Originally released on seven-inch by the tiny PRM label in 1986, ‘Witches’ was the product of a sister-brother song writing team whose music was mostly recorded in the front room of a terraced house in Nanpean, a small industrial village in Cornwall, England’s most south-westerly county. While the single was infectious and dancefloor-ready, it sold in limited quantities at the time.

Zenana’s story can be traced back to the early 1980s, when singer-songwriter Anita Tedder founded the all-female trio as a vehicle for her socially conscious and politically charged songs, with a burning desire to put strong depictions of women front and centre. To bring Zenana to life, she joined forces with her brother Mike, an early adopter of electronic music who had built a small studio in his Cornish home, and recruited two fellow bandmembers, Penny Griffiths and Ruth Elder.

Zenana’s first demo cassette and distinctive presentation – their unique clothes and look were created by bandmember Penny – secured them a management contract, a slew of live bookings, a video shoot and even a television appearance. Buoyed by this underground success, they headed to the remote Sawmills Studio in Cornwall – famously only accessible by boat – to re-record their most popular number, ‘Witches’, a song about female agency inspired by Shakespeare’s Macbeth.

While this version of ‘Witches’ failed to make an impact at the time, it has become something of a cult classic following its rediscovery by crate digger Kiernan Abbott – and subsequent championing by DJs including Antal, Skyrager, Trevor Jackson and Luke Una – in early 2023. The buzz inspired Anita, Penny and Ruth to perform live again for the first time in decades, with the story of their surprise comeback being covered by British media outlets including the BBC, ITV, The Times and (more surprisingly) the Daily Mail.

Now presented in re-mastered form, ‘Witches’ is a genuinely slept-on gem. Propelled forwards by punchy drum machine beats, a killer synth bassline and fizzing keyboard sounds, the song benefits greatly from strong vocals and an extra-percussive middle eight layered with vocalisations, cosmic spoken word sections and swirling noises.

It comes backed by a brand-new extended ‘spell of love’ remix courtesy of Bristol duo Bedmo Disco, AKA music journalist Matt Anniss (author of Join The Future: Bleep Techno and the Birth of British Bass Music) and DJ/production partner Gareth Morgan. Anniss, a long-time friend of Mike and Anita Tedder, has fond memories of visiting Mike’s home studio with his family around the time that ‘Witches’ was originally recorded.

Working from Zenana’s original MFR eight-track recording (tapes of the single version were lost years ago), Anniss and Morgan have turned in the extended ‘dance mix’ the track never had first time around. More atmospheric, moody and dancefloor-focused, it offers authentic nods to New York proto-house, mid-80s Shep Pettibone dubs, and the pioneering synth-pop productions and dub mixes of Factory Records regular Martin Rushent.

https://www.rushhour.nl/record/vinyl/witches
https://rushhourmusic.bandcamp.com/album/zenana-witches

Zenana - Witches

Daniel Monaco returns on the Rush Hour Store Jams imprint with another disco heavy two tracker, with vocals from TK daMonza. Two feel good songs, to calm and comfort your soul... 

Written by Daniele Labbate aka Daniel Monaco, additional  production and Mixing by Whodamanny
Voice and Lyrics by TK daMonza 
Alessandro Cinelli:  Drums 
Yannick van ter Beek: Percussion
Sergio Dileo: Saxophone
Simone Cesarini: Guitar 
Alberto Melloni: Additional Guitars
Daniele Labbate: Bass, Synths, Backing Vocals
Recorded at Daniel Monaco Studio in Amsterdam
Mixed at West Hill Studio Napoli

https://www.rushhour.nl/record/vinyl/mamela
https://danielmonacorushhour.bandcamp.com/album/mamela

Daniel Monaco - Mamela

Napoli based Gigi Testa brings the heat yet again on his third Rush Hour Store Jams release with some spicey Sichuan flavours, straight from the Dragon Temple... Milk not included...

Gigi Testa - Sichuan

Two amazing jams! The Perpetual Singers are a collective of gospel singers from Amsterdam  - both songs produced by Arp Frique.

