Alien Disco – In Flight Entertainment [LBDN-004]

November 8, 2019November 8, 2019 hipodromealien disco, aubrey, detroit techno, la bella di notte, re-release, reissueLeave a comment

Allen Saei, better known as Aubrey, is a unique DJ and record producer. This funny nickname came from the 80s British cartoon series where the main character had this red nose like him on the first day at the new school after moving from Portsmouth to Cowplain. Aubrey’s career though, is not funny at all since he is considered a pioneer of the global tech-house scene. Like a true rock star, it seems he lived a kind of troubled life across Europe, with a reputation that has made him very well respected in the US also, already in the mid 90s.

Ectomorph – Stark [IT002RE]

October 29, 2019October 29, 2019 hipodromeacid, bmg, brendan m. gillen, detroit, detroit techno, ectomorph, electro, erika, interdimensional transmissions, re-release, reissueLeave a comment

Essential electro-techno classic. This is the second record from Ectomorph and second record for the label Interdimensional Transmissions, from 1995. This is the first time it has been repressed in over a decade, and its been done using the original masters — coming from 2 wizards of Midwest Mastering. The A side was mastered by Mark Richardson at Metropolis (who later founded Prairie Cat Mastering) and the B side is complete with lock grooves cut by Ron Murphy. Manufactured in Detroit!

Ruins – Marea / Tide: Sound & Image Research Volume One [MFM043]

October 27, 2019October 22, 2020 hipodromealbum, alessandro pizzin, ambient, exerimental, music from memory, piergiuseppe ciranna, re-release, reissue, ruins, synth waveLeave a comment

Music From Memory’s latest release is a reissue of the lost Art record ‘Marea / Tide’ from Italian Wave duo Alessandro Pizzin and Piergiuseppe Ciranna also know as ‘Ruins’. Made to accompany and as a response to the works of painter ‘Luigi Viola’ the record was released limited to a run of 600 with original artworks by the painter included in the first 200 copies. A number of special showcases were performed at various galleries by the duo alongside Viola’s work, with records being available solely at those events. Due to poor management and disagreements with the label who produced the record, 300 copies were held for many years in storage and then in fact later even destroyed, the record disappearing almost without a trace. Finally now available again and with a bonus 7” including four beautiful unreleased tracks, the release is printed in colors true to the original work of Luigi Viola with insert.

Pickled People – Pickled People [MC033]

October 24, 2019October 23, 2019 hipodromeacid house, house, jiten acharya, mint condition, pickled people, re-release, reissue, techno, terry francisLeave a comment

Mint Condition is a record label focused on excavating the outer fringes of classic House and Techno. This 12″ is a rare diamond, another set of smooth and acidic jams from London 90’s potent tech-house underground, a rich and rewarding scene. Pickled People is the dynamic duo of Terry Francis & Jiten Acharya.

Templebeat – Interzone LP [AHLP001]

October 17, 2019July 16, 2020 hipodromealbum, aspecto humano, electro, energeia, industrial, re-release, reissue, synth wave, templebeatLeave a comment

Glad to rescue this authentic lost treasure from music genre. Templebeat, Italian group now extinct which moved between EBM and Industrial. The formation created in 1990, is part of the self-named second generation of EBM groups. Originally published on cassette in 1992 by label also Italian, Energeia.

Sun La Shan – Catch [MD31811]

October 2, 2019May 27, 2020 hipodromecosmic disco, franco scopinich, full time records, goody music, italo-disco, mr. disc organization, radius records, re-release, reissue, sun la shan, superradio records, veniseLeave a comment

Mr Disc Organization presents the limited transparent yellow vinyl reissue of this italo classic from Sun La Shan.

Newworldaquarium – The Dead Bears [APE-LP02]

September 20, 2019September 20, 2019 hipodromealbum, ambient techno, ape, deep techno, detroit techno, jochem peteri, newworldaquarium, nwaq, re-release, reissueLeave a comment

As Jochem Peteri returns his attention to the jewels buried in his back catalogue, including last year’s reissue of the 154 LP Strike, it’s a relief to know this understated rough diamond is getting the appropriate reissue treatment.

