Author: hipodrome
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Function – Incubation [Ostgut Ton]
Function aka Dave Sumner presents “Incubation”, his first solo album on Ostgut Ton. Over nine tracks we are guided through the varying moods and scenes of Function’s musical temperament. Be it through writhing layered club tracks, soaring string-led atmospheres, or melodic pieces founded on classic electronic traditions, ‘Incubation’ marks a new level of maturity for the…
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Umberto – Confrontations [Not Not Fun Records]
Halloween is early this year……fantasy soundtracking returns with his third official full-length, two years after the badass psychodrama of Prophecy of the Black Widow.
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Nicholas – The Beat Down [Mahogani Music]
New hip-hop/ beats album from Nick Speed (UR) on Moodymann’s label Mahogani Music. Moodymann’s Mahogani institute break off a raw and soulful hip hop session from Nick Speed aka Nicholas. Proper MPC beats are in order; 20 short and efficient ideas ranging from bass-heavy blues bumps to Dilla-esque funk chop-ups, one wicked auto-tune R&B nugget…
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CCO – In Memoriam [Diamond Rec]
Diamond Rec present the album “In Memoriam” by Italian artist CCO aka Cantamos Saltamos.
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The Product – Alive Again LP [Dark Entries Records]
The Product were a duo from the small villages Kvistgaard and Espergaerde, in the north of Denmark. Dan Stielow Mortazavi wrote the lyrics and sang while Kenneth Neuhaus composed the music and played the instruments. They met in the Autumn of 1982 and recorded their sole album “Alive Again” over a weekend. It was self-released…
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Soviet Soviet – Summer, Jesus LP [Mannequin Records]
Mannequin label from Rome release the “Summer, Jesus” LP by Soviet Soviet, first released on Tannen Records. This post punk LP is a burning mix of new wave and dark geometric linear reflections.
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Daft Punk – Random Access Memories [Columbia]
The most talked about dance album of 2013. You might have heard about this LP….. After a pre-release campaign that took on Hollywood-esque proportions, French pair Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter return as Daft Punk with their fourth studio album Random Access Memories sporting a A-list cast of guests and contributors.
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[Documentary] The Mystery of the Carpathian Sphinx
Oana R. Ghiocel, an American filmmaker born in Romania, and Dr. Robert M. Schoch, Boston University Professor and a world-renowned geologist investigate enigmatic structures in the Wild Carpathian Mountains of Romania. The documentary searches the deep roots of the oldest European civilization, retracing its origins to the primordial human culture of Old Europe that left…
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Linea Aspera – Linea Aspera [Dark Entries Records]
Dark Entries present the debut album of contemporary British band Linea Aspera. Linea Aspera is the London duo of Ryan Ambridge (Synths/Programming) and Alison Lewis (Vocals/Synths).
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Karriem Riggins – Alone Together [Stones Throw Records]
Stones Throw Records presents the debut solo album from Karriem Riggins, featuring 34-tracks of instrumental hip-hop. Karriem Riggins is a jazz drummer and producer. He is currently musically involved with Diana Krall, played on Paul McCartney’s recent album, and has a long history playing on and producing hip hop alongside J Dilla, Madlib, Common and…
The Chocolates Of Life 