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Vacation (Remixes)
Vacation (Perc remix) - (5:17) 144 BPM
Vacation (Bailey Ibbs remix) - (5:31) 139 BPM Hot
Review: In celebration of Hypercolour's 100th release, the highly sought-after KiNK (Strahil Velchev) turned in a milestone For The People EP - delivering four genre-blending bangers. As part of a series of EP remixes, Perc and Bailey Ibbs step up for this edition with a rendition each of the EP's standout track: "Vacation". Perc unleashes a relentless storm of industrial techno like Ali Wells knows how, with Bailey Ibbs delivering a high-end, tech house, funk-infused banger for that perfect offset - and with more to come!
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HYPE 107
27 Oct 23
Techno
Zipline
Zipline - (6:56) 139 BPM
Chalk Pit - (6:00) 128 BPM Hot
L_Gardens - (4:11) 133 BPM
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HYPE 105
21 Jul 23
Techno
Anthemic Beliefs (Explicit)
The Mesmerizing Beauty Of Imperfection - (7:26) 65 BPM
Modern Matters - (6:24) 68 BPM
Plantasia - (5:25) 68 BPM
Petrichor People - (4:21) 68 BPM
Imagination X - (4:38) 69 BPM Hot
Raindrops - (4:25) 65 BPM
Ritzy - (5:42) 65 BPM
Tape Odyssey - (3:15) 67 BPM
American Extacy - (5:57) 67 BPM
Trancelucid - (4:53) 67 BPM
The Mesmerizing Beauty Of Imperfection (dub) - (7:26) 65 BPM
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HYPELP 024D
30 Jun 23
Experimental/Electronic
Sloppy Rhythm Trax EP
Lazyville - (6:15) 57 BPM
Gaia's Mainframe - (6:55) 63 BPM
Pluto's Groove - (5:20) 64 BPM Hot
Belladonna & The Poppies - (7:07) 110 BPM
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HYPE 091
29 Apr 22
Experimental/Electronic
Good Times
Know Me (feat Demigosh) - (4:08) 120 BPM Hot
Low Works - (4:49) 124 BPM
Doors (feat Demigosh) - (4:55) 124 BPM
Madgan - (5:03) 124 BPM
Dekade (feat Demigosh) - (5:33) 112 BPM
Zooland (feat Demigosh) - (2:04) 109 BPM
Ghana - (2:49) 68 BPM
R1 - (4:32) 83 BPM
Vertigo - (5:55) 108 BPM
Telefunk - (4:17) 108 BPM
Sour Site (feat Demigosh) - (3:25) 82 BPM
Time (feat Demigosh) - (4:20) 124 BPM
Lost In Pacific - (4:37) 124 BPM
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HYPELP 018
14 May 21
Deep House
The Crescent EP
The Crescent - (9:33) 128 BPM Hot
Victor's Mezcal - (8:04) 128 BPM
The Hiding Spot - (6:54) 131 BPM
Review: Ste Roberts is a key part of the Hypercolour operation. After a succession of records on his own Set imprint, he now makes a debut on the renowned UK label. The title track opens his account in mesmerising fashion, as frazzled tones unravel over a shuffling, swung rhythm. On "Victor's Mezcal", Roberts goes deeper, with a pulsating, throbbing groove and dense bass underpinning blips, tones and metallic groans. It sounds like a modern, slightly more menacing version of Eddie Richards' late 90s/early 00s vision for tech-house. Roberts then proceeds to bring the house down with the hoover sirens and rolling drums of "The Hiding Spot".
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HYPE 089
30 Apr 21
Techno
Hypercolour Patterns Volume 12
Various
DMX Krew - "Spare Parts" (original mix) - (4:09) 124 BPM
Roman Flugel - "Make It Happen" (original mix) - (6:47) 60 BPM
Matthew Herbert - "Brand New Love" (feat Zilla - Special Request remix) - (7:10) 135 BPM
Luke Vibert - "Acid" - (5:34) 138 BPM Hot
London Modular Alliance - "Lucid" (original mix) - (5:53) 129 BPM
HVL - "Night Of The Hunter" - (6:23) 130 BPM
Yaleesa Hall & Malin - "Artin" (Zenker Brothers remix) - (6:07) 132 BPM
Orphus - "Out Of Time" - (4:55) 134 BPM
Mor Elian - "Feral Chime" (original mix) - (6:13) 133 BPM
Sebastian Mullaert & Boelja - "Who Are You Really?" - (14:20) 127 BPM
FRAK - "Berga Magic" (original mix) - (5:01) 126 BPM
Gary Gritness - "Snitch Huntin'" - (4:01) 125 BPM
Kerrier District - "Yesco" (original mix) - (6:27) 126 BPM
Zodiac - "GhostNet" - (6:14) 124 BPM
The Cyclist - "Sapa Inca Delirium" (Nathan Micay's Springtime Scream remix) - (5:39) 130 BPM
Review: A confirmed presence within the landscape of UK dance music for the best part of 15 years, Hypercolour has cultivated its own constellation of artists while becoming a port of call for those hitting their peak within pseudo-mainstream house music. It's Patterns compilation series has always offered rare cuts and remixes from its roster of artists and from the get go here a lesser known Zodiac impresses out of the blocks with a banging dub techno joint "GhostNet". Sebastian Mullaert & Boelja go hardcore Swedish bleeptronic in "Who Are You Really?" with FRAK also included with an old school and lo-fi 909 workout "Berga Magic". Roman Flugel hits a sweetspot as usual next to some lowly jackin tracks by London Modular Alliance, a vocal breakbeat number of classical drum and bass refrain by Mathew Herbert to some tongue cheek rave by Luke Vibert and much much more! Approved.
