Artist profile
James Ruskin is a techno producer working in deep and hypnotic styles. His work emphasizes raw, stripped-down production and sustained atmospheric textures within the techno framework.
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James Ruskin is a moderate-energy with strong groove and drive — mostly instrumental artist.
Sits right in the typical Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) pocket.
Across 13 analysed tracks, James Ruskin averages 52% energy — gentler than 65% of individual Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) tracks — and 66% groove, straighter than 64%.
Measured against 10,772 Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) tracks on 11 August 2026.
Most tracks sit between 85–140 BPM with a median of 132 · predominantly minor keys (69% minor) · most common key: 8A (A Minor) with 3 tracks.
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We scored every transition between James Ruskin’s 13 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 412 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.
60 of the 520 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.0. They come from 13 different James Ruskin tracks.
71 of the 520 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.0. They come from 12 different James Ruskin tracks.
Latch → I Wish I Was Born A Cicada · 11A → 11A · +1 BPM · 90 chemistry
57 of the 507 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.9. They come from 11 different James Ruskin tracks.
76 of the 520 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.0. They come from 10 different James Ruskin tracks.
82 of the 507 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.9. They come from 13 different James Ruskin tracks.
Consumer Patterns → Swamp Dancer · 6B → 6B · +1 BPM · 92 chemistry
58 of the 520 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.0. They come from 13 different James Ruskin tracks.
The Lake → Light falls · 1B → 2B · same BPM · 89 chemistry
58 of the 520 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.0. They come from 12 different James Ruskin tracks.
62 of the 520 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.0. They come from 13 different James Ruskin tracks.
From The Ashes 1 → Grom · 8A → 8A · +2 BPM · 92 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 James Ruskin 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 James Ruskin, 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.
James Ruskin's tracks in our catalog range from 85 to 140 BPM, with a median of 132 BPM. Across 13 tracks, the most common range falls in the 130–135 BPM bucket.
James Ruskin's tracks are mostly in minor keys (69% minor across 13 tracks). The most common single key is 8A (A Minor) with 3 tracks.
We scored every transition between James Ruskin's 13 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 412 catalogues clear the bar by more than chance would give, and Deas, Marcal, Mattias Fridell 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: Sketch 1 into Koma, 12A to 12A, 89 chemistry.
James Ruskin sits closest to Surgeon, Regis, Oscar Mulero 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 James Ruskin releases spanning 1998 to 2014, with the most tracks from the 2010s.
