It is now close to 25 years ago that Nu Groove Records started operating from New York City, in which its house scene was starting to blossom at that time. In the four years the label existed, 1988 till 1992, it has released over 100 records. Nu Groove started by releasing records by Rheji and Ronald Burrell and continued to do so until the label folded.

The brothers were scouted by the label's a&r after they had recorded a ton of material for EMI America that never came out. The album that did came out flopped commercially. The deal with EMI was discontinued and the pair started to release stuff through Nu Groove.

The label famously went on to put out early releases from other artists such as Bobby Konders, Frankie Bones and Joey Beltram, who went on to have big careers after that. The Burrell's have always stayed under the radar, which has largely to do with the various aliases they used for different projects, such as Aphrodisiac, Equation, Houz' Neegroz, Metro, N.Y. House'n Authority and Tech Trax Inc.

This release is a celebration of the work of the Burrell Brothers. The album includes a wide variety of their music under all their various guises. And despite their different guises, all the music they made always had a grainy quality to it, like house music with a sepia tint. In Rheji's words: “The first House’n Authority was straight to cassette. That’s how we’d record our demos and stuff so we didn’t want to change what we did because it worked. I liked the fact that house music was crusty. Like an old jazz record, I liked the hiss.”

The sampler contains four tracks that hold a cross selection of their output, from Chicago-esque rhythm tracks, to the deepest, soulful NY house. Two tracks are only to feature on this ltd. 12”.


DJ / Press Quotes
"Nu groove...Rush Hour...what a combo. wicked!!" (Vince Watson)

"Supa supa dooooooope yo !!!!! thnx 4 da timelessness indeeeeeeed ! full support" (Dj Simbad)

"Great to see those timeless, magic tracks brought back to life thanks to Rushhour!" (Cyril Etienne Des Rosaies)

"What Nick said." (Beg To Differ)

"The Burrell sound and Nu Groove in general have made such an impact on me over the years. What a great selection to offer up to the new generations! Cheers" (Nick Chacona)

" twenty years on these records still fly off the juswax shelves, every home should have some ron & rheji" (Mark Seven)

"timeless stuff! tech trax as my fav!" (Nuno Dos Santos, Kollektiv)

"love love love love" (Trus'Me, TrusMe)

"Master piece !!! With a superb I'll say a Prayer 4 U & Tech Trax Inc. tracks. Always great stuff by The Burrell Brothers. Rush Hour always at the TOP : thx for all." (Laurent N.)

"wow! all tracks are stunning! "I'll Say A Prayer" is my joint. Thanks RH" (Santiago Salazar)

"Much respect to Rush Hour for keeping our heritage "in the mix". Heat." (Dabrye)

"Classic. Some of my fav Nu Grooves are here. Never get tired. IMO." (Brett Johnson)

"jus been checlkin my nu groove stuff, so this comes cool. very cool . timeless." (Michael Rutten, SOULSEARCHING STUDIO FFM.)

"Sensational. " (Scott Zacharias)

"What can I say more!? Definitely bringing back so many magic sweet memories. I was living for NU GROOVE adn the Burrell Brothers!! TIMELESS MUSIC!!!" (Alex From Tokyo, Tokyo Club Mix Showcase)

"pretty happy to see all these comming back again :)timeless " (Alexandre Tahira, Tahira)

"stone cold classics! without doubt one of my fave labels ever, about time the burrell brothers got some props." (Ben Sims, Theory Recordings)

"This is a revival of feelings unkempt for years. Vibrant and timeless." (Mitch Strashnov)

"The golden age. "Song of the siren", hope you will remaster this classic too. Viva Rush Hour." (I:Cube, I:Cube)

"Some really sweet memories with some of these songs. Props to Rush Hour for setting the record straight, these guys had real talent! " (Francois Kevorkian, Wave Music)

"some of my favourite ever tracks!" (justin robertson)

"great to hear Equation again...the Burrells made history :))" (Funk D'Void, Funk D'Void)

"wow !!! really great, big Nu Groove fan so it this is def for me " (Bok Bok)

"great to have these digital and remastered classic! " (Kabale Und Liebe, Kabale Und Liebe)

"nu groove really was 1 of the best labels ever !...thnx" (Charles Webster)

"Thats my shit right there...Burrell Bros are one of my alltime fave house producers! " (Mad Mats / Local Talk Rec, Raw Fusion)

"very exciting and somehow refreshing??? tracks...don't know why, probably because I've coincidentally been on a Nu Groove trip for the past couple of days so this is great timing. Full support" (Dan Curtin, Metamorphic)

"pure classics -- The Burrell brothers wrote some of the best tracks for Nu Groove Rec - Awsome " (Laurent Garnier)

"really excited about these getting reissued! hope to see my personal favourite "just before the dawn"by aphodisiac getting remastered on vinyl to :) a vinyl copy would be appreciated t" (Prins Thomas, Prins Thomas)

"dammm :)" (Hudson Mohawke)

"everyone who doesnt have this, doesnt belong to this promo list. ESSENTIAL!!!" (Hunee)

"For me Burrell Brothers hold a special place in music and alongside artists like Larry Heard they defined what "house" meant to me (and still does). I have every single record they made for Nu Groove as well as one-off albums they made in the UK. I actually pitched Strut on doing a comp like this a few years ago and even talked to Rheiji a little then, so I am very happy to see Rush Hour do this compilation. Sure this is going to be a monster project that will wake many people up to the pivotal genius of these incredible artists. Seems like people have forgotten them but 2012 is clearly going to bring them back to the forefront. Rush Hour hits it right to the back of the net yet again ! Respect. " (Gamall Awad, Backspin Promotions)

"Nu Groove has always been right up there as being one of my favourite labels, ever sine I got the green Network UK-issued compilation with those rather sarcastic sleevenotes. Then I investigated properly and records like Lost Entity "Annihilate', 33 1/3 Queen "Searchin'", Aphrodisiac "Song Of The Siren" and many more became all-time personal classics. Separately from these, the work of the Burrell Brothers pretty much defined the sound of the label, and I can't wat to hear the compilation you have forthcoming. " (Paul Woolford, Intimacy Music)