Artist profile
Dr Rude is a hard dance and hardcore producer working within the neo-rave and UK hardcore sphere. His production spans energetic breakbeats and intense synthesizer work characteristic of the contemporary hardcore scene.
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Dr Rude is a high-energy with strong drive and a bright production artist.
Sits right in the typical Hard Dance / Hardcore / Neo Rave pocket.
Across 34 analysed tracks, Dr Rude averages 79% energy — harder than 70% of individual Hard Dance / Hardcore / Neo Rave tracks — and 37% groove, straighter than 61%.
Measured against 12,440 Hard Dance / Hardcore / Neo Rave tracks on 11 August 2026.
Most tracks sit between 75–200 BPM with a median of 152 · predominantly minor keys (62% minor) · most common key: 9A (E Minor) with 5 tracks.
How Dr Rude’s production has shifted across their catalog. The radar overlays earlier and recent eras as one shape, the year-by-year chart shows every metric move, and the tempo trend tracks the BPM migration against the typical Hard Dance / Hardcore / Neo Rave tempo.
Across Dr Rude's catalog, tempos have climbed from ~148 to ~164 BPM; warmth has lifted; production has darkened.
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We scored every transition between Dr Rude’s 34 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 416 catalogues clear the bar — a transition counts at 80 chemistry or above, the same number you’ll see on any track page. The 8 with the widest margin over chance are below.
Chance is measured, not assumed: 0.573% of transitions between two randomly drawn tracks by different artists in this catalogue reach 80. Listed alphabetically — the set is reproducible, the order inside it is not.
211 of the 1,360 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 7.8. They come from 30 different Dr Rude tracks.
Out of Heaven feat. Jesse Lyons - Extended Mix → Breathe 2020 feat. David Spekter · 12B → 12B · same BPM · 91 chemistry
203 of the 1,360 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 7.8. They come from 29 different Dr Rude tracks.
Euphoria - Extended Mix → The Light Of Darkness - Extended Mix · 3A → 3A · same BPM · 92 chemistry
188 of the 1,360 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 7.8. They come from 31 different Dr Rude tracks.
Twisted → Supernova - Devin Wild Remix · 8A → 8A · same BPM · 92 chemistry
197 of the 1,360 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 7.8. They come from 31 different Dr Rude tracks.
Never Bow - Extended Mix → The Grind · 8A → 8A · same BPM · 92 chemistry
193 of the 1,360 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 7.8. They come from 32 different Dr Rude tracks.
SNPR (2018 Refixx) - Extended Mix → The Unknown - Extended Mix · 9A → 9A · same BPM · 92 chemistry
192 of the 1,360 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 7.8. They come from 31 different Dr Rude tracks.
The Last Hunter (Official Pumpkin 2017 Anthem) - Extended Mix → Power Of Emotion - Edit · 9B → 10A · same BPM · 93 chemistry
181 of the 1,360 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 7.8. They come from 26 different Dr Rude tracks.
Apocalypse - Extended Mix → Reflection · 4A → 4A · same BPM · 91 chemistry
191 of the 1,360 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 7.8. They come from 32 different Dr Rude tracks.
The Last Hunter (Official Pumpkin 2017 Anthem) - Extended Mix → Action · 9B → 9B · same BPM · 90 chemistry
Chemistry weighs harmonic, rhythmic, energy, groove, mood and vocal compatibility. Tempos are as analysed from the recording — where a genre is habitually detected an octave down, this is how we handle it. Different measurement from the audience-overlap list further down the page.
DJs and producers closest to Dr Rude by audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play. It’s a taste signal, not a measured key-and-tempo match: good for shortlisting crates when you’re prepping a set around Dr Rude, then check the chemistry on the pair you actually mix. Eligible names link to their own page.
Similarity data from Last.fm. BPM, key and energy on this page are measured from the recordings in our catalog.
Dr Rude's tracks in our catalog range from 75 to 200 BPM, with a median of 152 BPM. Across 34 tracks, the most common range falls in the 150–155 BPM bucket.
Dr Rude's tracks are mostly in minor keys (62% minor across 34 tracks). The most common single key is 9A (E Minor) with 5 tracks.
We scored every transition between Dr Rude's 34 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 416 catalogues clear the bar by more than chance would give, and Atmozfears, B-Front, D-Block & S-te-Fan are three of them — listed alphabetically, because the set is reproducible and the order inside it is not. A transition counts at 80 chemistry or above, the same number shown on a track page. One measured example: Out of Heaven feat. Jesse Lyons - Extended Mix into Breathe 2020 feat. David Spekter, 12B to 12B, 91 chemistry.
Dr Rude sits closest to Sephyx, Dillytek, Pherato in our catalog. That ranking is audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play — rather than a measured key-and-tempo match, so treat it as a shortlist worth digging through, not a promise that any two tracks will beatmatch. The full list, with track counts, is in the Related artists section above.
Our catalog has Dr Rude releases spanning 2011 to 2023, with the most tracks from the 2010s.