Basic Soul Unit – Under The Same Sky [DKMNTL028]

December 4, 2015February 7, 2018 hipodromealbum, basic soul unit, dekmantel records, house, stuart li, technoLeave a comment

Stuart Li, better known as Basic Soul Unit, brings his rugged house to the Dekmantel imprint for the very first time, serving up this finely crafted follow-up to his 2012 debut album. Delivering ten Detroit and Chicago-inspired house tracks of the finest calibre, Li’s offset and grubby bruk drums are a constant nod to the dance floor, while his melodies lean towards an unparalleled industrial edged emotion. From the LFO-like synth-line and crunchy jack of ‘Fate In Hand’, to the Levon Vincent-esque techno shuffle ‘n mutter of ‘Landlocked’ and the Morphosis-gone-wild style of ‘Unwavered’, on the to the dark subbass welt of ‘The Rift Between’ and the relentless floor destroyer ‘Temptress’: ‘Under The Same Sky’ sets the bar fly high for raw yet extremely original house music.

Hesperius Draco – Northern Sages EP [FRV019]

December 4, 2015September 8, 2021 hipodromealessandro parisi, drvg cvltvre, electro, frigio records, hesperius draco, technoLeave a comment

HESPERIUS DRACO - Northern Sages EP

Frigio Records are delighted to announce that Alessandro Parisi is once again donning the darkened robes of Hesperius Draco. Following the acclaimed Cathar Rhythms this supremely talented Italian artist delivers. The five track mini-album continues the Draco search to balance tainted techno, sinister synth and soulful sounds. The underhanded rumblings of “Tronitum Domini” introduces before filth encrusted bass blurs the menacing visage of “Mjolnir”, claps scarring the already grimacing sounds. To end the first side, the medieval blast of “ASI Kingdom (Mitt Hjerte)” is track that surely won’t pass unnoticed. Skies crack with thunder by analogue alchemist Drvg Cvltvre on this interesting remix of “Fenrir Eye” which original version ends the release with Blackened clouds build for the intense and tapering approach.

Richard Fearless – Overview Effect [DRONE005]

December 4, 2015June 20, 2018 hipodromedrone out records, richard fearless, richard maguire, technoLeave a comment

When Richard Maguire is in the mood to make spacey, off-the-wall grit-house, he prefers to go by the name Richard Fearless He’s back on his Drone label with “Overview Effect”, a raw, percussion-driven house cut that falls into the mood end of the spectrum, but contains enough charm and energy to render it a magnificent weapon on the dancefloor. However, the real best is within “Metal Dub” on the B side, and the track’s name describes its sounds only too well, a sublime cascade of wobbly bass tones and rattling drums.

Sneaker – Algerian Rai [RAT006]

December 4, 2015August 26, 2021 hipodromehouse, rat life records, sneaker, techno, uncanny valleyLeave a comment

SNEAKER - Algerian Rai

Sneaker is going deep with his interpretation of Rai music on RAT 6. “Rai is a type of Algerian popular music that arose in the 1920s in the Algerian city of Oran, back then known as “little Paris”, it was a melting pot of various cultures, full of nightclubs and cabarets, it was the place to go for a bawdy good time. Out of this milieu arose a group of Male and Female Muslim singers, who rejected the refined, classical poetry of traditional Algerian music. Instead, to the accompaniment of pottery drums and end-blown flutes , they sang about the adversity of urban life in a raw, gritty, sometimes vulgar, and inevitably controversial language that appealed especially to the socially and economically disadvantaged.” sounds like the definition of Rat Life! Put some drum machine patterns on top of it and here we go: long overdue Sneaker solo EP on Rat Life Records!

Anthony Naples – Smacks [PRB014]

December 3, 2015January 17, 2019 hipodromeanthony naples, house, proibito, technoLeave a comment

Four track EP made in four places at four very different times – one in NYC, one in Miami, one in Tokyo, and one in Berlin. All in memory of D.M. forever and ever.

ASSS – 100 EP [DTLSND006]

December 2, 2015October 22, 2020 hipodromealex smith, asss, details sound, industrial, sean sumler, technoLeave a comment

At first sight, ‘100 EP’ is the most abrasive techno output of Portland duo ASSS. Alex Smith and Sean Sumler have crafted an excellent four-track assault of propulsive drum sounds filled with industrial textures. Across the frequencies of ‘101’ to ‘104’, dense dynamics and unpredictable manipulation of modules reflect their own spontaneous, improvisational style into a new highly destructive release.

Delta Funktionen – Wasteland [RAM-X-CD01]

December 1, 2015November 9, 2023 hipodromealbum, delta funktionen, electro, niels luinenburg, radio matrix, technoLeave a comment

Delta Funktionen presents the compilation cd of the Wasteland Chapters. Spread over 4 EP’s, from which the first two have been released on Rado Matrix in June 2015 and the other two in September and October 2015, it tells the story about an intergalactic journey towards the planet Wasteland, somewhere deep into the Andromeda Galaxy.

Luke Eargoggle – Train To Illusion EP [BORFT132]

December 1, 2015April 4, 2024 hipodromeacid, börft records, electro, karl lukas petterson, luke eargoggle, technoLeave a comment

Swedish Electro profile visit Borft for a ”end of the year” release. Deep old school Tech & Electro.