Supported by Gilles Peterson, Louie Vega, Antal, Lerato, Tama Sumo, Palms Trax, Gigi Testa, Hunee, Coco Maria, Josh FB + + + 

"Hot Love It" - Lerato
"Amaaaazing" - Tama Sumo
"Ah amazing!" - Palms Trax

The Perpetual Singers - Father Father / Elena

Reissue of the 1983's classic Messages From The Stars by British Electronic Funk outfit, The Rah Band. 

Released in 1983, "Messages From The Stars" by The RAH Band—AKA multi-instrumentalist and producer Richard Anthony Hewson—emerged as a modest club hit, peaking at number 42 on the UK charts. Four decades later, the song has been rediscovered and revered as a cult classic, transcending time and generations. This reissue celebrates The RAH Band’s pioneering sound and the track’s unexpected rise from obscurity to international acclaim, largely thanks to devoted selectors and fans who never let it fade away.

Created on a Roland SH5 synthesizer in Hewson’s home studio, the track’s iconic vocals, spontaneously delivered with playful innocence by Hewson’s then-wife Liz, proved to be a masterstroke, with her warm, conversational tone giving the track an authentic charm. The interstellar lyrics, cosmic synth-line and funky bassline combined are addictively catchy, undoubtedly contributing to the track's success as a crossover boogie-funk classic. 

The RAH Band’s resurgence owes much to DJs like DāM-FunK and Martin Iveson (Atjazz), who introduced "Messages" to new audiences in the ‘90s and ‘00s. DāM-FunK recalls discovering the track in the late '90s and making it the centrepiece of his sets, with crowds demanding repeat plays during his iconic Funkmosphere nights in Los Angeles. Fast-forward to 2019, “Messages” was selected as the opening track on pop superstar Frank Ocean’s ‘Blonded’ radio show and playlist, fuelling the track's viral explosion on TikTok in 2020 and sparking a relentless, enduring internet popularity that continues to this day.

Hewson, now in his eighties and residing quietly near the Sussex coast, continues to create music every day in his garage-turned-studio, using the original vintage gear that once brought "Messages From The Stars" to life. Enjoy this slice of space-disco history, where messages from the past have made their way to the present.

Pre-order vinyl: https://www.rushhour.nl/record/vinyl/messages-stars-1
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Rah Band - Messages From The Stars

First single of Soichi Terada's upcoming new album "Asakusa Light".

Pre-order: https://www.rushhour.nl/record/vinyl/asakusa-light
Digital: https://RushHour.lnk.to/Bamboo_Fighter

Soichi Terada -  Bamboo Fighter

Soichi Terada & Masalo team up to produce club mixes of tracks from Soichi's 'Asakusa Light' on Rush Hour. TIP!

Vinyl: https://www.rushhour.nl/record/vinyl/diving-minds-double-spire-club-mixes-0
Bandcamp: https://rushhourmusic.bandcamp.com/album/soichi-terada-masalo-double-spire-diving-into-minds-club-mixes
Other digital platforms will be out on may 27th.

Diving Into Minds (Club Mix)

Under his Awanto 3 guise, Steven van Hulle has long been considered a producer with immense potential. Now, he’s finally delivered on that promise with Opel Mantra, his stunning debut album.

To be released across three 12” singles between now and March (with all of the tracks to be collected together on CD at a later date), Opel Mantra twists house music into intoxicating new shapes, fusing a myriad of global influences into one thrilling, surprising whole. This is clandestine, atmospheric deep house as you’ve never heard it before. And boy, does it sound good.

Anyone with a keen interest in the Amsterdam electronic music scene will be familiar with van Hulle’s work. He’s already released a number of acclaimed solo singles on Rush Hour (his loose-limbed, decidedly cosmic debut, For Five, appeared in 2010), alongside highly regarded collaborations with fellow Dutch producers Tom Trago (under the Alfabet alias), Young Marco and San Proper. To date, though, his output has been limited to a handful of inspired productions.

