In light of the release of their Distant Arrays Vol. 3 compilation, the Rust had the chance to talk with Satellite Era, the freshly minted label and media platform based out of Chicago, learning about the core of their ethos, goals, and background experience in the wider world of electronic music.
Read MoreJoy Guerrilla Expands Their Catalog With “The Park Is Closed”
Braying out yesterday’s future jazz from the heart of Los Angeles, Joy Guerrilla mingles analog production with instrumental affluence, fermenting their experiments across several multifaceted albums. Their latest release, The Park Is Closed, features eight collaborating musicians across numerous disciplines, showcasing a full spectrum array of progressive jazz and tropicalia-inspired tracks that slide effortlessly into the Joy Guerrilla catalog.
Read MoreCanopy Sets New Personal Standard With “Refraction” LP
Over the course of the last six years, Canopy has been both a stalwart profile in the Upscale Recordings roster and a unique production powerhouse that stands out against the backdrop electronic music. Two years after the release of his Dark Places EP, he's returned to the forefront with the exceptional Refraction LP, displaying his most matured and polished release to date.
Read MoreEntangled Mind Upends Expectations on Debut LP
With their roots and influences stretching from Charleston, South Carolina, to their present home of Boston, Massachusetts, Entangled Mind is a confluence of sounds and styles. After teasing their exploits through a variety of singles, remixes, and EPs over the last year, they've pulled back the curtain on her debut album, Eternal Motion.
Read MoreParrotice Releases “There Is No Evil” Through 1155 Records
The Atlanta-based producer Parrotice is brandishing his newest production chops with his latest album, There is no Evil , released through 1155 Records.
Read MoreSinewave Collective Furthers Their Narrative Arc with Nyah's "Sano"
Sinewave Collective has been gradually filling out their catalog with a host of top-notch, high fidelity tracks and collections, while simultaneously bridging the gap between sound and narrative. Each of their successive releases is accompanied by a literally puzzle piece that fills out the emotional context of the songs in question. Their most recent international addition is the pressure-laden single “Sano”, brought to life by the German producer Nyah.
Read MoreDeeZNauts Comes Correct with Dual-sided "Hindsight" Release
DeeZ and Smigonaut have created their own respective careers from scratch, putting in the time and indelible effort required by touring creatives for years on end. When not working on their individual projects, they’re almost certainly communicating and collaborating on one another’s, and their most recent laboratory machinations come in the form of the double-sided release, Hindsight.
Read MorePoldoore Offers Musical Respite Through New Single "Shade"
Phantasmic Visions Meets Elegant Harmony: An Interview With Adam Ovoid
Deriving his name from the rare Ovoideocystidiata mushroom, Adam Ovoid has captivated the underground bass music scene with his unapologetically squishy and surreal sound design. To get better acquainted with a long-time favorite of the Rust Team and the wider community, Adam graciously made himself available for a long-form interview, diving into the lifelong pursuit of his craft and his affiliate passions.
Read MorePoztman Cracks The Seal on Debut LP + Remix LP
Constantly breaking out of contemporary forms and functions in composition, the Poztman project has an immediate draw that’s hard to thumb down, and harder to replicate. After years of sharpening personal artistic imagery into a fine science, he’s finally cracked the seal his debut LP: Void Vermin.
Read MoreA Chat With Keith Wadsworth on His Paramount Record Adirondacks
The debut Wadsworth Music release, Adirondacks, is a guitar-driven record written by a compositionally-driven guitarist, showcasing a stunning array of musical hues and instrumental finesse. We had the opportunity to have a succinct chat with the brains behind the music, and get a better understanding of the Wadsworth vision.
Read MoreMan From Sol Debuts New Ambient Glitch EP
Man From Sol has consistently delivered a circuit-bend-inspiried array of textures and spectrum-folding motifs, and his focus on interpolation and granular resampling reaches new heights with Automoprh Totality.
Read MoreZonra Opens Up about Stylistic Direction and A/V Stream Series
Coming in hot this evening is the second 90-minute installation of Zonra's A/V series After the smashing debut stream in October, he's graciously agreed to entertain a series of interview questions on his latest performance developments, his musical upbringing, and the novelty of sound.
Read MoreSlug Wife Gains Another Stellar Label Release With New Vellum EP
The clock ticks off another hour, and Slug Wife ticks off another superb featured release; Vellum’s Marvin EP typifies the furious sonic profile of half-time bass music, and couldn’t possibly be in better hands amongst Slug Wife’s pristine roster of artists. His signature pressure-laden bass lines are amongst the forerunner textures that popularized contemporary, hyper-aggressive neuro music throughout the US, and the Marvin EP is just as brolic.
Read MoreHUMMUCIDE Taps Into Hybridized Jazz on Self-titled EP
In the Te Aro district, the heart of musical expression in Wellington, New Zealand, HUMMUCIDE spent their formative years mutating styles and attitudes across dives, venues, and busking blocks. The result is a conscious merging of contemporary rock and minimalist jazz elements into a warm, soulful, and digestible blend.
Read MoreCloZee Conscripts Opiuo for “Heya” Remix on Forthcoming Remix Album
CloZee's latest album, Neon Jungle, features her classic takes on organic percussion, instrumentation, and vibrant synthesis. With the full remix album dropping next week, Opiuo's twist on "Heya" teases the re-imagined soundscapes to come.
Read MoreA Dialogue With Desert Dwellers Ahead of Beyond Borders 4
Over the course of the last 21 years, Amani Friend and Treavor Moontribe have broadcasted a seemingly unending and constantly evolving mixture of psybient and psychedelic music across the globe. With their own individual roots stretching back well into the 90s, and the duo’s intrepid introduction to one another through the famed Moontribe gatherings in the American desert, their sound is an amalgam of virtually all shapes and sizes of dance-centric electronic production
Read MoreMirror Maze Partners with VALE to Release "Frustration" Single
VALE’s 2020 calendar year has been full of niche selections and unveilings; from DET’s Ocha remix album to Result’s Bone Bender EP, they’e touched on nearly ever manner of high-fidelity, guttural bass music. They’re next serving comes in the form of the hair-splitting single “Frustration” from the Los Angeles-based producer Mirror Maze.
Read MoreChalky & Seppa Redefine “In The Pocket” on Strange Changes LP
There are many spins on the phrase “it's about the journey, not the destination”, and Strange Changes might be one of the finest and brightest iterations. Across fourteen tracks, Chalky and Seppa lay down a journey into the vibrant nooks and soundscapes of modern jazz and soul music.
Read MoreVelour & Joro Dudovski - Dandelion [EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE]
Sanctuary Collective has their finger squarely on the global pulse of novel electronic music producers. Their sophomore compilation, Warriors Vol. 2, features a host of burgeoning talent and underground heavy hitters, and they've provided The Rust with the opportunity to premiere Velour and Joro Dudovski's collaboration, “Dandelion”.
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