Superstructure – R.S.I. Therapy Center [FREE DOWNLOAD]

February 23, 2017February 23, 2017 hipodromedeathbot records, experimental, free download, free tracks, house, josh younggren, superstructure, technoLeave a comment

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Repetitive Strain Injury (R.S.I.): an injury caused by repetitive tasks, forceful exertions, vibrations, mechanical compression, or sustained or awkward positions. “RSI” is an umbrella term used to refer to several discrete conditions that can be both physical and psychological in nature. Also known as cumulative trauma disorders, repetitive stress injuries, repetitive motion injuries or disorders. The release consists of six tracks written, recorded and mixed by Josh Younggren from Minneapolis.

Mono Junk – Halo [DUM038]

February 22, 2017February 17, 2025 hipodromedum records, kimmo rapatti, mono junk, technoLeave a comment

Raw minimal techno specialist Mono Junk is back with a selection of new material on his own DUM Records. Having pioneered key techno sounds as far back as 1990, more than 20 years later the influential Finnish artist is still on top of his game. Up first is Halo, nine minutes of edgy techno with a nervy lead synth snaking around in paranoid fashion. Rolling drums set a direct groove in motion below and the whole thing will be brilliantly hypnotic on the dance floor. Halo 2 is a hallucinogenic bit of ambient with celestial drones and icy synth prickles making for a tense interlude, then Musta Peili is all fucked up and scuzzy, study and disrupted. Sounding like a slowed-down techno track heard though a freezing snow blizzard, it is masterfully textured. Farewell closes out the EP with an intergalactic bit of glassy melodic techno that will have you up on your toes.

Cosimo Damiano – Our Better Selves [UNTO003]

February 22, 2017December 9, 2020 hipodromeacid, cosimo damiano, techno, un.t.o., unintelligent trax outsourcingLeave a comment

COSIMO DAMIANO - Our Better Selves

UN.T.O.’s fifth release comes from Cosimo Damiano who delivers a brooding four tracker that leans heavily upon synth melodies and hardcore stylings. The result is an essential experimental techno EP that works just as well at home as it does in the club.

Fallbeil – The Healer [MNQ095]

February 22, 2017December 2, 2021 hipodromeelectro, fallbeil, industrial, innsyter, kluentah, mannequin records, techno, wostoLeave a comment

FALLBEIL - The Healer

The Hamburg based duo Fallbeil debuts on Death Of The Machines. Tune in on the incredible electro/acid razor ‘The Healer’, also available in the B side with a distorted and industrial version by Innsyter aka Fernando Seixlack. The 707-electro-driven extra B side track ‘Voice of Thunder’ is completing the pack.

Ian Martin – Sea Of Visions [RHYTHM019]

February 21, 2017May 10, 2023 hipodromealbum, bio rhythm recordings, electro, house, ian martin, technoLeave a comment

Black magic emo-electro by the dark lord. Follow the path of the left-hand. Limited to 200 copies, silk-screened sleeve.

Black Merlin – Phase One [PBD005]

February 21, 2017November 24, 2023 hipodromeblack merlin, broken dreams, george thompson, pinkman records, technoLeave a comment

Pinkman stoke the furnaces of despair, fuelling them with Black Merlin. Conveyor belts grunt out resentment, cold chords curl, synthlines sneer and pallid percussion punctuates. Noise echoes above, hammered clanks exploding into shards. Below the work continues, sweat smeared stains and hissing airless gasps. In the end, all is swallowed; gulped into the gaping assembly line.

Arkitect – Dither EP [PS002]

February 21, 2017April 4, 2018 hipodromeacid, arkitect, chicago, industrial, private selection records, technoLeave a comment

First record from the co-founder of Private Selection Records. Mixture of heavy chicago house percussion and distorted wave techno.

