Fused & Bruised were one of the second generation of UK breakbeat labels with a name for eclecticism & a desire to suprise, confront & challenge. Operational from 1996-2001 they released over 30 singles, several compilations and three artist albums. Label boss sHack & one-half of the Fused team with Simon Lewin also recorded as elite force, pHrack R & fUtUrEcOrE & the label was made dormant in order to concentrate on making the music rather than administering it.