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HYPEDIGCD 013
02 Apr 21
Breakbeat
The Dark Horse EP
Be There (feat Be Atwell) - (6:53) 128 BPM Hot
Jee Hee Cee - (6:04) 124 BPM
D-Scape - (6:32) 133 BPM
Universal Love - (7:03) 142 BPM
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HYPE 088
19 Mar 21
Electro
Loose Gears
Unconnected - (5:04) 107 BPM
New Sty - (5:18) 126 BPM
Torpedo Tube - (4:05) 120 BPM Hot
The Bombadier - (5:13) 120 BPM
Solar Transit - (4:27) 133 BPM
Wetware - (2:08) 130 BPM
Imaginary Beast - (5:06) 130 BPM
Dejected Ambient Twerp - (6:31) 107 BPM
Xpansion 2 - (1:59) 110 BPM
Loose Gear - (6:33) 104 BPM
Sounds Good - (5:31) 139 BPM
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HYPELP 019
26 Feb 21
Electro
Maelstrom
Maelstrom - (5:09) 124 BPM Hot
Bubbling Glass - (4:34) 124 BPM
Eddy - (6:55) 134 BPM
One Day - (4:23) 124 BPM
Review: Eliphino is a pseudonym for Tom Wrankmore, who has put put music under this guise on Secretsundaze and Meda Fury. He also released on Hypercolour back in 2013, and Maelstrom sees him make a timely re-appearance on the label. The title track is an unusual affair, with a swinging rhythm and glitchy percussion underpinning dreamy melodies. On "Bubbling Glass", the focus shifts to a more electro-based sound, with rolling 808s supporting fuzzy soundscapes, while on "Eddy", he raises the tempo to deliver a frenetic break beat track. Rounding off this distinctive release is the vocal-sampling broken beats of "One Day".
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HYPE 087
23 Oct 20
Electro
Luke Vibert Presents Rave Hop
Deep Tapes - (4:19) 88 BPM
Come Now - (4:11) 85 BPM
Hot Fingers - (4:40) 95 BPM Hot
No Competition - (4:30) 95 BPM
Session - (3:05) 97 BPM
Styles - (3:34) 98 BPM
Attention - (3:37) 100 BPM
Brain Rush - (3:14) 100 BPM
Sikker Beats - (3:59) 100 BPM
All Night - (4:09) 101 BPM
Power Blast - (3:06) 104 BPM
Thu R Ears - (3:45) 105 BPM
Lover - (4:13) 108 BPM
Chill - (3:34) 109 BPM
Music - (3:44) 109 BPM
Played by: Qdup, Johnnypluse
Review: It's been raining Luke Vibert in 2020 with the legendary producer teaming up with Hypercolour for a trilogy of LPs, bringing with it new and neo genres like Modern Rave, and now Rave Hop. restoring some credibility to the lost art of breakbeat and sample culture, Vibert's productions are on point here while exploring different eras of dance music history in the process. Crafted with unique, original and refreshed vintage samples, each track, depending on its element, will transport you across a classic timeline; be it straight up old school hip hop, 90s drum and bass and early chicago house, to soul, disco and jazz before that; all cut up and repackaged in a contemporary and referential approach to rave and its continued legacy.
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HYPELP 017
31 Jul 20
Hip Hop/R&B
This Is What Forever Feels Like
Cyborg - (5:17) 134 BPM Hot
Trust In The Shadows - (4:49) 134 BPM
Out Of Time - (4:55) 134 BPM
First Contact - (5:31) 134 BPM
Damaged - (4:14) 136 BPM
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HYPE 085
05 Jun 20
Electro
TBQFH EP
Party Animal - (4:27) 137 BPM Hot
Cosied By - (5:36) 107 BPM
TBQFH - (5:56) 143 BPM
Fe Symbolic - (6:07) 155 BPM
Review: Spawning the 96 Back project with a surge of EPs for Central Processing Unit, Evan Majumdar-Swift's emerging talents make the leap to Hypercolour! Keeping hope alive with cuts like "Fe Symbolic" and "Party Animal" - going great lengths in perpetuating the legacy of Aphex Twin, Warp and other bleep-era sounds - the EP also touches on elements of deeper dubstep and minimalism in "Cosied By" to other melodic club tracks in "TBQFH". It sees the 96-name added to a fresh cast of labelmates including HVL, Gary Gritness, Asquith and Carlton Doom. Believe the Hypercolour!
