VA – 5 Years Compilation (Part Five) [SEMANTICA030.5]

December 19, 2011June 16, 2023 hipodromeaw/ss, drone, karl o’connor, katsunori sawa, marcel dettmann, peter sutton, richard harvey, semantica records, steven porter, svreca, techno, yuji kondoLeave a comment

Spanish label Semantica have been exploring the shadowy nether zones of techno for five years now, and this 12″ sees them reach number five of their 5 Years Compilation, featuring original contributions from some of the most important names in techno. The 12″ opens with “Public Beheading”, a collaboration between Karl O’Connor (aka Regis), Peter Sutton (aka Female) and Richard Harvey; as the name suggests, its ominous tones and cinematic atmospherics paint a grim picture. The bleak tone is carried through on AW/SS’s “Nonnative”, where a solitary kick breaks the through vinyl crackle, with only wintry drones for company. The B-Side meanwhile features Ostgut Ton’s finest, Marcel Dettmann, remixing Svereca’s “Obscur”. In keeping with the tone of the EP, the beats are shuffling and suggestive rather than heaving slabs of concrete, with particular attention paid to the creaking reverb hanging over the modulating sub bass. The record finishes with Yuji Kondo, Katsunori Sawa and Steven Porter’s “Moonlight Graham”, a shadowy warehouse jam whose myriad textures bubble beneath its rough surface. In short, four reasons why Semantica is one of the most interesting techno labels in the world.

VA – 5 Years Compilation (Part Four) [SEMANTICA030.4]

December 19, 2011November 20, 2024 hipodromeaiken, coushin, detroit, inigo kennedy, semantica records, silent servant, technoLeave a comment

Part 4 of this special series, celebrating 5 years of Semantica Records. Tracks by Inigo Kenedy, Aiken, Silent Servant and Coushin.

The Third Man – Follow As Satellites [TABR008]

December 19, 2011February 16, 2018 hipodromedetroit, tabernacle records, techno, the third man1 Comment

New release by The Third Man on Tabernacle Records. Often recognized for his harder-edged techno output, here the Third Man blends some of his warmer and more soulful tracks with some of his darkest.

VA – Bewildered [SUBD08]

December 19, 2011January 29, 2012 hipodromecompilation, jeroen search, luiz ruiz, mattias fridell, siege, stanislav tolkachev, subsist records, techno2 Comments

Subsist Records delivers a cutting edge underground electronic/techno music compilation, showcasing a selection of tracks in all shapes and forms from talented electronic music producers across the globe.

Wincent Kunth – MDR 8 [MDR008]

December 17, 2011March 28, 2017 hipodromemarcel dettmann records, mdr, techno, wincent kunth4 Comments

Cover art - Wincent Kunth: MDR 8

New release on Marcel Dettmann Records, featuring some pulsating & percussive techno tracks with subtle atmosphere, by Wincent Kunth.

Myk Derill – Enclosure EP [KW0002]

December 17, 2011January 20, 2013 hipodromeknotweed records, myk derill, techno2 Comments

The second release on Knotweed Records with three dark techno tracks by Myk Derill, influenced by the current sounds of the underground techno.

Gianluca Meloni – Anthemusa EP [OUTIS002]

December 13, 2011March 28, 2019 hipodromedino sabatini, gianluca meloni, outis music, techno1 Comment

The second release on Outis Music is a collaboration between label owner Dino Sabatini and his old friend Gianluca Meloni.

VA – Karat 45 EP [KARAT045]

December 13, 2011March 8, 2023 hipodromekarat records, katapult festival, philippe cam, portable, skudge, techno3 Comments

Karat delivers vinyl extracts from his last CD compilation Katapult Festival. Abstract techno by Skudge, Portable and Phillippe Cam.

Shifted – Telic [OCS003]

December 12, 2011January 26, 2024 hipodromeguy brewer, our circula sound, shifted, techno1 Comment

The third release on Sigha’s ‘Our Circula Sound’ imprint drops in the shape of three outstanding tracks from Shifted, hypnotic and textural, leaning heavily on his influences outside electronic music.

Marcel Dettmann – Deluge / Duel [50WEAPONS016]

December 12, 2011December 11, 2011 hipodrome50 weapons, marcel dettmann, techno2 Comments

Marcel Dettman puts out some jacking analogue sounding techno tracks on 50 Weapons. This is a classic 90s techno influenced EP that shows that the purest sounds are at the core of each Dettmann tracks.

Milton Bradley – The Dark Of The Psychic Unknown [DNRESISTTHEBEAT007]

December 12, 2011January 13, 2023 hipodromedo not resist the beat, drone, milton bradley, techno2 Comments

Outstanding, completely alienated and dark sounding Techno from Milton Bradley on his own label Don Not Resist The Beat.

