Versalife – Asimov’s Code [VIS316]

October 23, 2019March 18, 2020 hipodrome2020 vision recordings, boris bunnik, conforce, electro, versalifeLeave a comment

Versalife’s second release for 20/20 Vision sees Dutch producer Boris Bunnik aka Conforce return with another slab of signature electro. ‘Clandestine Development’ serves up dark tones and melodies layered within insistent electro beats and growling bass, that sounds huge on big room systems. ‘Aegis’ delivers a double dose of mechanical funk, played over atmospheric strings and auditory acid delights. On the B side ‘Lamba’ continues to impress with a moody laidback bass line holding the groove down over a solid rhythm & dystopian keys. Wrapping things up the title track ‘Asimov’s Code’ plays out like war drums from space pounding away after a blissful intro of building synths.

Versalife – Machine Life [VIS314]

June 28, 2019March 18, 2020 hipodrome2020 vision recordings, boris bunnik, conforce, detroit, electro, versalifeLeave a comment

Versalife aka Boris Bunnik is one of the most respected producers in electro. He now presents his debut release for 20/20 Vision as the label continues it’s path into the world of pure electronic music. ‘Machine Life’ immediately stood out as one of those rare killer club cuts that works it’s way into a wide range of DJ boxes, simple but massively effective. ‘M05’ returns to more classic sounding Versalife electro with complex layers of synths, strings and analogue squelch all held together by a solid bass hook. On the flip side Bunnik shows off his pedigree in producing Detroit influenced string laden beautiful music with the EP rounded off by ‘Axion’, a heavier trip to the dark side.

VA – From The Dark Volume 1 [CE026]

October 29, 2018November 8, 2022 hipodrome214, alienata, assembler code, compilation, cultivated electronics, delta funktionen, electro, exterminador, jensen interceptor, rico casazza, stratowerx, sync 24, techno, versalifeLeave a comment

Sync 24’s Cultivated Electronics rounds off 2018 in style with the “From The Dark” Series. 3 x V/A LP’s showcasing some of the leading lights of modern electro alongside some solid newcomers. Focussing on the spookier side of the genre FTD brings in the various shades of darker electro tones from across the Globe. Volume 1 kicks off the series with with some super dark selections from Sync 24 & Alienata, Australia’s hottest electro exports of the moment Jensen Interceptor and Assembler Code, Seattle Electro Veteran 214, CE newcomer Rico Casazza, Radio Matrix Boss & Tresor resident Delta Funktionen, Caught London Sleeping Head Honcho Stratowerx, Delsin & Clone affiliate Versalife and Berlin based CE newcomer Exterminador.

Versalife – Vortices EP [SHIP057]

October 22, 2018November 8, 2022 hipodromeboris bunnik, conforce, electro, shipwrec records, versalifeLeave a comment

Boris Bunnik is no stranger here at Shipwrec, having graced the label with some beautifully deep and textured music under his Conforce, Hexagon and Versalife monikers. It is to his Versalife guise that the Rotterdam based producer returns, this time for a quartet of works in the shape of Vortices. A spectrum of musical radiance from a modern day master.

Versalife – Nova Prospekt [TRUST033]

October 2, 2018November 8, 2022 hipodromeboris bunnik, conforce, electro, techno, trust, versalifeLeave a comment

Versalife returns to TRUST with ‘Nova Prospekt’. Four tracks of broken techno manipulations and deep and sparse far-fiction electro continue to expand Versalife’s intricate sound universe.

Guesthouse x Kran: Underwater Galaxy #1 @ Guesthouse (Bucharest) 11.05.2018

May 8, 2018May 7, 2018 hipodromeconforce, dragos rusu, guesthouse, i-f, interr-ference, kran, versalifeLeave a comment

Versalife – Soul Of The Automaton Pt.3 [TRSD005C]

March 12, 2018May 7, 2018 hipodromeboris bunnik, conforce, electro, experimental, transcendent records, versalifeLeave a comment

Final part in the series “Soul of the Automaton” by Versalife closing it in style and with fine electro orientated elegance and crispy sounddesign.

