Rustie

Rustie Cancels All Upcoming Shows Citing ‘Addiction and Mental Health Problems’

Glasgow producer Rustie announced on Twitter this past weekend that he was canceling all his upcoming shows due to "addiction and mental health problems." The…

James Grebey / December 21, 2015

News

Rustie Enlists Dolphins, Fireworks for His ‘First Mythz’ Video

"First Mythz," a standout from Rustie's recent collection of EDM deconstructions EVENIFUDONTBELIEVE, is built around a prominent sample of a dolphin. So when making a…

Colin Joyce / November 24, 2015

Reviews

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Review: Rustie Reimagines Maximalism on ‘EVENIFUDONTBELIEVE’

The shores of consciousness, a term you've likely heard before but does not have a hard etymology, is not an idea so much as a metaphor…

Harley Brown / November 12, 2015

News

Rustie Releases New Album, ‘EVENIFUDONTBELIEVE’

Glaswegian producer Rustie (born Russell Whyte) has made good on the promise he made while sharing his latest single "Peace Upzzz" and released a new…

Colin Joyce / November 5, 2015

News

Rustie Shares Stuttering ‘Peace Upzzz,’ Announces ‘EVENIFUDONTBELIEVE’ LP Out Tomorrow

Glaswegian producer Rustie has released a handful of ecstatic tracks recently, and today he's released another stuttering number called "Peace Upzzz" and shared that they're…

Colin Joyce / November 4, 2015

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Rustie Brings a Universal Scope to ‘First Mythz’

Following "160 Hospital Riddim" — an ebulliently trapped-out track Rustie made while in the hospital for diabetes treatment — and "Big Catzz" (which arrived earlier this summer), the Glaswegian producer…

Harley Brown / November 2, 2015

SPIN Singles Mix

SPIN Singles Mix: Calvin Harris, YG, Rustie, SPORTS, and More

Welcome to SPIN‘s Singles Mix! SPIN staffers have rounded up their favorite, must-hear tracks for your personal playlists. Collecting the finest from yelping synth-soul-turned-hip-hop experimentalists,…

Rachel Brodsky / July 21, 2015

Reviews

Trap Producer Rustie’s Brilliant ‘Green Language’ Is for the Birds

Since the 2010 release of his acclaimed Warp debut, Sunburst, where he solidified his frenetic, off-kilter blend of dubstep, funk and hip-hop, Glasgow producer Rustie—often…

Aaron Frank / August 25, 2014

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Watch Rustie and Danny Brown’s Explosive, Emoji-Laden ‘Attak’ Video

The Scottish beatmaker Rustie will finally followup his highwire 2011 album Glass Swords this month with a new collection called Green Language. We've already heard…

Colin Joyce / August 11, 2014

Premieres

Rustie and Danny Brown ‘Attak’ on Wild New Banger

The second sample from Rustie's sophomore album has landed, and it's a banger. "Attak," the follow-up single to "Raptor," features a relentlessly hectic flow from…

Elissa Stolman / July 24, 2014

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Hear Rustie’s Ultra-Thizzed Remix of Pusha T and Tyler, the Creator’s ‘Trouble on My Mind’

"Who else could put the hipsters with felons and thugs?" rapped Pusha T on "Trouble on My Mind," off his 2011 mixtape Wrath of God…

Philip Sherburne / October 22, 2013

Lists

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The 40 Best Dance Tracks of 2013 So Far

The year in dance music so far has been all about strange bedfellows, deep-seated urges, and going back to basics. It's weird times for dance…

Philip Sherburne / July 3, 2013

Features

Rustie’s Roots: Producer on Dirty Albums and Joyful Noises

Rustie’s Glass Swords (Warp) was one of the most innovative electronic releases of last year. Amid the glut of bass-heavy records that were dominating subs,…

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd / May 31, 2012

New Music