Across the last 15 years and running, the music of Spoonbill has been a veritable soundtrack to audiophiles, psychonauts, revelers, and unsuspecting fans in waiting across the globe. The hallmarks of his compositional gait are impossible to miss, with his accentuated synthesis, playful sampling, and commanding arrangements. His 2019 LP Canopy saw the exploration of powerful, emotive themes and songwriting, and in the heavy anticipation of the release of his subsequent Ultraniche EP through Addic.Tech Records, The Rust is incredibly honored to host the exclusive premiere of the track “Bushwrangle”.
Read MoreJoro Dudovski - STRANGERS [EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE]
With a notable bent for sculpted noise and homogenous blends, Joro Dudovski is at the forefront of an emergent fusion of precision engineering and freeform arrangements, taking advantage of compositional risks every step of the way. In anticipation of the Sanctuary Collective release of his upcoming Color Oscillations EP, the Rust is incredibly excited to host the exclusive premiere of “STRANGERS”.
Read MoreSylph Upends Expectations with Snakeskin EP
This is not your older brother's psy-trance; When it comes to reimagining the closing the distance between psybient and disparate genres, Sylph is spearheading that research one release at a time. Her latest EP, Snakeskin, exudes the classic style and fortified production that has come to mark her project, exploring the relationship between the somatic and psychological hemispheres of perspective through a matrixed web of composition and texture.
Read MoreHudson Lee Advances Sonic Narrative With Reflex Angle LP
With every subsequent release, Hudson Lee adds another layer to the matryoshka sphere that surrounds his catalog. He’s has managed to transform what was once a collection of high-powered, somewhat isolated tracks, folding them into a narrative undergoing metamorphosis; the release of Reflex Angle showcases a clear transformation in his songwriting process, fusing the very best of his sound design exploits with effusive and outstanding compositions.
Read MoreAnalog Adventures: A Conversation with Subphylum and Channel.3
The emergence and subsequent domination of digital tech in the world of audio and visual production is, by all measures, the standard across those deeply intertwined industries. In spite of this, or rather as a result of the increasing novelization of pre-digital A/V tech, a die-hard community of DIY enthusiasts, tech purists, and artists interested in anything out of the zeitgeist have coalesced around the collection and use analog music and visual production equipment. In order to get a better understanding of the complexities under the hoods of these interlocking analog adventures, The Rust took advantage of the opportunity to pose some succinct questions to Subphylum and Channel.3, two NYC artists taking full advantage of analog tech.
Read MoreSeppa - Interview + Boosted [EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE]
Amongst the growing list of boundary-breaking and charismatic producers, Sandy Finlayson’s Seppa project has remained a tenured and potent force at the very helm of the international bass music movement. Returning to the active listening rotation amidst an explosive revival of live music across much of the world, The Rust is proud to host the premiere of “Boosted”, the first single of the upcoming dual release package Boosted/Forked. As a companion piece to the “Boosted” premiere, we felt compelled to have a succinct dialogue with Seppa about his experience across the pandemic, his developments as an artist and a label head, and his own self perception in the face of his hard-earned success.
Read MoreRiffing on Influences, Songwriting, and Fresh Duff with Duffrey
Duffrey has become an unassailable pole-bearer for North America’s grassroots electronic music movement. At home, it feels like he’s in every state, every weekend, and for those of us fortunate enough to live in and around Denver, he always seems to be right around the corner. In celebration of our unveiling of his Return to Source EP, The Rust was given the opportunity to poke around his skull and clear the some of the fog around his passions, his creative process, the background history of the Duffrey project, and some of the lore to the infamous UltaSloth producer trio.
Read MoreExamining the Low End Perspective with Relativity Lounge
Relativity Lounge is a Chicago-based producer and instrumentalist with a proclivity for creating adventurous musical concoctions. In order to get better acquainted with the Relativity Lounge project, he agreed to sit down with The Rust and discuss his boundless respect for music, the culture he is helping to create, and the reasons behind his creative drive.
Read MoreBasic Biology Cracks Open Stomata LP
Channeling a panoply of styles and attitudes directly from the Sonoran Desert, Basic Biology is an adventurous duo of multi-instrumentalist producers showcasing a musical spread across contemporary electronic production and beyond. Having garnered a well-deserved reputation for rapacious custom live sets and a catalog of variable vibes to sort through, they’re gradually creating a groundswell of focus around their combined project, and their recent Stomata LP puts their range on full display.
