Lives Of Angels – Hole In The Sky [DE172]

July 18, 2017July 17, 2024 hipodromealbum, dark entries records, gerald o’connell, lives of angels, minimal synth, new wave, post punk, synth popLeave a comment

Lives of Angels was the brainchild of Gerald O’Connell from London, England. ‘Hole In The Sky’ is an 11-track compilation of material from the Lives of Angels archives. Including two tracks from the original ‘Elevator To Eden’ cassette omitted from our vinyl reissue, two tracks from Color Disc compilations and 7 previously unreleased tracks. This compilation features the very earliest Lives of Angels recordings “Call Moscow” and “Somebody Else” as well as the final composition from 1986 “The Infinite Corridor” plus original mixes of “After Dark” and “Look Out Kid” different than the versions on the ‘Color Supplement’ compilation. ‘Hole In The Sky’ is an impressive example of early ’80s home recording; a DIY interpretation of the elegance and ambition of the previous decade’s krautrock.

VA – Distant Waves II [DWR015]

July 13, 2017May 24, 2023 hipodromealmost alone, boris dzaneck, broken tables, compilation, dead wax records, grey Parade, la valse, minimal synth, new wave, nightmoves, post punk, seeing red, standing ovation, störung, synth pop, synth wave, the sixth senseLeave a comment

Dead Wax Records presents “Distant Waves II”, a follow up of the well received 2014 compilation. This was compiled in three whole years (and a lot of research work) and is a collection of songs that share some common factors: they all were made in the 80s, they all feature synths and they all are extremely sought after, rare as hell or just previously unreleased. There are obvious style variations as each band here is unique but “Distant Waves II” is quite more homogeneous than its predecessor. We have the upbeat, danceable minimalism of Standing Ovation, Boris Dzaneck, Störung, Doppler Effect and Factoría Ribbentrop. The cold, moody melancholy of Broken Tables and La Valse. Virtually unknown acts like The Sixth Sense, Seeing Red and Almost Anyone, heavily underrated new wave giants like Grey Parade and Puppets Of Mankind. An unreleased synth pop masterpiece from Almost Alone here, an unheard 7” rendition of a worldwide dancefloor smasher by Nightmoves there. A total of 14 amazing tracks, all ‘instant classics’

Shoc Corridor – A Blind Sign [DE164]

July 13, 2017January 4, 2022 hipodromechris davis, dark entries records, minimal synth, nogi prass, post punk, re-release, reissue, shoc corridor, shout records, synth pop, synth waveLeave a comment

SHOC CORRIDOR - A Blind Sign (reissue)

Shoc Corridor was the London post-punk quartet of Paul O’Carroll (Voice, Synth), Andy Garnham (Synth, Drum), Chris Davis (Guitar, Bass, E-Bow) and Nogi Prass (Synth) named after the Sam Fuller film from 1963. The group recorded a 4-song demo during 1981 in a tiny flat Chris shared with Nogi in Notting Hill. As their collection of instruments grew they set up studio a few blocks away in Andy’s flat at 20 All Saints Road. There they re-recorded Sargasso Sea’ along with On Reflexion’ on a TEAC reel-to-reel 4-track machine. In the summer of ’82, the band was booked into Decibel Studios in Stoke Newington for two and a half days with Mark Easton of Shout Records, where they reworked the two songs. The group usually worked through studio experimentation rather than constructing their songs in a conventional way. Their equipment list included a Korg MS-20, Wasp, Pro-One, Roland TR-808, WEM Copicat, guitars, bass, e-bow and an assortment of effects pedals. On Reflexion’ began as a Blancmange backing track, since Stephen Luscombe would sometimes use Andy’s 4-track, Korg MS-20 and drum machine. Chris has memories of Paul disappearing from time to time to the neighboring graveyard for inspiration, where they had to procure him from to lay down vocals. Their debut 3-song 12′ single, A Blind Sign’, was released in October 1982 on Shout Records. For this re-issue we’ve included the original skeletal Sargasso Sea’ 4-track demo from 1981. Evocative and dreamy, the music escorts you on a tour of icy landscapes, with Paul’s rich vocals guiding the way.

