@Ovoid

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. 

“Desert Planet” opens with elements of thick and decorative percussion. The cerebral LFOs dance in the background while building the melody with strums from a filtered guitar, and each embellished note elucidates deep echoes and fleshy reverb. Adam shines bright when incorporating many musical disciplines into his EPs; His creativity often radiates with nods to Eastern musical stylings and syncopated rhythms. He is constantly and dynamically evolving his tonal space and creating musical environments that conjure imagery of spaces that are both compressed and tight, and that explode into wide and galloping expanses of sound, and “Desert Planet” channels each of these distinct characteristics with ease. With the full release scheduled March 4th, the full release of Apocryphal is close on the coattails of this high-impact single.

Desert Planet

Ovoid - Desert Planet [EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE]

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Rhythm Code 6

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@jacksonhalemusic

Subverting compositional and design tropes each step of the way, the Zonra project has maintained a striking consistency in its escape from the norms of conventional electronic music. Straddled somewhere between the dance-centric sound of contemporary bass music producers and the aural experimentation developed by IDM pioneers, Jackson Hale achieves a stable balance between groove and intrigue with each subsequent release, moving that needle closer to either end whenever the need arises. In time-tested fashion, his latest LP is a work of beauty from every angle, and as such, The Rust is incredibly excited to premiere Time Is A Tool as our 61st label release.

Previous Zonra records have featured an amalgam of shredded synthesis, mean breakdowns, and carefully threaded melodic elements. Unsurprisingly, Hale flipped the script entirely for Time Is A Tool; The LP’s opening moments involve smooth harmonies egressing into smooth cadence, and that relationship carries on throughout each track. Choice waves of tension and release, told through the intentional splaying of tones and textures into glitched-out symphonies, creates a permeable catharsis within each fold of the record, slowly churning the listener towards the album’s zenith. Opting for slow, caressing tempos and chord phrases reminiscent of serene lullabies, the traditional throaty bass lines and hyper-compressed downbeats are put out to pasture in favor of a record filled to the brim with particularly intentional and resoundingly magical moments of introspection and rest. For those keen on finding their next sonic journey amidst a crowd with a dancefloor focus, Time Is A Tool is assuredly the album you’ve been searching for.

Composed, produced, and mixed by Jackson Hale
Mastering by Mindex
Artwork by Katie Hale

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Time Is A Tool

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Zonra & Jackson Hale - This Always Happens

An honest goodbye from Craftal. 8 tracks of what he considers his best work, spanning 9 years of making strange sounds and playing them to crowds of strange people across the USA. Half new material, half old, consider it a "Greatest Hits" of sorts, as he shifts focus to new horizons.

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These are my favorite ear ticklers that I've made as Craftal. Making this music was fun, challenging, frustrating, and rewarding. I tried to do something a little different in the increasingly homogenous world of "Bass Music". It was all just a test. I hope I accomplished that, I hope you enjoy it, and I hope that my future artistic endeavors interest you as well.

Thank you for listening. Cheers.

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Machine Yearning (2022 Mix)

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Garden Mother LP (Album Mix)

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Toothpick

New tune on label AstroPilot. VA compilation Otherside is stacked with some quality bass music. Grab your copy now and support some top notch production.  ;-)

Otherside

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A bewildering journey across the sonic desert, “Mirage” draws us into the untamed wilderness of experimental bass music at the hands of East Coast producers soundcloud.com/saltusmusic and soundcloud.com/pathwey. Fueled by rolling basslines, haunting melodies, and the rising intensity of modern halftime, this hypnotic release calls us toward the horizon like an unquenchable thirst as we explore the new frontiers of genre-bending sound design. 

Saltus >> 
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www.facebook.com/saltusmusic/ 

Pathwey >> 
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Art By: soundcloud.com/pathwey

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Saltus x Pathwey - Mirage

Jafu & Dillard - Havana (Clip)

Phase Shift

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The Ever Descending Elevator (Phase Shift VA)

Cherry Blossom EP - 3.2.21

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Psychoespionage

Darklord Gob brings to the table sounds of psychedelic bass music/glitch. His influences derive from a wide array of sources far and near, digital and analog, future and ancient. Nurtured and driven by the underground music/art scene, Darklord Gob aims to bring sounds unheard to those perceptive. 
    
Contact: darklordgob@gmail.com

LABELS: 
- Swamp Music (U.S.)  
- Astropilot (Russia)
- Synchronos Records (U.S.)
- Badgers Records (Greece) 
- Time Resonance Records (U.S.)
- Visionary Shamanics (U.K.)
- Psychedelic Jelly (U.K.)
- Citrus Grove Collective (U.S.)

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