Jerry Riggs – A Cut Against EP [RUNOR1008]

December 1, 2015November 26, 2015 hipodromejerry riggs, run out run records, technoLeave a comment

Residing in Toronto and making up one half of Hermans, Jerry Riggs debuts on Run Out Run with four diverse tracks all bringing their own identity to the equation from the knee jerking ‘Sick Sense’ to the heads down ‘Everybody Clap’. Mike Davis, the man behind the newly inaugurated Brenda project, weighs in with two collaborations with Riggs. ‘Beiruth’ is an early hours club excursion moulding strains of dub techno and some hypnotic synth work effortlessly while ‘Come Home (Police Militar)’ is peak time and made to be played loud!

Not Waving – Get Serious [DIAG026]

December 1, 2015December 21, 2017 hipodromealessio natalizia, diagonal records, not waving, technoLeave a comment

Not Waving aka Alessio Natalizia lands his Diagonal debut in rowdy fashion with this one track 12″ Get Serious, ahead of a full album next year. There’s been a sense of continual shift in sound across all of Natalizia’s work as Not Waving, and he seems increasingly seduced by the idea of making people lose their shit on the dancefloor with this pummelling cut.

Magic Mountain High – Louche Podcast 145

November 28, 2015March 30, 2017 hipodromedavid moufang, house, juju & jordash, live act, louche, magic mountain high, move d, podcast, technoLeave a comment

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Jamaica Suk – THUMP Guest Mix

November 27, 2015November 25, 2015 hipodromejamaica suk, minimal techno, podcast, techno, thump, vice magazineLeave a comment

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Operator – Elastic Minds EP [SINGR008]

November 27, 2015February 28, 2025 hipodromeoperator, rich jones, singular records, technoLeave a comment

Singular Records welcomes Rich Jones aka Operator for this new release, the Sing-R 8. Energy is the word that comes to my mind for this one, it’s an EP full of intensity, perfectly produced and dosed, crafted for the floor, that allies quality and efficiency, with a full range of sororities.

Bleak – Naura 002 [NAURA002]

November 27, 2015November 25, 2015 hipodromebleak, minimal techno, naura records, santiago naura, technoLeave a comment

Naura Records proudly presents the second part of the Bleak series with 3 new powerful tracks.

Juanpablo – Phormix Podcast #25

November 25, 2015November 24, 2015 hipodromefrigio records, house, juanpablo, minimal synth, phormix, podcast, technoLeave a comment

Legowelt – Institute Of The Overmind [UTTUFACT]

November 25, 2015September 26, 2017 hipodromedanny wolfers, house, legowelt, photonz, techno, unknown to the unknownLeave a comment

The Dutch artist releases music at a rate of knots – there’s been at least nine albums under the Legowelt name alone now, and he has over 30 different aliases, all of which interact in weird, wonderful ways. His music has appeared on labels as Creme, Clone and Bunker bringing that original Dutch West Coast Flavour. Here Institute Of The Overmind, which was made live in a session filmed for FACT TV,gets the vinyl treatment backed with a monster 90s trance re-work from Photonz.

VA – Legacy [SFRLP001]

November 24, 2015November 6, 2017 hipodromeacid, arcarsenal, chris mitchell, compilation, dj nephil, dj richard, electro, hinode, jared wilson, jaymond, moonknight, rawmance, science fiction recordings, spoiled drama, technoLeave a comment

Great techno/electro compilation on Science Fiction Recordings featuring Spoiled Drama, Chris Mitchell, Dj Nephil, Hinode, Moonknight, Jaymond, Arcarsenal, Rawmance, Jared Wilson & Dj Richard.

LA-4A – Triad [DELFT011]

November 24, 2015May 19, 2016 hipodromeacid, ambivalent, delft records, kevin mchugh, la-4a, technoLeave a comment

Delft label-boss LA-4A returns with electro and acid-tinged hardware jams.

An Ultimate DJ – An Ultimate DJ? [PRR002]

November 24, 2015March 25, 2019 hipodromean ultimate dj, dj coquelin, industrial, maoupa mazzocchetti, pd cloarec, prr! prr!, technoLeave a comment

A fusion between Maoupa Mazzocchetti, DJ Coquelin and PD Cloarec.Dark, guttural, noxious analogue filth and noise experiments here loosely held together with some kind of nod to the dancefloor.

Kobosil – 91 [OTON091]

November 24, 2015October 25, 2023 hipodromekobosil, max kobosil, ostgut ton, technoLeave a comment

Berlin’s Kobosil made his debut on the Ostgut Ton off-shoot, Unterton, back in 2013 and the 12″ was received with mighty praise both within our headquarters, and from the techno community as a whole. He has now earned a spot on Ostgut’s main catalogue with the 91 EP – surely named after his year of birth. On the A-side, “Avernian” grumbles and punches its way through heavy kick drums and a sea of distortion, but “Athtar” ditches the beats and heads down the inevitable ambient-drone wormhole. Flip onto the B-side and you’ll find the alien-like sounds of “Konvergent”, alongside the more straight-laced slice-and-dice techno of “Per”.