Legowelt – Blue Tearz [RVRT001]

February 4, 2014November 13, 2017 hipodromedanny wolfers, house, legowelt, riverette, technoLeave a comment

Continuing the feeling that a new Legowelt record is seemingly announced or released on a weekly basis, the Dutch producer adds another label to his faintly daunting discography by inaugurating the Spanish label Riverette. Aside from a sparse website and hollow Soundcloud account, little is known about this low-key Madrid label, but it’s easy to focus on the music here as the Blue Tearz 12″ offers a snapshot of Legowelt’s production diversity. The title track grips all available space on the A Side and offers a perfect display of Wolfers’ talent for wrenching melodic beauty out of his equipment, whilst “I Shadow Wolf III” – which must be a reference to his recently unveiled Shadow wulf CyBeRpUnK E-ZiNe – is reminiscent of Psyche-era Carl Craig. “Source Of Menace” meanwhile is vintage Legowelt.

Gunnar Haslam – Porter Maillot EP [LIES043]

February 4, 2014August 11, 2017 hipodromegunnar haslam, house, l.i.e.s., long island electrical systems, technoLeave a comment

Following suit where his 2xlp left off Gunnar Haslam presents a new ep for L.I.E.S. Once again we see Haslam find a nice balance between combining samples and hardware in his productions creating moving and atmospheric tracks, which range from slow stripped down soundtrack style cuts to more developed far out techno.

Arcanoid – Monotypes [TABR024]

February 3, 2014February 16, 2018 hipodromearcanoid, electro, tabernacle records, technoLeave a comment

New release by Arcanoid one Tabernacle Records, presenting his exploratory take on techno and electro.

Scape One – Planetoid [BT002]

February 3, 2014January 9, 2018 hipodromebrokntoys, electro, kurt baggaley, scape one, technoLeave a comment

Next for Brokntoys is prolific producer of the underground UK Electro scene, Scape One. Kurt Baggaley has released on many electro labels over the years including SCSI-AV, Drivecom, Electrix and Cultivated Electronics. For this EP Scape One serves up 4 tracks of deep and murky electro and techno for the early morning and afterhours.

EXS – These Days [SOM/CIC001]

February 3, 2014October 17, 2022 hipodromeelectro, exs, robert witschakowski, solar one music, techno, the crystal issue cycle, the exalticsLeave a comment

Next on the “The Crystal Issue” series is EXS a side project from Robert Witschakowski better known as The Exaltics. Authentic Soul Techno flows on this one sided clear blue vinyl edition. German Techno rooted in Detroit for those who know.

An-i – Kino-i [CITI011]

February 2, 2014July 19, 2023 hipodromean-i, cititrax, doug lee, electro, industrial, lee douglas, minimal wave records, technoLeave a comment

Cititrax presents a new project called An-i, the latest musical moniker for Berlin based former New Yorker Doug Lee. Doug has been DJing and producing records for the last decade under various aliases and collaborations. The Kino-i EP will be the debut release and home for An-i, a showcase of his love affair with machines. It fronts a hard hitting sound beyond category, moving from techno to jack to punk and to noise. It suggests an anything goes attitude perhaps dictated more by the will of machines themselves then any author.

Salo Mentale – Golden Twilight [SD032]

February 2, 2014May 10, 2023 hipodromeelectro, industrial, salo mentale, sd records, syncom data records, technoLeave a comment

Krautrock and EBM inspired post-industrial techno. Next-level electronic music made by one of The Hague’s most original producers. Must have for fans of Unit Moebius Anonymous and Shitcluster.

Skudge Live @ Melkweg Breakfast Club (Amsterdam) 01.01.2014

February 1, 2014January 30, 2014 hipodromelive act, melkweg, skudge, technoLeave a comment

seixlacK – OEJ Mixtape X

February 1, 2014January 29, 2014 hipodromefernando seixlack, house, one eyed jacks, podcast, seixlack, technoLeave a comment

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Optimo – Dark Was The Night [EFCD011]

January 31, 2014August 3, 2021 hipodromecompilation, endless flight, house, jd twitch, jg wilkes, minimal synth, mix cd, mule musiq, optimo espacio, technoLeave a comment

OPTIMO (ESPACIO)/VARIOUS - Dark Was The Night

While JD Twitch & JG Wilkes aka Optimo are undoubtedly men-for-all-seasons musically, as anyone who’s seen them in action behind the decks will attest, they’re often at their best when creating a mood, delving deep into their bulging record collections to showcase sludgy curiosities, dark electronics and intoxicating oddities. Pleasingly, it’s this side of their multiple personalities that’s explored on Dark Was The Night, their sixth commercially available mix CD. Predictably, it’s a doozy, effortlessly joining the dots between the moody deep acid house of QX-1’s “I Won’t Hurt You”, the pulsating industrial rhythms of Carter Tutti, the icy melodies and snowy rhythms of Recondite’s “Cleric”, and the paranoid dubstep of Kode 9 and Space Ape.

