K. Alexi – Warehouse Trax [DE-331]

March 2, 2026March 2, 2026 hipodromeacid house, chicago house, dark entries records, k-alexi shelby, re-release, reissueLeave a comment

Chicago legend K. Alexi returns to Dark Entries with Warehouse Trax, an EP of previously unreleased acid and house mayhem. K’Alexi Shelby’s illustrious career has included releases on legendary labels such as Trax, DJ International, and Transmat, as well as collaborations with high-profile artists like Marshall Jefferson and Pet Shop Boys. But his musical journey began at the young age of 12, when he befriended Ron Hardy and Frankie Knuckles while frequenting the Music Box and Warehouse. Dark Entries previously reissued Shelby’s debut record, Essence of a Dream, which was recorded under the name Risque III in 1987. Warehouse Trax follows with six tracks recorded in Chicago between 1991 and 1994. The material here has all the hallmarks of classic K’Alexi. Salsa-inflected rhythms, emotive basslines, and hip-house vibes are displayed on tracks like the high-octane “Jungle Line” or the low-key tearjerker “Protect and Survive.” There are also some unexpected surprises in store. “Aaaah” comes out of the gate swinging with hard-hitting beats and apocalyptic ravey vocal pads evocative of the edgier material on Saber Records or Djax Up Beats, and the surprisingly contemporary-sounding “Klub Dred” delivers half-time dub with stuttering vocal samples.

K.A. Posse – Strikes Again [DE-336]

March 2, 2026 hipodromeacid house, chicago house, dark entries records, k-alexi shelby, k.a. posse, re-release, reissueLeave a comment

Chicago legend K. Alexi returns to Dark Entries with K.A. Posse’s Strikes Again, an EP of preleased unreleased acid and house mayhem. K’Alexi Shelby’s illustrious career has included releases on legendary labels such as Trax, DJ International, and Transmat, as well as collaborations with high-profile artists like Marshall Jefferson and Pet Shop Boys. But his musical journey began at the young age of 12, when he befriended Ron Hardy and Frankie Knuckles while frequenting the Music Box and Warehouse. Dark Entries previously reissued Shelby’s debut record, Essence of a Dream, which was recorded under the name Risque III in 1987. Strikes Again brings us six tracks recorded in Chicago between 1988 and 1990, which come courtesy of Mike Dunn’s personal archive. This record showcases the rawer, more immediate side of Shelby’s sound, with tracks full of overdriven 808’s, careening sirens, and dangerously funky breakbeats. “Imported Taste” brings Shelby’s signature deep pads to the front of wild congo-laced percussion. “Suckas Be Ready” is a slamming hip-house cut featuring vocals from MCD-TA, while disco-samples duel with crunchy 909s on the jacking “Muzic Box.” Strikes Back showcases the real underground sound of Chicago, where sonic abstraction meets full-body kinetics.

K. Hand – Acid Nation [WV9007]

February 24, 2026February 19, 2026 hipodromeacacia records, acid house, kelli hand, loriz sound, re-release, reissue, techno, time to impact, wave makersLeave a comment

‘Acid Nation, is one of the defining releases from US techno and house icon K. Hand (Kelli Hand). First pressed in 1995 on Loriz Sound in collaboration with Acacia Records, the record captures the raw energy and forward-thinking spirit of the American underground scene of the era. Driven by gritty acid lines, powerful rhythms, and a fearless, machine-driven groove, ‘Acid Nation’ showcases the full depth of K. Hand’s talent as a DJ and producer. Now seeing the light again on the Time To Impact imprint, the record returns in a remastered version, bringing its timeless acid power back to contemporary dancefloors.