VA – Selectors 003 [DKMNTLSLCTRS003]

July 4, 2017September 15, 2021 hipodromecold wave, compilation, dekmantel records, dekmantel selectors, electro, marcel dettmann, post punk, synth popLeave a comment

DETTMANN, Marcel/VARIOUS - Selectors 003

Dekmantel’s Selectors series now continues with an edition curated by Marcel Dettmann. Although he’s now known as one of the world’s most celebrated techno artists, even Marcel Dettmann had to start somewhere. Long before he ever held court at Berghain (or its predecessor, Ostgut), he was just another young boy in Eastern Germany, one whose earliest encounters with capitalism involved spending every penny he could scrape together down at the local record shop. In those days, it wasn’t techno that got him excited, but new wave, post-punk, industrial and EBM acts like Front 242 and Depeche Mode. Get back to his roots right here.

UnknownmiX – Chew Some More [LXRC031]

June 24, 2017May 16, 2018 hipodromeelectro, industrial, lux rec, post punk, techno, unknownmixLeave a comment

UnknownmiX was a band active in Zürich between 1983 and 1992. Their music is a mixture of free vocalism, new wave and industrial, they released five LPs and three EPs. Out of their discography Lux Rec selected four tracks, remastered from the original tapes, and presented as a sampler EP. Four tracks that fit perfectly to the label’s tonal view. An ode to those Zürich days, when excesses and uncompromising choices were a badge of honour. And music was something to fight for, or fight with, or dive in and die.

Broken English Club – The English Beach [LIES094]

June 23, 2017May 24, 2023 hipodromealbum, broken english club, industrial, l.i.e.s., long island electrical systems, oliver ho, post punk, technoLeave a comment

British techno veteran Oliver Ho has released some fine material as Broken English Club since debuting the alias back in 2014. The English Beach, Ho’s second BEC full-length and first for L.I.E.S, is the audio equivalent of a trip to a run-down North Sea coastal resort on a wet Wednesday in November. Full of end-of-days electronics, stripped-back industrial techno, moody minimal wave shufflers and bubbly EBM workouts, it’s as authentic a tribute to early ’80s electronic experimentalism as you’re likely to hear all year. Highlights include the Nitzer Ebb style bounce of “Pylon”, the foreboding, desolate electronica of “Rust Ballad”, the angry electro moodiness of “Carrion” and the rolling, organ-laden autumnal bliss of “The English Beach”.

Qual – Cupio Dissolvi [AV!046]

June 23, 2017February 25, 2020 hipodromeavant! records, cold wave, industrial, post punk, qual, william maybellineLeave a comment

Lebanon Hanover’s bassist William Maybelline is back with his solo project. Qual strikes back with a three-track 12′ maxi-single. Each one of these new songs explore a different dimension of Maybelline’s approach to Body/Wave electronics. The title-track Cupio Dissolvi is what we may already call classic Qual: gloomy and throbbing, synth-driven and labyrinthine. A Bloody Blob explores new martial slants, with war-like timpani and a marching robot gait. Rape Me in the Parthenon is a 8 minute long dancefloor mayhem anthem scanned by some pounding techno drumbeat and EBM snare and pads.

Adbaloons – Mad Motor [MEC025]

June 2, 2017August 2, 2021 hipodromeadbaloons, electro, mecanica records, post punk, synth popLeave a comment

ADBALOONS - Mad Motor

Adballons (made-up word from ‘advertising balloon’) was a duo formed in Tokyo and active only between 1986-88. Equipped with some gear (Casio CZ-5000, Teisco S-110F, Roland MC-202, Roland TR-909, Korg KPR-77) they released just one 7′ in 1987 and played some shows in local clubs before disappear and become part of the obscure and inscrutable Japanese underground scene.

