Jeff Mills – Planets [AXCD051]

April 8, 2017August 31, 2021 hipodromealbum, ambient techno, detroit, jeff mills, minimal techno, sylvain griotto, symphonicLeave a comment

The history of Planets … It has been 100 years since the British composer Gustav Holst introduced his most famous score «The Planets». An elegant musical tour to each one of our Planets in the Solar System, Holst brought forth imaginary visions of space that would survive many generations and decades after. As an important piece to the classical universe, ‘The Planets’ is regularly played throughout the World every year as it had been the most vivid translation of our cosmic neighborhood until now. The Electronic Music artist and producer Jeff Mills, pays tribute to this century of incredible musical production. He embarks to compose a sonic journey to re-discover our neighboring planets in a 18 piece suite that explores the nine planets, including the portions of space in between the Planets, the nine regions Mills calls Loop Transits.

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Crossing Avenue – Malandra [SPAZIO007]

March 25, 2017June 16, 2023 hipodromecrossing avenue, minimal techno, spazio disponibileLeave a comment

Next up on Spazio Disponibile is a pair of artists who played the party of the same name at Goa, Rome last year, Crossing Avenue. They present a four tracks EP. “Crucial” is first and is a big, warm open space filled with tiny little flecks of sound, delicate synth flashes and rolling rubber drums that truly hypnotise. “Malandra” is another bit of burrowing mind music that is hugely atmospheric yet notably sparse and economic in design. The drums roll below as watery droplets, ghostly pads and haunting organic hooks all roam and snake about in the mix. “Rimbalzo” is darker and more direct, with a supple techno groove forcing you to move as flashes of synth, alien life forms and subterranean ambiance all colour in the airwaves. Last of all, “No Coasts” traps you in another underground cave with only desolate drones and bulbous bass lines for company. It is eerie, but beautifully so, and rounds out another fascinatingly cinematic release.

30drop – The Time Of Cruel Miracles [30DLP001]

March 18, 2017April 5, 2022 hipodrome30d records, 30drop, album, architectural, geistform, minimal techno, rivet, substance, zero massLeave a comment

30DROP - The Time Of Cruel Miracles

Since launching the project in 2014, Barcelona-based 30drop has been releasing on End of Dayz, Detroit Underground and of course the 30drop label which has also seen appearances by Der Zyklus, Population One, The Black Dog, Sterac and Trolley Route (Oscar Mulero). Now, the Spaniard announces his album “The Time of Cruel Miracles” which includes 12 original tracks and 4 remixes by Substance, Architectural, Rivet and Zero Mass (30drop + Geistform).

Jeroen Search – Clarity EP [DREF034]

March 18, 2017October 22, 2021 hipodromedynamic reflection, jeroen search, minimal technoLeave a comment

The Clarity EP signifies the return of Dutch techno heavyweight Jeroen Search to Dynamic Reflection. The result is a powerful four track EP, that clearly demonstrates Jeroen’s unique and personal approach to contemporary techno; Skilfully build grooves fused together with funky stabs, form a unique, recognisable and inimitable “Search-blend”. Proving once more Jeroen Search is an undisputed master of true machine funk.

Peter Van Hoesen @ Concrete (Paris) 08.10.2016

March 11, 2017March 8, 2017 hipodromeconcrete, minimal techno, peter van hoesen, techno, time to expressLeave a comment

Aiken – Inertia [EVENT015]

March 11, 2017April 11, 2019 hipodromeaiken, chronicle records, minimal techno, technoLeave a comment

Aiken’s much anticipated return to Chronicle. The Spanish artist has been spending years honing his craft, focusing on sharp, distinct sounds that create a pure sense of kinetic energy. The title track of the EP bolsters a erce disarray of carefully (de)constructed atonal synthwork and a rhythm section that is set to detonate. It is then followed by “Axial”, a track that stays as true to modular miscalculations as it does to stripped down techno, combining both in a subliminal cessation of sanity. However Aiken isn’t done there. He continues with “Magnetism”, which throws a brick in the glass of conventionality with its earth-shaking layers of textured momentum. Phased pads then wash over “Soul Drama”, bringing the entire experience to an emotionally laced denouement.

