The Roland Tr-808 was first introduced in 1980 as a drum machine to help studio musicians record demos without needing an actual drummer. They never could have imagined that only years later, it would become ubiquitous in all studios as a music making tool that would remain in the spotlight for 30 years (and it's still going!). In the age of laptop music and VSTs, there is a … [Read more...]
Adidas Gets Hip To The Game With Rustie
Finally, we've reached a time period where placing extremely dope, "underground" tracks in commercials is the new thing. We've seen it before with Apple x Hudson Mohawke, Doritos x Diplo, and GAP x Daft Punk, but here's a new combo we think you might like: Adidas x Rustie. Even though The World Cup recently came to a close, we get one more taste of Leo Messi with Adidas' new … [Read more...]
Rustie – Attak (feat. Danny Brown)
Rustie continues his charge towards the release of his upcoming studio album, 'Green Language', with the release of 'Attak' featuring Danny Brown. Premiered on Zane Lowe's Hottest Record on BBC Radio 1, Attak serves as a single from Rustie's upcoming album, set to release next month on Warp Records. The track itself is pretty dope and I never thought a collab between these two … [Read more...]
Rustie – Raptor [Unreleased]
Scottish based producer Rustie has just premiered one of his brand new singles, "Raptor" on Annie Mac's BBC Radio 1 Show. Along with the premiere came some info that Rustie would be dropping a new album titled "Green Language", which supposedly drops in August. This is the first full length album released that Rustie has put out since Glass Swords in 2011, which is one of my … [Read more...]
Danny Brown – Old [Streaming Album Debut]
A little over 2 years after the release of his mixtape XXX, after countless tweets, performances, and a blowjob on stage, Danny Brown has finally released his debut album on A-Trak's Fool Gold Records. Entitled Old, this 19 track hip hop album features collaborations from some of the biggest names in the game including Freddie Gibbs, Purity Ring, Schoolboy Q, Scrufizzer, … [Read more...]
Rustie – Slasherr (Flume Edit) + Disclosure – You & Me (Flume Remix)
Young Flume is at it again, and this time around he's supplying a free download for the already amazing Rustie - Slasherr. As far as I'm concerned Harley Streten is one of the best producers in the game right now, and definitely in my top 5 favorites of 2012 and beyond. His critically acclaimed self titled 'Flume' album has been in heavy rotation since it dropped in November of … [Read more...]
