Outside of the Hacienda Audio studio, their master engineer Matt Davis recently unveiled his latest rig deployment for the home-grown Reference Sessions series in Denver, Colorado. Featuring an enormous and meticulously designed sound system, expansive LED walls, and precision front of house engineering, he and his cohorts are aiming to set a new bar standard for high fidelity concerts and events. For one of our most technically expansive interviews to date, we had the opportunity to sit down and reference the master himself after their recent Reference Sessions 002 deployment in Denver for an intimate conversation about the philosophy and engineering behind one of the latest developments in the live audio playing field.
Read MoreDiscussing Influence, Balance, and Community with Murkury
Alec Seifart, the creative force behind Murkery, is poised to bless Denver audiences November 23rd at Meow Wolf’s Convergence Station alongside a cast of hand-picked characters. With years of production steeped in psychedelia and modern bass music fundamentals, he’s dialed in a sound, style, and presence that defines the Murkury brand with clear intention and direction. Speaking with Seifart, The Rust had the chance to dive a little deeper into the experience and the inspirations that drive his project and output, as well as attempts to address and assist community needs through his platform.
Read MoreEntangled Mind Puts Collaboration Front and Center with Latest LP
Marissa Barbato, the creative force behind Entangled Mind, has carved out a place for themselves through their consistent blends of instrumentalism and exceptionally high production standards. Three years after the release of their debut LP, Eternal Motion, they’ve poured their energy into a sophomore album that expands on the thematic psychedelia at the center of the Entangled Mind sound, and reaches new heights against their personal catalog.The Lucid Living LP bridges the gap between emotive and somatic compositions, employing sound as a conduit for fostering connection and introspection.
Read MoreLipphead Dive One Step Deeper in From The Back LP
The dynamic New York-based production duo Lipphead has gradually built out a sonic playground of funkadelic slides, swinging trumpets, and tipsy, on-the-nose rhythms, bringing their energetic and eclectic instrumental hip-hop style out to play. With already potent pool of established tracks between the two, Blockhead and Elliot Lipp continue to outdo their stereophonic dance floor motif with the sensual blends and lush progressions of their latest record, “From The Back”.
Read MoreMisticeti Dials in on Influence and Attitude with Signals EP
Inspired by the songs of baleen whales migrating through the pacific coasts of Columbia, Juan Manuel Vasquez’s Misticeti project mirrors the pulse and breath of his marine counterpart. His debut EP, Signals, is a 4-track record takes listeners on an enchanting journey through a blend of mesmerizing melodies, incorporeal atmospheres, and pumping rhythms. Released through the widely acclaimed Loci Records label, this hypnotic collection of songs showcases Misticeti's iterative artistic vision, his Latin roots, and the rich tapestry woven between them.
Read MoreSMYAH - Labyrinths [EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE]
Yavor Zografski, aka SMYAH, is a multidisciplinary artist based in Sofia, Bulgaria. He boasts a career as a music production teacher at Sound Ninja Academy, and the owner of the Sound In Picture multimedia label. With such a complimentary rolodex of skills, it's no wonder that his latest incoming release, Ascension, is such a significant and wide-reaching collection of tracks. As such, The Rust is incredibly excited to premiere the song "Labyrinths” ahead of the full Ascension release.
Read More5AM Enhances Growing Catalog with Aperture EP
Amassing a reputation and a fan base that answers first and foremost to quality, Sam Andrus has developed the 5AM project into a high-fidelity multi-tool; from the live solo performances and evolutionary 3-piece band, to the numerous sound design and composition workshops, his pronounced graphic design skill set, and his modest catalog of studio release, he's a veritable jack of all trades and a remarkable powerhouse amongst the wider field of his contemporaries. Earlier this week, he gave eager listeners the next taste of that developing discography; the Aperture EP.
Read MoreConversations and Afterthoughts on Sunsetting the Craftal Project
With nearly a decade of considerable effort under his belt, the multifaceted producer Ian Mckenna recently announced the retirement of his storied Craftal moniker. Much to the surprise of his longtime fans and collaborators, McKenna recently publicized the resounding decision to seek out new musical horizons. Consequently, The Rust felt it as necessary as it is enticing to sit down with Mckenna for an exclusive one-on-one discussion about the future of his music and what his Craftal project was really all about.