Claudio PRC – Volumi Dinamici [SEM087]

March 4, 2017January 12, 2023 hipodromealbum, ambient techno, blazej malinowski, claudio prc, dino sabatini, drone, minimal techno, semantica recordsLeave a comment

Volumi Dinamici is the second long player of Claudio PRC, a project that combines music and art inspired by the Futurist concepts of movement and dynamism and artistic currents such as Abstract Expressionism; the name itself is a tribute to a work of Italian artist and pioneer Luigi Russolo. Volumi Dinamici is a collection of 11 tracks accompanied by the same number of illustrations, different from each other but characterized by a common technical and compositional approach. The several shades of the atmospheres and the linear rhythm of the grooves come together to form a dense and mental musical dimension, a journey into the sounds and their intrinsic symbolic value. Depth, lights, shadows and noises are tangible elements of this work that mark the beginning of a new sound research based mainly on the instinctive use of machines and analogue instruments.

Tadeo – The Pit [TOKEN069]

January 27, 2017December 13, 2023 hipodromeminimal techno, tadeo, tokenLeave a comment

Tadeo first released on Token in 2015 with the instant classic Terra Incognita, reminiscent of the kind of techno-futurism usually employed by some of the Detroit greats. If Terra Incognita was an interpretation of outer space, The Pit comes from deep in the ground. This is electronic programme music; bookended in distinctive Tadeo style with a modal string section that places the record firmly in the avant-garde, The Pit guides us through the moods and associations of a classic science fiction narrative. The record is consistent in its instrumental palette, with a subdued but powerful low-end to set the pace, disorienting semitone meanderings and organic percussion in the mid, and massive, crashing hats that lift statement sections beyond comprehension.

Echelon – Echelon 001 [ECHELON001]

January 27, 2017November 29, 2018 hipodromedetroit techno, echelon, jeroen search, minimal technoLeave a comment

Straight white label with no more info. New mysterious side project of one of the most innovative and known techno acts. The Echelon is conceived in total secrecy. Embedded deep in the contemporary landscape, its sole purpose is to function as an anonymous observer, translating its findings into music and movement. Looped minimal techno in the best Mills tradition.

Jeff Mills – A Trip To The Moon [AXCD049]

January 22, 2017January 3, 2018 hipodromealbum, ambient techno, axis records, detroit techno, experimental, georges melies, jeff mills, minimal technoLeave a comment

The album is newly recorded sound track of the “A Trip To The Moon” film by Georges Melies in 1902. The Lobster Films in France has released a DVD of the same film with Jeff Mills’ sound tracks in November 2016. The famous silent film is only for 16 minutes or so but Mills has finished the entire tracks for this sound track album.

‘When Georges Méliès created Trip To The Moon in 1902, the world was just beginning to feel the tightening, yet exciting effects of another giant leap in modern civilization with the Industrial Age. It was a place in time that was transformable and in all dimensions of an evolutionary process: social, economic and political revolutions were buzzing. As man worked hard under the Sun, exposing his efforts and determination, it was the Moon that hatched his dreams. It was a time of realization and a time of romance’. – Jeff Mills

Mattia Trani – Bionic Life In A Static System [INITIAL003]

January 12, 2017July 18, 2018 hipodromedetroit techno, initial berlin, mattia trani, minimal technoLeave a comment

Doubled with a social network and technology addiction, life tends to be each day more and more mechanical. ‘Bionic Life In A Static System’ reflect Mattia’s feeling about this matter of fact. Human will soon tend to be machined: automatically, resuming their feeling to a simple emoticon. Mattia is giving us his vision of this near future with these 4 tracks, proposing us some atmospheric and melodic pads and robotic electro rhythms added to the finest futuristic acid lines.

DJ Surgeles – Betty Hill Case [SITS012]

January 6, 2017August 19, 2021 hipodromedetroit techno, dj surgeles, kole leijen, minimal techno, something in the skyLeave a comment

DJ SURGELES - The Betty Hill Case

Barney and Betty Hill were an American couple who were allegedly abducted by extraterrestrials in a rural portion of New Hampshire from September 19 to September 20, 1961. The incident came to be called the ”Hill Abduction” or the ”Zeta Reticuli Incident” because the couple stated they had been kidnapped for a short time by a UFO. It was the first widely publicized report of alien abduction, adapted into the best-selling 1966 book “The Interrupted Journey” and the 1975 television movie “The UFO Incident”. Very interesting is that Betty drew a star map of, by the time she was drawing it, an unknown star collection. Later scientists started to investigate it and discovered it really existed. They called it Zeta Reticulli. This music is inspired by the story and the interviews with Betty Hill.

