2020 Best Albums

January 4, 2021November 3, 2022 hipodromea civil terror, album, alessandro adriani, artificial dance records, avian music, axis records, beat concern, black meteoric star, central processing unit, childhood intelligence, das ding, dmx krew, electronic emergencies records, franz scala, furthur electronix, grant, heinrich mueller, ian martin, infoline, jake schrock, jeff mills, la luna sotto il ponte, lbeeze, linea aspera, lobster theremin, marco repetto, medical records llc, men with secrets, newclear waves, nullptr, obergman, phormix tapes, pinkman records, shifted, slow motion records, solar one music, tear apart tapes, terrestrial funk, the beneficiaries, the bunker, the exaltics, the nightstalker, trenton chase, voluminous artsLeave a comment

Continuing our past year briefing, after the readers top 3 and best giveaways, we present a list of our 20 favorite albums from 2020.

We have four albums more on the electro side coming from DMX Krew, Men With Secrets (Donato Dozzy and Retina.it), Nullptr and The Exaltics & Heinrich Mueller, while on the industrial/EBM side we have albums by A Civil Terror, La luna sotto il ponte and LBEEZE and impressive works from Black Meteoric Star, Ian Martin and Trenton Chase.
On the synthier side of music we have four albums coming from Das Ding, Linea Aspera, Newclear Waves and Jake Schrock, while for the Detroit lovers we have two Detroit influenced album by The Beneficiaries (Jeff Mills, Eddie Fowlkes and Jessica Care Moore) and The Nightstalker (Dan Piu and Martin Akeret).
Closing the list are the debut album of disco-don Franz Scala on Slow Motion, Obergman‘s acid album on Furthur Electronix, Anthony Collins with his album on Lobster Theremin under the Grant alias and Shifted with his first album on Avian.
The list is compiled in chronological order.

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DJ Soch – The Power Of Poetry [HAWAII022]

July 18, 2020July 15, 2020 hipodromedeep house, distant hawaii, dj soch, lobster thereminLeave a comment

DJ Soch brings a touch of la dolce vita to Distant Hawaii. This glittering release cherry picks the best of house, jersey house and italo, stitching them together with adoration into irresistible grooves. Resident DJ of seminal Italian club, Serendipity, and founder of Black Angus Records, Soch’s effortlessly classy house has long set him apart as a mainstay in Native Italy.

Andy Garvey – Complex Clarity EP [LT-UNDR-07]

March 28, 2020March 28, 2020 hipodromeacid, andy garvey, electro, lobster theremin, lobster undrLeave a comment

Andy Garvey brings machine funk, acid alchemy and tripped out sounds to Lobster UNDR with the excellent ‘Complex Clarity’ EP.

Grant – Fantasy Blues [LT064]

January 2, 2020December 31, 2020 hipodromealbum, anthony collins, dan piu, deep house, emil abramyan, grant, jenifa mayanja, lobster theremin, zarenzeitLeave a comment

US Born, Marseille based house producer and DJ, Grant returns to Lobster Theremin, with ‘Fantasy Blues’, a 9 track album brimming with warm, melodic, deep house cuts. Opener, Ephemeral Chase signals a cosmic journey, driven with four to the floor motive. Mind Space is spaced out, modern deep-house at it’s best. On the flip, Zarenzeit joins Grant on Amaranthine Profundity, while Finite Elements chugs into an ethereal, vocal cut. Blurred Harmony picks up the pace, note a welcome homage to London town. Previous collaborator, Dan Piu features on stripped-back roller, Boundless. Joining forces on Invisible Skills, Brooklyn based composer Emil Abramyan injects otherworldly influences to the album, followed by Melancholic wiggler, Lucent Eyes. The Road In Front Of Me rounds out the release on soulful, classic tip, with velvet vocals courtesy of Jenifa Mayanja.

Norwell – New Physics EP [LT061]

June 25, 2019June 25, 2019 hipodromeacid, balazs semsei, electro, lobster theremin, norwell, technoLeave a comment

Hungarian electro wizard, Norwell presents his first release for Lobster Theremin. A kaleidoscopic journey of electro flavours and warm, punchy robotic space magic.

