Cosmin TRG – Repetitiv / Vernacular [FIZIC001]

May 29, 2014July 14, 2025 hipodromecosmin trg, fizic, romanian, technoLeave a comment

‘Fizic’ is the next natural step for accomplished techno producer Cosmin TRG. Having released on an influential array of labels in the last few years, the Romanian is now branching out on his own with an imprint that will serve as a further extension of himself, his sonic preferences and his interest in artistic imagery. Releasing esoteric techno aimed largely at the dancefloor and purely from his own studio, Fizic releases will come accompanied with Cosmin’s own photography as well as occasional videos. Coming in both vinyl and digital format, the label serves as a combination of a need for a more personal, dedicated approach, a desire for artistic freedom and is born from ‘a slightly egocentric tendency, with the sole purpose of creating unique, high quality audio-visual products.

Marco Bernardi – Emotional Wreck [BT003]

May 27, 2014December 6, 2023 hipodromebrokntoys, electro, marco bernardi, technoLeave a comment

Glaswegian producer Marco Bernardi offers up 4 tracks of unsettling, quirky, off the wall techno and electro. Along with his heavy release schedule, Marco has also launched his own label Take the Elevator that focuses on non-conventional house and techno.

Boo Williams – The Boo Williams Explosion [CS004]

May 26, 2014July 25, 2019 hipodromealbum, boo williams, contemporary scarecrow, house, technoLeave a comment

The next release on Contemporary Scarecrow comes from Chicago house legend Boo Williams. This double pack features 8 tracks of quality Chicago house to complete another solid release on this rising Australian label.

VA – Adventures In Techno Soul 3 [FERLP009]

May 24, 2014July 25, 2019 hipodromeaffie yusuf, bush funk, compilation, darren harris, forex, fred p, hoax believers, house, move d, nebraska, russ gabriel, technoLeave a comment

The original Adventures in Techno Soul compilation was released back in 1996 with remixes of Ferox tracks from the likes of Derrick Carter, Carl Craig and Kenny Dixon Jr. A full 16 year’s after its follow up “Further Adventures in Techno Soul” comes this 8 track album of new and unreleased material on double vinyl from 8 different and exciting artists. Ferox is proud to welcome established and respected producers such as Fred P and Germany’s Move D to the roster, as well as a welcome return from Affie Yusuf, Nebraska and Bush Funk (Steve O’Sullivan and Winlord X) who were last seen on Soma Records back in 1996. The label is also proud to introduce two new artists, Darren Harris and Spain’s Hoax Believers who alongside label boss Russ Gabriel round off this package of soulful electronica.

Sciahri – Mysterious Love [ITX003]

May 24, 2014August 11, 2021 hipodromeilian tape, sciahri, technoLeave a comment

SCIAHRI - Mysterious Love

Sciahri with some flying cosmic drum bouncers on Munich label Ilian Tape.

Home Invasion – #3 [HI003]

May 24, 2014August 28, 2024 hipodromefranck roger, home invasion, house, technoLeave a comment

Home Invasion is the new label from Real Tone man Franck Roger, a man whose career has scaled the full depths of house music over the past decade or so. Evidently seeking a new challenge, the Parisian’s new imprint promises to adhere to a vehemently underground way of working, with every EP released on vinyl-only terms and produced exclusively on analogue equipment.

Bicep – Circles EP [AUS1462]

May 24, 2014March 1, 2021 hipodromeandy ferguson, aus music, bicep, matt mcbriar, technoLeave a comment

Jet-setting Irish duo Bicep return to Will Saul’s Aus label with two steady analog techno grooves ready for deployment in either their own wildly celebrated sets or those of any DJ looking for modern dance tracks that are still faithful to the classics. Using gritty, vintage-sounding rhythm sections as solid foundations, each track gradually builds up its own lush, melodic embellishments overtop – ‘Circles’ stays true to its name with a cyclical main melody, shadowy bass and fuzzy house pads, whereas ‘NRG106 sets spacey, dramatic chords and breathy vocals against the insistent, chittering machine percussion. As usual these two esteemed bloggers / DJs / artists / all around polymaths prove themselves to be paragons of taste, but here it’s clear that they are also steadily growing as producers, taking on different styles with aplomb and making it all look much easier than it really is.

