Founded as the label division of Amsterdam's famous record store of the same name, Rush Hour broadly deals in house and techno with a strong emphasis on the music's Detroit heritage. Besides techno superstar Carl Craig being a regular contributor, the label features US-American artists like Recloose or Kenny Larkin as well as local talent such as Comtron or Aardvarck
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Vladislav Delay, Madteo, Kris Wadsworth, Raime
In a month not short on excellent club-ready releases it was the wealth and quality of experimental electronica recordings that surprised us most. From Mouse on Mars' bastardly bass music mutations over the jazzy timbres of Nicolas Jaar's 'Don't Break My Love' more...
Rush Hour sniffed out New York producer last year and released 'Specialty Party' followed by this, his debut LP. Somewhere in between warm NY garage house and its colder clipped derivative UK garage, with jazz, soul and disco influences forming a cohesive, refreshing and transatlantic compatible sound. Top.
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