C.H.R: 24 records that have passed through the crate

The story of C.H.R

C.H.R. is a Spanish label tied to Bassdrum Project, a producer who fell for American hard house and ended up shaping a style of his own here: newstyle. Alongside his own work, the house released survivors of that American scene — DJ Tronic, DJ Intense, Poogie Bear — which turns its catalogue into a bridge between two places that didn't usually talk to each other.

Our crate holds twenty-four references, between 2004 and 2008, and the breakdown confirms it: hard house first, jumpstyle behind and some hardcore. It is a label better understood by playing it end to end than by reading about it.

The CHR- prefix

Every reference runs on CHR- and three figures (CHR-530, CHR-558). There is also a reissue series carrying two numbers in the title — C.H.R Re.Edition - 525.538 — which is not a catalogue number but the two records being paired in that reissue.

The record to start with

How C.H.R sounds in our crate

24 different releases on C.H.R have passed through beatdo, 27 copies counting duplicates, pressed between 2004 and 2008.

What comes up most often, in this order: Hard House, Jumpstyle, and Hardcore.

Nothing is left in the crate right now, but the listings stay published with their condition, their year and their catalogue number.

How to recognise a C.H.R release

The catalogue numbers we have seen follow the pattern CHR-. It is the first thing to check on the centre label when a record comes with no sleeve, which in this repertoire is the norm.

The archive: 24 releases on C.H.R