Johnny Mahon - Can't Get Enough // Rain Check

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Coming back the Big Apple to source our 85th release, we're fortunate to have crossed paths with a fast-growing hometown staple who's been blazing a trail straight to the decks; Johnny Mahon has earned himself a well-rounded reputation as a versatile producer and DJ, showing off chops within a wide range of flavors particularly suited for the height of nightlife. As such, we're extremely pleased to host his latest minted work, a 2-track EP called ‘Can't Get Enough’ / ‘Rain Check (ft. Aazure)'.

Channeling contemporary liquid compositions, it's clear that Mahon knows how to deliver dance-floor grooves with finesse. Funk-laden and soul-driven, both tunes hit the Newtonian pocket of rhythmic dynamics, keeping the pace and vibe in steady synchronicity. Amidst the ongoing resurgence of drum and bass across the US palate, Johnny Mahon is especially suited to provide Grade A tunes and stellar mixes to an audience with a clear appetite, and this double-sided serving is sure to satisfy your next system music craving.

About Johnny Mahon:

Johnny Mahon was born and raised in New York, although you wouldn’t know it just from hearing his music. His refreshing blend between his NYC roots and his affinity for UK dance music has fans hooked, as he continues to further his mission to be a musical bridge across the Atlantic and fertilize the spread of UK Garage and Drum & Bass in the US.

After emerging in 2022, he now has an admirable collection of releases under his belt, with the likes of Deep Root Records, Southpoint Records, Tuned Out Records and more. The versatility in his productions are part of what keeps bringing people back - shuffling his discography could land you any range of emotions from lighthearted excitement to discourteous rebellion.

His rising stature within the industry has been bolstered by securing some rather reputable bookings, such as the main stage of Elements Festival, beside industry giants such as Skrillex, Tchami and John Summit, as well as tour support for Camo & Krooked and Wilkinson. His sets are always an audial marvel, with it forever a mystery if the next tune’s BPM is going to be 174 or 140.

If you’re a fan of UKG & DNB and want to see their popularity expand in North America, then stay locked in to Johnny’s ascent, as he’s already well on his way to becoming a major player in the scene.

Entangled Mind - Lucid Living LP (Digital + Vinyl Pre-order)

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About Lucid Living:

Lucid Living is a vibrant and immersive journey through psychedelic bass and downtempo. In contrast to Entangled Mind's debut album, Eternal Motion (2021), a more introspective and melancholic work, this latest offering explores new territory with confidence, finding the joy in moving through a dynamic experience of intricacies and peculiarities. 

At the heart of Lucid Living lies a harmonious fusion of organic instrumentation and top-notch electronic production and sound design, as well as a notable emphasis on collaboration. Entangled Mind themself plays guitar, synths, handpan, bass, djembe, and shakers, as well as plentiful field recordings, making for a very personal soundscape. Further pushing possibilities through synergy with collaborators, and tapping in on additional musicians for features, each song is thoughtfully composed and differentiates itself from the last, while still flowing together as a fulfilling and cohesive experience. 

Embracing entropy and a limitless nature, the album serves as a testament to the boundless creativity and expressive potential, and embodies what it means to live more lucidly in this ever-evolving world that we’re all entangled in.

Artwork by Vibrational Perspectives

Release Credits:

All songs written, produced, and mixed by Entangled Mind except:
Orbit co-written + handpan by Amy Naylor
Eastern Lasers originally written by BioKoi, remixed by Entangled Mind
Ghost Pipe co-written & produced with Xenolinguist
Breakthrough co-written + vocals & Native American flute by Janeth Gonda
Creation co-written + vocals by Delgira

Featuring:
Mattie Rosi on flute on Ossicle
R!llo on didgeridoo on Orbit, tabla on A Sunny Spot
Matthew Rennick on violin on Tree of Life
Pete Callard on guitar on Feral Noodle
Janeth Gonda on vocals on Feral Noodle
Eric Fraser on bansuri on Creation & A Sunny Spot