Ed Davenport / Ozka – Mosaic Split Series: Part Three [MOSAICSPLIT003]

May 24, 2014July 6, 2023 hipodromeaubrey, david nizet, ed davenport, mosaic, ozka, technoLeave a comment

The Mosaic split series is beginning to gather pace and is throwing together some interesting names of old and new vintage with truly compelling results. Volume three of the series draws for tracks from Ed Davenport and Ozka with the resultant tone most definitely one for fans of techno with a darker hue. echno veteran Aubrey turns in a storming techno monster of a remix of Ed Davenport’s unreleased “Islands”. Representing the new school is rising Belgian techno talent, David Nizet (aka Ozka) comes with the wonderful bass line driven dub-stab-fest “Thirteen Years”.

Donato Dozzy – Terzo Giorno [SA023]

May 23, 2014April 23, 2018 hipodromedonato dozzy, stroboscopic artefacts, technoLeave a comment

The new imprint for Stroboscopic Artefacts: Terzo Giorno – or Third Day – by Italian producer Donato Dozzy. It is an EP of great textural dexterity, traversing the moving and the misanthropic. First track ‘Il Canto Della Maga’ presages the onset of Part II’s kick drum with mordant wind chimes, tinkling outside a house of pain and disturbance. The chimes reverberate around impressions of capacious depth – a distant factory whirring, lorries creeping in a tunnel – and that depth is incessantly, resolutely emphatic. And on that goes to ‘…Part II’, an immediate thrust into the deepest corners of techno. The third eponymous track is another made for the floor, and has a reasonably friendly upper line. The final track, ‘Sotto Ma Sotto’, comes in like a train with an alarm going off. Its machine-like run, jumpy in tone and beat, is as delicate as its kick is deep. This is a wonderful track, built on insistence and executed with precision.

Function / Inland – Odeon / Rhyl [INF012]

May 23, 2014March 23, 2023 hipodromedave sumner, detroit, ed davenport, function, infrastructure new york, inland, technoLeave a comment

Long time colleagues David Sumner (aka Function) and Ed Davenport (aka Inland) have teamed up to relaunch Sumner’s esteemed imprint, Infrastructure. They kick things off with a collaboration under the guise Function/Inland with this new EP, Odeon/Rhyl.

VA – The Primates #01 [TMBR003]

May 23, 2014November 12, 2021 hipodrome333, alfonso, detroit, diego gamez, eduardo de la calle, hinode, marco shuttle, techno, the monkey bar recordsLeave a comment

HINODE/EDUARDO DE LA CALLE/333 - The Primates #01

The Monkey Bar has proved to have no boundaries music-wise. This composition of tracks pictures a state of mind, a bridge between the past and the future. A selection made by producers that can speak with the heart, the mind and the soul. The Primates #01 is a great techno EP with tracks by Eduardo De La Calle, Hinode, 333 aka Alfonso & Diego Gamez and a Marco Shuttle remix.

Datura Dilema – Chasing The Sun EP [DRAMA002]

May 23, 2014December 3, 2020 hipodromedatura dilema, detroit, drama universal, technoLeave a comment

DILEMA, Datura - Chasing The Sun EP

Datura Dilema with the second installment on Drama Universal label. Out with a bang and staying tuned to the already known repetitive sweeping electronics that his sound embraces. Addicted to hardware, bringing deep and dark euphoric modular techno trance type excursions reminiscent of the early Ambient Techno days. Heavy synth lines, flowing patterns, running baselines and solid rhythms suited for the night or early morning.

Frak – Fusion In Park [KM035]

May 22, 2014April 18, 2019 hipodromebjorn isgren, frak, jan svensson, johan sturesson, kontra musik, technoLeave a comment

The timing couldn’t be better for Frak to return to Kontra-Musik with this remarkable synth and acid flavoured release. Machines drifting away is an intriguing piece of music; straightforward and multi-layered; futuristic and old school. The first half of the track molds itself around an ebm-like bassline which seems to be moving through a desolate landscape with hard hitting kicks, claps and drums marching on beside it, while the sky above is filled with the wails of brooding synths. The second part introduces a mean 303-bassline as the intensity of the journey heightens. The sound of an echoing metronome sets the tempo at the beginning, soon to be joined by heavy kicks and toms. Several analogue synths then joins in; bending, distorting and moving through the soundscape, almost battling for space. Everything is kept on the right path, though, thanks to an ingenious use of hi-hats – a trademark trick and treat from Frak.

