History of Virus

With the back catalogue hitting the download store of dnbarena, Ed Rush & Optical digg deep revealing the story behind Virus' infectious tunes.
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[@ashadeofnight]

the old tech step sound/vibe is just so badass. so much attitude. I love it how they just get a really simple short abrasive sounding groove and repeat it so that the listener can really get into it. that gritty abrasive quality is gone forever, that's why we all rinse the classics still!!

[@lukey1210]

I never felt that name “tech step” as it was either jump up jungle or DnB

[@stateagent2123]

Man..... These geezers must've hardly seen the light of day what with their dedication to this music & shaping all sorts sounds for the ears to enjoy.... Absolute WIZARDS

[@lukey1210]

They were class and you are right. I always say though Dillinja n roni size had the edge on them and andy c

[@philthepainter]

Light years ahead of time these pair ♥

[@Hardscorecom]

i cant look at ed rush without thinking its a wig

[@TheXitone]

Cant believe they changed their sound to fit in .The Wormhole lp is a beast of an album .

[@adamabbey1652]

they what now ? never changed their sound. you can instantly recognize their stuff for being them through the entire life cycle.

[@jamescrowther1234]

Wormhole was a product of it's time, every other album since then was also the case

[@DaftFader]

They didn't change, they just stopped making music when there was no place left for their analog only sounding approach to making music, due to the contrasting digital brightness every other tune being made by then had, that their tunes would not work alongside in DJ mixes, nor compete with in regards to over all loudness.

[@NathanRivers]

interesting comment about today mixdowns versus their older stuff. Optical dosent seem too pleased. Why not just make the music you want anyway matt! I think we would all appreciate it.

[@lambd01d]

I know what they're talking about with the difference in levels. The old stuff has a lot more dynamics and does sound more natural, whereas the new stuff sounds smashed to bits.

[@CraZeHeLlGaSt]

+lambd01d alot sounds the same these days

[@Abruzzo333]

Yep, in many ways D&B has become a victim of it's own 'next level technical production' persona. The music that was made with hardware samplers, effects and mixing desks sounds much more organic and three dimensional....compared to the sterile, super compressed, clean newer drum & bass... which to me sounds very flat and two dimensional as a result. In Rock/Pop they call the period of the last 20 years 'the loudness wars' and basically consider it part of the reason that music of the last couple decades is kind of rubbish. As a result, many producers have now started to back off of those production techniques for a more natural sound but I don't think drum & bass producers got the memo.

[@CalvinL.Stevens]

Absolutely. The old stuff also incorporates what I consider the real Dnb sound a lot more. A lot more emphasis on reese basses, less dramatic drops...

[@lambd01d]

@@CalvinL.Stevens You'd also have 6-8 minute tunes with proper intros and they'd take you on a journey. Now, it's like 4 minutes wham bam thank you ma'am, next tune please DJ.

[@rsouth454]

Love how they explain how and why the authentic tech roller dnb sound is pretty much lost. I remember when things noticably begun to change , still good tunes came out but that old sound cant be beaten imo

[@SuperPeakey]

Best duo bar none. The Virus sound changed the whole scene IMO

[@6iksi862]

Much respect from Bulgaria! These guys are a dnb pioneers

[@jungresonant9772]

Wormhole is still one of the freshest albums ever made imo, not just dnb but all genres. Still inspired every time I listen.

[@mashup30]

They should go n hook up with the rider again n make some more heavy shit in the prototype studio.That would be nice!

[@MrADAPT12]

I like how he admits that he was a house techno dj with a drum kit wanting a high hat...

[@ultrajayme]

MrADAPT12 hi-hats lock you in the groove. Love hi-hats!

[@k.c.lejeune6613]

They're talking about the analogue sound being so much better than digital but yet all these drum and bass producers are making everything digital now so they actually fell victim to the very thing that they say is not as good

[@ashadeofnight]

digital always lacks a certain depth. it sounds "flat" and poor production really highlights that.

[@k.c.lejeune6613]

Tom Padget That is does, just doesn't have the same presence as analogue, especially on the low end.

[@fannysludge]

These guys. Andy and that are great. But every time I listen to these out . They play serious sounds. Depth full . I look for their names on the line up. They are consistent. ...... Consistently excellent.

[@user-ru6dz1po5t]

According to old monitor behing them this interview was taken long time ago.

