Hydrophonic Productions Catalogue
HYDROPHONIC 21/TRACKERZ 4 (GREEN) - trackerz - 12" (september 2013)
:: green disc ::
second part of the double-silkscreen-limited edition vinyl by trackerz.
two tracks on this single sided vinyl with the old school side of trackerz sound.
first track by frost starts with a rolling hardtek old school beat, progressively opening to an acid and distorted old school synth and a hypnotic melody.
skeeme then closes the games with a straight 135-bpm beat, slowly crushing into a percussive stereo delay and cutoff on the lead synth.
recorded between france and italy, mixed at musiclab (torino), mastering and cutting by finyl tweek (london), silkscreen by corpoc, graphics by mamarules and kylie tomato.
HYDROPHONIC 20/TRACKERZ 3 (ORANGE) - trackerz - 12" (september 2013)
:: orange disc ::
first part of the double-silkscreen-limited edition vinyl by trackerz.
aujourd'hui c'est demain by vader1 starts with ragga samples and a very fat bassline, dry breaks and synthetic melody running all track long on a mutating beat.
second track is by droperz, more minimal and slow stuff with electro influences and robotic sounds, low-fi wobble basses on a dark landscape.
recorded between france and italy, mixed at musiclab (torino), mastering and cutting by finyl tweek (london), silkscreen by corpoc, graphics by mamarules and kylie tomato.
HYDROPHONIC BOX KK - kernel panik "southside mission" - dvd + cd + booklet (may 2013)
digipack box with a dvd, a cd and a booklet telling the story of the travel made by kernel panik and drop in caravan in south america, where they spent more than one year meeting new people and cultures, organizing free parties in incredible places, living on the road between the beach and the favelas of south america, sharing new experiences with unforgettable people and places. it's a travel into the other side of the world into a 53 minutes long video with english and french subtitles, a cd with a selection of kernel panik's music through 15 years of activity and a color booklet with photos from the travel. dedicated to seb, travel companion of the southside mission
HYDROPHONIC 19 - maskk "catch the mouse" - 12" (april 2013)
first solo release by maskk from kernel panik sound system. four tracks representing a journey through 15 years of the sound system from the roots to the new electro-break style, from "tekno sink", the most old school track, to the title-track "catch the mouse" with hypnotic grooves and basslines mixed with rolling vocal loops.
the album is also totally included into the cd from "southside mission" box
HYDROPHONIC 18 - synthe.labo "transitions LP part 1" - 12" (february 2013)
transitions lp is a techno travel ranging from 90’s techno and acid, to more modern electronic works such as those made from musicians like modeselektor, apparat and byetone, mixing different styles of electronic music in a very personal style, melting heavy straight and half step beats with ultra-heavy basslines and hyper-produced mechanical sounds.
this work represents a change of directions in synthe.labo style, a transition from the world of heavy impact breaks to the universe of techno, electro and acid, in some ways a return to the old school of techno, but with a new attitude and the tricks of a very skilled technician.
transitions lp is divided into two parts: part 1 is a 4-tracks vinyl concept released as hydrophonic 18 and it represents the most groovy side of the work for old school turntable djs, whereas part 2 is a 4-tracks digital concept with the most technical side of the work, designed for new school djs and digital mixing devices.
all tracks written and arranged by synthe.labo
master and cutting: finyl tweek, london
HYDROPHONIC 17/TRACKERZ 0.2 - trackerz - 12" (july 2011)
two years after their first release on hydrophonic trackerz are back with four fresh tracks. once again the style is in the middle between old school and new school, from breaktechno grooves to dancefloor attitude. vader1 opens the record with a break bomb into the style of his amazing live sets, then skeeme follows the beat with an acid version of new order mood. in the b-side frost and droperz play straight kick hardtechno 160 bpm with synthetic and minimal atmospheres.
master and cutting: finyl tweek, london
A1 - vader1 - noisy child
A2 - skeeme - hell nation army
B1 - frost - no more closed mind
B2 - droperz - synthetik evolution
KERNEL PANIK 06/HYDROPHONIC KK - maskk, fridak, michaelpeeto, rikkboy - 12" (april 2011)
co-production kernel panik + hydrophonic for this new kernel panik releas. four techno/electro/break tracks from rome with a mix of old school attitude and the fresh sounds of new electro and break music generation, with a very big production and mastering!
