trance

The Grand is a power-quartet from Oslo, Norway that plays "dirty and razor-sharp, but still highly psychedelic and eclectic" music. In 2007, they released an EP in and an eponymous LP and are currently recording their next album.

Both Ed Rush and Optical are the co-heads of a drum and bass record label called Virus Recordings, based in London, UK. Both have earned acclaim separately, with Optical engineering tracks on Goldie and Grooverider's albums and releasing some excellent solo tunes on the likes of Prototype, 31, and Metro. Ed Rush also has countless releases, notably on No U-Turn, where he and Nico first emphasized the dark era of drum and bass with the masterpiece album Torque, and Metalheadz, where he produced such classics as "The Raven" and "Locust".

This is the end of the world. You see the immense light, hear the incomprehensible sound, feel the intense force... Everything you've ever known is about to cease to exist. ..."Cheers."
You wake up mid-show, realising you've just experienced something epic. Something truly awe-inspiring. You've just experienced "You and What Army". Unforgivingly catchy trance synths soar over tectonic-plate-shatteringly heavy guitar riffs, dancefloor-destroyingly awesome basslines and lowrider-cruisingly phat beats, with the narrated apocalypse rapped, sung and screamed wildly into the fray.

Dave has experience of dance floors across the world, his technical ability landing him main stage appearances at some of the most respected clubbing events world-wide. One of the original club circuit pioneers, he has played his own music and his sound to critical acclaim that have landed him many friends in club scene's from Bogota to Bombay. His particular fondness of the Dutch club scene started at small underground parties in the center of Amsterdam to now appearing at most of the renowned Dance Valley events...