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HYPE 084
17 Apr 20
Bass
Orphin Spill
Armadillo Beat - (7:35) 138 BPM
U0802 (MX2) - (6:21) 131 BPM
No Comply - (4:59) 126 BPM
Night Of The Hunter - (6:23) 130 BPM Hot
Orphin Spill - (7:41) 133 BPM
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HYPE 083
28 Feb 20
Techno
Ard
Ard - (5:25) 129 BPM Hot
Eat Yer Fucking Trifle - (4:58) 129 BPM
What Lies Within - (4:16) 130 BPM
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HYPE 082
13 Dec 19
Breakbeat
Wake Me Up
Wake Me Up - (4:56) 87 BPM
World War Me - (5:51) 144 BPM
Paradolia - (5:32) 130 BPM
Joy Of Rebirth - (5:41) 148 BPM Hot
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HYPE 079
16 Aug 19
Bass
Cotton EP
Cotton - (5:51) 63 BPM
Rat Break - (5:25) 130 BPM Hot
Low Air - (6:07) 129 BPM
Junk Bass - (6:27) 130 BPM
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HYPE 078
12 Jul 19
Bass
The Legend Of Cherenkov Blue
Back With A Vengeance - (3:53) 50 BPM
Bent Cop Hustle - (5:53) 138 BPM
Big Marcus Knows The Score - (5:05) 115 BPM
Laser-Sighted Smoke - (4:48) 135 BPM
Fishnets & A Nine - (5:10) 115 BPM
Enter Cherenkov Blue - (4:59) 135 BPM
Ambush On 149th Street - (4:11) 149 BPM
Snitch Huntin' - (4:01) 125 BPM Hot
The Hitlist - (3:57) 116 BPM
A Sawed-Off Farewell - (4:35) 145 BPM
Review: Gary Gritness returns to his regular haunt, Hypercolour, for this highly conceptual long player. In essence, The Legend is a soundtrack to a 'cyber-funk' tale of street hustling, and unsurprisingly, Gritness has found a way to respires this through the medium of electro funk on "Back with a Vengeance" and "Bent Cop Hustle". On "Big Marcus Knows the Score", he shows hitherto unimagined levels of depth with a mournful, synth-laden piece that's not radically dissimilar from Carl Craig around the time of Landcruising. "Laser-Sighted Smoke" reveals another string to his repertoire as he drops a subtle, Drexciyan workout, while the delectable "Fishnets and a Nine" sees him end up in an electro-tinged easy listening world.
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HYPELP 013D
19 Apr 19
Electro
Gather Round
Gather Round - (5:55) 130 BPM Hot
Cold Run - (6:01) 128 BPM
Due Funk - (6:15) 129 BPM
Octagon - (6:18) 128 BPM
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HYPE 076
22 Feb 19
Techno
Amber
Amber - (7:11) 128 BPM Hot
Hard Light - (8:51) 130 BPM
Review: With releases on labels like Hotflush and Drumcode to their credit, Dense & Pika bring it back home with Amber: after all, Hypercolour was set up by Alex Jones, one half of the act. The title track focuses on dreamy hooks and blissed out vocal samples, before the pair's insistent, stepping beats kick in. It's atmospheric, but also tailor made for the dance floor. On "Hard Light", they opt for a somewhat different approach: here, the tempo is faster and the rhythm more percussive, but the pair leave enough room in the arrangement for cosmic laser stabs that sound like they were taken straight from a sci-fi thriller.
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HYPE 072
22 Jun 18
Techno
Fake Death EP
They Shook - (6:34) 136 BPM
Cartoon - (3:42) 131 BPM Hot
Loose Pursuit - (5:31) 142 BPM
Fake Death - (3:43) 59 BPM
Yut - (5:14) 131 BPM
Screwface - (3:41) 130 BPM
Review: Following up a couple of great releases for Matthew Herbert's Accidental Jnr, Sydney producer Cassius Select debuts on Hypercolour with a fresh batch of crooked beats and twisted rave experiments. From the jagged and angular dub of "They Shook", the moody knackered house jam "Loose Pursuit" or the brooding grey area groove of "Yut" which calls to mind the crossover experiments of London's Autonomic crew nearly a decade ago. This collection bass heavy and highly urbanised jams all feature a truly UK influence and make a welcome addition to the Hypercolour catalogue.
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HYPE 073
22 Jun 18
Bass
Persona Non Grata
Persona Non Grata - (7:07) 137 BPM Hot
Xeric Zula - (4:48) 131 BPM
Dysmorphia - (6:33) 130 BPM
Feral Chime - (6:13) 133 BPM
Review: Israeli tech house heroine Mor Elian continues on with her winning streak with another killer on Hypercolour, her second release for them since 2016's wicked Drum Vortex EP. The Fever A.M. co-head launches a terrific new missive in the form of Persona Non Grata: four servings of killer grooves for any occasion. From the dirty electro funk of the title track and "Xeric Zula" to the tunnelling acid express of "Dysmorphia" and the basic trance induction of "Feral Chime". These sonic weapons truly compliment the Los Angeles/Berlin based producer's great old-school influenced releases of late, on Radio Matrix and Delft.
