....the man is a badbbbwoyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!

so good. the guy is clearly a genius....LOVE this stuff.

14 tracks of pwn.

hmmm.. ive always thought his music suffers a bit from the 'cat on the piano/drum machine' complex.. for the ADD generation i guess.

Kinda with Jason (above) on this. I've test driven a lot this sort of music (without buying), and while it does what it does with conviction, there is something to be said for having a little nuance in music, a little contrast - some shade, some light. This whole wonky/grime whatever you want to call it seems to do everything at one intensity level, and after a while it's like a jackhammer on the ears.

ok, so you dont like wonky/grime/whatever, so this ain't for you. but as far as this sort of thing goes, i find Rustie so much more interesting than coffee table merchants (and there are so many out there, not mentioning any names) that sell themselves on somehow being 'innovative' when in fact its just all dull after-hours w*nkery. At least Rustie, Zomby, L-VIS 1990 and the like aren't resting on their laurels. besides, i dont buy the whole 'some shade / some light' argument, for one you can apply that to pretty much half of all producers in the underground scene (you gonna criticise ikeda for lacking in contrast?) and second, have you heard the melodies in that first track above? peace out.

Relax dude, it's only music. No big whoop.

to the guy above, this music ain't for test driving, it's for listening to loud. In clubs.

Clubs real loud, no test driving, no coffee tables - got it! I guess for us boring old farts who turned the corner on 40, let alone 30, some time ago (and therefore don't go to loud clubs anymore), that explains a few things. Long live Alva Noto!

lets all get along eh?

it's all good : )

love and smiles

xx 8-)

Well I'm not old and like my music loud but I don't rate Rustie too highly. It's trying to be experimental but doesn't pull it off with slickness like Flying Lotus. The wet textures are more for effect and lack the warmth of something like Drexciya. The energy just comes from the volume of the sound, it's hardly a compositional riot like Soundmurderer. Plus 8-bit samples are used more now than in the 80s. Personally I think it's overrated, I'll keep listening though just in case it clicks with me.

to say Rustie is overrated is absolutely ludicrous. Stop listening and start hearing...

Your attempt at parrot philosophy has failed. You surely mean I should listen to Rustie instead of hearing Rustie. Listening is to observe whereas hearing is the function of sound going into the ear the brain decoding it. I hear Rusite but it is listening to him that makes me THINK he is overrated. Perhaps those James Stinson ripped off wet noises have addled your brain?

James, your context of reference, is squewiff, I'd prefer Flying lotus sitting on my ass in house too.

What is it with 14 Tracks and Rustie? At least 4 (maybe 5) of these are on other 14 Tracks compilations. No repeats please - no matter how much you're into the music. I come here to hear new stuff each week, not the same artist over and over.

Its a pleasure to hear that the gutter element of music is style available to purchase in electronic based music. I like experimental beats that infuse hip-hop!