John Maus – Screen Memories [RBN072LP]

January 3, 2018January 3, 2018 hipodromealbum, john maus, ribbon music, synth pop, synth wave2 Comments

It’s been a long time between drinks for John Maus. “Screen Memories” is the producer’s first new album since 2011, and glistens from start to finish. After opening with the grandiose synthesizer soundscapes of ”Combine”, Maus delivers a range of atmospheric instrumental and vocal synth-pop gems dripping with Italo-disco style arpeggio lines, John Carpenter flourishes and decidedly cheap, lo-fi drum machine rhythms. “Screen Memories” was written, recorded, and engineered by Maus over the last few years in his home in Minnesota. It’s a solitary place situated in the sub-zero winter temperatures creep into the songs as do the buzzing wasps of summer.

Post.23 – Whispers [STILLATON1]

January 3, 2018December 20, 2018 hipodromeindustrial, minimal synth, new wave, post punk, post.23, stilla ton, synth waveLeave a comment

The first release of the Swedish label Stilla Ton comes in the format of 6 tracks pack from Post.23.

Trisomie 21 – Chapters IV [DE195]

December 21, 2017December 21, 2017 hipodromealbum, dark entries records, hervé lomprez, minimal synth, phillipe lomprez, post punk, re-release, reissue, synth wave, trisomie 21Leave a comment

Trisomie 21 is a post punk band formed in 1981 by Phillipe Lomprez (vocals, drums) and Hervé Lomprez (guitar, electronics), two brothers from Abscon, in the North of France. They began composing songs at the age of 16 while studying at school. Their music consists of lush soundscapes that do not easily fit into any one category. Lyrics are sung in English because in the north of France the duo sought to contradict the trend at the time for everything to be sung in French. Since 1983 they’ve recorded 15 albums and appeared on numerous compilations and remain active to this day. For their fourth album the Lomprez brothers spent September and October of 1985 recording nine new compositions. In January 1986 ‘Chapter IV, Le Je-ne-sais quoi et le presque-rien’ was released by PIAS sub-label Scarface. The title came from a 1957 book by French philosopher and musicologist Vladimir Jankélévitch. The songs on the album, including the emblematic The Last Song’, were captivating, original and without concession. This record further opened the door to new opportunities, and the band’s music spread further internationally. Sadly some of the songs had phase related problems and caused partial cancelation playing back monophonically, so the band remixed and re-recorded the songs and reissued them on CD only in 1987.

Powell – New Beta Vol 2 [DIAG041]

December 21, 2017August 2, 2018 hipodromealbum, diagonal records, electronics, experimental, powell, synth waveLeave a comment

Powell loosens up and reaches out on the 2nd New Beta playground – a place to explore his more reflexive, emotive urges – with seven curious permutations that swerve from Æ-style abstraction to pointillist electro-acid and a brace of mutant diskotheek breakers. As with the first volume, he’s clearly still gassed off his new hardware, resulting in a nerve-jumping fizz and crack that sounds like he’s jamming with fingers directly in the jack ports, channelling his thoughts and feels practically unimpeded.

Shakkatam – Change / Run [TAT022]

December 21, 2017December 20, 2017 hipodromejacqueline fuijkschot, miss nixon, shakkatam, synth pop, synth wave, tear apart tapesLeave a comment

First release by a female ensemble from Rotterdam. Shakkatam is a collaboration between Miss Nixon and Jacqueline Fuijkschot. All tracks are recorded at the attic of the Falafular Modules HQ.

Sellorekt / LA Dreams – Turbo Quest [TURBO02]

December 20, 2017December 19, 2017 hipodromedisco, la dreams, mothball record, mothball turbo, sellorekt, synth waveLeave a comment

Following on from 2015’s ‘Dreamatic’ EP by FM Attack is the belated next chapter in Mothball’s ‘Turbo’ series, dedicated to the best in contemporary synthwave. Sellorekt / LA Dreams is one of the most prolific and consistent artists in the genre, with a musical oeuvre spanning more than 30 albums. This 6 track EP has been carefully selected to make a thematically cohesive and exhilarating listening experience with maximum replay value.