Versalife – Soul Of The Automaton Pt.2 [TRSD005B]

January 25, 2018March 9, 2018 hipodromeboris bunnik, conforce, electro, transcendent records, versalifeLeave a comment

Part two from a new series called Soul of the Automaton.

Versalife – Soul Of The Automaton Pt.1 [TRSD005A]

November 6, 2017January 23, 2018 hipodromeboris bunnik, conforce, electro, transcendent records, versalifeLeave a comment

A new transmission from the Pasadena Oceanlab by Versalife. The start of a new saga where he explores the boundaries between electro romantic sounds and glitchy idm percussions.

Versalife – Les Yeux Orange #081

February 9, 2017February 2, 2017 hipodromeboris bunnik, conforce, detroit, electro, les yeux orange, podcast, versalifeLeave a comment

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Versalife – Polychange [BT016]

December 10, 2016March 7, 2022 hipodromeboris bunnik, brokntoys, conforce, detroit, electro, techno, versalifeLeave a comment

Boris Bunnik needs little introduction, a prolific producer who uses an array of monikers to release his many personalities. For Polychange he finds the balance between abstract, ethereal and jacking across all 4 tracks to create the sound of his unique take on electro.

Versalife – Self-Replication [TRUST027]

September 16, 2016November 8, 2022 hipodromeboris bunnik, conforce, detroit, electro, trust, versalifeLeave a comment

Best known to the techno world as Conforce, Boris Bunnik’s sprawling body of work reaches far beyond his acclaimed techno productions. Recording under names as Silent Harbour, Hexagon, Vernon Felicity, and Versalife he has contributed sublime releases to the genres of ambient, electronic dub, acid house, and electro over the years. It is his Versalife project that now receives its first outing on DJ Glow’s long-running TRUST imprint, and if any further proof is needed that Bunnik is a master of the resurging electro genre, this should easily win over any doubters. ‘Self-Replication’ starts out with a nod to the aquatic innovators of the genre on ‘Raptures of the Deep’, but quickly leaves their many imitators behind in its wake, effortlessly contrasting subtle textures with clanging beats, spiraling arpeggios with grumbling basslines. Bunnik’s sonic boldness peaks on ‘Gentrification’, a sprawling 7-minute journey through jittery rhythms, bottomless echoes, and foreboding harmonies, before ‘Pathogen’ closes the EP almost with a touch of pop, combining a Boards of Canada-style bassline with FM chimes that hark back to the golden days of synth music.

Versalife – Singularity EP [SHIP034]

May 20, 2016November 8, 2022 hipodromeboris bunnik, electro, shipwrec records, techno, versalifeLeave a comment

It’s fair to say that Boris Bunnik has made an impact in his short career. In less than a decade this dutch man, under monikers like Conforce and Versalife, has scaled Electro and Techno with subtle ambient touches and IDM echoes. And that’s exactly what he’s doing for the Singularity EP. Lush pads and flowing bars punctuated by crisp percussion, “Shine Eye” sets the scene. “Autobots” adopts those same brittle beats, this time using them to send dreaming strings skyward. Northern winds swirl around the colder chords of “MILnet”, chords that dawn into absorbing swirls of “Transgenics.” Masterful machine music.

