If it is indeed the ear that chooses the sample, then Saito’s ear is aimed directly at the heart of conventional soul music. His clear musical affluence is not only his most defining characteristic, but signals that the well is nowhere near tapped dry for this modern day bard of the beat.
Read MoreFutexture - Amphibelle
Amphibelle is the first release from the experimental glitch producer Futexture in almost four years. The startling intricate arrangements, masterful sound design and thematic continuity across the six-track EP suggest that this long hiatus has been kind to the producer aka David Krantz from Asheville, North Carolina.
Read Morewassuop - Drawing a Blank
There is an air of excitement around midtempo glitch in the state of Washington that is irrepressibly growing, and Drawing a Blank is emblematic of this growth. This wassuop release through Washington-based label Danktronics not only affirms the relationship between him and his distant squadron of fans, it also provides a potential flashpoint between the two.
Read MoreLo-Fi Sundays 043 - Solrakmi
Solrakmi consistently cranks out boom bap style trip-hop and jazz knocks. His chops are truly top notch, and the breadth of his sampling - he'll pull from anywhere - is exceptional. It's not his technicality or beatmaking prowess that captivates most, though. It's a vital essence. It’s the strange alignment of samples that sends a quick chill down your spine, or makes you turn your eyes to the sky in perplexed gratitude.
Read MoreWax Future - Source Code [Premiere]
After several years of non-stop touring, sonic developments, and various releases, Wax Future is set to unleash the rotund eight-track EP Source Code. Unleashing the EP's title track seven days shy of the full release, “Source Code” is entirely indicative of their musically affluent roots.
Read MoreVALE Singles: WESSANDERS
VALE is a digital label with a judicious ear for sharp, dark sound. Often, that sound is presented through a progressive arrangement or a unique take on rhythm. The label's latest single, "Mouth Breather" from New England experimental bass producer WESSANDERS, hits on these themes like a bullseye.
Read MoreSolasta Festival Levels Up in Second Year
The event was conceived with the intention to do something different. With just a single stage, a niche lineup full of rare international and coveted local acts, a dedicated lounge and performance theater, and a pervasive emphasis on health and self-care, Solasta didn’t stray from this conception.
Read MoreSeppa & Chalky - Bright Spots
The lead gastropod Seppa has collaborated with a previously-unsung instrumentalist to whip up a bonafide jazz production, Bright Spots, that will leave any set of ears in a fit of ecstacy. The collaborative partner in question here goes by the moniker of Chalky, and is a local musician of repute over in Slug territory, the United Kingdom.
Read MoreLo-Fi Sundays 042 - Sup Nasa
There is no denying that Space is a vibe, and Sup Nasa taps into that vibe to bring about some incredibly serene and well-intentioned music. Slinging beats from way out on the Italian peninsula, Sup Nasa is a member of the industrious NINETOFIVE record label, and sits right at home with a curated team of rhythm junkies and lo-fi bandits.
Read MoreMindex - Membrain EP
The Membrain EP boasts an ominous atmosphere drenched in meticulous audio experimentation. In addition to top-notch mix-down and mastering across the EP, the musical inflections and harmonies are indicative of a producer who’s as much focused on the intention of the music as he is on tearing through unsuspecting sound systems.
Read MoreShambhala Music Festival Enters Third Decade in Style
With 21 years at the same location, seven stages of music, event direction handled by the landowner's family, no corporate sponsorship, and now the purchase of a mass spectrometer, Shambhala Music Festival at Salmo River Ranch, British Columbia, Canada is perhaps the most successful music festival in North America.
Read MoreLo-Fi Sundays 041 - Soulchoppa
In practice, beats music is all about the chops. In practice, it's all about the soul. Enter Soulchoppa out of the southeastern United States. The young producer out of Georgia has just barely begun to rear his head on Soundcloud, but his beats already possess a touch of greatness.
Read MoreLo-Fi Sundays 040 - Rio Major
“Are you one of those so-called badasses?” As soon as that line rings in the ear, it’s entirely understood just what kind of producer we’re dealing with. Rio Major, the broken-beat project of Jonathan Eklund, is a crash course in beatsmithing and sample stitching. Eklund is by no means a stranger to musical prowess, nor is he freshly hitting the pavement.
Read MoreLo-Fi Sundays 039 - tech flips
Coming out of Minneapolis, Minnesota, beats producer tech flips has just got it like that. Digging through his dense catalog that spans the past two years, one soon realizes that the producer makes nothing but zoned out hip hop instrumentals that cut close to the grain. He's flipping samples, splicing together cracking drum arrangements and makin' em bounce.
Read MoreKromuh - Fragments EP
One of the hallmarks of well-done neuro hop is a squeaky clean stereo spread. The sounds could not be dirtier, but the mix-downs are spacious and sewn up. Kromuh, a versatile young producer from the Midwest, offers just this kind of well-balanced but hard-hitting composition on his new four-track EP Fragments.
Read MoreSound of Solasta - EasyJack
For the last installment in our Sound of Solasta series, we linked up with a vital individual within the infrastructure of Solasta Festival, the producer/DJ and sound system connoisseur Jack Whelan. Known on the stage as EasyJack, Whelan the co-owner and lead engineer for Soundsystem Cultures LLC, an audio production and Funktion One sound system rental company based out of Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Read MoreWISDOM - SKYVUE
Coming in at exactly 30 minutes long, SKYVUE from Texas-based beats producer WISDOM is a meditative journey. WISDOM uses thumping rhythms and spaced out, distant melodies to activate strong psychological currents within his listeners.
Read MoreLo-Fi Sundays 038 - AywɛɛTիαSɛɛɗ
"We hereby declare ourselves to be another order of being...an astro nation of the united world of Outer Space." These words from the mystical jazz and thought pioneer Sun Ra are sampled in "Much Music More Peace", a beat suite from producer AywɛɛTիαSɛɛɗ (pronounced I-we the seed) aka Aywee. Music from Aywee could help form the soundtrack for this astro nation. The producer gathers pieces from the past of jazz, soul and hip-hop and collages them to create futuristic head-bopping beats.
Read MoreJade Cicada - Fish Juice
More than a year after his last major release, our favorite cicadomorpha has unleashed his most crisp studio production to date; Jade Cicada’s Fish Juice is a one-inch-punch of high-powered, jazztastic neuro music. In the time since Eolian Oms first graced the ears of eager fans, Cicada aka Skyler Golden has been hot on the block touring aggressively and quietly leveling up his sound design and engineering capabilities. The progress in his work is clearer than sunlight.
Read MoreGaddy - Mixtape Mentality Promo Mix
You’re high-stepping through candlelit caverns in the Himalayas, aligned as hell, scoping out monks who may or may not be trying to get over on you. In the back corner of the cave Gaddy is spinning fat breaks, old vinyl and Houston Texas hip-hop. Heavy bass and dangling synth chords start rocking the cave, with fresh samples ringing out. You’re getting into the groove with Gaddy, whose next release Mixtape Mentality, drops Tuesday, August 7th right here on The Rust Music.
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