Trisomie 21 – Wait & Dance LP [DE194]

December 19, 2017December 19, 2017 hipodromealbum, dark entries records, hervé lomprez, phillipe lomprez, post punk, re-release, reissue, synth wave, trisomie 21Leave a comment

Trisomie 21 is a post punk band formed in 1981 by Phillipe Lomprez (vocals, drums) and Hervé Lomprez (guitar, electronics), two brothers from Abscon, in the North of France. They began composing songs at the age of 16 while studying at school. Their music consists of lush soundscapes that do not easily fit into any one category. Lyrics are sung in English because in the north of France the duo sought to contradict the trend at the time for everything to be sung in French. Since 1983 they’ve recorded 15 albums and appeared on numerous compilations and remain active to this day.In Spring 1985 the group went back into the studio to record a new batch of songs. Trisomie 21’s notoriety had increased following two concerts in Belgium and the Brussels recording label Play It Again Sam decided to sign them. In September 1985 the 5-song mini-LP ‘Wait & Dance’ was released by PIAS sub-label Scarface. It contained the band’s first female guest vocals on two of the tracks. Sadly some of the songs had phase related problems and caused partial cancelation playing back monophonically, so the band remixed the songs and reissued them on CD only in 1987. We have added the 5 remixes as bonus tracks here presented for the first time ever on vinyl.

Trisomie 21 – Passions Divisées [DE193]

December 19, 2017December 19, 2017 hipodromealbum, dark entries records, hervé lomprez, phillipe lomprez, post punk, re-release, reissue, synth wave, trisomie 21Leave a comment

Trisomie 21 is a post punk band formed in 1981 by Phillipe Lomprez (vocals, drums) and Hervé Lomprez (guitar, electronics), two brothers from Abscon, in the North of France. They began composing songs at the age of 16 while studying at school. Their music consists of lush soundscapes that do not easily fit into any one category. Lyrics are sung in English because in the north of France the duo sought to contradict the trend at the time for everything to be sung in French. Since 1983 they’ve recorded 15 albums and appeared on numerous compilations and remain active to this day. After the success of the debut mini-LP the band returned to the studio and spent October 1983 to March 1984 recording their sophomore album. ‘Passions divisées’ was released by Stechak Products in October 1984. Pascal Tison was replaced by Laurent Dagnicourt on bass guitar. Featuring eight cold wave compositions including the instrumental funeral waltz La fête triste’. Songs cross genres, moving from post-punk to synthetic electronics.

VA – Snow Robots Volume 4 [SUNCTION043]

December 19, 2017December 19, 2017 hipodromebeau wanzer, celldöd, ceramic hello, civil defence programme, compilation, digital poodle, electro, june, manie sans delire, morah, suction records, synth wave, technoLeave a comment

Formed in 1997, and inaugurated that year with a split 12” from newcomers and label founders, Solvent and Lowfish, this year Suction Records celebrates it’s 20th anniversary with the reintroduction of their famed Snow Robots series of compilations. While originally started as a North American answer to UK electronix labels like Rephlex, Skam and Warp Records, a sound that is still a staple of the current Suction Records catalog, Suction’s sound has also swerved into new territories, reflecting our love of dark ‘80s electronic music synthpop, EBM, and beyond…. Snow Robots Volume 4 features an international array of artists, from Suction Records mainstays like Digital Poodle, June, Celldöd, and Ceramic Hello (with their much sought after 1982 vocoder anthem), to label favourites appearing on Suction Records for the first time: Beau Wanzer, Morah, and one of Skanfrom/Sleeparchive’s lesser known aliases, Civil Defence Programme.

Blind Delon – Edouard Remixes EP [OR36]

December 19, 2017September 6, 2019 hipodromeblind delon, i hate models, kareem, mathis kolkoz, oraculo records, synth pop, synth wave, synths versus me, violet poisonLeave a comment

Blind Delon debuted back in 2016 with Edouard EP. After a sold out and a lot of love and great acceptance of specialized press the french duo presents 4 new remixes of the main track Edouard signed by Kareem, Synths Versus Me, I Hate Models and Violet Poison.