Read MoreShambhala 2022: Looking Back on Community at the Salmo River Ranch
Driving off a modest Canadian highway and onto the Salmo River Ranch, 2 years after the pandemic-induced break, was the first time anyone in the “farm-ily” had laid eyes on the newest iteration of the globally-beloved grounds. In the professional fashion that their reputation is built around, the organizers took every opportunity possible to give patrons the chance to experience the best parts of what Shambhala Music Festival is, and to show what they are inspired to do moving forward. Shamabala 2022 was the people falling in love with the music and the culture all over again.
Read MoreAn Interstellar Expedition with Brassell and Ace On Earth
Intergalactic Rhodes features two New-England bound producers, Brassell and Ace On Earth, following a melodious interstate of their own architecture and engineering. The duo take inspiration from modern Lofi, 90’s club dance tunes, and summer day beach music to create this elegant, warm, and inviting listening experience that’s laced with plenty of flavor.
Read MoreConversations and Explorations on Generative Visual Art with Actualize
Denver-based visual artist David Schunemann, or more familiarly known as Actualize Visuals has been diligently cultivating his most progressive body of work to date. Carefully collaborating and decorating stages across the country summer after summer, Actualize has become a household name amongst the wider fandom of digital visual artists and designers. Appropriately, The Rust took advantage of an opportunity to sit down and speak about the Actualize vision, perspective, and manifestations.
Read MoreMufunka Crosses the Emotional Rubicon with Samsara LP
Mufunka’s latest release, Samsara, covers a dynamic range of musical concepts, evolving emotion, and symbiotic intensity. The Buddhist metaphor for the wheel of life, including all things we experience and are unconsciously aware of, is given a new narrative journey in a masterful 8 track album. “In Buddhism, Samsara represents the wheel of life, [and] I wanted to share what I thought the journey in between could be like.”
Read MoreOvoid - Desert Planet [EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE]
Over the past 10 years, Adam Westover, better known as Ovoid, has been creating symphonic musical adventures that span combine modern musicality with cutting-edge audio production and engineering. Psychedelic and mind bending, Ovoid’s music never disappoints; impossible to pass up and captivating in form, his compositions cultivate a distinct hallmark of the audiophile experience while bringing electrifying bass music to dance floors. As such, The Rust is honored to once again host his work, this time featuring the exclusive premiere of his track, “Desert Planet”, from his latest EP, Apocryphal.
Read MoreMindex Opts for a Rhythmic Twist in Trapped
Beginning his euphonic journey in 2011 with the Neverland album on Time Resonance Music, Mindex’s has thrilled his fans with soundscapes, dance-floor bangers, and tantalizing psychedelic melodies. His latest EP, Trapped, challenges listeners to explore the many corners and crannies of his stylings while exciting their senses with hip-shaking snares and double-timed high hats.
Read MoreMusic For Serial Ports Forms Intrigue out of the Mundane
On the ever-growing list of increasingly niche musical endeavors, the translation of commodity barcodes raises eyebrows through mention alone; Satellite Era’s latest release, "Music For Serial Ports" is the charismatic product of southern-California based producer and software engineer Scott Metoyer, dovetailing his musicianship with a truly novel marriage of ingenuity and artistic gumption.
Read MoreA Glimpse Into June Jam's New Home at Playa Ponderosa
Earlier this month, The Rust team was privileged enough to glimpse behind the curtain into Arizona’s evolving grassroots culture. Flagstaff's own Junetember Jam was, simply put, magical. Previously referred to as Juniper Jam, and classically as June Jam, the festival celebrated its 3rd year with one of its most dynamic and provocative lineups of musicians and educators to date.
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 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 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 MoreGetting Acquainted with the Satellite Era Media Label
In light of the release of their Distant Arrays Vol. 3 compilation, the Rust had the chance to talk with Satellite Era, the freshly minted label and media platform based out of Chicago, learning about the core of their ethos, goals, and background experience in the wider world of electronic music.
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