Having had a glimpse of his talents, Opel Mantra proves his credentials once and for all. This first 12” in the series offers more than enough proof. Bristling with humid atmospheres, voodoo rhythms and tropical grooves, it fuses heavy African and South American influences with contemporary deep house sounds and grooves.

This track is taken from:
Awanto 3 - Opel Mantra (RHM 007.2 LP)

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Awanto 3 - Baila Con Paula ft. Jungle By Night

Vinyl: https://www.rushhour.nl/record/vinyl/brighter-days-5
Digital: https://rushhourmusic.bandcamp.com/album/kamma-masalo-brighter-days

Since 2014, Brighter Days has been a part of the rich tapestry of Amsterdam nightlife – a semi-regular party promoting positivity and inclusiveness run by resident DJs Kamma and Masalo. On the back of the platform provided by the party, the duo has notched up a string of memorable club and festival appearances, a regular Brighter Days show on Gilles Peterson’s Worldwide FM, and a memorable Boiler Room set streamed live from Dekmantel Festival.

Now Kamma and Masalo have taken the next step and curated a Brighter Days compilation for Rush Hour, a collection that does a terrific job in offering up slept-on and unreleased gems – including a clutch of their own tried-and-tested re-edits – while also accurately representing the sound, style and ethos of the event that inspired it.

Like Kamma and Masalo’s event, which invariably takes place in intimate dancing spaces in Amsterdam, the Brighter Days compilation offers up an open-minded, club-friendly soundtrack that joins the dots between crate-digging obscurities from the recent and distant past, fresh cuts, ‘secret weapons’ and previously unreleased music from young, local producers who have become regular faces on Brighter Days dancefloors.

Across nine tracks, Kamma and Masalo deliver an enticing blend of tactile and colourful house, disco, basement-ready throb-jobs, inspired dancefloor dubs and righteous boogie jams, some of which are appearing on vinyl for the very first time (see Haroumi Hosono and Yasuhiko’s ‘Turquois’, an exceedingly rare, CD-only chunk of deep, throbbing tribal house intoxication).

There are highlights everywhere you look, from the piano-house rush of the ‘Subterranean Mix Edit’ of S’Xpress’s overlooked 1990 single ‘Nothing To Lose’ and the South African Kwaito-boogie brilliance of Cisco The Champ’s ‘Move On’, to the Italo-disco excellence of Hugh Bullen’s ‘Alisand’, and Mr Fingers’ jacking 1988 remix of ‘We’re Gonna Work It Out’ by fellow Chicagoan house producers North/Clybourn.

Kamma and Masalo’s remixing and re-editing skills are put in the spotlight, too. There’s the edit of Discotheque’s 1982 Dutch-Belgian disco classic ‘For Your Love’ and a previously unreleased ‘dub’ edit of French-Cameroonian artist Anyzette’s 1984 gem ‘Baladoun’, a low-slung slice of drum machine-rich body music that blurs the boundaries between Italo-disco, Afro-boogie and proto-techno.

Completing the package are two cuts that demonstrate the duo’s love of showcasing tracks by young and little-known Dutch producers. Peffa’s ‘Routine’, an immersive and emotive treat that blends elements of deep house and Detroit techno, is just one of numerous unreleased tracks by the producer that Kamma and Masalo has been showcasing in their sets in recent years, while Desmon – whose ‘Submerge’ is a woozy, off-beat deep house treat – has been a regular on Brighter Days dancefloors since the start. It’s a fitting nod to what makes Brighter days special: a close-knit community of dancers and inspired, lesser-known music old and new.

Discothèque - For Your Love (Kamma & Masalo Extended Mix)

2nd part in this Rick Wilhite curated project, gathering exclusive tracks from his favorite New York, Chicago & Detroit producers.... a lot of of people have been waiting for this one!

As a DJ and promoter Wilhite has been holding it down for over twenty years. His 'Vibes New & Rare music' record store has been a main source for soulful electronic music in Detroit until its closure a few years ago.

The 'Vibes New & Rare music' compilation only features material that Rick Wilhite truly believes to represent the artists. After releasing Volume 1 in 2010, Wilhite now delivers the sequel, featuring pioneers and new talents alike from New York, Chicago and Detroit.

