Rusher - Harmonic Dissonance
Release: October 31st, 2024
Label: Disrupt Recordings
Catalog: DSRPTLP001
There’s a point where chaos becomes art, where noise becomes music, and where dissonance finds its own twisted harmony. That’s where Rusher takes us in Harmonic Dissonance, his first full-length drum & bass album. Released on his own Disrupt Recordings, this album pulls no punches—each track is a fragment of a larger narrative, a journey through soundscapes where tension is both the guide and the destination.
Harmonic Dissonance explores the friction between chaos and order, delivering tracks that are as sonically unsettling as they are hypnotic. The album kicks off with Nemesis, a track that wastes no time, tearing open the silence with a command to—“Let’s fucking drop it!”—before unleashing a wave of twisted basslines and relentless drums. It’s the perfect opening salvo, a bold declaration of what this album is all about.
As the journey deepens, Anhedonia haunts the air with its ghostly vocals, suspended above rolling bass and razor-sharp rhythms. Already gaining heavy support from top DJs across the scene, its hypnotic pull lingers long after the track ends.
Rusher doesn’t stop there. Son of Lobotomizer picks up where his earlier track Lobotomizer left off, building on that mechanical, grinding energy. It feels like the logical evolution of his sound—a piece of the same dystopian puzzle, but taken to new extremes. And then there’s Mindbreaker—a heavy dark roller that barrels forward with unstoppable momentum. The bassline drives hard and fast, each beat sinking deeper as the atmosphere closes in around you.
Too Far Gone, another vocal track, stands in contrast to the harder, more aggressive cuts, offering a moment of eerie calm amidst the storm—like catching your breath in the eye of a hurricane.
Harmonic Dissonance isn’t just one thing. It’s a world of contrasts, and nowhere is that more evident than in the inclusion of two halftime tracks—Step Aside and Vortex. Step Aside, a previously released single, slows the pace but intensifies the mood, offering a glimpse of the sound Rusher explored in his last album. Vortex picks up that thread, shifting between styles, bending the rules, and keeping the listener on edge, never quite sure where the rhythm will lead.
As the album nears its end, the energy surges again, building toward a final, familiar refrain. Black Hoodies VIP closes the journey, a reimagining of a track that has already carved its place in Rusher’s world. This new version amplifies the track’s raw power, like a returning echo that’s grown louder, darker, and more menacing.
Harmonic Dissonance may be Rusher’s first full-length drum & bass album, but it feels like it’s been waiting to emerge—a sound that’s been building over time. It’s an album that doesn’t just take you on a journey—it pulls you into its world, where chaos and control, aggression and calm, collide and intertwine.
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