Read MoreDillard - Jimmy 57 [EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE]
Serving up scintillating portions of emulsified and emotive system music, the Colorado-based producer Dillard has steadily redefined the meaning of “rocky mountain high”; through careful attention to clarity and composition, he’s suffused a panoply of styles and modes into a catalog of tracks designed to carry impact while balancing a vibe. In anticipation of the release of his Unfolding EP through SmallPrint Recordings, the Rust took advantage of the opportunity to premiere the effusive track “Jimmy”.
Read MoreSatellite Era Takes Stock After Year 1 with Remix Compilation
Earlier this year their co-founder Amir Mashayekhi gave us the opportunity to chat about their goals, media, and pursuits of mind bending art. Fast forward to their subsequent release, One Year Revisited, and it’s clear that Satellite Era’s vision involves an extraordinary degree of musical latitude.
Read MoreUnraveling The History Behind Intersect
The Canadian producer-duo Intersect has spent the last 15 years separately and combined developing a wide-reaching reputation as curators of pure groove. In order to flesh out a larger understanding of the Intersect project, The Rust took advantage of a rare opportunity to speak with one half of the operation, Rahj Levinson, and explore the meaning of the dancefloor, Intersect’s time at the world renowned Shambhala festival, and growing up submerged in musical counterculture.
Read MoreIszlai: Interview + Featherbed A/V Re-Stream
The eclectic producer and multi-instrumentalist Iszlai has been carving out a space for himself amongst the nebulous field of sample-collage music. In tandem with today’s re-screening of Iszlai’s Featherbed Sessions performance for the Rusted Rhythms A/V series, we took the time to peel back some of the opaque layers to his profile, and got into some of the details surrounding his craftsmanship.
Read MoreKalaha: Interview + “Laga Luga” Video Premiere
We're incredibly excited to host the US premiere of Kalaha's “Laga Luga” music video, and in tandem with this debut, we took the opportunity to pick apart some of the production choices and guest appearances that tied together their Mystafa LP, as well as discuss Kalaha's broader experience as a group.
Read MoreDevin Kroes - Bloom (ft. ST4RFOX) [EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE]
Based out of Portland, Oregan, the producer and multi-instrumentalist Devin Kroes has spent the last six years and counting tapping into a variety of psybient styles across a choice collection of tracks. Ahead of his Breathe EP release through the Danktronics platform, the Rust was given the opportunity to premiere the effusive track “Bloom”, featuring the soul-drenched sax lines of ST4RFOX.
Read MoreQuaint Conversations With Craftal
In order to get better acquainted with one of our favorite aural braniacs, the Rust took advantage of an opportunity to talk candidly and at length about some of Craftal's artistic influences, production choices, and his potential relation to a certain 20th century psychonaut.
Read MoreOmnist - Time [EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE]
The Swampwoofer roster artist Omnist is gearing up to launch his debut Systems EP, showcasing a honed-in production style that boasts a heavy dose of fanged, granular synthesis. Ahead of the EP's release, the Rust Music is excited to premiere the riveting closing track “Time”.
Read MoreOuttallectuals Celebrates 10 Year Milestone with Liminal Lore Compilation
Across the span of the last 10 years, Outtallectuals has consistently given a platform to the deluge of ecclectic electronic producers and composers from the around the world. In celebration of this decade in service to the progeny of far-out sound, they've tapped into their roster of talent and preferred associates to craft the Liminal Lore Compilation LP.
Read MoreMindtality - Macrocosm [EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE]
Mindtality has been busy amping up his production war chest, further defining his own unique sonic profile. Following up his Developmental Expedition LP, the Refrakted LP features a slew of new and improved sound design, songwriting fundamentals, and several refurbished productions from the unreleased Mindtality back catalog. In anticipation of the LP's full release, the Rust Music is excited to premiere "Macrocosm", showcasing a velvet-laden palette of textures across a lurid composition.
Read MoreAlejo Teams Up with Colony Productions to unveil "Tough Cuts Vol. 2"
The ever ambiguous Alejo has partnered up with the venerable Colony Productions to release the sequel to last year's widely acclaimed Tough Cuts Vol. 1. Expounding on his head-nod narrative, Tough Cuts Vol. 2 hints at a madman on a mission for mischief, riding around in a cheap “hoopdie” while the pungent odor of petrol bleeds out of the exhaust.
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