Ed Rush
Aggressive, metallic drum and bass that feels like a chase through a dystopian city. Cold, precise, and relentlessly high-energy for late nights.
Aggressive, metallic drum and bass that feels like a chase through a dystopian city. Cold, precise, and relentlessly high-energy for late nights.
Ed Rush is the sound of the machine age turning inward. It is music that prioritizes the 'tech' in techstep, stripping away the soulful warmth of early jungle to reveal a skeletal, metallic framework of breakbeats and menacing bass. The listening experience is one of high-velocity tension, where every snare hit feels like a mechanical piston and every bassline feels like a warning. It is dark, clinical, and undeniably powerful.
What truly sets Ed Rush apart is the 'Reese' bassline - a thick, swirling, distorted low-end that seems to vibrate the very air in the room. His collaboration with Optical defined the neurofunk sound, introducing a level of production detail that made the music feel like the soundtrack to a cyberpunk thriller. It is not just about speed; it is about the texture of the distortion and the surgical precision of the rhythm.
Start with the early 90s classics like 'Bludclot Artattack' to hear the birth of darkcore, then move into the Virus Recordings era to experience the full evolution of techstep. This is essential listening for anyone who wants their electronic music to have an edge, a bite, and a sense of futuristic dread.
Ben Settle, better known by the stage name Ed Rush, is an English musician and DJ who produces drum and bass music. Rush has been releasing records since 1992 primarily with Optical (Matt Quinn), his musical partner since 1997. Along with Optical, he is also the co-founder of the record label Virus Recordings, which releases his records along with other drum and bass acts. He is most associated with the aggressive styles of drum and bass music known as techstep, darkcore and neurofunk.
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Shares drum and bass, darkwave, industrial (subgenres); compressed loud, noise textured, sample based (production style)
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Shares drum and bass, industrial (subgenres); compressed loud, noise textured, sample based (production style)
Shares drum and bass, darkwave (subgenres); aggressive, tense, brooding (moods)
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Shares drum and bass, darkwave (subgenres); aggressive, tense, brooding (moods)
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