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Rick Wilhite - Vibes 2 pt 2 - Rush Hour (RHM 010.2)

A1 – MOODYMANN – MOMMA
A2 – SEAN TATE – A MATTER OF HONOR (WILHITE REMIX)
B1 – LOS HERMANOS – IT’S THE FUTURE
B2 – DJ STINGRAY – TEMPORARY BOND
C1 – TJ DUMAS & RAYBONE JONES – RUNNIN 2 U
C2 – RICK & CALVIN – MEMORIES ANALIA
D1 – ORLANDO VOORN – THE RECIPE
D2 – K-ALEXI – HEAD BANGER

Purchase Vibes 2 pt 2 via our shop and distribution:

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Rick Wilhite - Vibes 2 pt 1 - Rush Hour (RHM 010.1)

A1 – JOSH MILAN – ELECTRO DREAMS
A2 – JON EASLEY – LEMON LIME
B1 – JOVONN – RUFF
B2 – NORM TALLEY & RICK WILHITE – 30 YEARS LATER
C1 – TJ DUMAS – GIN GIMLET 3 CHERRIES
C2 – SEAN TATE – A MATTER OF PAIN
D1 – K-ALEXI – I AM N LUST

Purchase Vibes 2 pt 1 via our shop and distribution:

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Read more about the compilation on rushhourmusic.com:
rushhourmusic.com/?p=2230

Gerald Mitchell - It's The Phuture

Zenana - Witches ’85 (Bedmo Disco’s Spell of Love)

Daniel Monaco - Kalam Kalam

Gigi Testa - Dragon Temple

The Perpetual Singers - Elena

The Perpetual Singers - Father Father

The Rah Band - Messages From The Stars (Long Wave Mix)

The Rah Band - Messages From The Stars (Astro Mix)

The Rah Band - Messages From The Stars (Short Wave Mix)

Pre-order here: https://www.rushhour.nl/mailqueue/3582

Compiled by Dubby & Antal, Techno Kayō Volume One is a dancefloor-friendly selection focusing on Japanese proto-techno, electro-pop, and synthpop from the 1980s. Note: This release is only available on physical format (CD & Vinyl) / no downloads will be available.

In late-1970s Japan, a new and unique “genre” called techno kayō emerged, blending catchy pop melodies with the futuristic sounds of synthesizers and drum machines. Rooted in the older kayōkyoku style, it was influenced by European electronic acts like Kraftwerk, but had a distinctly Japanese flair. Artists such as Yellow Magic Orchestra pioneered this retro-futuristic sound, creating music that felt both nostalgic and ahead of its time.

Dubby, owner of the legendary record shop Ondas in Tokyo, was one of the first to make Japanese music available to the outside world. He has teamed up with Antal, co-founder of the Amsterdam-based, Rush Hour Records, to release the first in a series of compilations. 

Artwork from Johann Kauth (Stenze Quo)

The Peters - HAPPY TIME

Kyoko Koizumi - Microwave

TPO Feat. Linda - Rock The Hour

Kazuo Ohtani - Last Battle

Targets - City Train

Kuniko Yamada - Tetsugaku Shiyo (Viens Philosopher)

Hikashu - Melonno Nakano Hitsuji

www.rushhour.nl/record/vinyl/save-your-soul-joe-claussell-sacred-rhythm-praise-version-remix
https://rushhourmusic.bandcamp.com/album/save-your-soul-joe-claussell-sacred-rhythm-praise-version-remix

NYC house legend Joaquin “Joe” Claussell steps up for a fantastic remix of Arp Frique’s 'Save Your Soul' taken from the recent album “The Gospel Of Jesamy”. Support from Floating Points, Palms Trax, Antal and Hunee amongst others. Big TIP!

Sticking to the gospel roots, the 'Sacred Rhythm Praise Version' opens with an organ and piano solo before the iconic "Claussell drums" kick in followed by additional disco strings. Powerful vocals provided by Rocq-E Harrell, Muriel Blijd and Brandon Delagraentiss whilst Arp Frique’s instrumentation glues the whole track together.

