The Rust Music - RUST100
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About RUST100
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.
SHIFT - B.O.M.B.S.
About B.O.M.B.S.
Adding to the catalog, we're tapping into the talents of the stalwart Salt Lake City, Utah based producer SHIFT. Running on 15 years of experience in songwriting and production, coupled with his formative years embedded in the L.A. rave scene, his focus is dialed in on a blended interpretation of modern bass music, properly weaving through the sound system-centric subgenres that dominate the contemporary space. B.O.M.B.S., his latest dual-sided adventure, appropriates elements from drum and bass, breakbeat, and UKG to effectively translate his vision.
Between the eponymous track B.O.M.B.S. and its associate, P.R.I.M.P., it's all undulated bass lines from start to finish. Whip-sharp snares and snappy percussive textures bring fresh air across both tracks, with a smattering of dancefloor rhythms meeting in the middle. Switching seamlessly between half-time and full-time drum lines, replete with guttural synthesis in as many forms, it's clear SHIFT is a product of his varied environments. He's clearly done his homework on both the compositional and production ends of the game, and the payoff is an altogether explosive 1-2 bass bin punch to the chest.
For fans of low-slung bass lines and rambunctious groove, B.O.M.B.S. is certain to become a mainstay in your headphones this year.
Composition, mixing, and mastering by Jordan Sagona.
Artwork and design by Conrad Klooster.