Steve Murphy – Mira Electronics [LT056]

March 22, 2019December 29, 2019 hipodromealbum, electro, italo-disco, lobster theremin, steve murphy, synth waveLeave a comment

Steve Murphy returns to Lobster Theremin for his debut solo album, curdling a molten mixture of metallic tones and stomping rhythms all culled from the electro, new wave, EBM and italo worlds. Cold wave spoken word vocals shimmer, holla and wail from the depths of an 80’s basement studio (Connessione Europa, Digital Fix Today); stomping italo rhythms take off with a flourish and wash, as they’re bound onto the surface of poly synth dreams (Space Train, Mira Electronics); bastardised modular squelches and blips reveal a hidden underground lab (Ray Gun); modem-bleeping electro machine-worx and on-the-run basslines from 2125 (Disappointed, The Truth, Again); the end, when it comes, is a slow play-em-off jam. An italo electro elevator them tune gently carrying us up to a formerly erased dystopian level of this monolithic brutalist cuboid.

Andrew Red Hand – Revolution ’89 [LT-UNDR-02]

November 20, 2018May 3, 2023 hipodromeacid house, andrew red hand, electro, lobster theremin, lobster undr, romanianLeave a comment

Andrew Red Hand finally joins the Lobster main family. He takes you deep into the night with haunting synth lines, deep chicago grooves and proper drum machine battery on his latest effort for the LT UNDR sublabel.

Supreems – Close Your Eyes (And Feel) EP [LT051]

July 12, 2018December 29, 2019 hipodromebreaks, house, lobster theremin, supreemsLeave a comment

Supreems returns to Lobster Theremin with a hazy, dream-state inducing EP so do as the title says – close your eyes and feel the soaring pads, scattered breakbeats and percussive synths pulse right through you.

Imre Kiss – Strangers [MÖRK016]

March 26, 2018March 26, 2018 hipodromehouse, imre kiss, lobster theremin, mork, technoLeave a comment

Core family member and Crisis founder Imre Kiss returns to the Lobster fray with a deep, riveting and emotive EP for sub-label Mörk. Infused with the emotional energy of his previous outings whilst plunging into a wormhole of London-centric sonic references, Strangers is Imre at his most potent and signals a striking return for the Budapest producer.

Shedbug – Destination Love [LT047]

February 28, 2018February 27, 2018 hipodromehouse, lobster theremin, shedbug, technoLeave a comment

Lobster Theremin dig back down unda’ to bring another fresh salty Aussie experience to the table with well seasoned young talent Shedbug aka Geordie Elliot-Kerr at the helm for this one. As Shedbug he makes entrancing house, acid-tinted techno, cosmic electro and heavily stepped UK-influenced jams. On Destination Love, Shedbug harnesses the emotive, pad-heavy sound showcased on previous outings whilst mixing in blend of interstellar synths, jagged breaks and crusted-yet-cutting drum work – all mixed down with some serious studio finishing.

Garrett David – Live From The Dog Cave [LT045]

December 26, 2017December 25, 2017 hipodromeadam rowe, colin johnson, garrett david, house, lobster thereminLeave a comment

One of Chicago’s finest production and DJ talents, and a close Stateside Lobster family member – Garrett David – returns for a studio-focused foray into Chicago’s sonic house music history.

Lock Eyes – First Sight [LT035]

September 14, 2017September 14, 2017 hipodromehouse, lobster theremin, lock eyes, technoLeave a comment

A soothing summer airstream coasting off of the Adriatic, Lock Eyes turns in four kaleidoscopic house & techno jams for the Lobster main label, keeping the summer sun rolling on through.

Night Foundation – Memory Bells [LSS002]

August 27, 2017August 25, 2017 hipodromeambient, lobster sleep sequence, lobster theremin, night foundation, richard vergezLeave a comment

Richard Vergez launched the Night Foundation project with little fanfare in 2016, with several tracks and a new artist page appearing inconspicuously late at night in the UK time zone. With him already being a part of the Lobster network – producing the iconic collages that burnished the stellar Raw MT ‘Richard’s Revenge’ and Hedge Maze ‘Kerb Hits’ releases – it wasn’t long before Lobster Theremin’s Jimmy Asquith became literally the 12th play of these new tracks via the usual social media algorithmic attraction. Soaring solo synth expeditions came floating from the tinny 3am laptop. With headphones and a better system; a full sonic explosion of raw hardware warmth, twinkling icicles and soft landing pads. Nostalgic, interlocking melodies and slow drawn-out synth lines that nod back to the psych rock workouts of Steve Hillage and even elements of Pink Floyd. A steady and studied extended improv evoking patience, peace and interstellar harmony. Formed of three completely individual yet inseparable parts, Memory Bells is a touching and truly special body of work. Evocative, immersive and another Lobster Sleep Sequence catalogue entry for quieter times.