2AM/FM / JTC – Dope Jams NYC Vol 1: 2005-2012 Addendum #1 [DJ581]

February 21, 2017April 8, 2024 hipodrome2amfm, acid, d'marc cantu, dope jams, house, jtc, tadd mullinix, technoLeave a comment

Two floor-smashing highlights from the gnarliest corner of the Spectral Sound library get a welcome reissue on the first limited addendum 12” to the Dope Jams NYC Volume 1: 2005-2012 compilation. Tripping back to 2005/4 on a raw, machine funk flex, Dope Jams track back over Todd Mullinix’s earlier chapters with two immense slabs of future tech. First up, his 2AM/FM project with D’Marc Cantu with “Poison Dart” a gritty late night Berlin lazer-fest. It’s followed by the wily, unpredictable data charges on “Bizarre Carnival” on which you can almost hear the machines hissing in meltdown. This is what flashbacks were invented for.

Lake People – Break The Pattern [UV041]

February 20, 2017October 20, 2023 hipodromeelectro, house, lake people, martin enke, techno, uncanny valleyLeave a comment

Lake People, the man with a knack for aural subtleties, is spot-on with his first EP for Uncanny Valley. Over the course of four tracks he showcases a quiet different approach compared to the sophisticated House music the Leipzig based artist released on labels like Permanent Vacation or Connaisseur Recordings. On “Break the Pattern” he relies heavily on the good old Boom Tschak-paradigm of Electro, without completely giving up his trademark sound. “Level Msk” combines staccato-type chords with a stuttering beat that stick in your mind. The acidic “September Futuristic” with its stoic drumming has almost a Krautrock feel to it. On the flipside, the playful “Chords In Chorus” feels like an early contender for this year’s summer anthem with chords and acid lines from heaven. The EP closes with “Pull Off”, a perfect example for Lake People’s ability to compose tracks with an emotional depth.

Minimal Violence – Rapids: The 2015 Sessions [JG004]

February 20, 2017October 17, 2022 hipodromehouse, jungle gym records, minimal violence, technoLeave a comment

Jungle Gym Records presents ‘Rapids: The 2015 Sessions’, the official label debut of Vancouver’s Minimal Violence. Minimal Violence expand their fiercely independent strain of live and improvised techno into more romantic territory. As we experience the power of the rapids for ourselves, the confidence we once felt in youth and beauty fades, hopeless in the face of nature. An event both tragic and glamorous, JG04 narrates the existential coming of age, a beautiful realisation that nothing lasts forever.

Massimiliano Pagliara – Time And Again [OTON101]

February 20, 2017June 18, 2024 hipodromehouse, massimiliano pagliara, ostgut ton, technoLeave a comment

Massimiliano Pagliara debuts on Ostgut Ton with his new EP, Time And Again. Heavily influenced by classic Chicago House, Electro and early Disco music Massi’s new EP serves as a cross-section of his musical interest as a producer and sonic palette as a selector. Working with vintage studio gear, analogue synthesizers and classic drum machines, his Time And Again EP is as warm and soulful as it’s lush and bursting with strength.

DimDJ – Apparitions 14.01.2017

February 10, 2017May 31, 2019 hipodromeacid, apparitions, dimdj, dimitris evagelopoulos, house, lyl radio, technoLeave a comment

Artefakt – Kinship [122DSR]

February 7, 2017October 12, 2023 hipodromeacid, album, artefakt, deep techno, delsin records, nick lapien, robin koek, technoLeave a comment

Dutch live-act and DJ duo Artefakt release their atmospheric debut album on renowned techno imprint Delsin. Known separately as Robin Koek and Nick Lapien, the pair first appeared on Field Records before follow up releases on Prologue, Delsin and Konstrukt. Kinship portrays a compelling narrative in a body of work that will undoubtedly keep listeners engaged from start to finish.

Mr. G & K15 – A Learning Curve [LO156]

February 7, 2017March 24, 2023 hipodromecolin mcbean, house, k15, lo recordings, mr. g, technoLeave a comment

Navigate’ is instantly recognisable as the work of its creator, armed and ready to bring the dance floor to hypnotic heights. With its rough and gritty sound, driving kick & synth stabs, and hauntingly majestic keys, we are thrown into peak of the night. On the flip, ‘The Guilt Within’ takes a turn to more ominous terri- tories, crafting an atmosphere on the other end of the spectrum to ‘Navigate’. A beautiful and delicate journey carried along by light skipping percussion, immersive sweeping pads and a puls- ing sub which all come together to take the listener deep inside themselves.