Hugo Heredia – Mananita Pampera [JAZZR002]

September 8, 2019September 6, 2019 hipodromealbum, hugo heredia, jazz, jazz room records, re-release, reissueLeave a comment

If ever a record be called a lost masterpiece then this record more than deserves that epithet. First released on an obscure French label in the 1970’s it might have sunk further into obscurity and left no trace of it’s passing but somehow a handful of copies turned up in various Jazz shops in London where it was snapped up by DJ Paul Murphy who was then playing to the embryonic jazz dance scene, based at the very first Jazz Room club: The Horseshoe in London’s Tottenham Court Road, a decaying, seedy, sticky carpeted old West End ballroom that had seen better days. This and a select few records in a similar vein were being played to an appreciative audience who demanded tough raw percussive rhythms overlaid with some furious jazzy soloing and whenever this record hit the turntable it left even the most demanding groover sated. It’s a really fantastic collection from this barely known reedman and his excellent band which also features a guest appearance by American Legend Horace Parlan who is best known for his Afro-Cuban session ”Headin’ South” on Blue Note Records. Superbly produced by drummer Peter Schmidlin, who has conjured up a spiritual modal mixdown of Afro-Cuban & Jazz extended percussive workouts that are uncompromising in their groove and which manage to sound both timeless and modern. The record is being re-released with the original striking artwork, guaranteed to be a talking point.

Automat – Automat [TD002]

September 4, 2019September 25, 2020 hipodromeautomat, claudio gizzi, cosmic disco, disco, re-release, reissue, tempo dischiLeave a comment

Tempo Dischi is an italian label created on a mission to discover and repress classics and rare gems of the italo disco, afro and cosmic scene. With the support from all the main players who has made that era magic, we work to put back on records stores shelves a piece of art that may have been lost but it’s still timeless. Rare sought-after future disco via Italy. Tempo Dischi’s second release is one of electronic music’s seminal albums; 1978 Italian space disco album: Automat by Automat.

Konstruktivists – Glennascaul [DE258]

September 3, 2019February 17, 2022 hipodromealbum, dark entries records, electro, glenn michael wallis, konstruktivists, mark crumby, re-release, reissue, sterile records, synth waveLeave a comment

Konstruktivists is the Industrial project of Glenn Michael Wallis from Kent, England. In the late ’70s Wallis was a “control agent” for Throbbing Gristle and the Industrial Records crew. Glenn began to record his own material and after several cassette releases, Konstruktivists’ first LP ‘A Dissembly’ was released in 1982, followed by ‘Psykho Genetika’ in 1983 and ‘Black December’ in 1984. In 1985, Glenn spent a week at Chris and Cosey’s studio recording 11 tracks that would become the ’Glennascaul’ album originally released on Nigel Ayers’ Sterile Records. Produced and mixed by Chris Carter, it marked a complete change in style for the band towards a beat-orientated rhythmic sound. ‘Glennascaul’ is proto electro at its very best, with Glenn’s hallucinogenic vocals on top. A musical collage designed to invoke images in the mind. The back cover clearly states “No guitars. No Fairlights.” For this deluxe reissue we’ve added two bonus tracks recorded around the same time, now vinyl for the first time ever. All songs have been remastered for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley.