Jeals – Flux [LT042]

August 10, 2017August 9, 2017 hipodromeelectro, house, jeals, lobster thereminLeave a comment

From Poland to the UK via the USA, Jeals delivers a full journeyman debut EP for Lobster Theremin spanning ambient, racheting break-y house, lucid techno and heartbreaking electro. Five slices of thought-provoking electronic music, rich with emotion and sincerity, each one a crucial momentum in time, sonically cemented once and for all.

ASOK – Inner Circle [MORK013]

March 31, 2017December 25, 2017 hipodromeasok, house, lobster theremin, mork, stu robinson, technoLeave a comment

Stu Robinson aka ASOK returns with a quick fire reply via Lobster Theremin sub-label Mörk. Applying a similar template of contradictory elements, cobbled into a melded, half-melted mass of aquatic techno, proto-rave and depth-charged deep house, Inner Circle is the transformation complete. A step into the unknown without a shadow of doubt.

Unfinished Portraits – Memory Lake [LT031]

February 28, 2017December 25, 2017 hipodromeelectro, house, lobster theremin, techno, unfinished portraitsLeave a comment

Lobster Theremin is back and rolling and bringing more snappy electro through the Theremin caverns with this indelible EP from Unfinished Portraits.

ASOK – Virtual Light [LT030]

January 30, 2017December 25, 2017 hipodromeasok, house, lobster theremin, stu robinson, technoLeave a comment

ASOK joins the Lobster fam proper, blasting down from the icy territories and bringing the cold winds of UK rave of yore to the front of the queue. “Universe 3” is a glistening, glacially slow-moving ambient piece that shimmers and folds through the spectrum, with small sparkles and hints of twinkling optimism peppered into it’s spacial framework. “Track Four” is a crunchy, scourged techno drum heater that bangs the drum of enchantment whilst raising the spirits of long-long civilisations through spiritual pads and alien synth work. Title track “Virtual Light” kicks off the flip. Built around a core of stolid deep house, but drawing on a solid template of NY house and central German deepness. Proper hazy, aquatic vibes into the dark depths. Lastly, and easily the artist and label fave, “I Mean You No Harm” arrives as a subtle reminder of the simplicity needed to conjure the heaviest moments. Essentially an enormous hardcore number just minus any form of breaks and stripped to the core. Nagging sirens and pitched wails sound off into the night air.

ITPDWIP – Eye Can See The Darkness (In The End Of The Tunnel) [LTWHT010]

January 19, 2017June 25, 2020 hipodromedetroit, electro, heinz kammler, instant teleportation process detected while in progress, itpdwip, lobster theremin, lobster theremin white, vladimiros peilivanidisLeave a comment

Eye Can See The Darkness (In The End Of The Tunnel) is a shot of light in the dark cavern of a broken heart. Blinded By The Lights rips apart the heart-string orchestra rather than just pulling on the strings. A love ballad lost in the haze of the mid-summer, faded to blue and repackaged as a gentle and tender winter anthem. Sharing the A-side with the lucid dreaming of Jeremiah R on the drum-heavy remix. On the flip, I Am Not Him is a filter-squelching, bass-slapping meander into green haze territory, that finally erupts into a swagger of familiar Detroit-channeled drums and steady faded pads. Outernet grumbles up the black-hole cosmic radiation with an industrial-tinged number that plunges the depths of deep-space. Proper growling and clanging synths to add the right amount of raw, just at the end.

Supreems – Us Together [LT028]

December 16, 2016December 25, 2017 hipodromehouse, lobster theremin, supreems, technoLeave a comment

Firing straight outta the heart of Belgium comes a long awaited batch of euphoric, internet-curdled club missiles from Supreems. Having been sat marinating on Youtube channels and Soundcloud streams alike for a good 24 months, al three tracks have taken on even more pertinence and depth, coming at the end of a fractured and startled year of world events.

Imre Kiss – Overthrown [LTWHT008]

August 30, 2016December 25, 2017 hipodromehouse, imre kiss, lobster theremin, lobster theremin white, technoLeave a comment

Lobster Theremin welcome back one of the original LT fam, with Imre Kiss taking the reigns for a full on raw-power white label. With two lucid and hazy releases for LT in his wake, plus an excellent contribution to the Proto Sites catalogue, Imre finally returns with a rough and overdriven in-the-dance EP of floor-crushing fire.