Charles Tyler Ensemble – Voyage From Jericho LP [FRB24]

February 15, 2026February 13, 2026 hipodromealbum, charles tyler, frederiksberg records, jazz, re-release, reissueLeave a comment

ep into the wild heart of New York’s underground avant-garde jazz scene with ‘Voyage from Jericho’.  Recorded in 1974, release in 1975, this landmark session finds the Charles Tyler Ensemble pushing boundaries with fearless improvisation, deep spiritual yearning, and a raw emotional fire. Joined by top-tier collaborators — including Arthur Blythe, Earl Cross, Ronnie Boykins, and Steve Reid — Tyler shapes a sound that fuses avant-garde intensity with soulful depth, creating a powerful celebration of freedom and expression. This is music that demands attention and rewards deep listening. Whether you’re a devoted explorer of the avant-garde or a curious listener seeking something beyond the mainstream, Voyage from Jericho offers a journey both challenging and transcendent.

Robert Henke – Layering Buddha [AI-41]

February 1, 2026January 29, 2026 hipodromealbum, ambient, astral industries, drone, re-release, reissue, robert henkeLeave a comment

Astral Industries presents a vinyl reissue of Robert Henke’s multifaceted concept album ‘Layering Buddha’. An erudite masterclass on sampling and composition, ‘Layering Buddha’ encapsulates the material process of metamorphosis and a well of nascent, ever-present potentialities. Originally released in 2006, ‘Layering Buddha’ began with a curious encounter with the ‘Buddha Machine’ – a pocket-sized, battery powered playback device that, over the past two decades, has quietly achieved a cult status around the world. Conceived by the Beijing-based group FM3 (Christiaan Virant, Zhang Jian), the machine takes inspiration from Tibetan Buddhist prayer boxes and consists of nine sound loop compositions of varying length, which can be toggled with a single switch. Due to low production cost and manufacturing imperfections, each Buddha Machine is unique, giving slight variations in sound, pitch and duration. Using a state of the art A/D converter Henke made high quality recordings from a single machine, providing the source material for the album. Through various processing and arrangement methods, new pieces emerged, most of them all deriving from a single source loop. The pieces were then set up on the computer as generative arrangements, living as continuously permutating structures that could theoretically go on forever – just as the loops do within the Buddha Machines…

Abacus – The Relics EP [C#CC037]

January 19, 2026 hipodromeabacus, austin bascom, chicago house, clone classic cuts, clone records, deep house, prescription records, re-release, reissueLeave a comment

Somewhere around 1993 or ’94, a quietly profound landmark in deep house emerged: The Relics E.P. by Austin Bascom, better known as Abacus, originally released on Chicago’s Prescription Records. Now, three Decades later, Clone Classic Cuts present a fully remastered edition, including previously unreleased material from the same recording sessions.

Leonardo Marletta – Percussioni Ed Effetti [M715]

December 20, 2025December 17, 2025 hipodromealbum, cenacolo e rotary, experimental, jazz, leonardo marletta, re-release, reissue, soundtrackLeave a comment

Leonardo Marletta’s astounding ‘Percussioni ed effetti’ was originally released by Cenacolo in 1983 and is the one and only album of the Italian composer. Other than a handful of compositions which appear on other Library albums from the era, very little about him remains known, adding an air of tragedy for what might have been, as the first sounds of the album ring through the air.

Baby’s Gang – My Little Japanese Boy [BYN053]

December 7, 2025December 5, 2025 hipodromealessandro zanni, anfrando maiola, baby's gang, blanco y negro, italo-disco, re-release, reissue, stefano cundariLeave a comment

“Challenger was the debut and unique album from the iconic and unique italo disco band Baby’s Gang. Although officially it had only two singles (Happy Song and Challenger), some other labels found extra tracks to be released as single (America) when Memory Records decided to focus on new releases. Produced by Anfrando Maiola (KOTO), Stefano Cundari and Alessadro Zanni, ‘My LIttle Japanese Boy’ is one of those tracks so it was worth buying the album. The album did not neither included the original version for Happy Song, but a ‘Remix’. Probably someone back in the days should have made this EP including both track…now we have done it. This 12″ included the original versions plus two Razor’s Edit to make it more DJ Friendly.”

