jorge velez: mmt tape series home recordings 1996-1999

Recently, a series of very limited and mysterious 12"s by Jorge Velez popped up in stores around the globe -- Rush Hour chased down the artist and now offers a selection (which includes exclusive tracks) on this double LP.... seriously decent electronics that ooze nostalgia (we hear AFX, Larry Heard, Drexciya in there, to name a few) all with a Genius twist. J. Velez aka Jorge Velez recorded these tracks on various analog machines in the mid- to late-'90s in his home studio in Jersey City. The tracks never really left his studio until recently. His catalog only contains a few releases, most notable his recent L.I.E.S. release as Professor Genius. His music, lovingly produced and directly recorded on tape, should evoke instant listening excitement to electronic music connoisseurs, for it sounds warm, dusty, otherworldly, soulful and creamy. All that good stuff. If you didn't know any better, you would guess this was from early '90s Detroit.