On the list of recurrent Rust favorites, Rumpistol has kept us enamored with his compositions for the entirety of our label’s active years. A musician and producer of remarkable vision and professionalism, each successive Rumpistol release has gradually unveiled more and more of the story hidden in sound, playing out more like a musical drama than just a catalog. Consequently, Nebula is much more than just an album:

The LP is inspired along two mingled fronts, being both a testament and a love letter to the waning awe that the Space Race (and its implications) imbued amongst the many peoples of the world, while also being designed with an implicit focus on the results on stage. Nebula’s arrangements work in tandem with these ideas, combining jazz, classical motifs, and modern electronic music, utilizing an array of both vintage and contemporary tones, synthesis, and compositional approaches to channel the all-encompassing wonder of the cosmos. Its pacing is entirely unlike the more dance-oriented offerings in the Rumpistol discography, replacing frenetic energy with the draw of tempered, introspective listening. Explicitly recorded and designed alongside a cast of instrumentalists and visual designers, the record is the next logical step in Rumpistol’s recent grounding in his consistent live ensemble, breaking out of the traditional molds that tend to keep producers narrowed to a single lane. Naturally, for The Rust’s upcoming 95th release, we can think of no more perfect a match than the Nebula LP. 

All tracks written by Rumpistol / Jens Berents Christiansen.
Silver Seed co-written by Yana Couto.

Produced by Jens Berents Christiansen.
String arrangements by Maria Jagd.
Mixed by August Wanngren & Jens Berents Christiansen at Virkeligheden
Mastered by Antony Ryan at Red Red Paw.

Musicians:
Jens Berents Christiansen – Pianette, würlitzer, synthesizers, programming, cembalo, guitar, percussion, recorder.
Sven Dam Meinild – Flutes, EWI, bass-clarinet, clarinet, saxophone.
Maria Jagd – Violin & viola
Emil de Waal – Drums, percussion, bowed metal.
Helene Tungelund – Celtic harp.
Anders Stig Møller – Bass on Ascension, Stargazer, Celestial Awe & Alpha Centauri.
Nicolai Land – Upright bass on Pale Blue Dot & Silver Seed.
Anna Roemer – Guitar on Ascension & Silver Seed.
Yana Couto – Piano on Silver Seed.
Dísa – Vocals on Nebula.

Deep space photography & portrait photo by Jakob Arthur Andersen.
Artwork and design by Nicolas Freng.

Artwork sources:
Red illustration from Camille Flammarion’s L’atmosphère: météorologie populaire (1888).
Green illustration from James C. Watson's A Popular Treatise on Comets (1861).
Labels illustrations from Thomas Wright’s An Original Theory or New Hypothesis of the Universe (1750).

Astronaut Jumpsuit: Heidi Stendorff.

Supported by Statens Kunstfond & KODA Kultur.

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