Remix on the A-side and original mix on the B-side, pressed at 45RPM.

Save Your Soul

Save Your Soul (Joe Claussell Sacred Rhythm Praise Version Remix)

https://www.rushhour.nl/record/vinyl/acid-reaction

„Acid Reaction“ is the first in a series of new releases by Danilo Plessow (MCDE). After having recently spent a lot of studio time recording bands for his disco-focused label Space Grapes, this marks a return to electronic music. Releasing on Rush Hour in mid-November!

The title Rude Futures serves as a meta commentary on the realities of the modern digital age, the dawn of AI and its impact on art and society. Musically, it's a darker, more twisted turn to Danilo’s studio experiments - with a nod to early house and techno.

Acid Reaction (Waking Dream)

Acid Reaction (The Journey Mix)

Acid Reaction (The Dub)

STERAC - OSIRION:
bit.ly/SteracOsirion

Out soon! This playlist previews the reissue of one of Amsterdam’s most respected producers Steve Rachmad aka Sterac 's essential 1996 Detroit techno classic. Remastered and available with full color artwork.

Sterac is considered an excellent producer and he is one of the Dutch pioneers of Detroit techno, producing this absolute classic back in 1996. On the A side you'll find Osirion, a track built on a classic drumloop layered with Rachmad style arppegiators and euphoric strings. The B side features a more abstract 909 Detroit infused loop, full of heavy synths and percussion. Both tracks have stood the test of time and still sound fresh as ever.

Tracklist
1. Osirion
2. Primus

Sterac

Sterac - Osirion (RHM 022)

To  Celebrate the upcomping release of our Nu Groove compilation, Gerd Janson was kind enough to make us an awesome mix of his favorite Burrel Brothers tracks!

Recording under different aliases, the Burrell Brothers were the backbone
of Nu Groove Records. This New York label started in 1987 and took
inspiration from Trax Records, both musically and aesthetically. This
compilation compiles the absolute best of the Burrell's output and in
doing so is giving us a valuable insight to the much overlooked roots of
New York house music.
Available from Feb 13, 2012
Formats: 2x 2LP (Pt1 + Pt2), CD and Digital
Support your local record shop!!!



The Burrell Brothers Nu Groove mix by Gerd Janson

Pre order(12''): http://www.rushhour.nl/store_detailed.php?item=62963

James Mason - I Want Your Love

Recording under different aliases, the Burrell Brothers were the backbone of Nu Groove Records. This New York label started in 1887 and took inspiration from Trax Records, both musically and aesthetically. This compilation compiles the absolute best of the Burrell's output and in doing so is giving us a valuable insight to the much overlooked roots of New York house music.

Pre order at: http://rushhour.nl/store_detailed.php?item=63087

N.Y. House'n Authority - Apt 2a

Recording under different aliases, the Burrell Brothers were the backbone of Nu Groove Records. This New York label started in 1987 and took inspiration from Trax Records, both musically and aesthetically. This compilation compiles the absolute best of the Burrell's output and in doing so is giving us a valuable insight to the much overlooked roots of New York house music.

Pre order at: http://rushhour.nl/store_detailed.php?item=63100

10 - Aphrodisiac - Song Of The Siren

This player previews the 80s Italo disco /proto-house classic  Klein & MBO - The MBO Theme with a heavy South African version on the flip. 
Out now!

BUY: https://RushHour.lnk.to/MBOTheme

“The MBO Theme” (1983) has been a dance floor favorite since decades, created by Mario Boncaldo and Tony Carrasco - the legendary Italian/US duo Klein & MBO. The track got support in NYC and Chicago by greats as Larry Levan, Frankie Knuckles and Ron Hardy. 

The rare version on the flip is created by a South-African band called Warrior. Rush Hour explain how the track came across: “We bumped into this version on a South African record digging trip. It took us a few months to realize the scarcity of this version. Ian Osrin, a well respected engineer in South-Africa who was involved in many 80ties and 90ties Bubblegum, Kwaito and South African disco records, explained us about music distribution in South Africa during apartheid. Because the country was culturally banned at the time, a lot of releases weren’t imported or exported. Even when a track was huge, like “The Klein & MBO Theme”. So South African musicians would create their own versions which were sold locally. 