VA – No Return Vol.1 [RTTD008]

December 15, 2017December 14, 2017 hipodromeantoni maiovvi, dmitry distant, electro, horror disco, neud photo, return to disorder, synth waveLeave a comment

Helena Hauff’s label is back, this time presenting a various artists 12″ that heralds the start of the No Return series. The release starts on a mystical bent with the Eastern-tinged death electro of “El Carmel”, sounding ripe for a Hague-friendly warm-up session. Neud Photo then take over with a dystopian trip through rich synth tones coloured in dark hues for the bleakest of robotic fantasies. Antoni Maiovvi fills the B-side with the slow grinding bombast of “The Dig”, bleeding out a noirish take on coldwave for the darkest hearts to swoon to.

Sam De La Rosa – Earth Wart [MNQ109]

December 15, 2017December 14, 2017 hipodromedark wave, electro, mannequin records, sam de la rosa, samuel kk, samuel kklovenhoof, synth waveLeave a comment

Sam de la Rosa, best known under the alias Samuel Kklovenhoof of the band Led Er Est and with Karen Sharkey of The Coombe, is back on Mannequin Records for a stunning 4-tracks electro-wave-experimental release. Texas born but strongly connected with the New York cold wave and disco scene from mid 2000, and the Wierd Records family, Sam’s music is a clever mix of post punk, electronic hybrids, experimental pop and catchy melodies.

Alessandro Parisi – Belmont’s Revenge [VIVOD020]

November 17, 2017November 17, 2017 hipodromealessandro parisi, electro, horror disco, mick wills, synth wave, techno, vivodLeave a comment

Closing the Vivod map series is Alessandro Parisi with this stunning EP, ‘Belmont’s Revenge’. 3 tracks in his slo-mo horror jak trade mark style. ‘Crossfire’ kicks things off nicely with it’s pulsing groove followed by ‘Ravens’, a slower, brooding type of soundtrack. Flip over for a remix of ‘Sages’ by the mighty Mick Wills who has done some nice work here. It builds and builds, perfect for getting lost in the fog and strobe. B2 is the original version from Parisi, a much slower, majestic cathedral horror affair.

Trancesonic – New Crime LP [DE175]

November 9, 2017November 9, 2017 hipodromealbum, boris blank, carlos peron, dark entries records, disco, electro, synth wave, trancesonicLeave a comment

Tranceonic is the duo of Carlos Perón and Boris Blank of Yello who met in 1971 in their hometown of Zürich. From 1973 to 1976 they played in the New Wave group Urland. After the split of the group Perón founded the Tranceonic studio with his equipment in his private flat. Carlos invited Boris over to his studio and a concentrated work began. The idea was to make experimental new music with the hopes of having a hit in the United States. Everybody at this time was into punk, but Tranceonic loved industrial and electronic sounds. Their foresight and innovation created new ideas. Perón and Blank made electronic avant-garde music informed by the Berlin and Cologne schools. By 1978 the two had enough material to record an album and made a trip to San Francisco to visit Ralph Records. The Residents promised to release the music if the duo removed all the tape hiss, which never materialized. ‘New Crime’ is the first ever vinyl compilation of material produced, recorded, performed and mixed at Tranceonic Studio between 1976-1979.

Intrzn – Zones [CHAR013]

November 7, 2017November 7, 2017 hipodromecharlois records, intrzn, minimal synth, nico nightingale, pinkman records, synth waveLeave a comment

Nico Nightingale, aka Neud Photo, is no stranger to collaborations. The New Yorker’s latest sees him teaming up with Cristiano F. Grimaldi to form INTRZN, a partnership meshing a free style approach to melodies with cold rhythms. Their “Zone” quartet is a twilight of fluctuating moods. Percussion is bare, allowing bright bars to shine and darker moments to fester. Music which in one breath is elated and uplifting and, the next, dejected and downtrodden.

