FRAK – Project Digitalis [DP20]

December 11, 2018October 24, 2024 hipodromeacid, album, börft records, bjorn isgren, electro, frak, jan svensson, johan sturesson, technoLeave a comment

FRAK are back on track with this dreamy album with deep dark hypnotic slow rhythmic tracks. This is experimental analog and haunting dancemusic at slow BPMs which gives you a glimpse of Swedish smalltown dystopia in all its glory. The A1 track might give the impression that this is a romantic record and the A side in general will make big city people feel the urge to move to small towns again, but on the B-side it just gets darker and weirder (the smalltown kinda reveals its ugly underbelly) and it all ends with a track that would make the taped nipples fake fetishists in techno city shiver. I could say you need a mask to play this out, but lets not take it that far.

VA – The Belligerents Vol.1 [GRTW006]

December 11, 2018July 6, 2023 hipodromebetek, dj nephil, electro, enrique, gravitational waves, hannibal iii, industrial, nick klein, techno, unhumanLeave a comment

In 3 years DJ Nephil has taken Gravitational Waves into the contemporary dance music paradigm with tenacity. Nephil has built Gravitational Waves into a formidable entity and the culmination of this effort brings results with his latest EP. Here the label continues in powerful form with 6 cuts of raw metallic persuasion from Nick Klein, Enrique, Hannibal lll, Unhuman Betek and DJ Nephil himself.

Gesetz Der Oktaven – Klirrfaktor EP [3EEP201801]

December 11, 2018March 17, 2022 hipodromeacid, gesetz der oktaven, hanno leichtmann, techno, third earLeave a comment

“Klirrfaktor” is Berlin-based producer Hanno Leichtmann’s second release as Gesetz Der Oktaven, once again on Third Ear. Gesetz Dr Oktavn is strongly influenced by ’80s bands Liaisons Dangereuses, CH BB, and sporadically DAF but goes more in the direction of Techno and Electro. As before, the musical instruments and equipment define the project and the sound. Hanno used a drum machine, a MiniMoog sequenced by a TB 303, a vintage Drum Synth and six effect combinations for the delay / reverb tracks, all though a large Soundtracs desk from the 1980s with 16 channels and 6 Aux Sends for effects. Once again, all the track titles are old or obsolete studio/audio terms.

808Hz – Cabane 8 [002CAF?]

December 11, 2018December 10, 2018 hipodrome808hz, caf?, electro, industrial, leo gilliard, technoLeave a comment

808Hz comes back with his second EP, this time as the first 12″ release of CAF?, a newly born swiss label. It contains five darkwave-oriented tracks filled with a feeling of anger brought back by the insecurity of being confronted to a pessimist over-industrialized future. Entirely composed of analogic vibrations, Cabane 8 is a relentless robotized assembly line made of a powerful core that won’t ever stop pulsating.

Northern Powerhouse – Northern Powerhouse [NP006]

December 10, 2018May 21, 2026 hipodromeacid house, alex handley, craig stainton, nigel rogers, northern powerhouse, perseus traxx, technoLeave a comment

Northern Powerhouse kick things into gear on their sixth release with snarling and grizzly analogue bass on the A and machine heavy percussion and distorted tones on the flip. One for dark rooms and deafening sound systems

Jeroen Search – Monism [FIGURELP03]

December 8, 2018December 15, 2022 hipodromealbum, figure, jeroen search, minimal techno, technoLeave a comment

All things come from and return to the same source – such is the theory of Monism; an ancient philosophy, but also accounting for the music of Jeroen Search. Dictated by an ethos of exclusively recording live takes and the only ever editing happening while a tune is being created, each finished track is imbued with that unique magic of the moment. Such too is the nature of Monism, Search’s first LP in over two decades of electronic explorations and personal as well as artistic growth. As with any of his music that has been released so far, the tracks on here hold a timeless quality, existing within their own frame of reference than – that is their immediate experience. Across a carefully arranged course, the album naturally unravels its many ideas, ranging from moments of pensive ambient pieces to thick washes of dub echo and layers of modulated synths, all while providing an endless array of hypnotizing bare-bone grooves in the process. A true Figure mainstay, Jeroen Search upholds his artistic relevancy without any reinventing or switching up the formula – rather by simply keeping true to his accomplished craft.