Audiotech – I’m Your Audio Tech [M053]

December 3, 2025December 3, 2025 hipodromeaudiotech, detroit, electro, juan atkins, metroplex, re-release, reissueLeave a comment

Audiotech is one of the many visionary aliases of Juan Atkins, the Detroit pioneer widely recognized as one of the originators of techno. Originally released in 1987 on Express Records, “I’m Your Audio Tech” captures a crucial moment in the evolution of electronic music – when raw machine funk and futuristic minimalism merged to form the Detroit sound.

Aaron Carl – Down [M035]

November 8, 2025November 7, 2025 hipodromeaaron carl, detroit, detroit techno, electro, juan atkins, metroplex, re-release, reissueLeave a comment

A well-timed remastered version of this killer jacking electro cut from Aaron Carl on the legendary Metroplex label, featuring none other than Juan “The Man” Atkins. The release includes four versions. Dirty, essential Detroit electro.

Gasper Lawal – Ajomasé LP [STRUT503]

November 2, 2025October 30, 2025 hipodrome!k7 records, african, album, funk, gasper lawal, jazz, outernational, re-release, reissue, strut recordsLeave a comment

Ajomasé is the groundbreaking debut album by legendary Nigerian percussionist Gasper Lawal. Originally released in 1980 on his own label CAP, Strut are proud to now bring this unique album back to the racks. Lawal’s style was forged through decades of high-level percussion work with the likes of Stephen Stills, Barbra Streisand, George Clinton & Funkadelic, Manfred Mann, Alexis Korner, Vangelis and Ginger Baker’s Air Force band. Dissatisfied with existing genre labels and production norms, Lawal began recording his own album in 1976 at Vangelis’ own studio in London’s Marble Arch before switching to long, drawn-out night shifts at Surrey Sound Studios, using downtime between The Police’s sessions for Outlandos D’Amour. Lawal meticulously self-produced, composed, and overdubbed the album over four years, assembling an elite group of musicians from both Nigeria and the UK. The instruments used were often hand-built, including a powerful one-of-a-kind drum carved deep in the Nigerian bush. “This music is not about trends, about what is commercial or a “sound” of a particular moment,” explains Lawal, “it is about music to be felt, that gives pleasure. It is nurturing and meditative.”

Bangkok Impact – Missionary On Mars [CWCS027]

October 28, 2025February 2, 2026 hipodromebangkok impact, clone records, clone west coast series, electro, italo-disco, re-release, reissue, sami liuskiLeave a comment

Bangkok Impact – alias of Finnish producer Sami Liuski – helped define the early-2000s Italo-disco and electro revival. ‘Missionary On Mars’ became an underground club hit across Europe with its spacey synths and retro-futuristic vibe, earning cult status among DJs. With Caro and La Musche his reputation for sleek, hypnotic grooves that bridged classic Italo influences with techno energy got cemented. Remastered repress for a new generation.

Ice aka Lafayette Afro-Rock Band – Disco Frankenstein LP [STRUTLP467]

October 27, 2025October 27, 2025 hipodrome!k7 records, album, disco, funk, ice, lafayette afro-rock band, pierre jaubert, re-release, reissue, strut recordsLeave a comment

From the crypts of Parisian funk obscurity comes the long-lost Halloween holy grail, Disco Frankenstein from Ice AKA Lafayette Afro Rock Band. A teasing album of horror-disco oddities originally released as a compilation—a misnomer cloaked in mystery, as the tracks themselves hail from the group’s playful experiments in the mid-to-late ’70s. This album unearths a twisted treasure trove of grooves, originally scattered across obscure side-projects and international pressings, brought back to life by Strut on blood-soaked vinyl exclusively for Halloween 2025.

