Express Rising is an alias for Chicago producer/crate digger Dante Carfagna, and a mysterious solo project that first surfaced in the form of a limited-edition self-titled album in 2003. The album's blurry cover photo and minimal liner notes spoke to the cloudy feel of the instrumental tracks contained within. The album was said to have been culled from four years' worth of recordings, and several equally obscure 7" releases appeared in the years surrounding its release. Express Rising dwelled in relative obscurity and mystery for years until the release of a second self-titled album in 2013. The second album also had minimal information and didn't even appear on a label, but was distributed in part by the Numero Group. ~ Fred Thomas