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Ed Rush

Ed Rush is a drum and bass producer and DJ known for his work in the darker, more technical end of the genre. His productions are characterized by intricate breakbeats and atmospheric soundscapes.

30 tracksDrum & Bass· 1993–2023
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Sound profile

EnergyDriveGrooveBrightnessWarmthVocal

Ed Rush is a moderate-energy and a bright production artist.

This artistTypical Drum & Bass
Signature sound

Sits right in the typical Drum & Bass pocket.

How this compares to Drum & Bass

Across 30 analysed tracks, Ed Rush averages 56% energy — gentler than 75% of individual Drum & Bass tracks — and 39% groove, straighter than 57%.

Measured against 23,150 Drum & Bass tracks on 11 August 2026.

Key & BPM profile

Most tracks sit between 72–165 BPM with a median of 87 · predominantly minor keys (67% minor) · most common key: 6A (G Minor) with 7 tracks.

BPM spread
70–74
1
85–89
19
95–99
1
100–104
1
105–109
1
110–114
1
120–124
1
130–134
1
145–149
1
150–154
2
165–169
1
Key distribution
1A11B2A12B3A23B14A14B5A45B16A76B7A7B58A18B9A19B110A110B111A111B12A12B1

Sound profile evolution

How Ed Rush’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 Drum & Bass tempo.

Sound profile shift
EnergyDriveGrooveBrightnessWarmthVocal
1993–2008·13 tracks
2009–2023·9 tracks
Year-by-year sound · scale 0–100
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Tempo migration · yearly average
This artistTypical Drum & Bass
What changed

Across Ed Rush's catalog, tempos have eased from ~117 to ~85 BPM; energy has lifted; warmth has receded.

Release volume by decade

9
1990s
6
2000s
6
2010s
1
2020s

Tracks in catalog

30 total · sortable
Chubrub album art
Chubrub
Ed Rush, Optical
87 BPM · 7B · Drum & Bass · 52% Sustainer
Drum & Bass
87
7B · F maj
52%Sustainer
2009
Funktion album art
Funktion
Ed Rush, Optical
88 BPM · 3B · Drum & Bass · 53% Sustainer
Drum & Bass
88
3B · D♭ maj
53%Sustainer
1998
Wormhole album art
Wormhole
Ed Rush, Optical
85 BPM · 3A · Drum & Bass · 40% Sustainer
Drum & Bass
85
3A · B♭ min
40%Sustainer
1998
Compound album art
Compound
Ed Rush, Optical
85 BPM · 6A · Drum & Bass · 45% Sustainer
Drum & Bass
85
6A · G min
45%Sustainer
1998
Mystery Machine album art
Mystery Machine
Ed Rush, Optical
85 BPM · 3A · Drum & Bass · 47% Sustainer
Drum & Bass
85
3A · B♭ min
47%Sustainer
1998
Scarabs album art
Scarabs
Ed Rush
87 BPM · 10B · Drum & Bass · 55% Builder
Drum & Bass
87
10B · D maj
55%Builder
2014
Pacman album art
Pacman
Ed Rush, Optical
86 BPM · 6A · Drum & Bass · 46% Sustainer
Drum & Bass
86
6A · G min
46%Sustainer
2000
City 17 album art
City 17
Ed Rush, Optical, Ryme Tyme
149 BPM · 8A · Drum & Bass · 61% Builder
Drum & Bass
149
8A · A min
61%Builder
2009
Interlinked album art
Interlinked
Ed Rush, Redpill
86 BPM · 1A · Drum & Bass · 68% Builder
Drum & Bass
86
1A · A♭ min
68%Builder
—
Proton album art
Proton
Ed Rush, Nico
104 BPM · 5B · Drum & Bass · 55% Sustainer
Drum & Bass
104
5B · E♭ maj
55%Sustainer
1997
Resurrection album art
Resurrection
Ed Rush, Optical, Ryme Tyme
87 BPM · 2A · Drum & Bass · 46% Sustainer
Drum & Bass
87
2A · E♭ min
46%Sustainer
2000
Body Back album art
Body Back
Ed Rush
86 BPM · 7B · Drum & Bass · 79% Peak time
Drum & Bass
86
7B · F maj
79%Peak time
2023
Check Me Out - 2014 Remaster album art
Check Me Out - 2014 Remaster
Ed Rush, Nico
165 BPM · 5A · Drum & Bass · 45% Sustainer
Drum & Bass
165
5A · C min
45%Sustainer
—
Maasai Funk album art
Maasai Funk
Ed Rush
86 BPM · 7B · Drum & Bass · 69% Builder
Drum & Bass
86
7B · F maj
69%Builder
—
No Cure feat. Ryme Tyme album art
No Cure feat. Ryme Tyme
Ed Rush, Optical
87 BPM · 4A · Drum & Bass · 65% Builder
Drum & Bass
87
4A · F min
65%Builder
2015
The Host album art
The Host
Ed Rush, Optical
87 BPM · 5A · Drum & Bass · 65% Builder
Drum & Bass
87
5A · C min
65%Builder
2015
Lifespan album art
Lifespan
Ed Rush, Optical
98 BPM · 5A · Drum & Bass · 27% Warm-up
Drum & Bass
98
5A · C min
27%Warm-up
1998
Voidwalker album art
Voidwalker
Ed Rush
108 BPM · 9A · Drum & Bass · 70% Builder
Drum & Bass
108
9A · E min
70%Builder
—
Perfect Drug album art
Perfect Drug
Ed Rush, Matrix, Optical
122 BPM · 6A · Drum & Bass · 67% Builder
Drum & Bass
122
6A · G min
67%Builder
2006
Steppin Out album art
Steppin Out
Ed Rush
86 BPM · 12B · Drum & Bass · 96% Peak time
Drum & Bass
86
12B · E maj
96%Peak time
—
Don Bad Man album art
Don Bad Man
Ed Rush, DJ Trace
150 BPM · 5A · Drum & Bass · 43% Sustainer
Drum & Bass
150
5A · C min
43%Sustainer
1993
Boxcar album art
Boxcar
Ed Rush
87 BPM · 7B · Drum & Bass · 61% Builder
Drum & Bass
87
7B · F maj
61%Builder
2014
Falling Down Stairs album art
Falling Down Stairs
Ed Rush, Optical
72 BPM · 6A · Drum & Bass · 59% Builder
Drum & Bass
72
6A · G min
59%Builder
2015
Clean Gun album art
Clean Gun
Ed Rush, DJ Trace
150 BPM · 10A · Drum & Bass · 40% Sustainer
Drum & Bass
150
10A · B min
40%Sustainer
1993
Satellites album art
Satellites
Ed Rush, Optical
134 BPM · 11A · Drum & Bass · 27% Warm-up
Drum & Bass
134
11A · F♯ min
27%Warm-up
1998
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Artists that mix with Ed Rush