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HYPE 071
08 Jun 18
Bass
Island Time
Echo Walk - (2:59) 120 BPM
Boppin Lower - (8:56) 124 BPM
Gold Tooth - (5:13) 120 BPM
There We Were - (8:40) 117 BPM
Mean Time - (6:04) 95 BPM
Square Down Smoother - (9:17) 120 BPM Hot
Lava In You - (9:33) 120 BPM
Review: The legendary Peter Kremier returns with another distinct take on deep house. The Frankfurt native constantly reinvents his sound and can never be pinned down to one particular style - but he's always impressive. Although closely affiliated with local institution Playhouse, his long awaited fourth album (his first in nearly a decade) comes courtesy of British label Hypercolour. Island Time features a bunch of understated house grooves for discerning dancefloors and the afterhours alike. From the glitching minimal funk of "Boppin Lower", the lo-fi jazz of "Gold Tooth", the sunny and hypnotic deepness of "There We Were" that's reminiscent of sounds on his tremendous Another Picture imprint. There's also the moody late night mysteriousness of "Square Down Smoother" that's classic Kremier all the way. All killer no filler from one of the modern masters - you all need this!
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HYPELP 011
27 Apr 18
Deep House
Better Weather
Better Weather (original mix) - (7:25) 132 BPM Hot
Better Weather (Phazed version) - (4:24) 131 BPM
Better Weather (Abyss version) - (6:19) 132 BPM
Review: Stellar vocal cut here from Alphonse Rozel, who has had previous releases for Klasse Wrecks, Emotional Especial and Black Orpheus. Described by Hypercolour as 'spacey and dusty deepness' and that's pretty on point. Vocals are provided by one Rev Be, which Rozel utilises across these three versions. The deep bleep techno of "Better Weather" in its original version calls to mind the sounds of northern UK sounds from the early '90s, the trippy dub version - or Phazed version - is vaguely reminiscent of Derrick May's studio expriements around the same time with its funked up, flanged out and reversed elements galore. Finally is the more straight ahead and dancefloor friendly bounce of the Abyss version.
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HYPE 070
20 Apr 18
Deep House
Three Rooms EP
Big Room - (6:06) 120 BPM
Medium Size Room - (4:17) 116 BPM
Small Room - (5:58) 126 BPM Hot
Played by: Etch
Review: Within DJ culture, there's been plenty of discussion over the years about particularly tracks and EPs being more suitable for dancefloor spaces of different sizes. On this EP, Falty DL has decided to take the bull by the horns and serve up a trio of tracks tailor-made for different rooms. Thus, he begins with the throbbing, warehouse-friendly techno hum of "Big Room", where swirling, rave-era riffs ride a bombastic, kick-drum heavy techno beat, before dipping the tempo, breaking up the beats and reaching for the early hardcore samples on "Medium Room". Fittingly, he finishes with "Small Room", a dreamy, drowsy and more intimate affair rich in lilting flute-style melodies, eyes-closed vintage house vocal samples and gentle, dub-influenced hardcore-era breakbeats.
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HYPE 068
26 Jan 18
Deep House
Bark & Bite
Bark & Bite - (7:50) 124 BPM
205 GTI - (5:49) 127 BPM Hot
Review: Having spent the best part of a decade producing and releasing music at a furious rate, Tom Demac took a step back in 2015. Two years on, he returned earlier this year with Sink Or Swim, a two-track missive on regular home Hypercolour. Six months later, he's decided to repeat the exercise with Bark Or Bite. The title track, a typically Germanic chunk of loose late night techno that layers a hushed and hypnotic groove with spacey synthesizer motifs and effects-laden vocal hits, is particularly strong. That said, we're particularly enjoying the bustling, intergalactic electro vibes of "205 GTI", where fizzing electronics and yearning synth lines cluster around punchy drum machine hits and an elastic analogue bassline.
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HYPE 065
06 Oct 17
Techno
Wolves EP
Brockie Det - (4:58) 135 BPM Hot
Militant - (5:58) 130 BPM
Advance & Proceed - (4:16) 130 BPM
Tremors - (4:57) 137 BPM
Wolves - (3:26) 130 BPM
Review: Since first pitching up on Hypercolour late last year, hardware fetishists London Modular Alliance has continued to deliver some of the most exciting electro around. Famously, the trio construct their cuts entirely using modular synthesizers, jamming live until they settle on a groove or riff to explore further. That guarantees that their machine funk sits somewhere between the pulsating hypnotism of classic Kraftwerk, the intergalactic moodiness of Drexciya and the harder-edged fodder popular in places like Rotterdam and the Hague. It goes without saying that this EP is packed with killer cuts from start to finish, something that makes picking highlights truly tricky. Really, all you need to know is that it's a must-have.
