Rising Again (Limited Edition 12")

To celebrate its 40th anniversary—and four decades of House Music—legendary Chicago-based music label TRAX Records is proud to announce the global launch of RISING AGAIN (TRX2620), a limited-edition vinyl release (500 copies only) presented by Pi Rho, its executive producer, who spent two years working on this project. To honor TRAX Records’ prestigious legacy, he assembled a team from around the world with various musical backgrounds. TRAX Records is the original home of house music. Since its creation in 1985, the legendary record label has been releasing hits after hits produced by pioneers including Frankie Knuckles, Larry Heard, DJ Pierre, Marshall Jefferson, Ron Hardy, Phuture, Mr. Fingers, Joe Smooth, Paul Johnson, Jamie Principle, Maurice Joshua and Screamin’ Rachael – current owner of the label – who contributes lead vocals on all the songs featured on Rising Again. Rising Again includes brand-new tracks and remixes, combining the experience of legacy artists and house music stars like Screamin’ Rachael and Joe Smooth with the creativity and energy of a new generation of talented artists: Jacques x Gregory, Spada, Kushgad, and DJ Thäd X. The production of Rising Again included classic recording methods and craft such as mixing and mastering the record on a Neve console and using vintage synthesizers and microphones at Denger Studio (Marseille, France) with award-winning sound engineer Gerald Kuentz doing sonic wonders assisted by Greg Lion and Jacques Lavoisier. It also involved using cutting edge methods such as generating unique sound textures directly from Lion and Lavoisier’s brainwaves thanks to a brain-computer interface developed to help people with disabilities mind-control connected objects. Legends teaming up with the new breed of house music producers together with vintage music crafting combined with the latest neurotech innovation makes Rising Again an unprecedented creative and tech bridge across decades of House Music production at TRAX Records to ignite dance floors around the world, forty years after the genre first took clubs by storm globally. Designer, photographer, and beatmaker Le Ghost has crafted the artwork for this limited vinyl release, marking his debut in record cover and inner sleeve design. He respectfully integrated TRAX Records‘ iconic red color with a contemporary twist, seamlessly blending the label’s storied past with its dynamic future. The release also benefits from an eco-friendly pressing thanks to an innovative vinyl manufacturing process at the Object Manufacturing plant in Berlin (Germany) which favors materials and production methods that support sustainable development. Rising Again is a non-for-profit release. In partnership with the DJs4good movement —launched in 2016 to engage DJs with social impact projects— all proceeds will be given to SocialWorks, a Chicago-based organization founded by Grammy-Award-winning musician and humanitarian Chance the Rapper to empower the youth through the arts, education, and civic engagement. Rising Again therefore amplifies the positive impact of house music and TRAX Records The artistic, societal and environmental commitments at the core of the Rising Again release show how, 40 years after its creation, TRAX Records is more than ever in tune with society, on the dance floors and beyond. House music is RISING AGAIN!