A1 - maskk - face to face
A2 - fridak - stop talking
B1 - michaelpeeto - detouch
B2 - rikkboy - mrnl confidential
HYDROPHONIC 16 - mik izif "no tilt ep" - 12" (june 2010)
after many partnerships with french underground labels and many years of psychedelic live sets with sono pirate unit crew, hydrophonic presents first work entirely signed by mik izif. factory mutation opens the record with a breakbeat style and acid-techno cutoff old school style. on the b-side real faty lights the dancefloor with a techno bomb where acid meets dirty techno, also remixed in the second track by an angrier version of mentalo
master and cutting: finyl tweek, london
A1 - factory mutation
B1 - the real faty (original mix)
B2 - the real faty (mentalo remix)
HYDROPHONIC 15/TRACKERZ 0.1 - trackerz - 12" (may 2009)
first production by trackerz, a south france crew with a special attitude for summer open-air parties among nu school breaks, electro and dirty grooves. this is their first vinyl and the synthesis of the influences of their parties, always filled with many skilled live sets into breakbeat, electro and techno. on the first side there are droperz and frost with two 140 bpm techno tunes, while on the b-side vader1 kills the dancefloor with two powerful breaktechno tracks.
A1 - droperz - looping and pong
A2 - frost - rebirth of da creature
B1 - vader1 - it came from the moon
B2 - vader1 - amfeedrum
HYDROPHONIC 14 - kernel panik "is not a game" - 12" (june 2009)
afters 5 self-produced records and more than 10 years of history in the free-tekno party movement all over the worls kernel panik crew lands on hydrophonic records for a new vinyl release. on the firts side a long track by pek shows the soul of kernel panik, with hardtekno basslines and kicks suppoerted by some public enemy samples. on the second side two tracks by fridak and maskk represent the new school heart of the crew, with broken beats for a new party style techno.
A - pek - of course
B -maskk - funky friend
B - fridak - moving forward
HYDROPHONIC 13 - the wirebug "bestia della notte" - 12" (march 2009)
hydrophonic records presents the new work by dan hekate aka the wirebug after more than two years from his previous work on coven h 07. in these years we talked many times to do something together, until dan sent us a cd with his last songs and we decided together to develop four tracks for this release on hydrophonic. with the help of shadowbitch that sings in the title-track "bestia della notte" and of his borther luke for the artwork dan created something similar to an electronic soundtrack for pagan rituals played by collapsing robots!
A1 - bestia della notte (feat. shadowbitch)
A2 - hyper volpt vert
B1 - stai attento a cosa desideri
B2 - phobianoia
TRANSISTOR TECHNOLOGY VINYL 01 - the buildzer, sewaside collective - 12" (march 2008)
transistor technology is a collaboration of hydrophonic, silicon slx and ninth zone, with the support of zer-corporation studio into a drum'n'bass project. this vinyl release contains two tracks selected from the compilation cd with 16 tracks made by new italian drum'n'bass producers. the buildzer and sewaside collective inaugurate this vinyl with two strong tracks of new school drum'n'bass, one synthetic and hysteric, one darker and reflexive.
HYDROPHONIC 12 - anti hi-fi (april 2006) - 12"
after some tracks released on P.O. and biobeats here's the first solo release by anti hi-fi. four new school techno tracks with breakbeat and electro influences and a deep sound research. broken printers and pop muzik are two electrotekno bombs with analogic-style synths in the style of afx's analogue bubblebath, while bit konduktor and the title-track we are synchronized land on electroclash territories. first 23 copies are numbered and in whit vinyl, available only on hydrophonic site!
broken printers (mp3 - 8,3 Mb)
pop muzik
bit konduktor
we are synchronized
HYDROPHONIC 11 - synthe.labo (february 2007) - 12"
the opening track le tre madri is a tribute to dario argento, very dark and symphonic, with some ambient influences. loxt in exile is a drill'n'bass hysteric track with smashed drums creating a rolling groove that can be mixed with the strongest drum'n'bass.
b-side shows no mercy. do u know lucifer is pure evil, with a lot of effects melting every single sound into a flow of waves embroidered into gunshots. the closing track, venus, is a post-modern break bringing all the record into a downward spiral.
le tre madri (final version)
lost in exile
do u know lucifer
venus
HYDROPHONIC 10 - the buildzer (june 2005) - 12"
from sicily to milan, where he works as sound engineer, here's the buildzer! after various appearances on drum'n'bass and hip hop records with labels like TNL and silicon (founded together with d_per) here's his first production on hydrophonic. two tracks of new school drum'n'bass with electro sounds, futuristic atmospheres and heavy basses in a pendulum style
nitrogost (6,27 Mb)
i'm still waiting for a lot of euro
HYDROPHONIC 09 - psykonote (febbraio 2005) - 12"
after 10 years of parties and teknivals with TTC crew and many records here's the new work by psykonote. also known as phonoxoid (hydrophonic 04) for his industrial music, psykonote releases 3 tracks of heavy hardtekno, acid influences in a dutch style and tribe influences, containing a remix of the theme from midnight express movie
brutal garden (mp3 10.30 Mb)
midnight experience
reality game
HYDROPHONIC 08 - empatysm (december 2004) - 12"
founder and member of capsule corp, empatysm is one of the most prolific musicians of the underground techno movement in europe, he made a lot of records with sub-radar, capsule core, cyanogene, P.O./P.M. and many other hardtekno, drum'n'bass, breakcore and electro projects.