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HYPE 064
22 Sep 17
Electro
Strange Directions
Snowy Blue - (3:45) 57 BPM
U Talk 2 Much - (4:02) 101 BPM
Hip Hopeless - (4:04) 57 BPM
Odd Chill - (2:40) 80 BPM
Home Made Drum Machine - (4:41) 60 BPM
Kinesthetic - (3:12) 107 BPM
Nice Portal - (2:20) 70 BPM
Soft Networks - (3:47) 63 BPM
Strode Downe - (3:06) 60 BPM
Thin Hype - (5:18) 64 BPM Hot
Grimsthorpe - (4:26) 62 BPM
Zero Sum - (4:35) 70 BPM
Axial Mode Beat - (3:43) 60 BPM
Strange Directions - (4:31) 60 BPM
Played by: Honey Soundsystem
Review: A new DMX Krew album is exactly what we needed to hear on this fine Friday morning. Needless to say, we've been big fans of this guy since his days on Rephlex, and he's clearly respected not just by us, but by certain influential figures in the enlarged techno game. DMX has also invariably represented the UK when it comes to all things 4/4 and, moreover, he's pushed the limits of what that formula can do. This new LP for the excellent Hypercolour, Strange Directions, is a wild and diverse piece of work which feels impossible to boil down to one genre of style. Its fourteen tracks span a range of styles, speeds and vibes, but the crucial thing is that DMX Krew maintains a certain air of mysticism throughout - a lingering sense of psychedelia represents each and every one of these endlessly deep slabs of techno-not-techno. Explore and drift...
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HYPELP 009D
01 Sep 17
Experimental/Electronic
Vanishing Point
Vanishing Point - (5:49) 127 BPM Hot
The Pathway - (5:51) 132 BPM
The Pathway (Matrixxman remix) - (6:22) 132 BPM
Review: Following a release on its sub-label, Nick Harris brings his A Sagittariun project to Hypercolour. The title track resounds to cinematic orchestral flourishes and moves rather skilfully from rolling break beats into dance floor friendly kicks. "The Pathway" offers no such musical distraction and centres on tough, insistent kicks, a succession of filtered breakdowns and splintered percussion. To mark his appearance on the label, Hypercolour have commissioned US producer Matrixxman to rework "The Pathway". Taking the tempo down, his version has a cavernous, spacious feel. The kicks feel like they are submerged, but Matrixxman keeps the dance floor focus thanks to the use of rickety percussion and wild horn stabs.
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HYPE 063
16 Jun 17
Techno
Luke Vibert Presents UK Garave Vol 1
The Future - (4:08) 125 BPM
U Can't Touch Dat - (4:48) 125 BPM
Back With Me - (4:43) 126 BPM
Heard It All B4 - (6:26) 125 BPM Hot
Everybody - (4:34) 127 BPM
Feel The Melody - (5:17) 130 BPM
Stop Gap - (6:08) 130 BPM
Clap Sing - (4:50) 130 BPM
Feel The Riddim - (4:11) 134 BPM
Pump - (4:55) 134 BPM
Played by: Alkalino
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HYPELP 008D
05 May 17
Deep House
Brand New Love
Brand New Love - (4:00) 125 BPM
Brand New Love (Special Request remix) - (7:10) 135 BPM Hot
The Peacock - (5:49) 112 BPM
Cheekbone - (6:25) 125 BPM
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HYPE 061
28 Apr 17
Deep House
Sink Or Swim
Sink Or Swim - (6:42) 125 BPM Hot
Mayfield Road - (5:44) 84 BPM
Played by: N-TER
Review: Demac has been releasing music on high-profile labels like Aus, Drumcode and Hypercolour for the past decade. As Sink or Swim shows, this is because the UK producer is adept at creating highly distinctive electronic music. The title track is a case in point; it features skipping drums, lithe percussion and frosty melodies, but underpinning these elements is a brutal, oppressive bass. It's the contrast between these two elements that makes "Sink.." so impressive. On "Mayfield Road", Demac moves in a radically different direction. Gone are the straight kicks, replaced by razor-sharp 808s, spacey pads and the kind of futuristic undercurrent that Detroit producers normally lay claim to.
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HYPE 060
07 Apr 17
Techno
The Sugar Cane Chronicles Vol 2
Steady Choosin' - (5:45) 120 BPM
Countin' Up With Starr - (5:01) 118 BPM Hot
Runner Joe's Revenge - (4:36) 120 BPM
Pool Shark Loot - (5:36) 105 BPM
Played by: Hober Mallow
Review: Keytar-sporting hero Gary Gritness made his name via a couple of fine EPs for Clone's Crown series, before popping up Hypercolour last year with the similarly cheery, synth-heavy Sugar Cane Chronicles Volume 1. This follow-up picks up where its' predecessor left off, with Gritness delivering a quartet of jaunty, jammed-out synth-funk workouts. Opener "Steady Choosin" feels like Dam Funk after a fist full of happy pills, while "Countin' Up With Starr" pairs a chunkier, tougher electrofunk groove with delightfully spacey synthesizer motifs. The space funk theme continues on "Runner Joe's Revenge", where densely layered electronic melodies create a dreamy but floor-friendly vibe, while closer "Pool Shark Loot" is a supremely Balearic chunk of pitched-down analogue bliss.
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HYPE 058D
03 Feb 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
Pollen 4 Life
Pollen 4 Life (Main mix) - (11:52) 124 BPM
Pollen 4 Life (dub mix) - (9:02) 124 BPM Hot
Played by: Resident Advisor
Review: What a collaboration this is! Two of the modern masters of hypnotic techno (and dynamic live acts alike) team up for some elaborate, melodic and truly entrancing auditory journeys for Hypercolour. Mathew Jonson should need no introduction: the Canadian producer bursting onto the scene in the mid noughties with releases on itiswhatitis and his own Wagon Repair imprint. Sebastian Mullaert also has a long history in electronic music; at one time part of duo Minilogue in addition to recording for Kontra Musik and m_nus more recently and running his great WaWuWe label. Strap yourself in for an epic journey across all its 12 minutes of glory on St "Pollen 4 Life (main mix)" where a medley of dreamy and gliding arpeggios dance away over subtle and minimal elements; a trademark of both respective producers. The dub version is much tougher and darker; aimed squarely at the dancefloor to get into some of those more tunnelling, vortex like moments.