Mystic Bill – The Lost Casette Trax Vol.1 [COTF012]

February 6, 2017August 29, 2024 hipodromeacid house, crimes of the future, mystic bill, scott fraser, technoLeave a comment

Chicago house legend Mystic Bill joins Crimes Of The Future with two straight up jacking house tracks with bonus instrumental and a mind bending remix by Scott Fraser. The A cut Frequency 9 is a rolling jacker with rattling percussion and dark synth stabs to dement the warehouse dancefloor and very much in the line of Bill’s trademark style. A2 see’s Fraser return the remix favour delivering a massive floor bumping remix adding all new drums, 303 and huge bassline giving a nod to the classic sound of those Sex Trax/ Power Music 12’s from the 1990’s with his 11 minute mind control remix…. The frequency cannot be controlled! Side B has both the original and a bonus intrumental of The Ship Is Sinking, a dark slice of jacking house complete with real tension and total mastery of the sampler for those able to spot it.

De-Bons-en-Pierre – Crepes EP [DE139]

February 6, 2017May 17, 2023 hipodromebeau wanzer, dark entries records, de-bons-en-pierre, electro, florent mazzocchetti, industrial, maoupa mazzocchetti, technoLeave a comment

De-Bons-en-Pierre is a project from Beau Wanzer & Maoupa Mazzocchetti. While Beau was visiting Brussels he stopped by Maoupa’s house to jam for a bit. All songs were recorded on April 4, 2016 between 11:00am and 11:00pm, as single live takes.“Crepes” is a 6-track EP, titled so because they ate crepes the majority of the session. Beau says, ”There was a bit of a language barrier. We’d mostly just laugh and nod when something sounded cool to us.” The equipment set up included a Roland TR-808, TR-606, SH-101, CR-78, CR-8000, two Syncussions and effects. Over 23 minutes of garbles, sludgy synths and leviathan rhythms. Surfing the slippery slope between industrial and electro, but never quite falling in, just a dip of your pinky toe to to test the temperature.

Inga Mauer – Shtum 012 [SHTUM012]

February 6, 2017October 20, 2023 hipodromeelectro, inga mauer, shtum records, techno, uncanny valleyLeave a comment

Shtum is very happy to welcome Inga Mauer to the family. The Russian born but constantly travelling artist delivers the goods in form of four dust-dry and psychedelic Techno tracks that celebrate the obscurities. Starting with “Dno” she sets the tone with an anthem for dark skies and basements. “Silences” is captivating with its dysfunctional sounds. After the whirling dance of “My Flights Without You” you can’t help but feel a little dizzy. And “Dystopia” feels like hypnotic Techno with a punk attitude.

Aurora Halal – Dekmantel Podcast 106

February 5, 2017February 1, 2017 hipodromeaurora halal, dekmantel festival, dekmantel records, podcast, technoLeave a comment

DVS1 – Hush 20 [HUSH004]

February 5, 2017July 13, 2018 hipodromedvs1, hush, techno, zak khutoretskyLeave a comment

Intensely deadly, ace, outstanding showcase of DVS1’s uniquely swinging Techno groove science.

KGIV – Mockingbird [TEETH004]

February 5, 2017April 24, 2024 hipodromeeye teeth, interdimensional transmissions, israel vines, jeff pietro, kgiv, kit geary, technoLeave a comment

On this record we find Kit Geary & Israel Vines (here as KGIV) exploring the subtleties of slow change within a techno track with the outstanding heady Mockingbird’ and through the rocker From Fragments’. The B Side features an unsung hero of American techno – Borrowed Language veteran Jeff Pietro – with the sonic masterpiece of his hypnotic Mockingbird’ remix.