Mastered by Itay Berger / aka Kukan Dub Lagan at
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About Entangled Mind:

Entangled Mind is the alias of Marissa Barbato, a Boston-based producer and lifelong musician. Balancing organic instrumentation with skillful electronic production, they use sound as a medium to inspire connection. With intuitive phrasing, complex layering, and thoughtful arrangements, they weave together their own recordings and carefully crafted sounds into meaningful commands of tension and release. Translated onto the stage, their live performances take on a narrative force, captivating audiences in a unique journey every time.

Tygris - Shadow Box

With a healthy catalog of dynamic tracks across the tempo spectrum, Tygris has delivered precision, fidelity, and musical clarity year after year alongside our internal cast of talented creatives. For The Rust Music’s 83rd release, we were given the opportunity to debut the next iteration of Tygris compositions, this time reaching towards a new bounty of songwriting fundamentals and engineering choices for fresh inspiration. For his first full release of 2024, he’s coming out of the gate at full speed with his newly minted Shadow Box drum and bass EP.

Fusing his in-house blend of pulsing side-chains and throaty synthesis with the trappings of drum and bass productions feels, in a word, natural. Each track is an entire narrative of its own, taking listeners on multi-tiered instrumental journeys through the Tygris palate. Honing in on percussive runs and rock-solid bass lines, the EP pays its respects to the influences that shaped it while pushing Tygris’ arrangement and production skills to their next fulcrum. For fans, collectors, and selectors of contemporary drum and bass music, Shadow Box is sure to be an instant grab and a stalwart favorite for 2024.

Artwork by Pete Cote.

callmenikkip - it's just a phase

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About ‘its just a phase’:

Blasting signals out from the heart of Asheville, North Carolina, Nikki Perri’s callmenikkip project is a part of the burgeoning new face of American electronic music, bringing a swath of textures, rhythms, and motifs from outside the usual bass music zeitgeist. Channeling a year’s worth of consistent, sometimes grinding creative work into a single package, her latest collection of tracks comes with fresh appeal and dynamic drum and bass compositions. Just in time for the Rusts 82nd release, we're incredibly excited to present callmenikkip’s it's just a phase EP to our wider fanbase.

Through four dedicated tracks, it's just a phase eschews the flattened dynamics and decibel-driven weight that have pushed key genres and styles in the American landscape for the last several years. Instead, through pivoting the focus towards the melodic and narrative elements in each track, callmenikkip lays out fundamental full-time rhythms that feel at home both on the dancefloor and in a solid set of headphones. Showcasing the creative bridge between physically and emotionally-charged dance music, each song is as palatable as the last, putting her grasp music theory fundamentals fully on the same table as her clear rhythmic finesse. For fans and appreciators of high-fidelity, low-drag drum and bass music, it's just a phase will surely find a long-time home in any discerning catalog.

Release Credits:

Production, mixing, & mastering by callmenikkip
Artwork by Vurp Visuals & callmenikkip

Callmenikkip on ‘it’s just a phase’:

“This EP is a reflection of the ups & downs of life. Like the moon, we all go through our moods & phases; however, at the end of the day, we must remember it's all temporary. These tracks were all written over the course of 2023, which was the most difficult year in my adult life thus far. Being the deeply emotional witchy/crystal girlie I am, I've always identified heavily with the symbolism of the moon and her phases. She reminds me to take a deep breath and remember: this too shall pass (which it did, and I'm so excited for the blessings that are manifesting this year after the trials and tribulations of the past).”

More About Callmenikkip:

callmenikkip creates & curates genre-fluid sounds that make you breathe & feel. Nikki P was born & raised in the suburbs of Philadelphia, PA -- music has been an integral part of her life since she was a baby. Growing up she participated in as many music-related school programs as she could; at 12 she began writing her own original tracks, singing at the piano. At 15, Nikki discovered the depths of their love for Hip-Hop/R&B and started making beats on Garageband, releasing a few tracks on Soundcloud under the moniker "nikki p"; however, production and releases slowed down towards the end of high school/start of college.