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HYPE 057D
02 Dec 16
Minimal/Tech House
Hypercolour 10 Years
Various
FaltyDL - "Fantaxia" - (4:55) 124 BPM Hot
Steve Edwards - "Beautiful People" (Jimmy's Sheff 97 mix) - (4:27) 122 BPM
Matt Karmil - "Juicy Fruits" - (5:31) 122 BPM
Roman Flugel - "Family Vacation" - (6:54) 120 BPM
Yaleesa Hall X Malin - "Buchan Trap" - (6:08) 132 BPM
Luke Vibert - "Confusion" - (3:41) 110 BPM
DMX Krew - "Wood Beads" - (4:33) 129 BPM
Neil Landstrumm - "It's Hot Outside" - (4:49) 132 BPM
A Sagittariun - "Djax" - (4:53) 134 BPM
Tom Demac - "Hanging Flowers Of Albion" - (8:03) 120 BPM
Mark Henning - "Ready For You" - (6:44) 123 BPM
Herbert - "Downgrade" - (5:44) 117 BPM
Gary Gritness - "Cherenkov Blue" - (5:09) 135 BPM
The Analogue Cops - "Discoblaze" - (4:32) 124 BPM
Sebastian Mullaert - "Shadowed By I" - (9:14) 127 BPM
Dense & Pika - "2 Steps Back" - (6:38) 123 BPM
Played by: Sam Redmore
Review: London/Bristol based tech house institution celebrates a decade in the business. They've seen a few faces and phases, tech-wise or otherwise but at the end of the day remained consistent in their pursuit of quality grooves. Alex Jones and Jamie Russell present some great music here and there are many highlights. From electronica legends such as Warp's Luke Vibert, minimal house pioneer Matthew Herbert (with the deep and dusty microhouse of "Downgraded") as well as techno's one time enfant terrible Neil Landstrumm through to new favourites such as Swedish hypnotic techno hero Sebastian Mullaert (the tunnelling "Shadowed By I"), Italian hardware mavericks The Analogue Cops plus up and comers Yaleesa Hall x Malin Genie with the banging' "Buchan Trap". We applaud the label for their ability to keep on the pulse of the ever changing electronic music landscape and heres to another ten years.
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HYPECDD 007
11 Nov 16
Minimal/Tech House
Pressing Matters
Pressing Matters - (7:15) 137 BPM
Pressing Matters (Robag's Pinvoldex Sull NB) - (7:49) 123 BPM Hot
Born In '92 - (5:27) 135 BPM
Push (feat Tanaya Harper) - (5:48) 85 BPM
Review: Irish tape throb enthusiast The Cyclist adds Bristol house bastions Hypercolour to his discography with this fine four-track 12", Pressing Matters, which features a remix from Pampa and Kompakt legend Robag Wruhme! The title track is a fine example of The Cyclist's warped charm, conjuring bendy bass lines, faltering breakbeats and wavy synth lines over seven delightfully heat-treated minutes. The Robag Wruhme is just as epic, sounding like a lost breakbeat artefact dug up for gleeful 21st century consumption. "Born In '92" adds plenty of pirate radio chatter into it's deep and spectral house bump, whilst Tanaya Harper's vocals lend a palpable edge to the brittle garage swing of closer "Push."
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HYPE 054D
02 Sep 16
Deep House
Hypercolour Remixes Volume 1
Various
Maya Jane Coles - "Something In The Air" (Bonobo remix) - (6:06) 118 BPM Hot
Kris Wadsworth - "Mainline" (Jimmy Edgar remix) - (9:59) 116 BPM
Luke Vibert - "Stabs Of Regret" (FaltyDL remix) - (3:52) 95 BPM
Martin Dawson & Glimpse - "Fat Controller" (Roman Flugel remix) - (7:51) 122 BPM
Shenoda - "All Ears" (Mr G remix) - (7:17) 126 BPM
Kerrier District - "Techno Disco" (KiNK remix) - (8:13) 125 BPM
Mark Henning - "The Right Time" (Chris Simmonds Houseproud remix) - (7:18) 128 BPM
Tom Demac - "Critical Distance Pt 2" (Hrdvsion remix) - (9:44) 120 BPM
George FitzGerald - "Every Inch" (Deetron remix) - (7:06) 126 BPM
Maxxi Soundsystem - "Regrets We Have No Use For" (feat Name One - Matthew Herbert remix) - (6:13) 118 BPM
Review: Well, this is surely the most special treat this week and we're not surprised it's coming from the Hypercolour mandem. These guys have been on fire over the last three years, releasing everyone worth releasing and even having them remix themselves such as on this new compilation. You have all the big guns: Maya Jane Coles, Kris Wadsworth, Tom Demac, Mark Henning, and George Fitzgerald. But, the best part of it all is that they're rewired and revamped by none other than: Bonobo, Jimmy Edgar, FaltyDL, Mr G, KiNK, Deetron, Matthew Herbert and more! We don't need to go on about how big this is...just enjoy this festival lineup in whatever way pleases you best. BIG and RECOMMENDED.