[@3Dvkesteren]

Sonic & Silver - Rocket Launcher (Virus Recordings)

[@DarksouIjah]

Ed Rush & Optical - Compound

[@crugga]

Watch this space, new lp coming soon is vintage Virus sound.

[@prestonloyola]

What is the track at 2:12 - 2:14? (The End)

[@edgardolus]

my goooodddd tune at 2:11 pleaseeeee

[@blahfm]

Shame most of the back cat is recorded of vinyl. Apart from the albums that came out on cd they must have lost most of the dats of the vinyl releases.

[@lukey1210]

Man was playing there stuff from 97 on wax them and dillinja blew prototype to pieces on the prototype years and then metalheadz platinum breaks

[@AVODnBAsSiMiLaTiOn]

I want them to my birthday party... must split everything! xD

[@CouncilEstatePopMusic]

Ant and Dec...!

[@gamatron17]

old shit sounds way better

[@Sketcher86]

Now its turned into Neurofunk

[@ikeaaron]

Surely that's what 'dinner' meant @ 4:18 !

[@johnambrose9021]

Excellent,

[@bhadrapad1]

5:50 track ??

[@geargei80]

ed rush and optical - pacman (the ram trilogy remix is even better :))

[@platoon1979]

thankss mate

[@rustyhex9899]

2:10 track pls

[@PierreRipplinger]

Yes, and at this point DJs become musicians, they don't just play tracks. In this video, we see they create their own rythm patterns, they make something totally new from the sampled tracks.

[@pharmalokd]

ed rush is so right! the mixdowns today are PLASTIC. i think we are forgetting where we came from!

[@viceversaDNB]

@prestonloyola hmm they're talking at that point but, just before that it's Rocket Launcher, by Sonic and Silver (on Virus) after that it's Compound.

[@platoon1979]

tune at 2:34 is called?

[@metalliCodrUMs3378]

Barry Verweire ed rush & optical - compound Was written on it lol

[@cash0mark]

very tight

[@MikeRankinUK]

Moose sounded old even then. No disrespect though, guy is a veteran!

[@Wil_Dsense]

This is quality! ... wondering the tune playing @4:38 ?

[@Espermaschine]

'Can U ?' by Optical from the 'Virus Vaults' compilation.

[@Espermaschine]

Also released as 'Can u read' on '20 Years Of Optical'. According to a DOA thread it was supposed to come out on Grooverider's Prototype label.

[@robmunro4503]

what is tune at about 2 mins in

[@geedaffu5107]

whats the track at 2.11????

[@Aotearolla]

@ 6:00 sad but tru.

[@danchaplin134]

Alien girl my favourite track

[@robertmunro5382]

name of the tune at 1.55 any one ?

[@Supergeckos1000]

+Robert Munro Sonic & Silver - Rocket Launcher

[@robertmunro5382]

bad man tune cheers

[@andyp8464]

two geniuses

[@timsurftim]

tune at 5.30?

[@EdiDrums]

Tune at 0:54 please, anybody? Advance thanks

[@geargei80]

ed rush and optical - check out time :)

[@user-bp6ql3wk4m]

music at 0.54 pls

[@SHINZ138]

+Артем Олефір check out time - ed rush and optical from the album the creeps

[@phonkstanate]

Ed Rush wearing toupee?

[@hammie9355]

What year was this?

[@julianlyons1670]

2007

[@kdmkdm1484]

It was put on KZbin in 2007 but im sure its from a few years before that.

[@mrtibbs5543]

H e looks like the artfildodger from the film.

[@billfromoverthehill4164]

Their virus is my antidote!

[@Shabimbly]

Pacman

[@laffikdcaps]

sonic & silver - rocket launcher

[@openhat64tel64]

holy shit isnt the blonde guy the actor of "human traffic"? :oooooo

[@danielsavine5226]

just come upon this n i´ve never ever seen ben with hair.......

[@fugazi32]

Vinyl will never buy! I'm not selling my beloved NO U-TURN records for some poop CDJs - why would I pay for digital music? It doesn't make sense...

[@InjexDnB]

It physically hurts to read something so stupid

[@ikeaaron]

How the fuck are they supposed to make money by selling vinyl if nobody's buying that shit anymore?

[@TheXitone]

Never liked D+B MCs tbh always ruins my buzz and snaps me back to reality 'Hold it down'... 'here comes the bass' ... yea ok guy .