hydrophonic 08 is a four tracks album made with miminal hardtekno music into old school sounds, straight kick drum and dancefloor dry bassline melodies, the style that made capsule corp famous
funky
flanger (mp3 8.17 Mb)
use & abuse
ciao bella
appoulit axurit
HYDROPHONIC 07 - a034 vs. anticracy (september 2004) - 12"
this is a broken beats challenge, like a videogame, each one makes one track then each one remixes the other one's track.
a034 mixes tv jingles, scratches, lo-fi sounds and electrotekno grooves in reboot running at 150 bpm and anticracy remixes the track disintegrating it with harsh breaks. then anticracy starts his challenge with the drill-core track embarassing existence and a034 makes his remix with a 200 bpm ragga-core-tekno tracks and no mercy. who will win?
anticracy - embarassing evidence (mp3 3.90 Mb)
anticracy - unboot (remix)
a034 - embarassing existence (remix)
HYDROPHONIC 06 - bong-ra "conquering lion" (may 2004) - 12"
ddirectly from holland, the king of ragga core lands on italy with a devastating record for hydrophonic! six years after his debut on sjax records bong-ra became famous into the whole breakcore-rave community with many influences in his music. this record represents a partial "back to the roots" with two heavy ragga tracks that remind the bug's style and two jungle/breakcore tracks with amen breaks abuse, loads of distortions and samples, including the voice of george bush!
giddeon
war (mp3 3.21 Mb)
whore
of babylon
rise
above
apocalypse
riddim
HYDROPHONIC 05 - njuchin "firebird" (aprile 2004) - 12"
first drum'n'bass release by njuchin after many years of dub live sets. two long drum'n'bass tracks with a variety of influences. firebird is a remix of a stravinskij track, build on a dnb groove, while pollens soul has a dub/dnb structure with an evil ragga vocalist
firebird
pollens soul
HYDROPHONIC 04 - phonoxoid "hyperbole" (february 2004) - 12"
phonoxoid is a project of TTC sound system, a french crew active since more than ten years ago. hyperbole is the first work of phonoxoid. in four tracks there is a research of a more personal and alternative style, bringing together industrial landscapes and hypnotizing grooves. the result is a mental sound grid where phonoxoid slowly creates musical textures, exploring ambient drones and noisy territories
ultime
instant
cry to me
trashmutation
tentation
ZUMA 03 - guido/matteo zuma (september 2003) - 12"
new release by zuma, their first time on hydrophonic records. matteo and guido create 2 tracks each one and lead us into a powerful hardtekno stile with a very rhythmic attitude, heavy kicks and some influences from french tribe sound
HYDROPHONIC 03 - synthe.labo "masters of legalized confusion" (june 2003) - 12"
pork
popularity (4,9 Mb)
we don't need to multiply
digging my head
meccano
THE 2ND CONNEXION EP - nuke satori, no more dogs, skeeme, synthe.labo (june 2003) - 12"
second chapter of connexion series dedicated to hardtekno. four different musicians bring here their vision of hardtekno: nuke satori is a rock'n'roll/techno attitude duo, skeeme tries to scratch with a stone turntable, no more dogs sample hip hop nad ragga for a techno track, synthe.labo pushes the record into hardcore
nuke
satori - rock'n'roll (7,4 Mb)
skeeme - stone turntable (5,6 Mb)
no more dogs - nmd01
(7,7 Mb)
synthe.labo - aracno (4,2
Mb)
HYDROPHONIC 02 - skeeme "terminal jungle" (december 2002) - 12"
two long tracks evolving from dark electro to obscure drum'n'bass and jungle. this record is freely inspired by adam parfrey's "apocalypse culture" book and the decline of western civilization. cover artwork by atonal is the same of the italian version of adam parfrey's book by venerea edizioni.
terminal
jungle (10 Mb)
epilogue
A034 - SIAMO ORGANISMI GENETICAMENTE MODIFICATI double 12" hydrophonic/barlamuerte co-production (april 2002)
first official release on hydrophonic records (year 2002), supported by bar la muerte label. "siamo o.g.m." LP is still one of the most intense and complete works released by hydrophonic records. 9 tracks ranging from electro to hardcore techno, ambient landscapes truning into deep breaks, glitches announcing hysterical beats, everything based on a concept about modern times and manipulation of our lives and biology. artwork by A034.
THE CONNEXION E.P. - zuma, synthe.labo, koney, A034+dvc (march 2002) - 12"
first compilation e.p. relesead by hydrophonic in year 2002, a connection of different styles of techno, acid core, tribe and hardcore.
A034+dvc (acid drops) - A034dvc.001
zuma - mudokter
synthe.labo - A=A-1
koney - emplant