VA – Tribology Sampler 2 [MACHINESAMPLER002]

December 8, 2018October 20, 2022 hipodromeben sims, jeroen search, machine, minimal techno, robert hood, rod, steffi, technoLeave a comment

Ben Sims delivers Sampler 2, another four incredibly artists taken from his Tribology compilation. From the 808 driven hypnotics of Berghain’s Steffi through to ROD’s strident ‘Embase’ via Jeroen Search’s masterful, bleeping ‘Ostinato Pattern’ and Sims’ own punchy edit of unreleased Robert Hood cut ‘Gun Talk’ this is an unmissable 12″. A total of 5 samplers will drop as part of the Ben Sims pres Tribology mix compilation project.

Efdemin – Wrong Movements [SATOTEM003]

December 8, 2018December 12, 2025 hipodromeefdemin, stroboscopic artefacts, technoLeave a comment

Stroboscopic Artefacts returns with another strong addition to its Totem Series, a unique set of releases, capturing the essence and effusiveness of multidimensionality of club culture. Stepping up for the third release in the series is Berlin legend Efdemin — bringing a three-track journey that is unequivocally enduring and flexible for journeys on-and-off the dancefloor.

Simoncino – Perugia EP [LVNO16]

December 5, 2018November 15, 2022 hipodromehouse, love notes records, nick anthony simoncino, simoncino, technoLeave a comment

Over the course of their last two release, Love Notes has brought back the two artists that made their first release such an instant classic; first, Casey Tucker, and now; Simoncino, whose remix of Tucker’s Affirmative Action helped to launch Love Notes onto our collective radar. Simoncino herein does what he does oh-so-well, his unwavering nod (and maybe even slight obsession) to that which came before him permeating all three tracks here. Love Note impressively shows no signs of slowing down; three years after their inception, Nathaniel Jat’s imprint is closing in quickly on the 20 release milestone without even a momentary dip in quality.

Marcello Napoletano – Out The Flat [OTF001]

December 5, 2018November 13, 2024 hipodromeacid house, marcello napoletano, out the flat, technoLeave a comment

The Italian hardware wizard debuts on OTF with a signature dose of off-kilter dance magic.

New Digital Fidelity – Moments Of Cosmic Adventures [STX018]

December 5, 2018September 20, 2023 hipodromehouse, new digital fidelity, paolo aniello, snuff trax, technoLeave a comment

Hailing from Puglia, Italy, Paolo Aniello a.k.a. New Digital Fidelity is another great talent from this versatile region for fantastic House Music. On Snuff Trax 018, he amazes us with four tracks that sound deep and dirty as well as mesmerizing and classy.

VA – Journey To A New Reality [SYMLTD003]

December 4, 2018January 8, 2025 hipodromeben sims, biemsix, damon wild, enformig, marco bruno, minimal techno, symbolism ltd, techno, theory recordingsLeave a comment

Closing out the year, Ben Sims’ Symbolism Ltd returns with an ultra limited vinyl VA which further explores the hypnotic yet squarely dancefloor focused side of modern techno and features a cut from Synewave legend, Damon Wild.

Olivia @ Unsound Festival 2018 x Crack Magazine, Szpitalna 1 (Krakow) 14.10.2018

December 3, 2018December 2, 2018 hipodromecrack magazine, electro, olivia, szpitalna 1, techno, unsound festivalLeave a comment

VA – Casa Sports Vol.2 [CSV04]

December 3, 2018December 18, 2023 hipodromecasa voyager, electro, house, jamal, kosh, ocb, polyswitch, technoLeave a comment

The second volume of Casa Voyager’s compilation gathers the label’s regulars OCB and Kosh, as well as two new artists: Polyswitch, coming straight from the shady streets of Casablanca and also known as the moroccan funkmaster, and Jamal, who comes from the moroccan diaspora in Europe and purveyor of post-futuristic electro beats, keeping the dutch-moroccan connection alive.

