – Stress. It is a re-issue of a track originally released in 1979 on the cusp of the Belgium new wave explosion.

De-De-Mo – ‘Cause I Need You ‘Cause I Love You [BAP031]

October 15, 2014October 24, 2023 hipodromebordello a parigi, dario dedemo, de-de-mo, flemming dalum, italo-discoLeave a comment

Another true italo holy grail sees the light again on the Bordello A Parigi label! Originally released in 1984 and high in demand ever since. The euphoric synths and the spacey vocals accompanied by Dario Dedemo makes this record a crazy addictive classic. Fully remastered tracks for your best listening pleasure and on top a killer remix by the one and only Flemming Dalum.

The Hasbeens – Maybe [BAP030]

October 15, 2014June 28, 2022 hipodromealden tyrell, bordello a parigi, dj overdose, electro, italo-disco, jeroen warmenhoven, the hasbeensLeave a comment

Trying is the first step towards failure. Alden Tyrell and DJ Overdose are back once again with the misery!

Pink & Black – Sometimes I Wish [ERC015]

September 11, 2014March 30, 2023 hipodromeemotional rescue, emotional response recordings, italo-disco, pink & black, synth popLeave a comment

Emotional Rescue takes a look towards the dancefloor sounds of Britain underground 80s electronic synth-pop scene for their next release. From Dallas’ infamous ecstacy fueled Starck club to the Le Palace in Paris, it was such music that while not gaining wider pop recognition, become classics of their time and the secret finds for today’s DJs.

Void Vision – Sour EP [MNQ049]

September 10, 2014August 25, 2021 hipodromeelectro, italo-disco, mannequin records, shari vari, shari wallin, synth pop, vanzetti & sacco, void visionLeave a comment

VOID VISION - Sour EP

Void Vision is a Philadelphia based solo female Minimal Synth / Cold Wave project from Shari Wallin. Already included by Rough Trade in their seminal Synth Wave compilations, the single is anticipating her full lenght ‘Sub Rosa’, out for Mannequin Records later in 2014. Remix by Vanzetti & Sacco aka Jos Van Galen with Otto Kraanen, the boss of the acclaimed Bordello A Parigi from Rotterdam.

Baz Reznik – Les Yeux Orange #027

August 28, 2014February 12, 2016 hipodromeacid, baz reznik, house, italo-disco, les yeux orange, podcast, technoLeave a comment

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Lectric Workers – The Garden / Robot Is Systematic [ARFON03]

August 21, 2014December 13, 2023 hipodromearchivio fonografico moderno, franco rago, gigi farina, italo-disco, lectric workers, re-release, reissueLeave a comment

Legendary release from Rago & Farina finally remastered and repressed on Fred Ventura’s own imprint. A fantastic Italo-disco bomb with all the ingredients and hallmarks of a true dance floor gem of its era (male vocal, female sensual vocal in foreign language, driving bassline, space aged synth and hard energy).

Starion – Mindbender EP [RL009]

August 21, 2014March 30, 2022 hipodromeelectro, italo-disco, kid machine, red laser records, starionLeave a comment

Serious Italo authenticity from Manchester, Starion (a man who seems to be wholly motivated by sci-fi and synths) lays down a blisteringly slick synthetic serenade in the form of “Hypnoto Roboto”. Reminiscent of the work of Riccardo Cioni but with added automaton frontage, it’s a fine flashback to the early 80s by way of contemporary production oomph. Remix-wise Kid Machine adds a dubbier, almost Chicken Lips style flex. Further on Starion gets his synth boogie on with “Mindbender” while “Moonbase Alpha” is another journey through time and space that touches on classic electro as well as Italo. Laced with heady melodies, you can almost smell the emotion.

Intergalactic Gary @ Beyond House Party, Drugstore (Belgrade) 28.06.2014

July 29, 2014July 29, 2014 hipodromebeyond house, drugstore, electro, house, intergalactic gary, italo-disco, minimal synth, technoLeave a comment

The Problems – Moustache Italo Anthem [MST023]

July 29, 2014October 14, 2020 hipodromedavid vunk, electro, house, italo-disco, moustache records, the problemsLeave a comment

Well known in the clubscene a classic italo track from this underground dark wave italo band from Holland. Track played by David Vunk on numerous parties for more than 6 years already, so it took some time but here it is, including a remix made by David Vunk with pumping basskick and super sharp clubby tr-909 hats.

I-F @ Boiler Room x Expedition Festival (Rotterdam) 28.06.2014

July 21, 2014July 21, 2014 hipodromeacid, boiler room tv, expedition festival, house, i-f, interr-ference, italo-disco, technoLeave a comment

Mick Wills – Demo Mix #19

July 17, 2014August 6, 2014 hipodromedemo mix, italo-disco, mick wills, minimal synth, technoLeave a comment

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Local Suicide – We Can Go Everywhere [BAP032]

July 9, 2014May 4, 2022 hipodromebordello a parigi, brax moody, disco, iñigo vontier, in flagranti, italo-disco, local suicide, richard rossa, vamparelaLeave a comment

Local Suicide are a Berlin love story. Having met across a set of turntables, DJs, producers and dancefloor all-rounders Brax Moody and Vamparela have connected as a German and Greek soundclash since 2007, and this release rubberstamps their partnership on what is their debut EP. ‘We Can Go Everywhere’, chanting into a Balearic underworld, is in the classic mode of synth-pop, disco-house and indie dance brought back from the future and into a past discotheque philosophy. The future-retro scale is further determined when you have the expertise of In Flagranti to truly quantize the boogie, looping the chorus just behind a mix of digital distress signals and road trip guitars until it becomes so- mething near an incantation of Bananarama. Inigo Vontier trains tracky, fractal-examining synths for a deep tech-disco hustle. Powered by low slung electro- house blips that cram and gang up on the dancefloor so that it needs water cannon fire to disperse it. Last but not least Tom Tom Disco’s Richard Rossa is another bringing sounds back and forward, putting spit and shine on mainframe sequences so a vintage glitterball can spin once more. With the ubiquitous synth shunts and bongo percussion not losing sight of the fact that there’s a still pop-ish party going on.