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Various/Sassy J – Patchwork

Name: Various/Sassy J - Patchwork | B Side Vinyl
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Rush Hour announces their second artist compilation Patchwork, curated by one of the label’s most loved family members, Sassy J. The Swiss DJ is the very embodiment of passion and long-standing dedication to the craft of the DJing, but also to the community surrounding the music that she lives and breathes. For the past fourteen years Sassy J has run the Patchwork night in her native Bern and in London, with guests ranging from Theo Parrish and Little Dragon to Floating Points and MF Doom invited to share their respective musical visions. Her collaborative approach stands out in a DJ world that is too often weighted in favour of promoting the individual. This compilation grows out that unique sensitivity, foregrounding a theory of curation that centres on long-term bonds, articulated through Sassy J’s personal relationships with the contributing artists. Patchwork speaks to the grass roots values that Sassy J espouses, showcasing music by many of the artists that have joined her throughout the years in clubs, on the radio, and at home. It is an expression of Sassy J’s individual musical path that casts its gaze firmly in the future: Patchwork is made up almost entirely of new and unreleased songs that are exclusive to this collection. Patchwork captures a sound that has continued to evolve in its restless search for new musical directions. Across thirteen tracks we find forward thinking electronic music rubbing elbows with cosmic jazz and deep percussion workouts from Brazil and beyond. There are irresistible calls to the dancefloor: 2000 Black’s UK boogie, whilst the early rave of Nu Era and Aardvarck’s sub-rattling techno channel the grittier edges of the club experience. We find machine music imbued with humanity in Larry Heard’s deep house classic “Survivor” and in Ron Trent’s WARM project, whose gentle breeze points to a different side of the legendary producer. Patchwork also opens a more immersive listening space in which the radical indie soul of Georgia Anne Muldrow. Patchwork also includes Sassy J’s collaboration with veteran producer Alex Attias, marking her own place in a universe that is held together by her singular thread. Patchwork is compiled by Sassy J and features ten exclusive tracks. It will be released on 2xLP, CD and digital formats on december 9th, on Rush Hour Records.

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Label	RUSH HOUR
Catalog No	RHMC 4
Format	2× Vinyl LP
Country	IM
Barcode	3481575364532
Condition	New / Sealed

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VARIOUS/SASSY J – PATCHWORK is the second artist compilation from Amsterdam’s Rush Hour Records, curated entirely by Swiss DJ and Bern nightlife fixture Sassy J, and it arrives as one of the more considered documents of what community-led electronic music curation can look like in practice.

Who Is Sassy J and Why Does VARIOUS/SASSY J – PATCHWORK Matter

For fourteen years, Sassy J has run the Patchwork night across Bern and London, building a programme that has welcomed artists as varied as Theo Parrish, Floating Points, Little Dragon and MF Doom. That breadth is not accidental. It reflects a philosophy that consistently resists the pull toward individual promotion in favour of something more collaborative and relational. She is a Rush Hour family member in the truest sense, and this compilation is the direct product of those long-term bonds. Where many DJ-led compilations mine existing catalogues for credibility, Sassy J has done something harder: she has gone back to her people and asked them to make something new. Ten of the thirteen tracks here are exclusive, unreleased material created specifically for this record.

The Music: Range, Depth and a Firm Eye on the Future

The tracklist spans considerable ground without losing coherence. 2000Black contributes UK boogie in the shape of Plastic Jam. Aardvarck brings sub-rattling techno with AAP Noot. Nu-Era channels early rave energy on Mirror Images. Against these harder club moments sit quieter, more immersive pieces: Ron Trent’s WARM project offers Blue Sunrise as something gentle and searching, and Georgia Anne Muldrow closes the record with Always, her radical indie soul sitting in contrast to everything around it without feeling out of place. Larry Heard appears as Mr. Fingers with Survivor, a deep house track that carries genuine weight in any company. Sassy J herself appears alongside veteran producer Alex Attias in the OJA project, placing her own voice inside the community she has spent years cultivating. The compilation also draws on cosmic jazz and Brazilian percussion, giving the full sequence a restless, forward-facing quality that matches the ethos behind the night that inspired it.

The Pressing: Format and Label Details

This is the Rush Hour Records release, catalogue number RHMC 4, pressed on 2xLP. Rush Hour’s reputation for quality pressings is well established, and a compilation of this scope benefits from the double LP format, giving the sequencing room to breathe across four sides. For collectors, the combination of label pedigree, the high proportion of exclusive content, and Sassy J’s curatorial standing makes this a release that holds real value as a physical object. It is not a document of the past. It is a record that maps where this extended community is headed, and that makes it worth having on the shelf in a way that straightforward archive reissues rarely are.

Tracklist

1. FARRAH BOULE: MOTHER OF MANTRAS
2. WARM: BLUE SUNRISE
3. 2000BLACK: PLASTIC JAM
4. HANNA: SPACELAND
5. ALEX ATTIAS & SASSY J PRSENT OJA: JELLY BUBBLE RISE
6. NU-ERA: MIRROR IMAGES
7. GB: THE PROJETOR
8. AARDVARCK: AAP NOOT
9. MR. FINGERS: SURVIVOR
10. GEORGIA ANNE MULDROW: ALWAYS