Rick Wade – Night Trackin’ [RMCE029]

October 15, 2025November 7, 2025 hipodromedeep house, detroit, detroit house, elevate, rawax, rawax motor city edition, re-release, reissue, rick wadeLeave a comment

New release on Rawax Motor City Edition with a special re-issue of Rick Wade’s “Deep House Monster” called “Night Trackin” which came out originally on Elevate, the label from Daniel Bell in 1997.

Newcleus – Jam On Revenge LP [JORV0033]

October 14, 2025October 14, 2025 hipodromealbum, electro, jam on recordings, newcleus, re-release, reissueLeave a comment

Finally, the pioneering first album from the group Newcleus that epitomized the spontaneous, simultaneous and glorious emergence of the Hip-Hop and Electro Funk genres is back on vinyl. The song ”Where’s the Beat” has been extracted due to it’s not actually being made by the group, but every other note and beat is included as it was originally released, from the opening narration and the sound effects joining the songs to the classic Hip-Hop and Electrofunk in-between. Also included for the first time anywhere is the previously unreleased track “Disco Kryptonite”. For 40 years following the release of “Jam On It”, one of the most common requests Cozmo had received was to actually do a song called “Disco Kryptonite”. For the rerelease of Jam On Revenge on vinyl, Cozmo figured it was time. Everybody knew that in the Superman battle in the song “Jam On It”, Jam-On used a song called “Disco Kryptonite” to win the battle. So, this new song had to be worthy of the name.

Daniele Baldelli – Cosmic Sound [ELSI05]

September 27, 2025September 26, 2025 hipodromecosmic disco, daniele baldelli, disco, elsi, italo-disco, re-release, reissueLeave a comment

Daniele Baldelli’s 2009 classic Cosmic Sound reissued and remastered on vinyl, plus an unreleased track. A limited, vinyl-only cosmic disco essential.

FLEXX – Theme From Flexxy-Ball [BYN052]

September 26, 2025September 24, 2025 hipodromeblanco y negro, flexx, fred ventura, hole records, italo-disco, mike chieregato, re-release, reissue, roberto turattiLeave a comment

If we think about what’s the best italo disco label considering the number of release and success, Hole Records would be on the top three of each italo disco lover. Aimed by Mikki Chieregato and Roberto Turatti, every single release on the label is a gem. Joe Yellow, Den Harrow or Stylóo started an succesfull carreer on the label but also Fred Ventura. He was the vocalist of Flexxy-Ball. Produced by Chieregato and Turatti and bring it to light at the Manlio Cangelli studio Love Theme From Flexxy-Ball, Love Theme from Flexxy-Ball is a record that can be missed in any italo shelf.

Hugh Bullen – Alisand [BYN051]

September 26, 2025September 24, 2025 hipodromeblanco y negro, enzo vallicelli, hugh bullen, italo-disco, many records, re-release, reissueLeave a comment

Directly from the Many Records files, an iconic italo disco track from early 1985 written and arranged by Enzo Vallicelli (the man behind great hits from Cruisin’ Gang of Max-Him). No remixes or updates are needed for this track, it still sounds as fresh and powerful as the day it was released.

Dexter – Intruder [DT002]

September 23, 2025September 22, 2025 hipodromedektreks, dexter, electro, klakson recordings, re-release, reissue, technoLeave a comment

The Electro boss from Schagen returns with yet another classic in the rebound. After ‘I Don’t Care’ Dexter presents ‘Intruder’ from 2001, remastered for 2025.

Ivan – Fotonovela [DR-015]

September 18, 2025September 18, 2025 hipodromediscoring records, italo-disco, ivan, luisen, re-release, reissueLeave a comment

Official reissue of one of the most enduring anthems of Spanish synthpop with a respectful Luisen remix of Ivan’s classic ‘Fotonovela’. Instead of reinventing the piece, he works directly from the original stems – preserving its neon-soaked melodies and romantic vocal while subtly enhancing the framework with crisp new drum programming with synth flourishes and light tempo corrections.