- Chicago native Jana Rush—a DJ since the age of ten and producer since 13—has been friends with DJ Rashad, Gant-Man and Nehpets since the early '90s and released with DJ Deeon on Dance Mania as far back as '96. These days, she finds time for music when she's not working as a chemical engineer by day or a CAT scan technologist by night. If that wasn't interesting enough, her new EP, MPC 7635, comes courtesy of Objects Limited, a new label run by Heterotic's Lara Rix-Martin that focuses on "female-identified or non-binary artists."
That's a lot of backstory to live up to, but these six tracks of blazing footwork do that and more. Solidly constructed—heavy low-end, frenetic hats, spare snares, ear-catching synths—and with plenty of funk, it's the kind of work that would make producers like RP Boo and DJ Spinn (and the dancers that they do it for) proud. The instrumentals hit hardest—"Warp'd Out"'s synth delirium is particularly strong—but "Bac Up Rmx" brings a strong kaleidoscopic vocal cut-up (probable source: Dej Loaf's "Back Up"). "TW" marries Rush's two modes effectively.
Tracklist01. SpAcE
02. Bac Up rmx
03. Angry Bassline
04. Warp'd Out
05. TW
06. FM Bill Track