Innershades – Homage [CJFD41]

January 14, 2025January 14, 2025 hipodromeacid house, clone jack for daze, clone records, innershades, new beat, techno, thomas blanckaertLeave a comment

Innershades comes with a follow up on his Clone Jack For Daze debut from 2019 with his buddy Betonkust. This time he digs in the local history from his homebase Belgium. The country that brought us the New Beat craze which had its breeding grounds in club’s such as Boccaccio. A venue which used to be one of the prime locations in the Benelux to hear the latest House and Techno releases in ’89,’90 and ’91. All the fresh new sounds from Chicago, Detroit, the big New York labels and producers, Early UK rave and of course the local producers from the Benelux. This Homage EP brings a collection of tracks drenched in bleepy acid lines, topped with choir pads and slightly detuned slowly phased chords and dominant mixed bass sections. Energetic tracks that capture the spirit of those days with a contemporary touch from Innershades. Tracks that fit perfectly to the Clone Jack For Daze series inspired by these early days, where people danced for daze on all these energetic and futuristic sounds from the underground.

Innershades – The Beat EP [IPK004]

September 19, 2024September 18, 2024 hipodromeacid house, impakto records, innershades, new beat, techno, thomas blanckaert, unusual systemsLeave a comment

Innershades presents some new tunes but old school sound, faithful to the New Beat and Belgian proto Techno sound, using a Roland JV 1080, D-50, Yahama RY-30, SH-101, TB-303 and a JD-800 to execute this magnificent EP.

Innershades – Explorer EP [ALT007]

February 12, 2024June 11, 2024 hipodromealtered circuits, electro, innershades, thomas blanckaertLeave a comment

Innershades revisits his take on electro on the “Explorer EP”. His minimalistic take on dancefloor melody and drums is combined with electro’s energy and brilliance. And even though it’s clear he’s taken notes of this style of music since its materialisation in the early eighties, this record might be most indebted to the sounds coming out of Detroit, the Dutch West Coast and the ocean in between.

Innershades – Summer Love [HR010]

June 9, 2023June 9, 2023 hipodromeacid house, heko records, house, innershades, thomas blanckaertLeave a comment

Heko Records welcomes Innershades to the fore for a new “dreamatic” house music EP that refreshes the style for the present, with heaters like ‘Summer Love’ seeming to take direct inspiration from the aforementioned track, while adding a modern flair. Things slowly get more bloopy and hard, as ‘Mutant’ squelches and hat-scratches away against a bed of yet more pads, while ‘909 Voices’ similarly lulls us into a hypnotic state with a slow tapering-off into ravier territories. Summer vibes guaranteed.

Innershades – Heritage Vol. 1 [ALT004]

March 24, 2023August 16, 2023 hipodromeacid house, altered circuits, innershades, new beat, thomas blanckaertLeave a comment

Over the last years a rehabilitation of the New Beat genre has taken place. Short-lived it succumbed under its own immense popularity at the beginning of the nineties, watered down once producers with an eye for commercial success – and not quality control – joined in on its seemingly easy recipe. Below the surface a lot of highly original tracks remain to be enjoyed however: the sound, with its unique mix of amongst others Chicago acid house and Belgian EBM, reveals itself to be an essential node in electronic music’s Trans-Atlantic trajectory. Innershades has been a longtime enthusiast of the genre and made it a focal point of attention on ”Heritage Vol. 1”, the first part of a series that celebrates his inspirations and influences. Rather than making a selection of style exercises, he opts to subtly inject his tech and progressive productions with some of its tropes. It is a blend that comes naturally as menacing melodies and throbbing pulses are vital to his sound.

Palermo Disco Squad – After All These Tears EP [BAP164]

September 19, 2022June 7, 2023 hipodromebordello a parigi, disco, innershades, italo-disco, palermo disco squad, thomas blanckaertLeave a comment

If you like your Italo-disco bright, full-throttle and peak-time ready, Thomas Blanckaert’s occasional work as Palermo Disco Squad (he’s better known for his rave-ready techno jams as Innershades) should be on your radar. It’s been four years since he last used the alias, but the project’s belated return to Bordello a Parigi is predictably triumphant. He sets his stall out with the freestyle and Bobby Orlando-influenced shimmer of ‘After All These Tears’, before opting for more chugging sequenced synth-bass and undulating lead lines on the slower ‘L’amice Geniale (theme)’. ‘Loupara’ sounds like a shinier, more sun-splashed ‘Please’-era Pet Shop Boys instrumental, while ‘The Return’ is a rushing, feel-good slab of freestyle/post-Italo fusion that’s as sunny and joyous as they come.

Innershades – Deviation [CRTL014]

December 16, 2021December 15, 2021 hipodromeacid, cartulis music, electro, innershades, mutado pintado, thomas blanckaertLeave a comment

INNERSHADES - Deviation

Belgian Thomas Blanckaert aka Innershades debuts in Cartulis with a 5 tracker representing his best shades of Techno/Electro.

Innershades / Do or Die – Function EP [EYA012]

March 3, 2021November 6, 2023 hipodromedo or die, drugwork, eya records, house, innershades, techno, thomas blanckaert1 Comment

Innershades and Do or Die are joining forces together blending their powerful and distinctive styles to deliver a genre-bending record which ranges between Techno, Rave, Acid and Trance.

