Various Artists "Rare SSR Electronica 1994-01 (Crammed Archives 3)" (Crammed Discs)
Add Date: 5/9/2023
Release Date: 5/3/2023
FOCUS TRACKS: 1, 4, 6, 10, 11, 13, 15 (All killer, no filler)
FORMATS: NACC Top 200, Electronic, Chill, Hip-Hop (11)
RIYL: Tek 9, Carl Craig, Mr Scruff, Luke Vibert, DJ Spinna
This third batch of digital releases of archival material is devoted to the output of SSR (Crammed’s electronic division) in the second half of the ’90s, when the imprint worked across stylistic borders in electronic music and released distinctive techno, house, drum’n’bass, abstract hip hop, future jazz and combinations thereof.
This batch includes 76 rare tracks spread across 9 releases, by artists & remixers from across Europe, the US and the UK, including Tek 9, Carl Craig, Mr Scruff, Matthew Herbert, Luke Vibert, DJ Spinna, Stacey Pullen, Auto Repeat, Glenn Underground, Eight Miles High & many more. 90% of these tracks have been unavailable for over two decades.
The releases comprise the 24-track Rare SSR Electronica 1994-01 compilation, albums by French downtempo maestro Snooze and UK electro jazz wizard Juryman, EPs by Nu Era (4hero’s techno project), London avant-d’n’b duo Phume, and by three mavericks from the Chicago house music scene, Common Factor, Gemini and Jordan Fields. Also coming out is a 9-track vinyl comp in collaboration with fledgling Brussels label Hi Scores.