Ned Rush = Drum'N'Breaks MegaCast

Mr. Ned Rush, aka rude_NHS, taking an "epic look into editing, warping and mixing some drum tracks, then resampling, slicing and sequencing into a hardcore drum break of doom."

Dig this sound? Then be sure to pick up the latest rude_NHS ep, Hook at Head Time!

rude_NHS is pants

rude_NHS ripping it up behind closed doors:

rude_NHS - Hook At Head Time

My man rude_NHS, aka Mr.Ned Rush, has a new 3 song ep available on bandcamp entitled Hook At Head Time! I'm particularly digging the second track "Naked in the Sink". Check out the tracks before you buy:

Ned Rush = Audio synth with bass guitar

"a maxforlive deivce i'm working on that synth's up audio and stuff, here it is on bass, mega noodle. probably the most pointless and silly video ever."
-Mr.Ned Rush

Ned Rush + MaxVlog (basic random note M4L device)

"YAY! random music in maxforlive. Nothing special to seasoned max users, but for 1 hours work, for me i just wont ever turn it off. Velocity and Duration are randomized with out adjust, but feel free to dive in and add some bits." -Mr.Ned Rush

Go to the youtube video page to download Max device (under video in "show more" section.)

rude_NHS live from the bunker!

"a snip of me playing a live show on friday 16th of september 2011, from my friends studio. not the best jam i've had but it shows off some of the toys i've been making, like some maxforlive devices, like my midi looper, kaossilator, vocoder and auto tune stuff, plus some live looping in ableton live, plus some fun with artillery 2 and the finger. hope you enjoy and you can watch the whole show including a live set from the awesome band JayEtAl at www.livestream.com/rude_NHS" -Mr.Ned Rush

Ned Rush Phrase Looper M4L

Ned Rush, aka rude_NHS, just introduced a new Max for Live instrument, the Ned Seq 1 1.0:

This is a cheap as chips midi looper for maxforlive, plus its the first patch i've made that i will actually use and will continue to develop, and wasnt for learning curves or experimental purposes. if anyone would like to collab with me on it i'd be more than happy.

drop this before a synth or drum rack, hit go and play something and it will loop, using seq~. different bar lengths give you more time to record.

this was a quick and dirty interface design plus its early doors as i'm very new to max. hope you enjoy.

cheers
ned.

Download the device @ Maxforlive.com!

Ned Rush = MaxVlog5.mov

yay! recording and looping midi in maxforlive, however faced a few
problems. would appreciate any max users who could offer ideas
to solve my problems. thanks.
-Mr.NedRush

rude_NHS A Hundred Sides out now on Sotones!

Today, Sotones Music Co-Op releases the debut full length album from rude_NHS. The album, titled A Hundred Sides, covers more terrain than a transatlantic flight; eschewing genres, instead taking the listener on a musical journey over an electronic landscape. This album is a departure for rude_NHS from the Tango 6 ep material, somehow managing to be both more orthodox and experimental at the same time. The songs feel more structured, yet keep you guessing to the direction their heading. Now I've had the pleasure of listening to A Hundred Sides many times in the last few weeks, since rude_NHS mastermind Duncan covertly sent me a copy. And thru Facebook and gmail I've been able to ask him some questions about this release. So let's call this an intereview...

A Hundred Sides starts with the funk banger - "Roy Orbital" this song features the kind of keyboard lines that would make Herbie Hancock proud. Programmed or played?

I actually played the bassline on a bass guitar and the main lead line on guitar into the computer via a guitar to midi converter. They were snips from a much larger jam. Some monophonic ideas i come up with sometimes get put into the sequencer this way.



- One thing that really strikes me about A Hundred Sides is the diverse sounds.  What software/hardware did you primarily use making this album?

All Ableton, plus some Sugar-Bytes and Native Instruments gear. It was mastered in Logic 8 using some top end outboard EQs which sadly i can't remember the make or model of...

- Speaking of diversity you genre hop with ease on A Hundred Sides, covering electro, acid, techno, dubstep, drum and bass, glitch and I'm sure a few other genres I'm not aware of...  Yet the album feels like a body of work and not a jumbled vision.  Did you set out to make this an assorted chronicle in the beginning?

 I don't really think about genre when i make stuff, its more grooves and tempo really. I mean there are clearly 'drum and bass' tracks on there, but the plan wasn't strictly to make an eclectic album, it just turned out that when i picked out all the tracks that i clearly liked based on how much work i'd done on them, it turned out they were all a bit different, but really thats just the tempo or the beat. i think behind that they all have a cohesive hue that makes it work i guess.