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HYPEDIGCD 09
12 Aug 16
Deep House
Windmaker
Windmaker - (12:49) 127 BPM Hot
Windmaker (Vakula remix) - (8:06) 127 BPM
Review: Sweden's Sebastian Mullaert is now receiving his dues a after a long stint on the techno scene. From his days in minimal techno duo Minilogue (and let's not forget their previous forays into trance) to running the brilliant Wa Wu We imprint - it's fair to say he's a modern legend. Who'd have ever guessed that Mullaert would make an appearance on vibey London institution Hypercolour? "Windmaker" is typical Mullaert; moody and melodic, hypnotic and deep. Not many can record a live jam and capture results so epic. Ukrainian deep house hero Vakula is on the remix front, exploring another side of his recent pursuits in techno music; this one is seriously smoked out dub techno.
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HYPE 052
10 Jun 16
Minimal/Tech House
Kerrier District 1
Let's Dance And Freak - (5:07) 118 BPM Hot
Silhouettes - (6:41) 117 BPM
Illogan - (7:11) 120 BPM
Disclix - (5:24) 124 BPM
Disco Bus - (6:48) 122 BPM
New York - (7:09) 127 BPM
Yesco - (6:27) 126 BPM
Negresco - (5:35) 109 BPM
Wide Vice - (6:39) 101 BPM
Squaredance - (4:47) 112 BPM
Ce Porte - (5:11) 112 BPM
Disco Nasty - (6:02) 116 BPM
Robotuss - (5:33) 116 BPM
Sho U Rite - (4:54) 121 BPM
Realistique - (5:17) 128 BPM
Sho U Rite (Ceephax remix) - (7:34) 126 BPM
Review: Luke Vibert has made many great records over the years, but few are quite as well crafted as his 2004 debut album under the now familiar Kerrier District alias. Inspired by a mixture of Metro Area, Black Devil Disco Club, cheap synthesizers, early New Jersey garage, Italian house and, of course, classic disco, it remains a touchstone in the development of nu-disco. This timely reissue features freshly re-mastered versions of all ten tracks from the original album, plus the six tracks which made up 2006's Kerrier District 2 12". These include the loved-up, late '80s loveliness of "Ce Porte", the 808 cowbell and vocoder laden "Disco Nasty", and a typically eccentric Ceephax remix of "Sho U Rite".
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HYPECDD 006
06 May 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
The Sugar Cane Chronicles Vol  1
Preachin' Some Tight Game - (6:35) 120 BPM Hot
Stayin' Strong Hand - (4:12) 118 BPM
Working Girls - (5:30) 110 BPM
Fly Shit - (6:43) 115 BPM
Review: On the Sugar Cane Chronicles Frenchman Gary Gritness follows up a great EP on Clone with some vintage sounding jams covered in the right amount of dust again. With the exception of second track (and highlight) "Stayin' Strong Hard" which is a classic EBM jam that's nice and dark, the rest is pretty optimistic and uplifting nu-disco. "Preachin' Some Tight Game" has the right amount of boogie and analogue soul that would make even Tensnake stand up and notice while the deep disco of "Fly Girls" is worth listening to for the rich tapestries of gorgeous and glistening synths.
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HYPE 051D
01 Apr 16
Deep House
You Exist
Spiritual Encounter - (5:52) 126 BPM Hot
Bombay Mix - (5:07) 120 BPM
Hard Copy - (4:49) 122 BPM
Dark Rider - (3:46) 130 BPM
Daylight Saving - (3:42) 128 BPM
Woolly Hat - (6:58) 138 BPM
Parallel Universes - (4:26) 135 BPM
Computational Paradigm Shift - (4:11) 133 BPM
Black Poppy - (4:32) 122 BPM
Review: At times, it really does feel as if DMX Krew must make tune sin his sleep; wherever we look, we find a new EP or album form the man, and all of the highest calibre, too! This time, the long-haired UK techno soldier lands on the ever-excellent Hypercolour with a hefty nine-tracker made up of eerie, slithering techno and cinematic electro. The opener "Spiritual Encounter" is almost enough in term of quality - check those Drexciyan waves - and the res of this beauty develops in similar fashion, from the gorgeous strings od "Bombay Mix", to the grizzly synth-led beats of "Daylight Saving", and the heavy, Detroit style of "Computational Paradigm Shift". Class, through and through.
