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Date: Mon, 08 Feb 1999 22:25:18 +0000
From: Andrew Rieth <arieth@earthlink.net>
Drum?n?Bass duo Ed Rush and Optical have just release their new album
Wormhole? and are providing this weekend?s Essential Mix. Where were
you and what were you doing musically when you got together?
Optical: We met through friends and often met each other at Music
House cutting dubplates. I was working on my own musical projects at
the time.
Ed Rush: We were both living in West London, I was releasing tunes on
various labels and DJing. What do each of you bring musically to the
partnership?
Optical: Ed Rush was making music for a longtime before we met. He has
a great sense of what works on a dancefloor.
Ed Rush: Optical brings his diverse musical talent and knowledge to
the outfit, his overall understanding of textures and depth is second
to none.
How does Wormhole? differ from your previous solo projects?
Optical: More exploration, more depth sonically.
Ed Rush: As I?ve got older my taste, attitude and preferences have
matured. I think there is more of a funk element, but we still keep
the attitude.
If your music was a soundtrack what movie would it be?
Optical: A Hitchcock thriller.
Ed Rush: I would like to think musically we are more suited to a
science fiction theme, something like the 5th Element.
What are your first memories of drum & bass, what were the tunes and
what were you doing at that period of time?
Optical: I was working at Great Asset Distribution in the studio and
DJing at outdoor, free raves. I thought the use of breaks in house
and hardcore was much needed. The progression to D&B was even better.
Ed Rush: Oxford, in a field ten years ago at the Spiral Tribe phat
parties. The tunes were Naz AKA Naz ?Started Again?, Ajax EP ?28 Gun
Bad Boy? and A Guy Called Gerald. I was studying at college and had
just bought
a pair of 1210?s.
What is your proudest achievement on vinyl?
Optical: Lifespan?, Crisis? and Wormhole?.
Ed Rush: Mothership? and Lifespan?.
What pisses you off?
Optical: Everything (at one time or other).
Ed Rush: Shit sound systems and MC?s with verbal diarrhea.
What is your favorite?? Hip hop track?
Optical: Schooly D?s first album. I loved the beats and rhymes.
Ed Rush: EPMD ?So What Cha Sayin?? and Redman Pick It Up?. Both
produced by Eric Serman ? phat!!!
Techno track?
Optical: Lenny Dee Incinerator? and DX 13?. Extreme hard New York
techno with amazing distorted sounds and bass.
Ed Rush: Joey Beltram ?Close Grind?. Clever arrangements, amazing
loops and tight percussion.
Drum & bass track?
Optical: Impossible, it changes every few hours.
Ed Rush: Too many to mention.
House track?
Optical: 20Hz? by Capricorn I think. Simple, with bad percussion and
chimes at the beginning.
Ed Rush: Kevin Saunderson Uptempo?. Very rollin?.
Name three living legends in music.
Optical: RZA, Herbie Hancock and my brother Matrix.
Ed Rush: James Brown, Eric Sermon and Dillinja.
Is 1999 going to be a big year for drum & bass?
Optical: The progression of the sound continues, it will be another
good year.
Ed Rush: I think the whole foundation of the scene is so strong now,
although with the amount of worldwide interest it can onlyget
stronger.
Why did you turn down all the major label deals that were offered you
last year?
Optical: I get up when I like, work when I like on
what ever I like. We have total control of our lives.
Ed Rush: No one could offer us a deal we were totally happy with, it
is important for us to have control of everything.
What are your plans for your record company, Virus?
Optical: Keeping the right vibe to the label with more quality
releases this year.
Ed Rush: We have several 12?s line up and plans for another new album.
The Track Listings for Radio Show
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MC Ryme Tyme & Optical - untitled? (Dub Plate)
Bad Company - The Nine? (Renegade Hardware)
Original Unknown Ram Trilogy Pt. 3 - Terminal? (Ram Records)
Jonny L - ?Unknown? (XL Recordings)
Ed Rush & Optical Wormhole VRS 001 LP -Fixation? (Virus Recordings)
Origin Unknown Ram Trilogy Pt. 2 -Mind Overload? (Ram Records)
DJ Trace - Sonar? (Prototype Rec's)
DJ Krust - Warhead Rmx? (V Recordings)
Matrix - Unknown? (Metro)
Bad Company - Pulse? (Prototype Rec's)
Ed Rush & Optical - Bacteria? (Virus Recordings)
Usual Suspects - I Give The Orders? (Renegade Hardware)
MC Ryme Tyme - Payback Pt. 1? (D-Sci-4)
Roni Size (DJ Die Rmx) - Watching Windows? (Talkin Loud)
Matrix - Unknown? (Dub Plate)
Ed Rush & Optical - Funktion? (V Recordings)
Bad Company - China Cup? (Dub Plate)
Ram Recordings - Iron Lung? (Dub Plate)
Optical -Newoptic? (Dub Plate)
Ed Rush & Optical Wormhole VRS 001LP - Dozer? (Virus Rec)
DJ Die - Clear Skies? (Full Cycle)
Usual Suspects - Sin? (Renegade Hardware)
Usual Suspects - Killa Beez? (Renegade Hardware)
Ram Trilogy Pt. 3 - Chase Scene? (Ram Records)
Ed Rush & Optical - Watermelon? (Virus Recordings)
System Error 99 - Origin Unknown? (Ram Records)
Ed Rush & Optical - Gasmask? (Virus Recordings)
Optical & Fierce - Beachball? (Renegade Hardware)
Ed Rush, Optical & Fierce - Alien Girl? (Prototype)
Ed Rush & Optical Wormhole VRS 001LP - Slip Through? (Virus
Recordings)
Ed Rush & Optical - ?Sick Note? (Virus Recordings)
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