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The Rust Music - RUST100

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At the height of 2017, The Rust Music took on its second, present life as a music label, publication, and event promotion company. With little more than gumption and a vision, nearly 9 years of dedication turned into the extraordinary honor of hosting 99 EPs and LPs from a global variety of producers, musicians, and creatives. Now, just shy of our 9 year anniversary, we're ecstatic to unveil our 100th label release: RUST100, compiled in celebration of this milestone.

At 45 tracks, this compilation represents a plurality of our close friends, family, associates, and contemporaries that have thrown their weight in with our operation at some point through the last decade. Stretching from downtempo and trip-hop motifs to modern bass music, garage, and beyond, every composition feels like another cornerstone in the foundation of The Rust’s overall palette. The cast of characters we had the privilege to tap for this compilation is nothing short of a dream team, featuring the likes of Chalky and Seppa, Primate, Easyjack, Zonra, parkbreezy, and another 40 or so members of our extended universe of sound.

Whether you're just tuning into The Rust Music for the first time, or you've been with us since our nascent days on Brooklyn rooftops, RUST100 is the next definitive source for our collective grooves and hues in electronic music, and we can't wait for you to dive in.

Credits

Compiled by Malakai Linden

Artwork by Alex Carro
Design by Malakai Linden

All music was composed and produced by the credited artist(s) unless otherwise noted.

Mastering by Adam Ovoid (tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 11, 12, 13, 18, 21, 24, 28, 31), Joshua Kipersztok (34, 43), Malakai Linden (17), & Sandy Finlayson (8, 23, 45). All other tracks were self mastered or organized by the artist.

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Sycamore Sound - Temporal Loop

Sycamore Sound - Temporal Loop [RUST099]

$5.00

Track List:

Chirp Chirp
Naked Emotion
Out Of Mind
Out Of Sight
Rare Air
Includes:

5-track EP
Direct download in .mp3 + hi-res formats

Bringing a distilled blend of music from Lake Tahoe, CA, Connor McLeod synthesizes his experiences as a multi-instrumentalist and producer into his Sycamore Sound project. With its roots in jazz, hip-hop, and their electronic intersections, there's an undeniable layer of skill underpinning his creative output. For The Rust Music’s 99th release, we are supremely excited to present McLeod’s latest minted work, the Temporal Loop EP.

Wearing his influences on his sleeve, it’s clear that McLeod has found a clear, vibrant concoction bordering on trip-hop’s instrumental drive. Hard hitting low-end comes with surprising force, laying down solid rhythmic foundations across the runtime of Temporal Loop. Its percussion is laser focused on the broken-beat lane, maintaining a strict adherence to head-hod fundamentals. Between confident chord phrasing and proper sampling etiquette, the entire release balances its constituent ingredients with the kind of ease that bona fide instrumentalists bring to the table. No matter what angle you approach Temporal Loop from, Sycamore Sound effuses a vibe that’s guaranteed to sit in your musical pocket.