Shapesift - Attic Salt

Artwork: Ayla Alvarez

Working with deliberate focus and a taciturn presence, Shapesift has been steadfastly designing and minting a bespoke catalog of psychedelia-infused electronic music. Across several previous releases, he’s experimented with potent blends of contemporary sound design and time-tested, narrative songwriting. With a superb consistency across his productions, he’s got a firm hold on the ears of his contemporaries, and as such, The Rust is incredibly excited to host his most recent release, Attic Salt.

Attic Salt has all the hallmarks of Shapesift’s notable production palette coupled with a vibrant maturation in his arrangement capabilities and creative risks. Fusing psybient rhythms and melodic tropes with high-octane bass synthesis is a bridge between two often disparate genre umbrellas, and yet this unusual methodology is precisely what struts his dialed-in compositional finesse. Taking the path less traveled, Attic Salt traverses both cerebral and feisty atmospheres, displaying a powerful handling of force and precision with stunning clarity. For appreciators and collectors of niche and novel electronic music, Shapesift’s Attic Salt should be the next addition to your growing collections.


Shapesift - Myrrhidiance

The title of Shapesift’s first single via The Rust Music mirrors its enchanting atmosphere, as “Myrrhidiance” depicts a strange and alluring world all its own. In this dreamscape the producer plies the intersection of digital sound and organic motif. Aquatic flourishes and crystalline chimes evoke morning dew. Delightfully subtle pads act as morning fog, blowing softly back and forth across the stereo spread as if steered by the wind. Strong percussion patterns offer structure and help to pin down the otherwise ethereal arrangement, while a sharp but delicate bass synthesizer weaves through the soundscape, casting spells.