The Original Doctor Shade

Ed Rush and Optical have long been two of the hardest working producers in dance music.

OK, it's been a while between drinks for the Virus boys, but 'The Original Dr. Shade' is a fantastic collection of innovative, mature & constantly firing dancefloor bullets & is testament to the fact they haven't been resting on their laurels while we were waiting!

There are a number of tracks gaining massive attention for their fresh new sounds & re-interpretation of a classic formula. There's the typically grimy, twisted, rolling, sci-fi sounds we've come to expect from Virus, as well as more funky, sexy offerings ('Bullit'), a solid house cut ('Smarty Pants') of Deep Dish ilk, turntable shenanigans with Scratch Perverts ('Get Ill'), a marriage of funky & trance house styles with heavyweight Virus d&b ('Hammerhead' & 'Kinetic'), plus a minimal roller ('Heads Will Roll') which has been gaining a real head of steam on dancefloors all over Europe.

'The Original Dr. Shade' is another legendary anthology of Virus works that will go down as a classic in years to come, reinforcing Ed Rush & Optical's reputations even further as genuine league leaders.