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HYPECDD 005
26 Feb 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
4 (Remixes)
Sexspurt (Ricardo Villalobos/Max Loderbauer remix) - (12:10) 124 BPM
Techno Disco (KiNK remix) - (8:13) 125 BPM Hot
Come On Kerrier (Head High remix) - (4:59) 130 BPM
Review: Luke Vibert donned the Kerrier District moniker last year on the tremendous Kerrier District 4 album on Hypercolour, and here are the remixes. He's done alright; look at who he's got on board. First there's the Ricardo Villalobos & Max Loderbauer remix of "Sexspurt", which is long and as liquid and tripped out as you'd imagine. Bulgarian hardware maverick delivers the goods always on his funky, fierce and soulful rendition of "Techno Disco", it's quite brilliant actually. Finally the now legendary Rene Pavlowitz dons the Head High alter ego for a slamming warehouse rave makeover of "Come On Kerrier".
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HYPE 050D
12 Feb 16
Minimal/Tech House
The Answer
The Answer (version) - (4:58) 120 BPM
The Answer - (4:56) 120 BPM
Impressive Pineapple - (4:35) 126 BPM Hot
Saluting Magpies - (4:48) 125 BPM
Played by: DJ Mau Mau, Audion
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HYPE 049D
11 Dec 15
Minimal/Tech House
Gun Fingers
Gun Fingers - (6:25) 125 BPM
Calling All Dancers - (7:04) 126 BPM Hot
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HYPE 047D
27 Nov 15
Electro
Monday Brain
Teenage Engineering - (7:22) 120 BPM Hot
Make It Happen - (6:47) 120 BPM
Man Sees The Face God Sees The Heart - (5:36) 107 BPM
Church Of Dork - (5:44) 124 BPM
Picnic For Players - (6:25) 127 BPM
Vegetarian Leather Jackets - (5:52) 128 BPM
Review: Roman Flugel has stayed at the top of his game for nearly 20 years because he possesses the uncanny knack of reinvention. On this release for Hypercolor, he manages to stretch that diversity out over the course of six tracks. From the glorious melodies of "Teenage Engineering" through the rolling 808s of "Church of Dork", the gushing acid tones of "Make it Happen" into the sublime deep techno of "Picnic for Players", this release covers more ground than an Argentinean scrum-half. Monday Brain is one of the most well-rounded and stylistically assured records that the veteran German DJ has released to date - and that's really saying something.
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HYPE 048
23 Oct 15
Minimal/Tech House
The Wait
The Wait (original mix) - (9:16) 126 BPM
The Wait (Alan Fitzpatrick remix) - (8:40) 126 BPM Hot
The Wait (A Sagittariun's Earthsea Re Dream) - (8:15) 126 BPM
Played by: Alan Fitzpatrick
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HYPEDIGI 049
02 Oct 15
Deep House
Novism EP
The War Inside Me - (5:57) 127 BPM Hot
THD - (6:28) 125 BPM
Novism - (5:56) 122 BPM
Voila - (6:04) 125 BPM
Review: With releases on Soma, Echocord and Kontra to his credit, it's fair to say that Clementi is one of the most promising new European producers. The Italian producer's reputation gets a further boost with this release on Hypercolor. More techno-centric than the label's usual output, "The War Inside Me" is a driving, heads-down affair, augmented by rapid-fire percussion and dubbed out drums. "THD" is even more functional, with Clementi laying down a drum-heavy track populated only by razor sharp hats and messy chord stabs. However, there is some relief from this approach, mainly on the stepping title track and the more reflective but still pumping dub techno of "Voila".
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HYPELTD 021
11 Sep 15
Techno
The Shuttle Awaits
The Shuttle Awaits - (6:22) 122 BPM
Dave Saints - (7:06) 123 BPM Hot
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HYPEDIGI 048
14 Aug 15
Deep House
False Awakening
False Awakening (original mix) - (5:00) 128 BPM
False Awakening (Clubby tool mix) - (5:15) 128 BPM
False Awakening (Tuff City Kids remix) - (6:45) 128 BPM Hot
False Awakening (Tuff City Kids dub copy) - (4:01) 128 BPM
Played by: Blue Soul, NYMA
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HYPE 044
25 May 15
Deep House
4
Discogram - (5:55) 103 BPM
It's The Disco - (7:08) 108 BPM
Techno Disco - (4:40) 111 BPM Hot
London Grooves - (6:26) 113 BPM
Funky Train - (5:03) 115 BPM
Treacle Tits - (4:26) 120 BPM
Brush The Bush - (5:07) 120 BPM
Showbix - (5:27) 121 BPM
Disclone - (6:31) 125 BPM
Discotron - (4:50) 126 BPM
Discuntek - (4:05) 127 BPM
Sexspurt - (4:10) 133 BPM
Live Disco - (6:36) 134 BPM
Come On Kerrier - (5:16) 135 BPM
Review: After releasing Luke Vibert's acid-heavy Ridmik set, Hypercolour boss Jamie Russell asked the Cornishman if he had any disco-flavoured Kerrier District material knocking about. He answered in the affirmative, and 4, Vibert's first full-length under the alias for a decade, was born. Although the project was initially inspired by Black Devil Disco Club's warped electronic disco (and, presumably, the smoother grooves of Metro Area), a decade on Vibert's approach is noticeably different. While the fluid synths, undulating disco basslines and cheery grooves remain in place, the intoxicating depth of the original has been replaced by a cheekiness more readily associated with Vibert's Wagon Christ pseudonym. It is, then, a different beast than previous Kerrier District outings, but no less entertaining.
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HYPECD 004
18 May 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
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