Founded by London DJ Damian Lazarus, Crosstown Rebels established itself as one of the hottest new labels in 2006/07 with a policy of crossing styles from minimal techno to dubstep. The bankruptcy of the label's distributor Amato however brought the promising label down with it, but in 2008 Lazarus lived up to his name and restarted the label with consistently excellent output from artists like Jamie Jones, Soul Clap, and Glimpse.
Sex Appeal
(Track 02 on this EP)
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Maceo Plex getting frisky with the bitter-sweet title track, confidently deploying vocoders and melancholic pads. 'Sex Appeal' on the flip heads in a more funky direction, infusing his unrivaled electro-disco style with a robotic acid touch. Perfect as always from Eric Estornel.