Ben Settle, known by the stage name Ed Rush, is a

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producer and DJ. Rush has been releasing records since 1992 primarily with

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(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,

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and

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Early career

Rush's first releases were a pair of self-released white label 12" singles, the

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-sampling "I Wanna Stay in the Jungle" and "Look What They've Done" in late 1992. In early 1993, Rush begun playing on the London pirate radio station Don FM, where he was to first meet future production partner DJ Trace, resulting in the duo releasing the track "Don Bad Man", produced by engineer Nico Sykes. Shortly after, Rush recorded "Bludclot Artattack", which was released on Sykes' No U Turn Records. This release helped to influence the

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away from hardcore and into drum and bass. Rush's work grew increasingly uncompromising and dark: writing in the book '' Energy Flash: a Journey Through Rave Music and Dance Culture'',

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wrote "Ed Rush's No U-Turn tracks 'Gangsta Hardstep' and 'Guncheck' took the explosive energy of hardcore and imploded it, transforming febrile hyperkinesis into molasses thick malaise." 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

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further helped to establish Rush's reputation as a prominent drum and bass artist. In 1996, Rush and Trace coined the dense, hard style of

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they were working on as " techstep" which went on to become the dominant style of drum and bass in the late 1990s. Rush's work with Trace and Nico on No U-Turn Records was compiled on the album ''Torque'' in 1997. Together with

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he forms the duo Killbox.

Collaboration with Optical

In 1995 Rush met Matt Quinn, who worked under the stage name ''Optical''. They met at the ''Music House'', a dubplate mastering company in

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, London where dubplates would be made for their DJ sets. Rob Playford the owner of the label

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gave them space in his

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office building to allow them to build their own studio. They released their debut single ''Funktion'' in 1997, and followed it up in 1998 with their debut album, ''

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,'' which has been described as the greatest drum and bass album of all time and introduced the style of drum and bass now known as

Neurofunk Neurofunk (also known informally as neuro) is a dark subgenre of drum and bass which emerged between 1997 and 1998 in London, England as a progression of techstep. It was further developed by juxtaposing elements of darker, heavier, and hard ...

. In 2000, DJ Craze used their track "Watermelon" in his beat-juggling routine, helping him win his 3rd DMC World Championship. In 2000, they released their second album, ''The Creeps (Invisible And Deadly!)'', which broadened their palette by introducing vocals to the mix Their third album, ''The Original Doctor Shade'' was released in 2003 and featured a collaboration with

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DJs,

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. In 2005, they took part in the ''40 Artists, 40 Days'' project organised by the

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in the run up to London's successful bid to win the right to host the

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and

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. 2006 saw the release of their fourth album ''Chameleon'' which saw them using a live band for the first time and three years later followed with ''Travel the Galaxy''. Their track ''Frontline'' was use in the soundtrack to the 2008 video game '' Wipeout HD''. In 2014,

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described them as one of the most influential artists in drum and bass. Their most recent album, ''No Cure,'' was released in October 2015. The same year also saw the release of their first headline mix featured as part of the long running

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series of mix CDs, ''FabricLive.82''. They had a long relationship with the London club

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having played at the opening weekend in 1999 and appearing on the first drum and bass mix released by Fabric in 2002 ('' FabricLive.06'' mixed by Grooverider). Following Islington Council's decision to revoke Fabric's licence in September 2016, Ed Rush & Optical took part in a benefit show to challenge the decision. In November 2016 agreement was reached to reopen the club. In addition to many club appearances, Rush and Optical have appeared at festivals, including

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in 1999 and 2014, and

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in 2013. They have also collaborated and remixed several other artists including: Goldie,

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(''

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)'' and

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featuring John Newman ('' Not Giving In''). They themselves have been remixed by other artists such as

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, who remixed their track ''Bacteria'' in 2004. As well as his work with Optical, Rush has also released house music under the name ''Ben Dylan''. Ed Rush is a play on the phrase "head rush", which was slang in the

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scene for a temporary whiteout caused by too many Es.

Discography

Solo discography

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'' 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''

(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 *''

'' 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) *''The Remixes Vol. 2'' Virus Recordings (2004) (UK #69) *''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)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rush, Ed Living people DJs from London English record producers English DJs English drum and bass musicians British electronic dance music DJs Year of birth missing (living people)