- The tracks that make up A Hundred Sides flow really well together.  Was song placement a major decision or a happy accident?

I did fiddle around with the track listing for a while, in fact there were more tracks i had planned for it, but i couldn't get that flow i wanted so took i some out and left the ones that sit nice next to each other. i knew which would be first and which would be last, but the stuff in the middle took a bit of time to work out i guess.

- This record really uses the spatial field well. When listening to "A China Wiring Porno" I kept thinking some of the sounds were coming from my surroundings and not my iPod. Who mastered the album?

David Wallace

- Lastly, are you going to do any touring in support of A Hundred Sides?

I'm pretty hopeless at sorting out gigs for myself unless they are my own nights. I have a few dates coming up over the summer months but no tour. If they book me I will come.



In closing A Hundred Sides is a fantastic driving record. And no wonder, as Duncan mentioned on the Sotones website the album was inspired by traveling to university lectures:

I would drive to Southampton and hear blokes zooming past in their cars listening to really bassy stuff, and it just clicked. I need to make a really fat car album.

Pick up A Hundred Sides today from Sotones or iTunes. And if you happen to be in the Southampton area of England, rude_NHS is headlining the Sotones Spring Social on April 30th at The Hobbit!

the most amazing old school jungle video ever!!!!

this is a new patch i'm working on for live shows. its kind of cool
because i can trigger loops from inside drums racks, rather than
from clips in abletons session window, which means i can have
lots and lots of loops in one neat place, rather than plastered all
over the session window.
-rude_NHS

Ned Rush = MaxVlog4

got inspired by recent vid from learnmax eric i turned one of my
patches into a live sampling keyboard. one thing i've always
wanted and now i have it, a quick and dirty sk1 style sampler in
ableton. will be sharing when its well bling!
-Mr.Ned Rush

Ned Rush = Kaoss Effects Rack teaser!!

this is a quick look at my Kaoss pad style effects rack for ableton
live 8. ideally for use with the korg nano pad, but will work with
any controller that lets to assign momentary controls to something
like a button, which most of them do. it will be available for free/
donation in a few weeks. hope you like.
-Mr.Ned Rush

Ned Rush = Break Rack for Ableton Live

this is a follow up to my loop rack video. this time loops can be
broken down into sections for breakbeat mashup stuff, no midi
clips, all just the rack. will probably be a big project to finish but
if you follow some of the other videos on this topic you could
probably knock one up yourself. when its finished i'll upload.
yet again my late night drunken performance doesnt really do it
justice but i dont care cause i made it and it awesome yeah. maybe.
-MrNedRush

Ned Rush = Loop Rack for Ableton Live.

You can read a bit more on how to make this yourself by viewing
this note on Facebook. Please visit more kicks than friends.
-MrNedRush

Ned Rush = spod1 (Reaktor 5 patch)

this is a prototype reaktor patch for one of the instruments i'll be
using in my new band/noise project called SPOD. its a very basic
grain cloud oscillator which lets you scroll around the sound and
pick various points to perform all kinds of granular tricks. i mirrored
the controls to my novation nocturn. sorry about the angle.
-morekicksthanfriends.tumblr.com

rude_NHS livestream videos

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Clips from the rude_NHS livestream channel.
New videos every Tuesday!

Ned Rush live stream promo for 01/02/2011 8pm GMT

My man Mr. Ned Rush, aka rude_NHS, is doing a live concert on
the internet (1/02/11 @ 8pm GMT), here's the down low:

www.livestream.com/rude_nhs
www.facebook.com/event...

Ned Rush = Time Stretched based slicing in Abletons Drum Racks

i often see time stretched slicing as a feature request on the ableton
website. this video shows you how to do it with Sampler, Drum Racks
and custom preset slicing. hope you enjoy.
MrNedRush

rude_NHS A Hundred Sides

rude_NHS, who I interviewed back in August 2009 for Resonant Filter, has a new album out on Soundcloud called "A Hundred Sides". I'm really digging "Cage Fighter" and "Spoon Holes Theme". Check it:

A Hundred Sides by rude_NHS

Ned Rush = Kaoss Pad Rack for Ableton Live. Coming 2011!!!

New Project. Kaoss Rack and Kaoss FX packs for Ableton Live.
Tweaked up XY jams designed for the very reasonably priced
Korg Nano Pad and Ableton. Coming 2011!!!!! :D
MrNedRush