Eric Demarsan – Le Cercle Rouge [WRJ003LTD]

August 18, 2019April 19, 2021 hipodromealbum, eric demarsan, jazz, re-release, reissue, soundtrack, we release jazz, we release whatever the fuck we want records, wrwtfww recordsLeave a comment

We Release Jazz presents the official reissue of the original soundtrack of Jean-Pierre Melville’s 1970 film noir classic Le Cercle Rouge composed by French soundtrack master Eric Demarsan. Eric Demarsan’s compositions for Le Cercle Rouge draw from the orchestral spirit of the Modern Jazz Quartet (as requested by Melville who loved John Lewis’ work), abstraction and minimalism to create a suspenseful and hypnotizing audio landscape which elegantly underlines the tense atmosphere of unavoidable fate that shrouds the movie and the doleful beauty of its characters. Simply put, it’s the finest combination of underworld existentialism, coldblooded chic, and crime jazz! Le Cercle Rouge boasts the participation of celebrated jazz players Guy Pedersen (bass), Daniel Humair (drums), Georges Arvanitas (piano), and Bernard Lubat (vibraphone). Starting as a collaborator of François de Roubaix and Michel Magne in the 60s, Eric Demarsan went on to become a mainstay of French cinema soundtracks, composing for directors such as Jean-Pierre Mocky, Costa-Gavras, and Patrice Leconte among others. He also recorded the cult album Pop Symphony (for Pierre Cardin in 1970) under the Jason Havelock pseudonym.

Mike Perras – Beginning Of Life [FFOR023]

August 8, 2019August 7, 2019 hipodromebassic records, flash forward, house, mike perras, re-release, reissueLeave a comment

Official license of the 1991 rare classic house produced by Mike Perras for Bassic records, now remastered and re-pressed by Flash Forward. “Beginning Of Life” is a pice of history of the deep house music and will continue to make old and new generations dance.

Linea Aspera – Preservation Bias [DE253]

July 2, 2019December 9, 2019 hipodromealbum, alison lewis, dark entries records, electro, industrial, linea aspera, minimal synth, re-release, reissue, ryan ambridge, synth popLeave a comment

Dark Entries continues celebrating our 10 year anniversary with ‘Preservation Bias’, a compilation of lost songs and rarities from Linea Aspera out June 28th. The group formed in London in November 2011 by Ryan Ambridge (Synths/Programming) and Alison Lewis (Vocals/Synths). Within the duo, Alison writes and performs all vocal elements, while Ryan is responsible for producing, recording and mixing the electronics. We released their debut self titled album in June 2012 that was followed by a posthumous vinyl reissue of their tour cassette “II” on Weyrd Son Records in 2013. For all recordings Ryan utilizes an analog synthesizer set up: Roland SH-09, Roland Juno 6, Vermona DRM MKiii, Korg Poly 800 and Analogue Solutions Semblance. Linea Aspera’s sound includes clear influences from 1980s electronic body music, synth-pop, industrial and noise. Lyrically the band incorporates the sciences of osteology, neuroscience, and anthropology weaving a new medical language around themes of desire, despair and renewal. Linea Aspera is the muscle attachment on the back of the femur and translates to ‘rough line’ in Latin. ‘Preservation Bias’ features all three songs from the limited ‘II’ tour cassette EP, four songs from the 2012 self-titled limited cassette EP and one song from the Desire Records 2013 compilation ‘And You Will Find Them In The Basement’. All songs have been mastered by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. Each LP is housed in jacket designed by Niall Greaves and includes a double-sided insert with lyrics.

Electro Nation – Shipwrecked [ESC1201R]

June 19, 2019June 19, 2020 hipodromeelectro, electro nation, electrocute, re-release, reissue, thomas p. heckmann, trope recordingsLeave a comment

The re-issue of a real Electro gem by the genious Thomas P. Heckmann. It’s the ”Electro Nation – Shipwrecked” originally released 1998 on Electrocute.

The Bees – She’s A Witch [AAFS042]

June 9, 2019October 13, 2022 hipodromeafrican, afrobeat, afrosynth records, album, disco, re-release, reissue, the beesLeave a comment

Little-known trio The Bees put out only one full album, 1988’s She’s A Witch (Tikoloshi). Its six tracks all offer dancefloor-ready, distinctively South African grooves that show how bubblegum in the late 80s embraced house music. Produced by Steve Cooks, who would go on to work with heavyweights Senyaka, Spokes H and Umoja in the years that followed. Searing vocals and percussive synth basslines are best on ‘Hlabalaza’ (already a DJ favourite) and the title track, it lyrics telling the spooky tale of an evil woman who rules the night – ‘Tikoloshi’ being the mischievous creature of Zulu folklore (usually a man) who is still widely blamed for all manner of mysterious happenings in the middle of the night.

