Rustie

Rustie's first instrument was guitar and he bought his first decks at age 15. He is associated with the subgenre of aquacrunk, a genre described as an experimental offshoot of hip hop that emphasises slowed down, low-slung beats, with lashings of electronic mutterings and morphing basslines.{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2008/oct/20/aquacrunk-scene-and-heard | location=London | work=The Guardian | first=Lanre | last=Bakare | title=Scene and heard: Get ready for aquacrunk | date=20 October 2008 | access-date=16 December 2016 | archive-date=4 February 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140204055049/http://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2008/oct/20/aquacrunk-scene-and-heard | url-status=live }} He believes his work conveys movement and fluidity, and that his creative process is an "immersive world" wrapped up in sound, rhythm, and color. Rustie's long-time interest in video games has influenced his approach to electronic composition.{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/killscreen/288-interview-rustie-used-to-produce-like-how-gamers-game/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012122000/http://pitchfork.com/killscreen/288-interview-rustie-used-to-produce-like-how-gamers-game/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-10-12 |title=Interview: Rustie used to produce like how gamers game. | Kill Screen | Pitchfork |website=Pitchfork |date=2012-05-31 |access-date=2020-03-19}}

Rustie's first singles were released in 2007 and 2008.{{cite web|url=http://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/6014|title=Sunburst|publisher=Dusted Magazine|date=12 October 2010|first=Brad|last=LaBonte|access-date=18 October 2011|archive-date=15 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015093456/http://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/6014|url-status=live}} The producer signed with Warp Records in 2010 for the release of Sunburst EP. In 2011, Rustie released his first album Glass Swords on Warp Records. Widely celebrated for its meditation on everything from grime and hip-hop, to sci-fi computer games, and even prog rock,{{cite web|url=http://www.xlr8r.com/reviews/rustie/glass-swords|title=Glass Swords|publisher=XLR8R|first=Shawn|last=Reynaldo|date=10 October 2011|access-date=18 October 2011|archive-date=11 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011124830/http://www.xlr8r.com/reviews/rustie/glass-swords|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/fpj9|title=Glass Swords|publisher=BBC|date=27 September 2011|first=Rory|last=Gibb|access-date=11 February 2018|archive-date=28 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191228072123/http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/fpj9/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/oct/06/rustie-glass-swords-review|title=Glass Swords|date=6 October 2011|newspaper=The Guardian|first=Alex|last=Macpherson|location=London|access-date=16 December 2016|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000619/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/oct/06/rustie-glass-swords-review|url-status=live}} Brad LaBonte of Dusted Magazine wrote "Glass Swords contains some of the freshest, most exciting electronic dance music I've heard this year. Put simply, nothing sounds like this record."{{cite web|url=http://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/6744|date=11 October 2011|title=Glass Swords|publisher=Dusted Magazine|first=Brad|last=LaBonte|access-date=12 May 2012|archive-date=5 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190705130226/http://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/6744|url-status=dead}} Where as [https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/rustie-on-speaking-animals-languages-and-recording-at-30000-feet-44268/ Rolling Stone] proclaimed it "one of the most thrilling electronic albums of the decade."

In 2012, "After Light" from Glass Swords was included in an Adidas television advertisement featuring British track and field athlete Jessica Ennis prior to the 2012 Olympic Games.{{cite web|url=http://www.factmag.com/2012/07/10/rustie-features-on-new-olympic-adidas-advert/|title=Rustie features on new Olympic Adidas advert|publisher=Factmag.com|access-date=21 September 2014|date=10 July 2012|archive-date=16 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150216054127/http://www.factmag.com/2012/07/10/rustie-features-on-new-olympic-adidas-advert/|url-status=live}} Three tracks from Glass Swords ("After Light", "Ultra Thizz" and "Surph") were used in the soundtrack to the video game Sleeping Dogs.

The same year, Glass Swords won The Guardian's First Album Award.{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/feb/09/guardian-first-album-award-2012-rustie | location=London | newspaper=The Guardian | first=Tim | last=Jonze | title=Guardian first album award: Rustie | date=9 February 2012 | access-date=16 December 2016 | archive-date=4 March 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002221/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/feb/09/guardian-first-album-award-2012-rustie | url-status=live }}{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2012/jan/06/first-album-award-2012-shortlist? | location=London | newspaper=The Guardian | first=Michael | last=Hann | title=The Guardian first album award 2012: our shortlist | date=6 January 2012 | access-date=16 December 2016 | archive-date=22 April 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170422023131/https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2012/jan/06/first-album-award-2012-shortlist | url-status=live }}