Rommek – Thought Patterns [WCR005]

May 22, 2014November 20, 2019 hipodromeadriana lopez, rommek, techno, the plant worker, weekend circuit recordsLeave a comment

Weekend Circuit return for the second release of the year, this time welcoming London based debutee Rommek to the imprint, with two suitably noteworthy remixes to accompany the 12”. Delivering 2 cuts of his individual brand of weighty atmospheric Techno, Rommek’s first ever EP, ’Thought Patterns‘ is a sign of promising things to come. Remixes by Adriana Lopez and The Plant Worker.

VA – Avatar [AFFIN017LTD]

May 22, 2014March 18, 2019 hipodromeadvance human, affin, chris page, exos, joachim spieth, rismu, roberto, techno, the plant workerLeave a comment

Rismu’s “MST (The Plant Worker rmx)” focuses on functional beat patterns until the chords breaking into. On with a dub techno interpretation of Advanced Human’s “Open Air” by Joachim Spieth. On the flipside we’re happy to introduce Exos from Iceland (known from Thule, Force Inc. & Mosaic) with “Stargate 7”. Massive subs meeting cloudy dub chords. “The Zenith” from Roberto & Chris Page is closing this 12”, by the way, it’s their first cooperation tune appearing on Affin.

Mick Wills @ Prince Charles (Berlin) 02.05.2014

May 21, 2014June 3, 2014 hipodromechicago house, mick wills, minimal synth, prince charles, technoLeave a comment

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VA – Rat Life 2 [RAT002]

May 21, 2014October 12, 2017 hipodromeautonervous, edits, industrial, mick wills, neue wohnkultur, new wave, rat life records, techno, traxx, uncanny valleyLeave a comment

Imagine the early 80ies, cold war is on its peak, you are a young lad in american occupied Germany and don’t feel like joining the army. What you gonna do? There is not much choice. you could crash your dads car into the next bridge and get invalided out or you just move to the island of west berlin and buy a drum machine.  ”Neue Wohnkultur” is one of those bands started by renegades hiding from military service in the american sector of the german capital. Writing songs about what its like to be a soldier is definitely more fun than taking extended field trips with the comrades to the country side. “Wir sind Soldaten, Wir sind Soldaten!” M.o.m.O. Cut it! So here we are, decades later, the wall came down, east and west germans are shopping peacefully together, you are reading the press text of some record label called Rat Life. Does all this make any sense? Well you are the customer, it’s your choice, you could click your mouse now and skip to the next item before i tell you about the flip side of this record which is nothing but a repetitive loop goin on for 9 minutes. You might say “Enfant Terrible (M.W. Cut)” is not a big pleasure for home listening but its on you to make it interesting, you could mix it with your dads old records or crab a mic and rap over it  (please don’t rap over it.

Paul du Lac – The House Of Shadows – RhythmPod#003

May 20, 2014May 19, 2014 hipodromebio rhythm recordings, house, paul du lac, podcast, technoLeave a comment

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Halvtrak – Dust Under Bridges (Appendix I/II) [DBA013X]

May 20, 2014May 19, 2014 hipodromeacid house, album, don't be afraid, halvtrak, technoLeave a comment

“Shortly after the Dust Under Bridges ep was released, Henri sent us nine tracks which he had previously recorded to tape, not thinking that they were worthy of release. On the contrary, these are nine tracks of beautiful, brooding, leftfield house and techno, and we decided immediately that they ought to be available to the public, and that they formed a perfect appendage to Halvtrak’s debut 12″ release, Dust Under Bridges, written, as they were, during the same period.”

VA – Our Beat Is Still New – After Take [WPHNEWBEAT004]

May 20, 2014July 19, 2019 hipodromefcl, house, innershades, lauer, locked groove, new beat, techno, we play house recordingsLeave a comment

We Play House’s Our Beat Is Still New series has been something of a soar-away success, introducing a new generation of DJs to the distinctive, heavily electronic midtempo pulse of Belgian new beat via a constant stream of tribute tracks from contemporary producers. Predictably, there’s more to admire on this fourth and final 12″, not least the bass-heavy throb and rubbery electronics of Locked Groove’s tribute to Belgian new beat/techno legend Frank De Wulf, “El Rio Negro”. Elsewhere, young rave revivalist Innershades drops the moody and intoxicating “Massive Overdose”, while Lauer impresses with the winding synths, juddering drums and saucer-eyed pads of “Planet Barty”. FCL’s stomping “It Began in Belgium” – all cheap electronics and proto-acid tweakery – is also pretty darn good.