We scored every transition between Ed Rush’s 30 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 795 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.

1991

182 of the 1,200 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 6.9. They come from 22 different Ed Rush tracks.

No Cure feat. Ryme Tyme → All We Do Is Dance - Extended Mix · 4A → 4A · same BPM · 92 chemistry

Bcee

184 of the 1,200 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 6.9. They come from 23 different Ed Rush tracks.

No Cure feat. Ryme Tyme → Seal The Deal · 4A → 3A · same BPM · 91 chemistry

Break

167 of the 1,200 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 6.9. They come from 24 different Ed Rush tracks.

No Cure feat. Ryme Tyme → Out Of Time · 4A → 4A · same BPM · 93 chemistry

Dub Phizix

183 of the 1,200 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 6.9. They come from 21 different Ed Rush tracks.

No Cure feat. Ryme Tyme → Babalugats · 4A → 4A · same BPM · 91 chemistry

Fourward

189 of the 1,200 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 6.9. They come from 22 different Ed Rush tracks.

Forever → Belly Of The Beast · 6A → 6A · same BPM · 93 chemistry

Nick The Lot

162 of the 1,200 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 6.9. They come from 24 different Ed Rush tracks.

Automaton → Smelly · 6A → 6A · +1 BPM · 92 chemistry

Prolix

168 of the 1,200 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 6.9. They come from 22 different Ed Rush tracks.

Boxcar → Dynamite · 7B → 7B · −1 BPM · 93 chemistry

Technimatic

163 of the 1,200 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 6.9. They come from 23 different Ed Rush tracks.

Automaton → Solace · 6A → 6A · same BPM · 91 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.

Related artists

Top 15 by similarity

DJs and producers closest to Ed Rush 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 Ed Rush, then check the chemistry on the pair you actually mix. Eligible names link to their own page.

Ed Rush & Optical
100%
1 track in catalog · Drum & Bass · no artist page yet
Bad Company UK
82%
13 tracks in catalog · Drum & Bass
Dillinja
76%
22 tracks in catalog · Drum & Bass
Optical
74%
5 tracks in catalog · Drum & Bass
Dom & Roland
68%
23 tracks in catalog · Drum & Bass
Digital
62%
14 tracks in catalog · Drum & Bass
Technical Itch
61%
3 tracks in catalog · Drum & Bass
Ram Trilogy
56%
6 tracks in catalog · Drum & Bass
Audio
52%
66 tracks in catalog · Drum & Bass
Cause 4 Concern
52%
1 track in catalog · Drum & Bass · no artist page yet
Black Sun Empire
51%
77 tracks in catalog · Drum & Bass
Prolix
50%
55 tracks in catalog · Drum & Bass
DJ Die
48%
16 tracks in catalog · Drum & Bass
Agressor Bunx
46%
59 tracks in catalog · Drum & Bass
J Majik
45%
10 tracks in catalog · Drum & Bass

Similarity data from Last.fm. BPM, key and energy on this page are measured from the recordings in our catalog.

FAQ

What BPM does Ed Rush play at?+

Ed Rush's tracks in our catalog range from 72 to 165 BPM, with a median of 87 BPM. Across 30 tracks, the most common range falls in the 85–90 BPM bucket.

What key are Ed Rush's tracks in?+

Ed Rush's tracks are mostly in minor keys (67% minor across 30 tracks). The most common single key is 6A (G Minor) with 7 tracks.

What artists mix well with Ed Rush?+

We scored every transition between Ed Rush's 30 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 795 catalogues clear the bar by more than chance would give, and 1991, Bcee, Break 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: No Cure feat. Ryme Tyme into All We Do Is Dance - Extended Mix, 4A to 4A, 92 chemistry.

Which artists share an audience with Ed Rush?+

Ed Rush sits closest to Ed Rush & Optical, Bad Company UK, Dillinja 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.

When was Ed Rush most active?+

Our catalog has Ed Rush releases spanning 1993 to 2023, with the most tracks from the 1990s.