Rustie released his second album, Green Language, on 26 August 2014 on Warp Records. In a review of the album, [https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/19610-rustie-green-language/ Pitchfork] proclaimed that “Part of Rustie's genius is the way he spun so many sounds and ideas into a bright, high-energy electro-funk whose central contradiction—brittle in sound, pliant in structure—turned out to be visionary." Two tracks from the album, 'Raptor'{{cite web|last1=Dombal|first1=Ryan|title=Rustie – Raptor|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/16970-raptor/|website=Pitchfork|publisher=Pitchfork Media|access-date=30 June 2014|archive-date=28 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140628205706/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/16970-raptor/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last1=Minsker|first1=Evan|title=Rustie Details New Album Green Language|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/55665-rustie-details-new-album-green-language/|website=Pitchfork|date=23 June 2014|publisher=Pitchfork Media|access-date=25 July 2014|archive-date=30 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140730032001/http://pitchfork.com/news/55665-rustie-details-new-album-green-language/|url-status=live}} and 'Attak (feat. Danny Brown)',{{cite news|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/17004-rustie-attak-ft-danny-brown/|title=Rustie - "Attak" [ft. Danny Brown]|website=Pitchfork|publisher=Pitchfork Media|access-date=6 August 2019|archive-date=7 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807013516/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/17004-rustie-attak-ft-danny-brown/|url-status=live}} received "best new track" awards by Pitchfork. Following the release, a second single, "Lost" (feat. Redinho), was premiered by Zane Lowe on BBC Radio 1.

After a show for XOYO Loves at London's Coronet Theatre on 29 November 2014 featuring special guest, rapper Danny Brown, Rustie announced his upcoming 2015, 'Green Language Live' world tour. The 'Green Language' tour is his largest to date and featured dates across Europe, Australia, the USA and Korea. The events showcased immersive 3D visuals by A-Rock including lost Egyptian artefacts, swarms of birds amongst other extravagant effects.{{cite news | url=http://warp.net/records/rustie/2015-green-language-tour | location=London | work=Warp Records | title=Green Language Live - 2015 World Tour Dates | date=6 December 2014 | access-date=8 December 2014 | archive-date=20 December 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220064112/http://warp.net/records/rustie/2015-green-language-tour | url-status=live }}{{cite news | url= http://www.factmag.com/2014/12/06/rustie-takes-green-language-on-world-tour-starting-january-2015/ | location= London | work= FACT Magazine | title= Rustie takes Green Language on world tour starting January 2015 | date= 6 December 2014 | access-date= 8 December 2014 | archive-date= 19 December 2014 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141219235742/http://www.factmag.com/2014/12/06/rustie-takes-green-language-on-world-tour-starting-january-2015/ | url-status= live }}

Previously, Whyte has played live with collaborators; Redinho at his album launch party hosted at London's Oval Space on 18 September 2014, production/vocal duo AlunaGeorge,{{cite news | url=http://warp.net/records/rustie/london-electrowerkz-alunageorge | location=London | work=Warp Records | title=Rustie: London live Show update, AlunaGeorge & Koreless added | date=13 August 2014 | access-date=7 January 2015 | archive-date=16 August 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130816083045/http://warp.net/records/rustie/london-electrowerkz-alunageorge | url-status=live }} and Koreless.

On 6 April 2015, Rustie announced the next North American leg of his Green Language World Tour. It included stops at a number of festivals with performances at Sasquatch, Bonnaroo, Firefly and Governors Ball.{{cite web |url=http://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/rustie/dates |title=RA: Rustie tour dates |website=Residentadvisor.net |access-date=2020-03-19 |archive-date=27 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150427144921/http://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/rustie/dates |url-status=live }}

At the beginning of November 2015, Rustie announced that his third album, Evenifudontbelieve, would be released on 5 November. In his review in [https://www.thefader.com/2015/11/09/rustie-evenifudontbelieve-review The Fader], Selim Bulut wrote; "I want to join the cult of Rustie... On his new album EVENIFUDONTBELIEVE, the electronic producer has created a secular gospel. Is it possible to download someone’s consciousness as an album? I don't know if I believe in that, but I definitely believe in Rustie."{{cite tweet |user=RUSTIE |number=661967395016351749 |title=EVENIFUDONTBELIEVE on Twitter: "NEW RECORD OUT TMRW FUK KNOWS WHAT TIME #EVENIFUDONTBELIEVE T.co/TkzhpLwlAh" |via=twitter.com |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305160243/https://twitter.com/RUSTIE/status/661967395016351749 |archive-date=5 March 2016 |url-status=dead}} Evenifudontbelieve was released via Warp Records,{{cite web|title = Rustie's new album 'Evenifyoudontbelieve' has dropped|url = http://www.mixmag.net/read/rusties-new-album-evenifudontbelieve-drops-tomorrow-news|website = Mixmag|access-date = 2015-11-05|archive-date = 6 November 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151106155612/http://www.mixmag.net/read/rusties-new-album-evenifudontbelieve-drops-tomorrow-news|url-status = live}} having made two of the singles taken from the album, "First Mythz" and "Peace Upzzz" available for stream only days prior to the release.{{cite web|title = Rustie|url = https://soundcloud.com/rustie|website = SoundCloud|access-date = 2015-11-05|archive-date = 31 October 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151031100227/https://soundcloud.com/rustie|url-status = live}}

