Mark Verbos – Walk The Distance [BK013]

July 15, 2015February 11, 2020 hipodromeacid, industrial, mark verbos, techno, the bunkerLeave a comment

The Bunker New York presents a surprise EP from veteran techno producer Mark Verbos – a man whose discography stretches back over 20 years – fits that remit. Flitting between acid-laden psychedelic intensity (“Just A Little Late”), high-octane loop jams (“In The Back Room”) and sweaty, all-out assaults on the senses (the metallic madness that is “Start Up Drive”), it portrays Verbos as a masterful producer of no-holds-barred dancefloor techno. Interestingly, he diverts a little from the script on the EP’s final moment, “Walk The Distance”, combining sparse dub techno rhythms and ghostly electronics.

Tense – Disconnect Myself (Beau Wanzer Adjustment) [MNQ067]

July 15, 2015June 21, 2024 hipodromebeau wanzer, electro, mannequin records, techno, tenseLeave a comment

Back in 2011, Chicago’s Beau Wanzer reshaped the angry body-music of the now-defunct Houston duo Tense with an 8 minute claustrophobic TR-909 workout. The track never saw the light of day on vinyl… until now.

Magas – Heads Plus [MW002]

July 15, 2015March 28, 2024 hipodromeexperimental, james marlon magas, magas, midwich productions, technoLeave a comment

Midwich Productions presents James Marlon Magas’ Heads Plus. For the past several years, Magas has been concentrating on instrumental production, eschewing vocal histrionics of previous work, in favor of moodier, more open-ended composition. This focus has resulted in the bombastic and hallucinatory Heads Plus, an all-instrumental wallop that fuses howling ARP Odyssey, capricious Juno funk and fuzzed Rhodes anchored to the ever-present throb of the Roland TR-808 drum machine. Freed from vocal constraints, Heads Plus conjures a cinematic ambience where light and dark wrangle for dominance in a dystopian post-techno near-future.

Rutherford – Singularis [BT006]

July 13, 2015January 9, 2018 hipodromebrokntoys, electro, ronnie johansson, rutherford, technoLeave a comment

The second release of the year for Brokntoys finds the label returning to Sweden’s Ronnie ‘Rutherford’ Johansson. ‘Singularis’ represents one of the rare occasions the Gothenburg-based artist has released outside of Luke Eargoggle’s Stilleben label, and features some proper icy electro productions as well as more abstract fare.

Abayomi – You Sleep, They Live! [ABAYOMI001]

July 11, 2015July 9, 2015 hipodromeabayomi, abayomi records, jesse abayomi, technoLeave a comment

Jesse Abayomi is a DJ/producer who uprooted his London residence and settled down in Berlin to be an integral part of the avant-garde of the electronic music scene. Abayomi’s sound is significantly influenced by deep, raw Detroit Techno, dirty Chicago House music all with a twist of edgy UK bass heavy flavour to boot. With one foot in Techno’s past and one foot firmly stepping into the future, his passion for music goes far beyond conventional ideas of what music can do – listening to his hypnotic sets and productions, he elevates crowds to unimaginable places.

Tadeo – Circles Inside Circles [BELIEF005]

July 11, 2015April 11, 2019 hipodromebelief system records, minimal techno, tadeo, technoLeave a comment

Tadeo does it with style and grace on the new Belief System release. Deep trippy techno tracks.

Takeshi Kouzuki – Technique Mix Series 037

July 10, 2015July 8, 2015 hipodromedisco, house, podcast, takeshi kouzuki, technique mix series, technoLeave a comment

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Matrixxman – Homesick [GI245LP]

July 10, 2015September 24, 2018 hipodromealbum, charles duff, ghostly international, house, matrixxman, techno, vin solLeave a comment

Matrixxman uses his debut album to evoke visions of a not-too-distant-future with music made both for the dancefloor and the early morning zone-outs that follow. These are the real world applications of Homesick, though Duff comes to it all from an entirely different mindset. “We will have the technological capability to fully map out a human brain in its entirety within 30 years,” he starts. “The implications of such a possibility are deep and far reaching. We will be crossing a rubicon towards a new phase in human consciousness. I am one person that is prepared to take that step.” Once you emerge on the other side of Homesick, it seems possible that Matrixxman already has.

Andreas Gehm / Elec Pt1 – Yes Or No [HAPSKL007]

July 10, 2015November 2, 2022 hipodromeandreas gehm, elec pt.1, happy skull, house, technoLeave a comment

Cologne based acid maverick Andreas Gehm dons his Elec Pt1 guise for his debut 12″ on Bristol’s Happy Skull. The A-Side see’s the German producer take us deep in to jak-beat territory with ‘Yes or No’, a riotous fusion of scatter bomb 707’s, hard hitting claps and undulating acid lines. ‘Summer Time in Coloniae’ lightens the mood slightly, a misty eyed homage to his hometown complete with melancholic synths and yearning melodies. Rounding off the 12″ is ‘Going By’, possibly the most adventurous cut of the three. A dense pulp of saturated drum machine noise, destined for only the wildest of dance floors.

WC0016 / Abono – Untitled EP [AIAN001]

July 10, 2015July 9, 2015 hipodromeabono, allisandnot, house, techno, wc0016Leave a comment

The first release on Allisandnot label is a split EP between WC0016 & Abono. Gritty, lo-fi acid techno.

