Getting to know Outline Audio: Run by Leeds-based artist R.U.M, the label launched in December 2022 but was in the incubation, planning and curation stages for a good year before he pressed the button and presented it to the world.

Rather than hurtle out heaps of releases instantly, Outline Audio has only dropped two EPs so far. Operating on a less-is-more, quality-over-quantity mindset, R.U.M's vision is to celebrate each release and put as much as value into the music as possible. 

With a view to strictly putting out tracks that stand the test of time and don’t flex on bandwagon hype or trends, in his own words R.U.M explains how each release belongs to the artist and the label is merely a vehicle to bring the music into the world.

So far the vehicle is purring with sleek efficiency. The first release dropped December last year. A VA EP featuring Objectiv, Nooch, Resslek and R.U.M himself, it mapped out the parameters of the label’s deep, dark, minimal methods in style. Giving the EP space to breathe, last week saw Outline update the discog with their second release, this time focusing on one artist: Illament's Cold Guys EP.

Adding weight and momentum as the label slowly but surely puts down firm roots for the long game, Illament's release is another exceptional release... And plenty more is in store in the future.

For a flavour of Outline's take on the future, R.U.M has laid down this mix comprising multiple unreleased jams from the label plus a hefty wedge of summer persies to fit the season. Press play, read on, get to know in this exclusive interview: https://1-more-thing.co.uk/interviews/the-rise-of-outline-audio/

Follow Outline Audio: @outlineaudio
Follow R.U.M: @rumdnb

Illament - Cold Guys EP is out now: https://cygnusmusic.link/z380kmz

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