Pascal Hetzel – Reset EP [TEETH-6]

November 29, 2018November 21, 2022 hipodromedetroit techno, eye teeth, interdimensional transmissions, pascal hetzel, technoLeave a comment

This is the sixth release on Eye Teeth, the techno sublabel of Interdimensional Transmissions, by Berlin’s Pascal Hetzel. This EP effortlessly merges a modular and hardware approach to music making while fusing techno, industrial and electro influences. The opening cut “Incognizance” is a near perfect blend of all his influences, while the EP closer “Reformation” mixes these ideas into an energizing very techno take on electro feelings. We love this EP and really look forward to new music from this promising artist.

Do or Die – Impossible Materia [MOJ09]

November 29, 2018March 2, 2021 hipodromeacid house, detroit techno, do or die, drugwork, my own jupiter, technoLeave a comment

Last year, Spanish analogue freak Do Or Die impressed with debut album “Alien GF”, a nine-track romp through intergalactic acid, techno and electro pastures. “Imposible Materia” offers up his first new material since and is similarly impressive. Head first for “Lost”, a bustling, all-action affair rich in fizzing riffs, weird noises, classic Motor City chords and wiggly acid lines, before losing yourself in the hypnotic, minor key motifs, broken techno beats and unsettling stabs of “DX100”. Sci-fi loving acid freaks will devour the psychedelic TB-303 lines, rumbling Michigan bass and punchy drum machine hits of opener “Conciencia Sucia”, while closing cut “In Time” offers a warm, groovy, tactile and suitably shuffling conclusion to another superb Do Or Die release.

Andrew Red Hand – Les Yeux Orange #112

November 28, 2018November 27, 2018 hipodromeacid, andrew red hand, electro, les yeux orange, romanian, technoLeave a comment

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Mantra – Blackout [PT013]

November 28, 2018May 21, 2026 hipodromeacid house, casicos del ruido, craig stainton, mantra, polybius trax, technoLeave a comment

Polybius Trax present another three track EP from Mantra showcasing a variety of acid styles. Opening track, Blackout, is a solid, no-nonsense acid techno workout, perfect for a strobe filled warehouse, and features builds and drops layered with ethereal tones. Emanation is a maelstrom of moving synth sounds, bouncing delay lines and vocal-like klaxons that combine to disorientate the listener. Final track, Mirage is a classic bad attitude acid track with an unnerving acid line that weaves in and out of aggressive percussive lines.

Photonz – Etheric Body Music EP [DE239]

November 28, 2018July 17, 2024 hipodromeacid, dark entries records, marco rodrigues, photonz, technoLeave a comment

Photonz is the alias of Marco Rodrigues a DJ, producer and driving force of Lisbon’s underground scene. Etheric Body Music is Photonz’s debut 6-track EP for Dark Entries and a simultaneous reference to hermeticism and EBM (Electronic Body Music). Marco loves that ‘aesthetic when 80s industrial and EBM bands split up and start to make trance in the early 90s and all the ritual magick pushes them to zen stuff and they do ecstasy.’ There’s this concept in theosophy and hermetic philosophy of the Etheric Body, which is an energy body superimposed and connected to the physical body, similar to the acupuncture idea of an energetic body. That idea manifests itself as six primal club cuts, which also channel early techno, Drexciyan rhythms, balearic & old school jack. Raw arpeggiated synth lines and bass blast jut against metallic stabs and highly percussive shakedowns to create mournful atmospheric warped house.

Cardopusher – Muscle Memory [DE233]

November 27, 2018July 17, 2024 hipodromeacid, acid house, cardopusher, dark entries records, technoLeave a comment

Born in Venezuela and based in Barcelona, Luis Garban aka Cardopusher has spent the last decade creating a wide variety of noisy dancefloor assaults. Although his roots lie in the breakcore scene, he’s slowly gravitated toward a raw, electro-infused take on techno that is no less compelling. Dark Entries presents a new 6-track EP titled ‘Muscle Memory’ that takes the listener on a deep and gritty ride through his diverse sound, from techno to electro, acid, rave and house.