John Shima – The Empty Lands [FS028]

December 3, 2022December 2, 2022 hipodromealbum, deep techno, detroit techno, firescope records, john shimaLeave a comment

John Shima has proven himself to be a natural disciple for the kind of emotive techno sound B12 were pioneering in the early 90s, and so it makes sense to see him working closely with Steven Rutter’s FireScope label now. More than meeting a pre-meditated formula, the focus here is on expression through the machines, and Shima is a dab hand at getting his synths and sequences to sing. After 2019’s The Lonely Machine, he’s back with The Empty Lands, an engrossing long player which journeys through enchanting, interwoven synth lines and delicate drum machine patter that will keep you invigorated and inspired for aeons.

Sean Dixon – Generations EP [FINALCHAPTER008]

May 18, 2022May 17, 2022 hipodromedeep house, final chapter, house, john shima, sean dixonLeave a comment

Sean Dixon, known from previous releases on Clone and Rawax, is back on his own label Final Chapter. On this colorful four track record called Generations EP, he’s joined by Sheffield´s John Shima.

G-Prod – One Trice EP [FE003]

April 30, 2022April 29, 2022 hipodromederek carr, detroit house, detroit techno, fluid electronics, g-prod, john shimaLeave a comment

The French G-Prod brothers debut on Fluid Electronics with the lavish, Detroit-flavoured “One Trice” EP. True to the Motown house scene’s idiosyncratic engineering of raw throb and velvet touch, this four-track slab pays tribute to that classic sound which still infuses far and wide in today’s musical landscape. On the menu, two original hot cakes from the Gaugain siblings complemented by a pair of remixes courtesy of Irish vibist Derek Carr and UK-based deep grooves manipulator, John Shima.

John Shima – Parallels EP [RAWAX028]

February 19, 2022August 23, 2022 hipodromedeep techno, detroit techno, john shima, rawaxLeave a comment

SHIMA, John - Parallels EP

John Shima makes his debut for Rawax with “Parallels EP”, featuring four deep Detroit techno tracks.

Mihail P – Streams Of Thought [CMD008]

January 17, 2022January 14, 2022 hipodromecommon dreams, detroit house, detroit techno, electro, john shima, mihail pLeave a comment

MIHAIL P - Stream Of Thoughts (feat John Shima remix)

Common Dreams bring a new 4 tracker from Mihail P, including a special John Shima remix. Electro breaks, synth basses and a cool pad to complete the perfect journey.

Morphology – Qualia [EXALT005]

August 22, 2020September 7, 2020 hipodromedetroit techno, electro, exalt records, john shima, matti turunen, michael diekmann, morphology, steven rutterLeave a comment

MORPHOLOGY - Qualia EP

Much talked about project, now release is finally coming into fruition. Morphology approached Exalt with the idea of releasing one of their tracks. Roll forward a year and this 4 track EP comes with 2 brand new original Morphology tracks and stellar remixes from John Shima and B12 legend Steven Rutter.

John Shima – Space Cadet EP [SUBWAXE-X-C-BLUE]

July 24, 2020July 20, 2020 hipodromedeep techno, detroit techno, john shima, subwax bcn, subwax excursionsLeave a comment

SHIMA, John - Space Cadet EP

John Shima with 4 tracks of deep & warm Detroit vibes. He’s in fine form on this surprise outing for Subwax’s Excursions series, effortlessly moving between the emotive, melodic bliss of “Evergreen”, where lilting lead lines spar with dreamy chords and a hybrid electro/deep sci-fi techno groove, the poignant, pitched-down deep electro beauty of “Moodswing”, the deep space breakdowns and tactile chords of “Space Cadet”, and the intergalactic electrofunk haziness of enveloping closing cut “Street Soul”.

John Shima – The Lonely Machine [FS019]

June 28, 2019November 7, 2020 hipodromealbum, b12 records, deep techno, detroit techno, electro, firescope records, john shimaLeave a comment

Hailing from the heartland of British techno, Sheffield’s John Shima is one of the leading lights of UK electronics. Now Shima is returning to FireScope with his long awaiting debut album, The Lonely Machine. John Shima is a master melody weaver, with this first LP attesting to his deftness of touch. Celestial chords and star gazing synthwork permeate this ten track odyssey. The musical heritage of Shima’s hometown, the elegance, majesty and subtlety of British electronics, is invoked from the needle drop. A range of influences come to the fore in this 2LP. Skirting around the edges of astral ambience and tonal texture are nods to industrial history, the rasp and resonance of rhythms in “Empires”, with the inspiration of Detroit surfacing in the future funk of “Phase Distortion” and “Linear.” Dreamscapes are painted in delicate hues, the fragile movements of “Accepting”, with brooding works adopting thicker basslines and ruffled notes as with “Distrust.” Nevertheless, it is the incandescent brightness of Lonely Machine that truly shines. Radiant pieces of elating electronics, complex and joyful compositions that chime with unbridled hope and open-hearted optimism.

VA – TRB01 [TRB01]

May 15, 2019May 15, 2019 hipodromeartes, barson, freddy fresh, house, john shima, techno, tribe recordingsLeave a comment

Tribe is a record label created by like-minded artists from Barcelona, with a bold purpose of generating and sharing their idea of timeless electronic music. The debut EP Tribe01 comprises four different yet catchy and charismatic tunes that meet at the same point – the dance floor.