Cassegrain – ARCS-02 [ARCS002]

December 17, 2016December 14, 2016 hipodromealex tsiridis, arcing seas, cassegrain, huseyin evirgen, minimal techno, technoLeave a comment

The second release on Arcing Seas by label heads Cassegrain. This new material presents the duo’s very individual approach to tonality within the techno framework, combined with a subtle tribal influ-ence. Maintaining their aim, they keep things exciting for the club as well as sonically. Label info: Arcing Seas is an anagram of Cassegrain. It started out as a secret alias, releasing a couple EPs on Our Circula Sound. The secret was less well kept after the duo appeared at Berghain under this name. A year later, after deciding to start a label, it finally made sense to bring the two together.

Dimi Angélis – ANGLS 005 [ANGLS005]

December 17, 2016April 8, 2024 hipodromeangls, detroit techno, dimi angelis, minimal technoLeave a comment

ANGLS Records is a dutch techno label run by Dimi Angélis for his own imprint. Here is the fifth release, featuring four techno bangers.

Raiz – Raiz Remixes [VRV007]

December 17, 2016March 1, 2022 hipodromecell injection, minimal techno, raiz, silent servant, subversive, techno, vrvLeave a comment

Three years into the VRV project, Raíz and Subversive have decided it is time to expand the roster and showcase artists on a similar plane, producers they know can speak to the sound. The chosen interpreters on this release include Drumcell & Truncate as Cell Injection, and Silent Servant.

Alex Danilov – System 721 [RAWAX021]

December 3, 2016July 19, 2023 hipodromealex danilov, minimal techno, rawax, technoLeave a comment

Alex Danilov returns on Rawx. Advanced space techno from Moscow.

Savas Pascalidis – Fading Lights EP [BAO061]

November 27, 2016December 13, 2023 hipodromebe as one recordings, detroit techno, minimal techno, savas pascalidisLeave a comment

PASCALIDIS, Savas - Fading Lights EP

German Techno veteran Savas Pascalidis makes his debut on Be As One. With “Fading Lights EP” Savas explores shades of modern Techno while retaining his trademark classic sound throughout the 4 tracks, delivering a perfect fit between the German talented producer and the label’s exciting catalogue.

Modes – Scenario [SPAZIO005]

November 27, 2016June 16, 2023 hipodromedrone, minimal techno, modes, spazio disponibile, technoLeave a comment

Keeping up their fine schedule, the Spazio Disponibile label is back with a fifth excellent EP, this time from Modes. Modes is an artist who is making his debut here, and he is one of a few guys Spazio is creating a platform for in the coming months. Modes fits right in with the deeply subliminal, transcendental style of the label and its associated party in Rome. Opener ‘M52’ is a supple and sci-fi mix of smooth rubber kicks and Millsian melodies that are trippy and hypnotic. ‘M51’ is darker and moodier, with smeared pads and grainy ambience making for a big and shadowy chamber of end-of-days techno that is full of foreboding, and finally ‘M44’ is more forceful and brutal, with reverb and electricity static adding texture to the cavernous airwaves.

Tensal – Subaquatic Saga [OWN008]

November 26, 2016November 2, 2022 hipodromehector sandoval, minimal techno, ownlife records, techno, tensalLeave a comment

Under the surface of the sea, immersed into the deep, where light is just utopic… waiting till the end of tempest. Tensal comes back with his second EP to the Berlin based imprint ”Ownlife”. Subaquatic Saga is the confirmation of the cyclical sound, the exahustive development from one of the producers who synthesized this genre in a better way in the last years. This time, he decomposes his usual formula showing new directions of his particular vision of the future sound of techno.

Mattias Fridell – Farsot EP [DSTRT002]

November 26, 2016April 10, 2025 hipodromedetroit techno, district 66, mattias fridell, minimal techno, progression uk, technoLeave a comment

For the labels second release District 66 teams up with Swedens Mattias Fridell. Fridell delivers two energetic and jacking tracks in his well known signature. The B-side features a straight up-tempo remix prom Progression UK.