Ed Rush
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Ed Rush | |
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Ed Rush in 2015 | |
Born | London, England |
Other names | Ben Dylan |
Occupation(s) | Musician, DJ, producer |
Years active | 1992–present |
Musical career | |
Genres | |
Instrument(s) | turntable, drum machine, synthesizer |
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Ben Settle, known by the stage name Ed Rush,[1][full citation needed] is a drum and bass producer and DJ. 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.
Early career
Rush's first releases were a pair of self-released white label 12" singles, the
As notoriety grew, Rush continued to collaborate, such as on "The Mutant" with DJ Trace in 1995. Additional releases on Grooverider's Prototype label and Goldie's Metalheadz further helped to establish Rush's reputation as a prominent drum and bass artist.[5] In 1996, Rush and Trace coined the dense, hard style of jungle they were working on as "techstep"[6] which went on to become the dominant style of drum and bass in the late 1990s.[7] Rush's work with Trace and Nico on No U-Turn Records was compiled on the album Torque in 1997.
Collaboration with Optical
In 1995 Rush met Matt Quinn, who worked under the stage name Optical. They met at the Music House, a
Their most recent album, No Cure, was released in October 2015.
In addition to many club appearances, Rush and Optical have appeared at festivals, including Glastonbury in 1999 and 2014,[9] and Bestival in 2013.[23]
They have also collaborated and remixed several other artists including: Goldie,
As well as his work with Optical, Rush has also released house music under the name Ben Dylan.[15]
Ed Rush is a play on the phrase "head rush", which was slang in the
Discography
Solo discography
- Albums
- Torque No U-Turn (1997) with Trace and Nico
- Singles
- I Wanna Stay In The Jungle (1992)
- Look What They've Done (1992)
- Bludclott Artattack No U-Turn (1993)
- Don Bad Man Lucky Spin Recordings (1993)
- Selecta Jet Star Records (1994)
- The Force Is Electric / Gangsta Hardstep No U-Turn (1995)
- Guncheck No U-Turn (1995)
- Westside Sax / August No U-Turn (1995)
- Baracuda Part 1 Deejay Recordings (1996)
- Technology / Neutron No U-Turn (1996)
- Killamanjaro / Subway Prototype (1996)
- Mad Different Methods Nu Black (1996)
- Mothership No-U-Turn (1996)
- What's Up / August (Remix) No U-Turn (1996)
- Sector 3 / Comatone (Nutcut) No U-Turn (1996)
- Skylab / Density / The Raven Metalheadz (1996)
- Sector 3 / Coma Tone No U-Turn (1996)
- Cutslo (Lokuste Remix) / Alien Girl Prototype (1998)
- Kinetic / Tenshi Space Recordings (2005)
- Edtrafiencial No U-Turn (2009) with Trace, Fierce, Nico and Optical
- Book Of Sight / Arcadia Virus Recordings (2010)
- Dark Days / Lost In Tha Game AudioPorn Records (2011)
- Pheromone (2013)
- Scarabs / Box Car Piranha Pool (2014)
With Ed Rush & Optical
- Albums
- Wormhole Virus Recordings (1998)
- The Creeps (Invisible And Deadly!) Virus Recordings (2000)
- The Original Doctor Shade Virus Recordings (2003)
- Chameleon Virus Recordings (2006)
- Travel the Galaxy Virus Recordings (2009)
- No Cure Virus Recordings (2015)
- Singles
- Funktion / Naked Lunch V Recordings (1997)
- Lifespan / Crisis Virus Recordings (1998)
- Medicine / Life Crisis Virus Recordings (1998)
- The Medicine / Punchbag Virus Recordings (1998)
- Wormhole Album Sampler Virus Recordings (1998)
- Zardoz / Satellites Virus Recordings (1998)
- Bacteria / Gasmask Virus Recordings (1999)
- Watermelon / Sick Note Virus Recordings (1999)
- Socom EP Virus Recordings (2000)
- KerbKrawler / Capsule Virus Recordings (2001)
- Pod Virus Recordings in (2001)
- Pacman (Ram Trilogy Remix) / Vessel Virus Recordings (2002)
- Innocence / Rehab Quarantine Recordings (2002)
- Remixes Vol. 1 Virus Recordings (2004) (UK #77)[26]
- The Remixes Vol. 2 Virus Recordings (2004) (UK #69)[26]
- Reece / Sick Note (Illskills Remix) Virus Recordings (2005)
- Reece / Taxi Driver Virus Recordings (2005)
- Crack Ball / Ride The Beast RUN DNB (2010)
- Brain Bucket / Falling Through Vision Recordings (2010)
- DJ Mixes
- Out of the Box (2004)
- Virus Vaults (2005)
- FabricLive.82 Fabric Recordings (2015)
References
- ^ "Ed Rush - Biography".
- ^ "Databass - Artist Profiles - Ed Rush & Optical". Databass.co.uk.
- ^ a b "RA:Ed Rush". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ ISBN 978-0571289141.
- ^ a b "ED RUSH:Information". The DJ List. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ISBN 0415307104. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ "The history of (dark) Drum and Bass". darkdnb.com. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ "Interview with Ed Rush & Optical". DNBPortal.com. Archived from the original on 26 January 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ a b "5 Steps with Ed Rush & Optical". Datatransmission.couk. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ "FABRICLIVE.82". FabricLondon. Archived from the original on 3 November 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "22 REAL Drum & Bass Pioneers". Complex.com. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ Sutton, Matthew. "Watermelon". Dnb365. Matthew Sutton.
- ^ a b "Ed Rush & Optical feat. MC Ryme Tyme". Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ a b c "Ed Rush & Optical 40 Artist, 40 Days". Tate.org. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Ed Rush & Optical still big in the game". DJ Mag. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "Three Speech » WipEout HD Soundtrack Announced". Three Speech. 26 February 2008. Archived from the original on 20 September 2008. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ "These are the masters of Drum & Bass". Ministry of Sound. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "theartsdesk on Vinyl: Volume 11". The Arts Desk. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "Hi-Five:Ed Rush & Optical". XLR8R. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "Insider Interview #008:Ed Rush & Optical". UKF News. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "Fabric throwing benefit Concert, Art Exhibition". Pitchfork.com. 9 October 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- ^ "Fabric to reopen after deal struck with Islington Council". 21 November 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2016 – via Evening Standard.
- ^ "Bestival stage times:who's playing when". Gigwise.com. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ "Lil' Louis". OriginalHouse.org. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "Rudimental – 'Not Giving In' ft. John Newman & Alex Clare [Video] + Ed Rush Remix [Track]". Thinksoul25.com. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Ed Rush & Optical:full official chart history". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 1 October 2016.