Tuss Rushup Edge Genres:Dance & Electronic, Pop Rushup Edge is the debut album of 2007's Rephlex artists, the UK's The Tuss, a dynamic duo discovered via intensive MySpace exploration by the A&R dept. Apparently touted by Planet Mu, XL Recordings, Record Makers and ... more »Ninjatune all at the same time, they eventually decided to sign with Rephlex for reasons of principle. The label is very excited to find an act with this degree of promise and hopes to be releasing even more work soon. The Tuss' official line seems inspired by the time FFRR signed Chicago house legend Lil Louis' smash hit French Kiss, even though they had no information about him at all at the time. The Tuss offers little biographical info as well, preferring to concentrate on their musical merits, which they describe as "braindance." Rephlex don't really mind too much, but hope to acquire some photographic evidence soon. This album features six tracks featuring a unique blend of head music and dance vibes, everything from classic techno to modern funk, gabba, ambient and classical influences. "Last Rushup" is a breakbeat-y machine with spooky pads, "Shiz Ko E" starts with tuff rhythms, segueing into Prince-y funk and tons of top claps. "Death Fuck" presents mental beats matched with double-speed hip-hop, and "Goodbye Rute" ends things on a mellow note. We'll leave the final word to the journalists, but suffice to say it's very lush music -- so get your ears 'round it!« less
Rushup Edge is the debut album of 2007's Rephlex artists, the UK's The Tuss, a dynamic duo discovered via intensive MySpace exploration by the A&R dept. Apparently touted by Planet Mu, XL Recordings, Record Makers and Ninjatune all at the same time, they eventually decided to sign with Rephlex for reasons of principle. The label is very excited to find an act with this degree of promise and hopes to be releasing even more work soon. The Tuss' official line seems inspired by the time FFRR signed Chicago house legend Lil Louis' smash hit French Kiss, even though they had no information about him at all at the time. The Tuss offers little biographical info as well, preferring to concentrate on their musical merits, which they describe as "braindance." Rephlex don't really mind too much, but hope to acquire some photographic evidence soon. This album features six tracks featuring a unique blend of head music and dance vibes, everything from classic techno to modern funk, gabba, ambient and classical influences. "Last Rushup" is a breakbeat-y machine with spooky pads, "Shiz Ko E" starts with tuff rhythms, segueing into Prince-y funk and tons of top claps. "Death Fuck" presents mental beats matched with double-speed hip-hop, and "Goodbye Rute" ends things on a mellow note. We'll leave the final word to the journalists, but suffice to say it's very lush music -- so get your ears 'round it!
Eric F. Nelson | Woodinville, WA United States | 08/21/2007
(4 out of 5 stars)
"I found this in the Aphex Twin bin at Easy Street in Seattle, and was like "cool, new AFX!" And off I went on my merry way. I listened to it all the way home, and then again, and never considered it wasn't produced by Richard James. Curious about the whole Karen Tregaskin thing on the front cover (or whatever her name was- I don't have it handy) I went to the net only to find the whole thing's a hoax. Any *real* AFX fan will know after a couple measures nobody, I repeat, NOBODY else could have produced this music, period."
Goody
Orange66 | PA | 07/18/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)
"For those of you who havent caught on, this is a new album by Richard D James aka Aphex Twin. It is awesome. Made completely with hardware but even better than the Analords. Synthacon 9 is probably the best song."
More Goodness From Mr. James
T Boz | USA | 01/15/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"The new album by The Tuss (AKA Aphex Twin) has finally hit, and it is a welcome blast of cool air. Preceded by the Confederation Trough EP, this is more of a mini-album containing six tracks, and clocking in at only 32 minutes. Although it's not unheard of for an Aphex Twin album to be unusually short, they always contain more tracks than this. I see this more as a marketing campaign by Rephlex Records, instead of releasing all ten tracks on one album, they split them up between an EP released on two different formats (one track is exclusive to the vinyl-only) and the other six tracks make up Rushup Edge. Taken together this is a fine and varied listening experience both for longtime fans, and newcomers alike. The opener, "Synthacon 9", is a classic electro stormer sounding like a survivor of the Analord sessions. Several of the following numbers trace familiar territory for AFX fans, spanning breakbeats, drill'n'bass, and abstract rhythms. The closer "Goodbye Rute" is a fine ambient bumper, bringing the flow to a gentle, drifting conclusion. Some argue the tracks on Rushup Edge show more DSP and digital processing, while Confederation Trough sticks to its analog roots. I myself, think together the entirety of the songs adds to its strength as a release, and ends up being more rewarding. Another popular theory is that this project features a different guest artist on each track. Given his penchance for long bouts of reclusiveness between full-length releases (following a contract dispute with WARP Records), it's exciting to see Richard James' activity thriving again. If he can keep up with one new album every year or two (and from the vast archives of unreleased material he claims, it shouldn't be a problem), his fans should be happy for decades to come. He's releasing music his way, on his label, and laughing all the way to the bank."
Create Your Squares
Macho Picchu27 | Brooklyn, NY | 02/11/2008
(4 out of 5 stars)
"I slept on and took a break from IDM for like 2 years. I went on Youtube and heard Synthacon 9 live and was transported right back with no complaints. Go Richard! I bought the album for this track and wasn't disappointed. This track is just retarded. It creates visuals in my head like the red sea parting except it is really composed of architectural pillars, or vise versa rather,pillars of water, that have a sea of bodies contorting and swallowing themselves. And then a new wave splashes..and I'm not even trippin'.Ooohh, what does it all mean? Who knows. There is a point though,like on Death F mental beats and maybe towards the end, where I get a little aphexed out. It becomes repetetive(go figure, its electronica),too hard, and hellish masturbatory drills of bleeps and uhh..futhermore makes me want out..NOW. But it balances out with an ambient number at the end. I like R.James the most when he's in ambient mode."
I don't know how he does it
Casey G. Hancock | Hartsville, SC USA | 08/27/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)
"RDJ has done it again. He's created a new persona and done it in spades. A great album."