Versalife – Input Selector 250

October 9, 2015October 8, 2015 hipodromeboris bunnik, conforce, detroit, electro, input selector, podcast, versalifeLeave a comment

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Versalife – Collision With The Past II [FR029.5]

January 11, 2015November 8, 2022 hipodromeambient techno, boris bunnik, electro, frustrated funk, versalifeLeave a comment

Collision With The Past, part II… the drama continues. A set of immersive and moving experimental techno outbursts by our man Boris Bunnik aka Conforce. Conceived to reach beyond your emotion circuits, send shivers down your spine and make your neurotransmitters shake. True beauty doesn’t come from the unavoidable music industry promotion cosmetics. Real music should reach your soul, and can only be explored through direct transmitted waveforms. From our frustrated minds to yours…

Versalife Live @ Harvey (Copenhagen) 12.12.2014

December 29, 2014December 29, 2014 hipodromeboris bunnik, conforce, detroit, electro, harvey, live act, versalifeLeave a comment

ASOK – Hunter EP [SCN006]

October 26, 2014November 8, 2022 hipodromeasok, deep house, deep techno, detroit, scenery records, stu robinson, versalifeLeave a comment

Scenery label boss ASOK steps up with the next release, and that it comes with a remix from Dutchman Boris Bunnik in his Versalife guise is the icing on the cake. This is heady and original dance music from Scenery that continues the motion that has been set with the first few releases.

Morphology – Identity Component Remixes [ZYNTAX010]

August 22, 2014May 16, 2022 hipodromebiodread, defekt, dj overdose, electro, hardfloor, kan3da, karl lukas petterson, luke eargoggle, matti turunen, michael diekmann, morphology, sync 24, the exaltics, versalife, zyntax motorcityLeave a comment

Zyntax Motorcity presents a remix compilation featuring 8 Morphology tracks remixed by some of the best electro producers out there : Versalife, The Exaltics, DJ Overdose, Hardfloor, Kan3da & Luke Eargoggle, Sync 24, DeFekt and Biodread.

Versalife – Collision With The Past I [FR029]

August 22, 2014November 8, 2022 hipodromeboris bunnik, electro, frustrated funk, techno, versalifeLeave a comment

Sometimes people from different environmental backgrounds cross paths with one another through similar interests, and they notice that they have more in common then a certain taste in music alone. Boris Bunnik (aka Conforce) is hailing from the small scenic Dutch island Terschelling, that can be seen as the complete opposite environmental background as the dirty streets of Rotterdams South Side that drew the first guidelines for Frustrated Funk’s watchword: Mad Drama From Everyday Life. Although the background is opposite, the drama and struggle of daily life seem to have more similarities then one would expect. Struggling creative minds searching for correct paths, fighting to keep focused with daily routines, burning ships, moving forward, trying to bend negativity into something positive, writing music as an outlet for their compulsive need to create. This is our game. No hits, no hype, no bullshit, just the real deal, bringing timeless techno from the heart that will always stay untouched. So here’s FR029, experimental techno from the young master mind thats Versalife.

Hipodrome’s 2013 Review (Part 3 of 3)

January 21, 2014December 19, 2018 hipodromealessandro parisi, andre szigethy, andreas gehm, audio atlas, benedek, benjamin damage, conforce, daniele baldelli, dj overdose, donato dozzy, elec pt.1, emptyset, fisherman, function, gerhard heinz, gherkin jerks, giorgio luceri, gramme, hard corps, jeff mills, jimpster, jonsson & alter, l.b. dub corp, leæther strip, marcel fengler, metasplice, mika vainio, mike parker, moodymann, mr. g, murphy jax, neville watson, nick speed, nrsb-11, omar s, orlando voorn, peter van hoesen, prince of denmark, rio padice, robert hood, rodion g.a., shadowlust, shifted, simoncino, steve o'sullivan, steven tang, terrence dixon, the cult of dom keller, the exaltics, tony carey, trus'me, umberto, usio, vatican shadow, versalife, xexLeave a comment

Here is the third and final part of my 2013 review, featuring my favorite albums released last year. In the first part of the review, the preferences of hipodrome followers are shown, according to the number of click and stars. In the second part, I presented some of my favorite events and performances from last year.

Now here it comes the serious business. Because there are so many good albums and different genders, I took the same approach as in the 2012’s review.

The list is covering all the genders that I like and post on The Hipodrome Of Music, so I came up with no more than 20 gender lists, going from house to techno, disco and funk to electro and new wave …

Here we go.

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