John Shima – Stealth EP [DMK005]

October 8, 2018January 16, 2023 hipodromedeep techno, detroit house, detroit techno, dmk, john shimaLeave a comment

DMK step up again with another impressive release, this time with John Shima who delivers the ‘Stealth EP’. After recent releases on Exalt and Firescope records, the quality continues across this EP, with four cuts of deep atmospheric techno.

VA – Sounds From The Emotional Underground [EE0004]

June 7, 2018June 6, 2018 hipodromederek carr, detroit techno, emotions electric, john shima, reedale rise, subwax bcn, zuletaLeave a comment

Emotions Electric with the first Various EP for the label. Strong quality selection of deep soulful Detroit influenced techno tracks from some of the finest underground producers.

John Shima – Contact EP [INST007]

October 12, 2017October 11, 2017 hipodromedetroit techno, instruction records, john shimaLeave a comment

Excellent futuristic techno, four tracks written by John Shima for Instruction Records.

John Shima – Renegade EP [DWT001]

July 26, 2017July 25, 2022 hipodromedetroit techno, distant worlds, john shimaLeave a comment

Brand new label out of London receiving transmissions from across the celestial sphere and translating them into beautiful techno for the good people of Planet Earth. Proud to report that the first transmission comes courtesy of the mighty John Shima. 4 beautifully melodic and timeless tracks with nods to the golden age of Detroit and UK Techno.

John Shima @ Gazette (Cluj-Napoca) 27.05.2017

May 25, 2017January 16, 2019 hipodromedannilov, gazette, john shima, te doareLeave a comment

John Shima – Elements Unknown [FS005]

May 5, 2017January 16, 2023 hipodromeb12 records, deep techno, detroit techno, firescope records, john shimaLeave a comment

The Fifth EP on FireScope Records, the new sub label of the legendary B12 Records, welcomes Mr John Shima. The EP entitled Elements Unknown, is pure techno for laying back in a dark room and floating away, highly detailed layers of electronic sounds interweaved together to create emotion.

VA – Emerald City [VR001.1]

February 23, 2017December 6, 2021 hipodromehouse, john shima, leigh dickson, mihail p, plant43, techno, verdant recordingsLeave a comment

SHIMA, John/PLANT43/MIHAIL P/LEIGH DICKSON - Emerald City

Emerald City is the first release of Verdant Recordings, a new label to present carefully curated deep music across the electronic spectrum. On this EP are 3 highly respected producers from the UK; Leigh Dickson, John Shima and Plant43 (Emile Facey) and a 4th debut track from a disciple of the halcyon days of emotive music Mihail Petrovski. Musically this EP is all about deep techno; the exquisite sounds and characteristic style of each producer is unmistakeable. Emerald City was first released as limited edition of lathe cuts but interest in the project completely overwhelmed its availability.

VA – Boe XXX [BOEXXX]

October 18, 2016January 16, 2023 hipodromeben boe, boe recordings, compilation, deep house, john shima, leif, life recorder, nick lawson, reedale riseLeave a comment

Every tenth release for Boe Recordings represents a significant achievement for the vinyl-focused record label and the numerical milestone is celebrated with a special release. The thirtieth installment, BOE XXX is a true family affair with four recognizable Boe artists and two new members added in. Leif’s “That Ice Cream Tune” features shuffling and stuttering arpeggiated leads and metallic syncopated hats and snares. Spoken word hums and an ambient lead add that beautiful sheen to the production. Ben Boe slots in a classy deep electro cut, “Spectral Gate” comprised of weighty analog percussion and shifting synthscapes. Nick Lawson returns to Boe with yet another classy example of high-end deep house. “Wharf Aquatics” bubbles and grooves along with its effervescent dub delayed leads and it’s liquid bass movements. Late night head music. A closely linked artist to the label, Life Recorder finally gets his debut on Boe with a low slung grooving tech houser, “Butterflies”. Aimed squarely at the dance floor this no-nonsense driving cut pumps and grooves for 7 minutes with its persistent Detroit style hook line. Reedale Rise provides “Quadrex”; a Detroit-esque electro track with DBX style hypnotism thrown in for good measure. Space age themes and Drexiycan like pads play off against shuffling percussion mechanics. Finally, after many recent contributions to boe 12″s, the steel city techno-forging don John Shima lays down a stunning piece of ambient work in the vein of B12 and those classic industrial sounds calledLiberation.

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, ka§par, 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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VA – Halal Prepared Vol. 4 [BOE028]

June 20, 2015January 16, 2023 hipodromeboe recordings, deep house, invisible menders, john shima, tim smith, toby tobiasLeave a comment

The revered Halal Prepared series on boe extends to its fourth volume with four new acts fresh to the label. Hotly tipped duo, Invisible Menders, made up of outstanding DJ Jane Fitz and thus far underrated producer Dom Ahtuam contribute a stunning Balearic bass-heavy house cut “Fifth Time Lucky”. Fresh from his solo EP, John Shima slots in a deep techno workout “Thought Wave”. Toby Tobias of Rekids fame pumps out some raw basement lofi vibes with his jacker “Sword Art Arcade” and rounding off the EP on a delicate note is Tim Smith’s soft and melodic 707 jam “Graphene”.

John Shima – Prototype EP [BOE027]

May 16, 2015January 16, 2023 hipodromeboe recordings, deep house, detroit house, john shimaLeave a comment

John Shima is making waves with his fresh approach to that classic Detroit sound. His contribution for Boe is nothing short of a stunning representation of underground electronic music. ‘Prototype’ is a sonic ode to industry: blueprinted in the motor city and forged in Sheffield. It’s heads down for the dance floor with shimmering metallic overtones and a side order of robot jack.