Kowton & Tom Dicicco – Untitled EP [PSQ007]

December 12, 2011May 22, 2019 hipodromekowton, project squared, techno, tom dicicco2 Comments

Kowton and Tom Dicicco present a split EP on Project Squared. Tom Dicicco’s original is driven by a low-mid range thick stab and pounding kick drum, littered with intricate but not overbearing hi hat and snare work and some very atmospheric mid range. Kowton’s is subtle and sparse, low fidelity and plodding, with rattling percusion carrying the tune along. On the other side of the record, Kowton’s remix of Tom’s original is driven by an enormous bassline, with an off kilter dubby feel to the slow tempo and genre defying tune. Tom’s remix of Kowton rounds off the EP with a return to stab driven Techno, pulsating, dynamic and trance inducing.

Unbalance – Unbalance #3 [UNBALANCE003]

December 12, 2011March 6, 2018 hipodromealexander matlakhov, techno, unbalance3 Comments

Russian producer Unbalance continues to present his own vision of the many differing strains of techno for the third in an ongoing series of hand stamped clear twelve inches. On the A Side, “Legacy” jitters with peak time intent, as granite like textures collide rhythmically with the insistent jagged syncopation, with Unbalance deftly judging when to adopt an increase in pressurised poise. In comparison “Euphoria” commences in the deepest recesses, with the saturated bass throb becoming ever more viscous as the track bumps along, craftily accruing intricate sonic details which lend the track a woozy hypnotic narcosis. The mood gets drawn ever further down on the final, sludgy sounding “Violet’s Night” where fractured textures battle it out with the rattling percussion amidst swarms of cricket like atmospherics.

Marcel Fengler – Studio Mix November 2011

December 11, 2011December 9, 2011 hipodromemarcel fengler, technoLeave a comment

Norm Talley – Transmissions Part 2 [THEMA028]

December 11, 2011September 28, 2023 hipodromedetroit, house, norm talley, techno, thema recordingsLeave a comment

In spite of 3 tracks on the original Transmissions that fell a little closer to what the heads would expect from Detrot Beatdown man Norm talley, on Transmissions, Chapter 2 he serves up two techno tracks.

Future Past – Game Theory EP [ART-DDS007]

December 11, 2011March 6, 2024 hipodromeapplied rhythmic technology, dance division series, detroit, future past, kirk degiorgio, technoLeave a comment

Kirk Degiorgio dusts down his Future Past moniker for a no-nonsense techno release. The title track typifies the EP, with a bubbly bassline and doubled up claps supporting whooshing, churning filters. It’s the same approach on “Sparta”, where a walking bass and warbling acid lines suggest a clean, pure sound, but then an intense filter pushes it into the realms of peak-time techno. “Skrunch” dispenses with the lighter, more playful elements in favour of a tunnelling groove that flows to the sound of arcing acid and a dark riff undertow, while “An Act of Modulation” completes the transfer from bubbly techno to a leaner-edged sound with squelchy tones tweaked against the backdrop of an insistent spiky rhythm track.

Andy Blake – Cave Paintings 3 [CP003]

December 6, 2011December 5, 2011 hipodromeandy blake, cave paintings, chicago, electro, technoLeave a comment

The third installment of Andy Blake’s Cave Paintings series. All the Cave Paintings releases are one-take analogue excursions constructed by machines and recorded live. 3x is a simple but dramatically effective warmly buzzing bassline is clambered all over by layers of interlocking pure analogue percussion. 3y heads into thus far uncharted territory. An evil, growling LFO driven bass underpins militaristic percussion that’s slammed hard into ancient spring reverbs and accompanied by the sound of synthesisers being choked to death.

Paul Mac & Mark Broom – Essex Acid EP [BMD005]

December 5, 2011October 24, 2019 hipodromeacid, beard man, house, mark broom, paul mac, technoLeave a comment

Paul Mac & mark Broom revisit those aciiied days to show us how it’s done with the four-tracker, ‘Essex Acid EP’ on Mark Broom’s own imprint, BeardMan. Joining their production forces for the first two tracks, Paul Mac then goes it alone for the second half of the EP. Originally recorded back in the day, ‘I Don’t Know’, ‘A Certain Era’ and ‘Knocker’ were first released on Mark Broom and Dave Hill’s seminal Pure Plastic label (PP066), while ‘Remember When’ was never previously released.

Skudge live @ 2.35:1, Berns (Stockholm) 26.11.2011

November 30, 2011November 30, 2011 hipodrome2.35:1, live act, skudge, techno1 Comment

Hazylujah – Too Many Ghosts EP [DSRSP003]

November 30, 2011January 12, 2012 hipodromedelsin records, detroit, hazylujah, house, technoLeave a comment

Hazylujah is a new talent from Italy who here presents the first in a new series of webshop exclusives. His four track ‘Too Many Ghosts EP’ is a fizzing and machine wired world of deep space atmospherics, house beats and techno futurism. It clunks and splutters with analogue details in its own unique way.