EYE – Cocktail Mexico [KH012]

November 2, 2017November 2, 2017 hipodromeeye, knekelhuis, laurene exposito, synth pop, synth waveLeave a comment

Lauréne Exposito is back with a follow up to her well received debut album from last year on Knekelhuis. This new record turned out to be very personal. Life changes and love’s stranges are central themes in all its shapes, sizes and colors. Still, hope takes centerstage. All tracks have been recorded at Lauréne’s home in the French Alps, using analog gear. Take a Cocktail Mexico and immerse yourself into her liberating new trip.

Identified Patient & Sophie du Palais – Aborting Your Dreams [PBD10]

October 27, 2017October 26, 2017 hipodromebroken dreams, electro, identified patient, job veerman, lasznikoff, pinkman records, sophie du palais, synth waveLeave a comment

Having already debuted on the Pinkman main label, Identified Patient now steps up for the Pinkman “Broken Dreams” series. The whole EP is furnished with the sinister and commanding vocals of Sophie du Palais, also known as ‘Vrouwe Fataal,’ creating an infectious vortex of panic and scare to abort your dreams. Throughout the release, hazy percussion is carefully seasoned with the bitter synth lines and guitar riffs from Lasznkioff. The first track, ‘Peaceful Panic’ is in full seduction and fetish mode, setting the scene for the better corners. ‘Sleep Without Rest’ violently tightens up the leather and gives you your kicks for thrills. The EP ends with frenzy: messed up intermezzos with Lasznikoff, mixing up an 808 with his destructive guitar rig and, as he states, ‘everything is done.’ Throughout the release, hazy percussion is carefully seasoned with the bitter synth lines and guitar riffs from Lasznkioff. The first track, “Peaceful Panic” is in full seduction and fetish mode, setting the scene for the better corners. “Sleep Without Rest” violently tightens up the leather and gives you your kicks for thrills. The EP ends with frenzy: messed up intermezzos with Lasznikoff, mixing up an 808 with his destructive guitar rig and, as he states, ‘everything is done.’

Group Rhoda – Wilderless [DE186]

October 17, 2017December 12, 2025 hipodromealbum, dark entries records, dark wave, electro, group rhoda, mara barenbaum, synth pop, synth waveLeave a comment

Group Rhoda is the solo electronic music project of Mara Barenbaum, based out of Oakland, California, one half of Max and Mara. The project started around 2009 with a debut album ‘Out of Time, Out of Touch’ in 2012 on Night School Records. ‘Wilderless’ is Group Rhoda’s third full length and first for Dark Entries Records. Each of the these 7 songs draw forth tones of tropical darkwave and soft industrial, while negating the sound of conformity and control. The album explore themes of societal and spiritual displacement, contemporary serfdom, the depths of empathy, regeneration through destruction, and the tyranny of claiming recognition and power. Lyrics are poetically expressed through allegory and explore archetypes rooted more in abstract observation rather than hard line experience. Through transgression and imagination, Group Rhoda explores the arc of songwriting interwoven into stark electronic environments, and creates a bridge between the corporeal and the dream worlds.

Studio 89 – Studio 89 002 [S89002]

October 16, 2017October 16, 2017 hipodromechicago house, disco, studio 89, studio 89 records, synth waveLeave a comment

Studio 89’s second release is ready to spread into a clubhouse near you. A sizzling charge of hot and heady lust. Sexy beats for you fancy freaks. We are your ship master, cruise with us into the depths of your dreams.

VA – Q/R [SUBREC0942]

October 11, 2017October 10, 2017 hipodromeautomatenfall, beta evers, chen yi, compilation, dora gerl, electro, experimental, gadi pirms sakuma, melodies souterraines, neud photo, synth wave, the blizzard sowLeave a comment

“Q/R” it’s about weird electro, new wave, industrial, synth pop and dark psychedelic musik. It includes a remastered version of Chen Yi’s 1982 work “Rug” , but also unreleased track from Beta Evers & Dora Gerl as “Severe Sisters”, Denis Frajerman & William Bope project, The Blizzard Sow. An industrial/rock track recorded by a new band from Berlin, called Automatenfall. A new track from USA based artist Neud Photo, a cosmic electro track from mysterious BB & SS and an exclusive latvian piece from 1988 (19 Gadi Pirms Sakuma).