Coldreams – Eyes / Morning Rain [CAM014]

June 6, 2019June 5, 2019 hipodromecamisole records, cold wave, coldreams, re-release, reissue, rock hardi, synth popLeave a comment

This long time sought after french post-punk/coldwave/melancholic pop 7″ finally gets an official reissue, by Camisole Records. Coldreams was a french female fronted post-punk band hailing from Clermont-Ferrand.

Sound Waves – I Wanna Feel The Music [SR1243]

June 4, 2019June 3, 2019 hipodromeandrew richardson, gijo rosario, house, re-release, reissue, sound waves, strictly rhythmLeave a comment

Seminal NYC deep house sounds from the legendary Strictly Rhythm catalogue, this is some straight 1991 heat. ‘I Wanna Feel The Music’ / ‘Gotta Have You’ are 2 stone cold jams. Sound Waves is a crew made up of Andrew Richardson and Gijo Rosario, who crafted 2 slamming 12”s for Strictly in the very early 90’s. Both cuts ooze so much soul, and those unmistakable deep synth pads that wash over those tuff NYC drums with uplifting emotion. A true underground record that sounds like it could have easily dropped last week.

Mappa Mundi – Mosaics [DRIVE006]

June 3, 2019September 14, 2023 hipodromedisco, downtempo, jan van den bergh, mappa mundi, midnight drive, new beat, pieter kuyl, re-release, reissue, usa import musicLeave a comment

Mappa Mundi’s sole release ‘Musaics’ was released in 1990, riding on the wave of early trance and ambient house sounds and exploring the same sonic terrain and worlds as The Orb, The KLF, Sun Electric and other like minded outfits. A wonderful swirling collage or mosaic of breakbeats, samples and new-age synth stylings, ‘Musaics’ is indeed a real trip. A spontaneous late night studio concoction borne of endless takes and experimentation between Pieter Kuyl and Jan Van Den Bergh who both display a deep knowledge and a shared love of different sounds from around the world. The end result is a meditative, sprawling journey that touches on many different styles from languid widescreen techno to frantic drum machine driven machine-funk, all while retaining a feeling of post-rave atmospherics and psychedelia. This is a very special record indeed, and is somewhat of a lost gem from a very fertile and interesting period in sample based music. Undoubtedly the perfect soundtrack to numerous late nights and early mornings to come

John Cameron – Jazzrock [BEWITH059LP]

May 26, 2019February 28, 2020 hipodromebe with records, funk, jazz, john cameron, kpm, re-release, reissueLeave a comment

‘Jazzrock’ is an aggressive, percussion-heavy album with an energy that leaves jaws on the floor, killer funk breaks from 1972 by the mighty John Cameron. Breaks and beats for days with electric piano, bass loops, and pounding percussion. Funky jazz with a deep, tough, soundtrack feel.

Alan Parker / John Cameron – Afro Rock [BEWITH058LP]

May 26, 2019May 23, 2019 hipodromealan parker, album, be with records, funk, jazz, john cameron, kpm, re-release, reissueLeave a comment

‘Afro Rock’ was recorded at Morgan Studios by John Cameron and Alan Parker in London in 1973 as a collection of stripped-down African rhythms, virtuoso jazz instrumentation, fuzzed up wah wah guitars and spaced out library breaks. The percussion is effortlessly funky, and those flutes so melodic, it’s as if the LP was crafted with the beat lovers of the future firmly in mind. As Cameron himself described it in Unusual Sounds, this is “heavy duty drum-and-bass salsa music”.