Khotin – For U To Feel [HTH004]

July 10, 2015May 5, 2026 hipodromeheart to heart records, house, khotin, technoLeave a comment

After making his debut with a delightfully dusty scalpel job on Canada’s Common Edit imprint, Khotin spent 2014 showcasing home-made blends of new age deep house and intoxicating “intelligent techno” on 1080p and Normals Welcome. Here, he pops up on Heart To Heart with more melodious, dreamy, retro-futurist fare. There’s naturally much to admire throughout, from the relentless drum machine handclaps, swirling pads and crystalline hits of “AT03”, to the intergalactic textures, thumping kick-drums and spacey electronics of “XP Waste”. Best of all, though, is “For U To Feel”, whose bubbling electronics and picture postcard melodies are brilliantly offset by a clattering drum machine groove.

XDB – Mitos & Enpii [DNP017]

July 9, 2015May 9, 2023 hipodromediamonds and pearls music, even drones, house, kosta athanassiadis, techno, xdbLeave a comment

Two Raw, atmospheric house and techno tracks by the mastermind XDB completed with two absolutely outstanding remixes from his friends of the Even Drones crew.

Most Significant Beat – Geometric State Compilation [FRV018]

July 8, 2015September 8, 2021 hipodromeclock dva, esplendor geometrico, frigio records, industrial, maurizio martinucci, most significant beat, saverio evangelista, technoLeave a comment

What did the pioneers of Industrial and Synth Wave do when the age of Techno dawned in the early nineties? The simple answer is, some made Techno. Well that’s what Maurizio Martinucci (aka TeZ adn now part of Clock DVA) and Esplendor Geometrico’s Saverio Evangelista did back in the day as Most Significant Beat. This project has lain dormant for more than twenty years but has been dusted down, given a stiff drink and set to wax by Frigio Records. All tracks were recorded in between 1996 – 2000 and were released on CD for Geometrik Records years back except the first track “Geometric State” which is unreleased. Rediscovered prototypes from the founding fathers of electronic music.

Container – LP [SP040]

July 8, 2015May 19, 2022 hipodromealbum, container, industrial, ren schofield, spectrum spools, technoLeave a comment

Ren Schofield, otherwise known as Container, has already released two LPs for the label, both called LP, but each one has seen a constant rebirth of his distorted and utterly screwed up view of techno. There’s seven tracks on here, seven devilish pieces of brain dynamite masquerading themselves as jams made by a human and not by an extra-terrestrial. The LP starts with a shock, “Eject”, and doesn’t get any more sweet or easy on the ears. From “Remover” to “Calibrate”, Container unleashes a filthy collection of clusterbombs which will render any dancefloor a living, walking hell…and we love that idea! A must, as per usual.

VA – Cititrax: Tracks Volume One [CITI017]

July 8, 2015May 24, 2023 hipodromeamato, an-i, broken english club, cititrax, doug lee, industrial, lee douglas, minimal wave records, techno, tzusingLeave a comment

Cititrax presents the first in a series of 4 song samplers showcasing the talents of some of the most innovative producers of the moment. Cititrax: Tracks Volume One features Amato, an edgy new project brought to you by The Hacker, Tzusing, a young producer from China known for his hard-hitting L.I.E.S. releases, Berlin based former New Yorker An-i, and Oliver Ho’s stunning Broken English Club. The overall sound can be described as modern, uncompromising and guttural. Each artist reinvents dance music by bringing their own unique vision to the floor.

Romans – Ambulare Aude [BK012]

July 8, 2015February 11, 2020 hipodromeacid, gunnar haslam, romans, techno, the bunker, tin manLeave a comment

The Bunker New York delivers a second collaborative Romans EP from Gunnar Haslam and acid obsessive Tin Man. They go in hard from the off, blending extended analogue bass, metronomic rhythms and wiggly acid lines on “Enoma”. There’s a classic bleep feel about the ghostly chords on “Coptos”, which seemingly float above a hard-as-nails techno groove. They seem to soften a little on “Delenium”, which pairs the uplifting, end-of-night ethos of progressive house with classic Detroit techno sounds.

Black Merlin – Burn It / Experiments In The Dark [COMMONTHREAD004]

July 8, 2015August 5, 2025 hipodromeacid, black merlin, common thread records, george thompson, technoLeave a comment

Treacle thick tech treats from Black Merlin on super-limited vinyl. Worked on an all-analogue set up, both “Burn It” and “Experiments In The Dark” take us back to the early ’90s when Black Strobe were smashing down European boundaries and Beltram was doing the same in the US. “Burn It” is the real crunchy groove-heavy cut while “Experiments In The Dark” takes us even deeper inside our own minds with an orgy of modem banter.

Peter Van Hoesen @ Weather Festival (Paris) 06.06.2015

July 3, 2015July 2, 2015 hipodromepeter van hoesen, techno, weather festivalLeave a comment

Ambivalent – Janus EP [VAL003]

July 3, 2015October 7, 2019 hipodromeambivalent, kevin mchugh, techno, truncate, valence recordsLeave a comment

Ambivalent adapts the raw hardware strategies of his LA-4A alias into peak-time analog techno. Truncate is on remix duty and delivers one of his power techno productions to top the release off.

Sleeparchive – Windows EP [WU041]

July 3, 2015November 14, 2017 hipodromeoscar mulero, sleeparchive, techno, warm up recordingsLeave a comment

Window 057′ is an arpeggiated tool made of a crazy synth sequence, shuffled hats and subtle kick drums in a constantly moving structure.’Window 092′ starts with a massive bass drum accompanied by synthetic bleeps and noises that soon are joined by repetitive sequences carrying the flow. Oscar Mulero’s remix for ‘Window 057’ is a cleaner approach to the original, less shuffled on the rhythms but with a lot more movement on the arpeggiated synth lines. The ‘Window 092’ remake slows down the pressure on behalf of a more liquid approach on the drums, and is more reverberated and deep. Oscar adds more percussive elements and puts the bleeps away using the main sequence as the centre of the arrangement.