VA – Danzas Electricas [MMLP404]

May 24, 2017August 7, 2023 hipodromecompilation, dunkeltier, edits, electro, guillaumes des bois, industrial, ivan smagghe, johan ressle, kilian krings, macadam mambo, macadam mambo edits, misha geylen, mori ra, obermannkind, panoptique, post punk, rupert cross, sacha mambo, shiny boots, smagghe & cross, sneaker, synth popLeave a comment

Macadam Mambo is launching a special compilation of adjustments made by friends and members of the label (Kilian Krings, Sneaker/Dunkeltier, Obermannkind, Panoptique, Mori Ra, Shiny Boots, Misha Geylen, Smagghe & Cross, Guillaume des Bois, Johan Ressle). Mostly very obscure tracks in Sacha’s ‘Metalic vibe’, from post-punk to synth-pop, experimental and more.

Led Er Est – Dust On Common [MNQ099]

May 4, 2017June 21, 2024 hipodromealbum, electro, led er est, mannequin records, owen hutchinson, post punk, sam de la rosa, shawn o'sullivan, synth pop, synth wave, wierd recordsLeave a comment

Dust On Common’ from Led Er Est (Sam De La osa, Shawn O’Sullivan and Owen Hutchinson) was originally released in 2009 by the seminal Brooklyn based record label Wierd Records. The band’s first full-length release showed the three piece clearly breaking out of the minimal synth underground they have been a vitally integral part of since its inception in Brooklyn to create an undeniably contemporary set of highly crafted and restrained, icily psychedelic pop songs.

Din A Testbild – Programm 4 [MNQ093]

March 15, 2017July 17, 2019 hipodromealbum, din a testbild, electro, experimental, gudrun gut, innovative communication, mannequin records, mark eins, minimal synth, post punk, re-release, reissueLeave a comment

‘Programm 4′ is their fourth album. Mixed and auto-produced by Mark Eins near the Wall in West/Berlin in 1983, the album was rejected at the time by Innovative Communication, considered too much synth/punk/techno’, while the new label managers were looking more into new age stuff. In fact Schulze eventually sold the label in 1983, which started to release a plethora of acts loosely grouped around the NAM genre.

Din A Testbild – Programm 3 [MNQ092]

March 15, 2017July 17, 2019 hipodromealbum, din a testbild, electro, gudrun gut, innovative communication, mannequin records, mark eins, minimal synth, post punk, re-release, reissueLeave a comment

Early pioneers of the German New Wave music scene, Din A Testbild were formed in 1978 by Mark Eins and Gudrun Gut. Din A Testbild played a significant role in defining the avant-garde music of Berlin. Legendary is their partecipation at the Festival Genialer Dilletanten” in 1981. ‘Programm 3’ is their third album. Mixed and auto-produced by Mark Eins with help of Ziggy Schöning, it was released on Klaus Schulze’s record label Innovative Communication in 1983.

Le Cliché – Consumer Manoeuvres LP [CBR011]

January 5, 2017March 7, 2023 hipodromeadn' ckrystall, cold beats records, cold wave, compilation, delayscape, effetto joule, electro, gay cat park, gerard ryan, john costello, jonteknik, kline coma xero, kremlyn, kubo, ladyslaw, le cliche, mark lane, mick milk, minimal synth, moss garten, post punk, red fetish, shoegaze, spatial relation, synth pop, this is the bridgeLeave a comment

“Consumer Manoeuvres” by Le Cliché is the latest release on Cold Beats Records. Le Cliché is the electronic music project of Gerard Ryan, professor of marketing at the Universitat Rovira i Virgili. The music takes a critical view of the malaise of marketing and its effect on our postmodern consumer society. It deals with serious issues as diverse as consumer privacy, identity, fad diets, fast fashion and the hyper-reality of contemporary advertising. Yet it does so always with an optimistic sarcasm and playfulness. This new collection of songs on Cold Beats Records, entitled Consumer Manoeuvres, started out as a remix project but very quickly turned into an all-together different record, a series of collaboration, covers and reimagining’s of the original music. Cold Beats Records presents some of the most influential electronic artists from the underground, minimal synth and coldwave scene from the last 35 years in an all-together darker record Le Cliché’s other records. Collaborators include Mark Lane, Mick Milk, Kline Coma Xero and Spatial Relation (USA), ADN’ Ckrystall (France), Red Fetish, John Costello, This is the Bridge and Jonteknik (UK), KuBO (Ireland) Moss Garten (Sweden) JJ Ibañex of Kremlyn, and Wladyslaw Triejo (Spain) Delayscape (Denmark), Gay Cat Park and Effetto Joule (Italy).These artists have appeared on many of the most influential darkwave, coldwave, italo and minimal synth music on a host of leading labels including Minimal Wave, Mannequin, Medical Records, Peripheral Minimal, Anna Logue, Domestica, Obscure Identities 1980, Vinyl on Demand, La Forme Lente and Kernkrach.

