Rustie – Saint Audio

An Interview With: KRANE

Now on the Fallout: Part 2 tour, KRANE spoke to Saint Audio about life on the road, and how he stays focused on creating his memorable brand of EDM. Tell me a little more about yourself and your music. I had a 9 to 5 and started listening to electronic music probably like four to… [continued]
Saint Audio Mixes #027: A L E J A N D R A

Strap in for a half hour of sonic twists and turns down a bass-filled path in our 27th guest mix. Saint Paul producer A L E J A N D R A is more than buzzworthy; she’s doing things with electronic music that remind me of when Sinjin Hawke and Rustie first burst onto the scene. A… [continued]
Review: Star Wars Headspace Hits Its Mark

There’s no need to make this a particularly lengthy review, so I won’t — I surmised before the release last month that Star Wars Headspace would hit big and it has. It opened at #1 on the Billboard Dance charts, all the productions are ‘good’ at the very least, and it appears that Disney has found… [continued]
Op-Ed: Why Rick Rubin Taking On Star Wars Will Be Electronic Music’s Biggest Win Since Daft Punk

The story got a good amount of buzz, but I’m not sure how many people noticed the gravity of the announcement that Rick Rubin had assembled a crack team of producers to remix Star Wars sounds into an album’s worth of varied electronic and dance tracks, called Star Wars: Headspace. On the surface, it sounds… [continued]
PRESSPLAY >>REWIND 004: RUSTIE WINS WEEK, NYC PROMOTERS THROW TOXIC RAVE, CAA DROPS CARA LEWIS

Last week was a weird one — but there’s a whole bunch of knowledge you can (and should) carry into this week. Here’s to being the most informed lil music fan you know: it’s the PressPlay >>Rewind. ///ACTUAL NEWS\\\ >>NYC PROMOTERS CITYFOX TRIED TO THROW A HALLOWEEN RAVE IN A BUILDING WITH “FLAMMABLE” AND TOXIC MATERIAL… [continued]
Album Review: EVENIFUDONTBELIEVE – Rustie

I was so extremely eager about Rustie’s new album that I just started writing down my initial thoughts, and wanted to share them with you. Check out my track-by-track analysis of EVENIFYOUDONTBELIEVE. [continued]
Essentials: “First Mythz” – Rustie

Following a steady stream of free releases, Glaswegian producer Rustie‘s gifted us with “First Mythz,” the lead single off his upcoming album EVENIFUDONTBELIEVE. Dolphin trills echo through a technicolor blast of incandescent synths, emitting a buoyant sound that’s reminiscent of trance and happy hardcore on “First Mythz.” The neon artwork and stadium-rattling maximalist positivity in… [continued]
PressPlay >>Rewind #1 – Gorillaz, Bloc Party, Radiohead Set To Return With Albums in 2016; Condé Nast Buys P4K; Molly Hankins Wins The Week

Happy sunday, PressPlay fam. I’m Josh, the new North American managing editor here at PressPlay, and every week, on Sunday afternoons and evenings, we’re going to be bringing you the top-to-bottom run down of all the need-to-know news from our side of the music industry, for the week that was. We know that the people… [continued]
Essentials: “160 Hospital Riddim” – Rustie

LuckyMe label-dweller and Glaswegian beat-smith Rustie delivered a surprise track for his fans produced and recorded in an unconventional location. That location being the DJ’s hospital bed. After being hospitalised for issues relating to diabetes, Rustie released “160 Hospital Riddim” for free on his Soundcloud this past Wednesday. The Scottish producer offered the free track… [continued]