In 2018, by chance, Nikki went to her first electronic music festival solo and fell in love with the scene. Following that weekend, the callmenikkip project was born -- over the next few years they taught themselves synthesis and upgraded from Garageband to Ableton. After graduating college, Nikki moved to Asheville, NC in April 2020 to further pursue their sonic endeavors. Over the past 4 years, callmenikkip has made a splash in the Asheville and Denver electronic scenes with her genre-bending yet ever-chill sound. callmenikkip excels at crafting and performing hybrid live sets, delivering a smooth blend of original tunes and hand-selected tracks by artists of all sizes & origin.

Devin Kroes - There Is Growth Here

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When we last crossed paths, the stoic producer and multi-instrumentalist Devin Kroes was on the heels of his Breathe EP, a cinematic and energetic three-track collection. Two years later, and he’s put the finishing touches on the fruit of an altogether more intensive labor; with The Rust Music serving as home base for his latest release, he’s pulling back the curtain on his arduous and expansive ten-track LP, There Is Growth Here. 

Brimming with attitude and sharp tonality, There is Growth Here maneuvers from end to end with clear compositional intention; each track is the launchpad for the subsequent song, easily blending the berth of styles housed under one umbrella. With psychedelia and psybient fundamentals abound, this latest spate of tracks showcase rhythms ranging from scintillating and groovy downtempo through to elevated drum and bass, all the while showing off Kroes’ penchant and skill with latin riffs and six-string leads, tying the knot on a marked infusion of world-music into his established palette. With style, finesse, and clear compositional confidence, Taking its spot as the 78th Rust Music release, the There Is Growth Here LP hits every mark and then some, and we’re exceptionally excited to offer the record in both digital and vinyl formats. 

Wessanders - Talking Points

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Wessanders’ journey towards the zenith of his own creativity is, by design, filled with curious and unexpected turns and jaunts away from the typical. His aversion to the mundane and clear attraction to ideas and compositions beyond the pale has begotten him a rock-solid catalog of original music, and his latest addition to his growing arsenal typifies the pleasant surprises constantly under his purview. The Talking Points EP contains his clearest, cleanest executions to date, showcasing a producer and composer with a clear bent for breaking the mold.

Talking Points comes jam-packed with the effective and infectious midtempo that Wessanders cut his teeth on, updated, and upgraded to reflect his current command over sound design and arrangement archetypes. Through both melodious narratives and rambunctious low end, he achieves the storied balance between rocking a sound system to the gills and inflecting on pure groove. Rounding off the end of the EP is perhaps the most ambitious Wessanders production to date, featuring a full-fledged journey through the newfound contemporary power of dnb. It’s a complete package, giving listeners a taste of both his time-honed territories and recent explorations within the wide umbrella of bass music. If you’re a fan of pristine palettes and complex arrangements, Talking Points is undoubtedly the next stop on your journey into the novelty of sound.

not yes - Nod Heads

Hailing from Amsterdam and keen to make a vivacious debut on the North American scene, the producer duo not yes has cooked up a distinct serving of broken-beat bass music.

Forgoing the more abrasive, breakneck energy and heavily-textured mixing fundamentals of their often hyper-precise American counterparts, not yes has found an intriguing balance through lithe, groove-driven production palettes and headnod rhythms on their aptly titled nod heads EP.

Each of the four tracks that populate the EP stand out through their own distinct flavors, and create a concise plate of not yes' particular blend of precision percussion and needle-threaded sound design. They're not too brackish, avoiding the often muddy waters of high-velocity bass music, but they're by no means featherweights; if you're looking to cut your teeth on something with whipcord tension and deliberate composition, then nod heads is undoubtedly up your alley.