Autumns – A Product Of 30 Years Of Violence [CDRTP043]

January 5, 2017November 3, 2017 hipodromeautumns, cassette, christian donaghey, clan destine records, experimental, industrial, post punkLeave a comment

“A Product of 30 Years of Violence” is the new release by Christian Donaghey, AKA Autumns. In the build-up to Autumns debut album, an EP of six songs delivering a diverse range of sonic explorations, concepts and limitations is to be released on Clan Destine Records to document the music made during the months of Summer and Autumn of 2016.

VA – Murray CY Edits Part 1 EP [SBZ003]

December 19, 2016February 7, 2018 hipodromeanthon shield, arthur berkhoff, beats per minute, body without organs, d.z. lectric, edits, industrial, minimal synth, murray cy, post punk, ruud kluivers, sign bit zeroLeave a comment

After heating up with Sign Bit Zero’s second release with Wosto and label boss Kilian Krings, Sign Bit Zero is now continuing with some edits by Murray CY, the label honcho of Contort Yourself. The next release contains strictly rough tape material of old and forgotten cassettes from the eighties with a wide range from weird obscurites to strongly distorted material.

Daniele Cosmo – Endless Illusion Radio #75

December 14, 2016December 12, 2016 hipodromedaniele cosmo, endless illusion, industrial, intergalactic fm, lux rec, minimal synth, podcast, post punk, technoLeave a comment

Zombies Under Stress – Stalin [MNQ086]

December 8, 2016July 17, 2019 hipodromeelectro, industrial, mannequin records, post punk, techno, zombies under stressLeave a comment

Four iller 80ies industrial techno tracks: ‘Liberation’ and ‘Stalin’ from their 1985 cassette ‘Fanaticism & Hysteria’, this last one also presented in a “Seven Sisters of Putin” remix form, plus on the b-side the killer slow industrial-techno ‘Message’ from the cassette ‘Matrix Machinations’ (1996).

Tako @ The Hanging Garden (Dresden) 20.08.2016

November 29, 2016December 19, 2016 hipodromeelectro, house, jakbeat, minimal synth, nation records, post punk, tako, trafohausLeave a comment

TWINS – Rather Not [ENFANT027]

November 28, 2016October 18, 2022 hipodromeelectro, enfant terrible, matt weiner, minimal synth, post punk, synth pop, twinsLeave a comment

TWINS is Matt Weiner who is also known for his Featureless Ghost project and of course as the head of the DKA Records label. His project TWINS is not limited to one specific style but the dominant characteristic is the synth driven sound… other influences in the mix are various styles of dance music and a healthy dose of arty post-punk. This new mini album “Rather Not” is the perfect blending of all of this, due to this it is on the one hand a classic minimal elektro record but at the same time a rather modern piece of electronic music, catchy tunes and surprising twists go hand in hand and make up for an authentic and original record.

VA – World Of Rubber 3 [RUBBER003]

November 25, 2016September 13, 2022 hipodromeacid, dj overdose, group a, interstellar funk, la corde, leuk en ko, post punk, rubber records, technoLeave a comment

World of Rubber 3 is compiled to make you cry, love, stomp and vomit. Rebellious heavyhitter and lovely melodic excursion provided by Japanese Wave-duo Group A, acid smash and catchy synthpopper by Interstellar Funk, basement 808 TECH-NO-SHIT by DJ Overdose and Dutch ”Pop not Pop” by Leuk & Ko. Brought to you from Den Haag on a white immaculate platter with fresh inlay design.