Rushup Edge (album)

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Rushup Edge
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Studio album by
Released25 June 2007
Genre Acid techno, IDM
Length32:48
Label Rephlex Records
The Tuss chronology
Confederation Trough EP
(2007)
Rushup Edge
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork Media7.8/10 [1]

Rushup Edge is the first and only LP release by The Tuss. Although credited to Karen Tregaskin, [2] it was written by Richard D. James. The release is named after a mountain ridge in Derbyshire. It was originally released in 2007 and later re-released with extra tracks on James' Bleep Store on 20 July 2017. [3]

Contents

It was his last released project until the 2014 album under the Aphex Twin alias, Syro .

Track listing

Original release

Released on CD and vinyl. The vinyl version consists of three separate records, with one track on each side. Speed was at 45 rpm.

Later in 2009 WAV files would be released on the Rephlex website.

No.TitleLength
1."Synthacon 9"6:22
2."Last Rushup 10"6:36
3."Shiz Ko E"3:08
4."Rushup i Bank 12"4:41
5."Death Fuck"6:39
6."Goodbye Rute"5:22
Total length:32:49

2017 re-release

Most of the new tracks are exclusively digital. However, slightly different versions of "[S770/SCI 3000,powertran] beautiful Japanese people" and "talkin2u mix2 +9" appeared on the "Aphex Mt. Fuji 2017" cassette.

The former was named as "Nagradrums 2+7," and the latter as "Talkin2u Mix2." "Nagradrums 2+7" was 41 seconds longer than the Rushup version and both are of lower fidelity.

No.TitleLength
1."< Synthacon9 > m"6:20
2."last rushup 10 M"6:34
3."shiz ko E M"3:06
4."rushup i bank 12 M"4:39
5."H949" (titled "Death Fuck" on original release)6:37
6."goodbye rute [partially expander M]"5:22
7."goodbye jo [original live mixdown]"4:05
8."1st rushup m,+3"2:17
9."computerband 2000 m,+3"2:22
10."oslo 2 +6.1"2:52
11."[S770/SCI 3000,powertran] beautiful Japanese people"4:57
12."talkin2u mix2 +9"3:08
13."stride portugal"3:33
Total length:55:52

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References

  1. Richardson, Mark (6 July 2007), The Tuss: Rushup Edge (Review), Pitchfork
  2. Karen Tregaskin Discography, Discogs
  3. "The Tuss - Rushup Edge . Aphex Twin".