Basic Soul Unit – Lab.our 03 [LBRM003]

January 31, 2014August 20, 2015 hipodromebasic soul unit, house, lab.our music, stuart li, technoLeave a comment

Cover art - Basic Soul Unit: Nowhere To Be Found

Basic Soul Unit delivers another 3 track release on Lab.our Music, the label he has started with long time friend and dj partner Jason Ulrich.

Intergalactic Gary – Ekstrakt Podcast 006

January 29, 2014January 27, 2014 hipodromeekstrakt, house, intergalactic gary, podcast, technoLeave a comment

Cliff Lothar – Skudge White 05 [SKUDGEWHITE005]

January 29, 2014July 11, 2022 hipodromecliff lothar, house, skudge records, skudge white, technoLeave a comment

Cliff Lothar’s new record on Skudge White. After his wonderful entry for the Viewlexx camp earlier this year, our friend comes clean with a somewhat darker take on his trade sound. With “Murked Out”, we’re reminded of “Dro Friday”, but the halloween version. “Tangaxuan II” is equally funky but dwells further in a deep and bleepy fashion that invokes the early Warp catalogue spirit while “Audiomess” even enhances that felling, adding an eerie edge familiar to the more continental Bunker rooster. Concluding this four tracker comes the mostly gruesome “Darkhole Gloryroom” that uses high contrast to convey schizophrenic moves on the dance floor, a perfect testimony to what Skudge stands for after a year of unusual journeys.

Shan – Chord Memories [RBSHAN001]

January 29, 2014January 27, 2014 hipodromehouse, running back, shan, technoLeave a comment

Shan on Running Back with his monolithic ‘Chord Memories”. An evocation of what dubbed out house and techno tracks usually do, but to a rather unusual and – if we dare say – devastating effect. The flip holds three short and direct cuts with leanings to the A-Side and one acid track.

NX1 – RL 1 [RL001]

January 29, 2014January 27, 2014 hipodromeagony forces, jonas kopp, nx1, rising label, samot, surit, tadeo, technoLeave a comment

Cover art - NX1: RL 1

Debut release on Rising Label. Spaced out, stomping techno by NX1 with remixes by Tadeo, Jonas Kopp and Agony Forces.

Vril – Vortekz [103DSR]

January 29, 2014March 13, 2023 hipodromedelsin records, techno, vrilLeave a comment

Vril serves up is three titanic techno tracks designed with maximum dancefloor damage in mind. The Vortekz EP starts with the title track and it’s a dramatic bit of big room techno with nerve gangling chords and plenty of sonic grit. The dub version is slower and more purposeful and is buried in a much wider, deeper groove that snakes more than stomps. Finally comes ‘y7/10’, which rocks back and forth in the same rusted loop as percussion flutters like tin foil in a stormy wind. The track flows an ever-higher arc of tension that eventually erupts into a sea of analogue fuzz and hiccupping techno beats.

Cosmin TRG @ Boiler Room (London) 14.01.2014

January 28, 2014February 24, 2017 hipodromeboiler room tv, cosmin trg, podcast, romanian, technoLeave a comment

Steve Murphy – Relax EP [LT003]

January 28, 2014February 27, 2018 hipodromelobster theremin, locked groove, steve murphy, technoLeave a comment

Steve Murphy turns in a rough and raw four-tracker featuring the blazing piano cut ‘Eyes Behind The Door’ knocking knees with deep house/techno banger ‘Relax’ on the A-side. The B-side sees Steve operate on two different levels – ‘Tram’ takes a very Shari Vari-esque drum beat and loads it with a buzzing electro synth-line and shattered hat explosions, while ‘Try It’ plunges the depths of the soul on a seriously trippy deep house excursion.

Martyn – Vancouver [3024KJL1]

January 28, 2014March 26, 2026 hipodrome3024, head high, martyn, shed, technoLeave a comment

Reissue of 2008’s highly sought after Vancouver with a new special remix by Head High aka Shed.

Len Faki & Markus Suckut – Skulls [FIGURE051]

January 28, 2014November 23, 2017 hipodromefigure, len faki, markus suckut, technoLeave a comment

Cover art - Len Faki & Markus Suckut: Skulls

Markus Suckut has become one of Figure’s key artists over the last few years. His early work on Figure SPC stood out as some of the young artist’s strongest productions around, while his debut full length LP, ‘DNA’ released on Figure in May 2013, saw a maturing producer proudly sticking to his talents. Those talents clearly lie in deadly, reduced basement techno, sub heavy, rough around the edges, yet highly accurate for the dancefloor. This meeting of minds then, is somewhat of a perfect match. Len Faki’s renowned high-end production and impressive back-catalogue provide the rock-solid foundations for the ‘Skulls’ EP. Over 4 tracks and 2 pieces of vinyl, the pair go deep into their influences and come up with an advanced, designed and suitably seismic sound. From the reduced and spaced cuts like ‘Skulls 1’ & ‘Skulls 3’, the pair offer contrasting textures and rolling percussion amidst a remarkably weighty bass-end. Fizzing hats and tripping technobleeps then complement a snaking, tribalist vibe in ‘Skulls 2’ which also comes with a straight-up Dub version.