Rushup Edge

The Tuss | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 10, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rephlex
• ASIN: B000R8P42O
• Also Available in: Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #274,421 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The "Tuss" huh?, August 21, 2007

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Eric F. Nelson "spaztek" (Woodinville, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rushup Edge (Audio CD)

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.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More Goodness From Mr. James, January 15, 2008

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T Boz (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rushup Edge (Audio CD)

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.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Goody, July 18, 2007

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Orange66 "Hmm" (PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rushup Edge (Audio CD)

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.