Emotive Response – Emotions ’95 [AAL011]

June 15, 2020June 15, 2020 hipodrome9300 records, emotive response, house, innershades, techno, thomas blanckaert, tranceLeave a comment

Part 1 of a Trilogy inspired by Belgium Dance Music from early/mid 1990s till early 2000. Produced by Thomas Blanckaer aka Innershades under his new alter Ego ‘Emotive Response’. Belgium Trance was at its commercial peak during those years and while Dj’s showcased their skills on national television (TMF!), a new group of producers stood up injecting the lively scene with big tunes. The often dramatic and dark melodies that defined their typical sound can be found again in the four club bangers collected on this first EP. All containing that energetic and uplifting sound from those days, but with a an own twist from the man Innershades.

Innershades – It’s Time [TP14]

February 7, 2020February 6, 2020 hipodromehouse, innershades, techno, thomas blanckaert, time passagesLeave a comment

Innershades returns to Time Passages. He hits the ground running with “It’s Time”, a warehouse-ready throb-job full of new beat riffs and creepy electronics, before offering up another funky Euro techno cut that sounds like it could have been played at an after-party in 1990 (“Forum”). Elsewhere, “Euphoria In Ginza” is a deliciously chiming and melodious breakbeat-house workout, while “No Romantic” is another retro-futurist romp full of squelchy synth bass and rushing, turn-of-the-90s style nostalgic riffs.

Betonkust & Innershades – Benelux Connection [CJFD33]

October 7, 2019April 19, 2023 hipodromeacid house, betonkust, clone jack for daze, clone records, electro, innershades, swiere westveen, thomas blanckaertLeave a comment

A true lowlands collaboration on the Clone Jack For Daze Series. Betonkust and Innershades team up for the Benelux Connection EP. Harking back to the days of when New Beat and early Chicago House ruled the Dutch and Belgian dance floors and ravers cruised the Benelux in search of that perfect beat.

Innershades – Ocular Unity [MTRON012]

April 22, 2019September 5, 2019 hipodromeelectro, house, innershades, mechatronica music, new beat, techno, thomas blanckaertLeave a comment

Innershades presents a heavy and vibrant trip through electro, techno and acid on Ocular Unity, the 12th release on Berlin’s Mechatronica. Following up on his ”Aalst To Charlois” rave weapon released on the label last year, the Belgian producer continues to push his signature sound in new directions, maintaining harmony and once again underlining his undeniable strength in producing hypnotizing electronic music for the floor.

Innershades – ASZ [TP11]

April 3, 2019April 2, 2019 hipodromeelectro, house, innershades, techno, thomas blanckaert, time passagesLeave a comment

Innershades with his signature mixture of electro, house and techno hybrids on Time Passages.

Palermo Disco Squad – Stadio EP [BAP120]

June 19, 2018September 5, 2019 hipodromebordello a parigi, disco, electro, innershades, italo-disco, palermo disco squad, thomas blanckaertLeave a comment

The undisputed one man army returns to Bordello A Parigi with an adventurous tour through the history of his beloved sports club. Palermo Disco Squad is Innershades aka the Belgian artist Thomas Blanckaert.

Betonkust & Innershades – Forever In Boccaccio [COTF15]

May 21, 2018October 4, 2019 hipodromebetonkust, crimes of the future, house, innershades, swiere westveen, techno, thomas blanckaertLeave a comment

Making their debut on Crimes Of The Future are Betonkust & Innershades with ‘Forever In Boccaccio’ their homage to the legendary Belgian nightclub & neon lit club scene which no longer really exists. Made in January 2017 under grey Belgian skies, while listening to a lot of New Beat, Acid & Trance.

Innershades – Flanders Fields [NN010]

May 21, 2018May 18, 2018 hipodromeacid house, electro, innershades, nocta numerica records, thomas blanckaertLeave a comment

Innershades makes his debut on french imprint Nocta Numerica.

Innershades – Kerrebroek Memories [AAL006]

September 1, 2017June 8, 2023 hipodrome9300 records, betonkust, house, innershades, techno, thomas blanckaertLeave a comment

After inaugurating the label with a first EP in december of 2014, Innershades returns home to deliver what will be the 6th release on 9300 Records. Kerrebroek Memories is the self made soundtrack of his childhood memories in the shared hometown of Aalst (Belgium). Expect to hear a homage to early Dutch electro with a modern twist and Innershades well known trademark for dancefloor injected house tracks. Rising Dutch star and new BFF of the Belgian 9300 family ‘Betonkust’ polished the A1-listed ‘Darkness Fades’ track into a melodious electro classic.

Palermo Disco Squad – Island Life [BAP064]

July 19, 2016September 17, 2022 hipodromebordello a parigi, disco, electro, innershades, palermo disco squad, thomas blanckaertLeave a comment

The undisputed one man army returns to Bordello A Parigi with the ultimate Sicilian holiday kit: an adventurous tour around his beloved island during the endless hot summer days. Palermo Disco Squad is Innershades aka the Belgian artist Thomas Blanckaert.

Innershades @ Mushi-Shi Radio (Montreal) 03.05.2016

May 14, 2016May 14, 2016 hipodromehouse, innershades, mushi-shi radio, techno, thomas blanckaertLeave a comment

Innershades – A World That Matters EP [HOTSHIT023]

April 6, 2016July 19, 2019 hipodromehot haus recs, house, innershades, thomas blanckaertLeave a comment

Belgian producer Innershades giving it up for DJ Haus’ imprint. On the A-side, two house tracks for the upcoming summer and on the B-side 2 gheto-house gems.