We got in contact with Tony Carrasco from Klein & MBO. He also hadn’t heard Warrior’s version before, but he liked it. And so do we!!”

TRACKLIST
1. Klein & Mbo - The MBO Theme
2. Warrior - The MBO Theme

KLEIN & MBO - THE MBO THEME (RH RSS 24)

Ron Trent meets Skymark! Two masterminds at work. This player previews Skymark - Find A Place In This Crazy World (Ron Trent mix)in full.

RHM 028
Release: Summer 2018

VINYL/ CD (wholesale): http://bit.ly/RHM028_wholesale
VINYL/ CD (mailorder): http://bit.ly/RHM028_store
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The organic meets the electronic - musician meets machine. Pressed Loud For Optimum DJ Play. Summer is happening... 

Ron Trent takes on the mighty Skymark original, and elevates the listener to a whole other place like only he can. Trent treats us to one his deepest, dubbiest jams to date - embracing the strength of the song while interweaving his own rhythm throughout. 

The original track, here on the flip, featured on Skymark's 2015 'Wave From The Nucleus' LP- a beautiful song from the sun-kissed Swiss musician and producer who resided in Rio de Janeiro for many years, and now in Barcelona. 

A real meeting of minds - both artists express their love for the deep and organic, incorporating Brazilian sounds, gospel, disco, jazz and soul in their music. Their similar, detailed approach and ideology blend perfectly on this 12” release. 

TRACKLIST
1 Find A Place In This Crazy World (Ron Trent Mix) 
2 Find A Place In This Crazy World (2015 Original Version)

SKYMARK - FIND A PLACE IN THIS CRAZY WORLD (Ron Trent Mix)(RHM 028)

This player previews Pompette, the 2nd album track by the nine-piece instrumental collective from Amsterdam, Jungle By Night. Pompette is featured on Livingstone, due out on Rush Hour's New Dawn label.

JUNGLE BY NIGHT - LIVINGSTONE
LABEL: NEW DAWN
CAT NO:  ND 003

PRE-ORDER VINYL/ CD: http://bit.ly/JBNLivingstone
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DIGITAL MUSIC STORES: https://RushHour.lnk.to/JungleByNight

RELEASE: November 12th, 2018
ARTWORK: http://bit.ly/ND003artwork

label contact: mijke@rushhour.nl

After almost a decade of heating up dancefloors across the globe, Jungle by Night have reached manhood. In the process of creating their 5th album, the nine-headed collective melted years of passion, friendship, and influences from krautrock, dance, jazz, afrobeat together into new instrumental prose, fluently speaking the language of their instruments. 
 
The band is an oddball ensemble within its own cosmos. A danceable and thundering live-act that connects with crowds like no other, with beaming fun and energy along the way.

TRACKLIST:
1. Jungle By Night - Hangmat
2. Jungle By Night - Pompette
3. Jungle By Night - Ja Precis
4. Jungle By Night - Love Boat
5. Jungle By Night - Stormvogel
6. Jungle By Night - Hurn In Bell
7. Jungle By Night - Spectacles Part 1
8. Jungle By Night - Spectacles Part 2
9. Jungle By Night - The Fog
10. Jungle By Night - Spending Week
11. Jungle By Night - Café Crème

Jungle By Night - Pompette

This player previews the title track of Masalo - New Dance
cat no: RH-STORE JAMS012
Release: February, 2019

PRE-ORDER VINYL: bit.ly/RHSTOREJAMS012
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Upcoming Amsterdam DJ /producer debuts on Rush Hour with a loud 12-inch two-tracker, New Dance. After his remix for Bassekou Kouyate on Joe Claussell's label and the strong "Testify" track co-produced with Jamie 3:26, he now goes solo with these two Italo infused dance floor igniters.

Tracklist:
1. New Dance
2. Cycles

MASALO - NEW DANCE (full preview)

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