Ed Rush is the recording name of Ben Settle; a prominent jungle

Oldschool jungle

Jungle is a genre of electronic music that incorporates influences from genres including breakbeat hardcore, and reggae/dub/dancehall. There is debate as to whether jungle is a separate genre from drum and bass as many use the terms interchangeably...

/techstep/neurofunk

Neurofunk

Neurofunk is a subgenre of drum and bass which emerged between 1997 and 1998 in London, England as a progression of techstep. It was further developed by juxtaposed elements of heavier and harder forms of funk with multiple influences ranging from techno, house and jazz, distinguished by...

 DJ, who often produces tracks in collaboration with Optical

Optical (artist)

Matt Quinn, better known as Optical, is a drum and bass producer and DJ from England.He is best known for his work with Ed Rush, fellow head of the Virus Recordings label, and as a pioneer of the techstep and neurofunk sound...

. Hailing from west London, he came to prominence with the release of the track Bludclot Artattack in 1993 (a collaboration with producer Nico Sykes). As techstep emerged as a new subgenre of jungle/drum & bass he was at the fore, releasing well-received tracks such as Guncheck (1995), Killamanjaro and Skylab EP (both 1996), but recording chiefly for Sykes' No U-Turn Records imprint. His work of this time is included in the Techsteppin (1996) and Torque (1997) compilation albums. In 1998, he joined forces with Optical to create their own drum and bass

Drum and bass

Drum and bass is a type of electronic music which emerged in the late 1980s. The genre is characterized by fast breakbeats , with heavy bass and sub-bass lines...

 record label called Virus Recordings

Virus Recordings

Virus Recordings is an influential UK-based drum and bass record label, specialising in the techstep and neurofunk sub-genres. Founded by Ed Rush and Optical in 1998, the label is known as the main home of the duo as well as Fierce, Matrix, and MC Ryme Tyme...

. Their album from the same year Wormhole is considered a genre classic.

Ed Rush

• The Force Is Electric / Gangsta Hardstep (12") No U-Turn
• Bludclott Artattack (12") No U-Turn
• Don Bad Man (12") Lucky Spin Recordings
• Baracuda Part 1 (12") Deejay Recordings
• Guncheck (12") No U-Turn 1995
• Technology / Neutron (12") No U-Turn 1996
• Killamanjaro / Subway (12") Prototype 1996
• Mad Different Methods (12") Nu Black 1996
• Mothership (12") No-U-Turn 1996
• Skylab / Density / The Raven (12") Metalheadz 1996
• Sector 3 / Coma Tone (12") No U-Turn 1996

Ed Rush & Optical

• Funktion / Naked Lunch (12") V Recordings
• Lifespan / Crisis (12") Virus Recordings
• Medicine (Matrix remix) / Lifecrisis (Origin Unknown remix) (12") Virus Recordings
• The Medicine / Punchbag (12") Virus Recordings
• Wormhole Album Sampler (2x12") Virus Recordings
• Wormhole LP (5x12") Virus Recordings
• Zardoz / Satellites (12") Virus Recordings
• Bacteria / Gasmask (12") Virus Recordings
• Watermelon / Sick Note (12") Virus Recordings
• Creeps LP (5x12") Virus Recordings
• Socom EP (2x12") Virus Recordings
• KerbKrawler / Capsule (12") Virus Recordings
• The Original Doctor Shade (4x12") Virus Recordings
• Out Of The Box (CD) Virus Recordings
• Kerb Crawler / Compound (Remixes) (12") Virus Recordings
• Chameleon (CD) Virus Recordings
• Travel the Galaxy (CD) 99999 Groove Attack

External links

• Ed Rush at MySpace
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