Late November 2015, saw Rustie take part in a live Q&A with fans on Reddit, answering questions on a range of subjects including his production techniques, his influences and previous collaborations.{{cite web|title = [AMA] Ayyy this is Rustie from Glasgow. I have just released my 3rd album on Warp Records. Ask me anything. • /r/Music|url = https://www.reddit.com/r/Music/comments/3u3jqp/ama_ayyy_this_is_rustie_from_glasgow_i_have_just/|website = reddit|date = 24 November 2015|access-date = 2016-02-15|archive-date = 26 March 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210326061307/https://www.reddit.com/r/Music/comments/3u3jqp/ama_ayyy_this_is_rustie_from_glasgow_i_have_just/|url-status = live}}

After seven years of silence, Sub Club hosted Rustie and other artists in collaboration with the Glasgow label, Numbers, on 2 December 2022.{{Cite web |last=Cochrane |first=Kez |date=November 11, 2022 |title=Rustie is playing a party in Glasgow next week |url=https://crackmagazine.net/2022/11/rustie-returns-to-playing-live/ |access-date=December 3, 2022 |website=Crack Magazine}}

On June 4, 2024, he released his first single in nine years, "Black Ice Mudra", on Warp Records.{{cite web | url=https://warp.net/products/458880-black-ice-mudra | title=Black Ice Mudra by Rustie - Releases | date=4 June 2024 }}

As well as his own material, Whyte has produced three tracks for Danny Brown's 2013 album Old.{{cite news | url= http://pitchfork.com/news/48975-danny-brown-reveals-new-album-title-collaborations-with-aap-rocky-purity-ring-rustie/ | location= London | work= Pitchfork | title= Danny Brown Reveals New Album Title, Collaborations With A$AP Rocky, Purity Ring, Rustie | date= 17 December 2012 | access-date= 7 January 2015 | archive-date= 20 December 2012 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121220040219/http://pitchfork.com/news/48975-danny-brown-reveals-new-album-title-collaborations-with-aap-rocky-purity-ring-rustie/ | url-status= live }}

At the age of 15, Whyte was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/rustie666/posts/10153309134455860|title=Rustie – This track saved me when I was 15 & wanted to die after being diagnosed insulin dependent for the rest of my life|work=Facebook|author=Rustie|date=7 July 2015|access-date=7 July 2015|archive-date=2 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202193835/https://www.facebook.com/rustie666/posts/10153309134455860|url-status=live}}

In the midst of Evenifudontbelieve{{'}}s release cycle and tour, Whyte announced that he would be cancelling all concerts "due to addiction and mental health problems".{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/RUSTIE/status/678352844773318657|title=Due to addiction & mental health problems, all gigs in the near future are cancelled. Very very sorry & hope to see u all soon|work=Twitter|author=Rustie|date=19 December 2015|access-date=24 March 2016|archive-date=8 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108122424/https://twitter.com/rustie/status/678352844773318657|url-status=live}}

"—" denotes single that did not chart.

• "Spliff Dub" by Zomby on Mush / Spliff Dub (2008)
• "Another Day" by Jamie Lidell on Another Day (2008)
• "Let Me See What U Workin With" by Rod Lee on Let Me See What U Workin With (2008)
• "Drama" by Fool on Drama (2008)
• "In This" by Various Production on Versus (2008)
• "In The Blood" by Pivot on In The Blood (2008)
• "The Black Block" by Modeselektor on Happy Birthday! Remixed #2 (2008)
• "No Security" by Crookers feat. Kelis on No Security (2009)
• "Ariel" by Stateless on Ninja Tune XX: 20 Years Of Beats & Pieces (2010)
• "Ariel" (Second version credited as 'Rustie's Pentagram Remake') by Stateless on Ninja Tune XX No. 1 (2010)
• "I'm Gone" by Lazer Sword on Lazer Sword (2010)
• "G41" by 8Bitch on G41 (2010)
• "Dominos" by The Big Pink on Chysalis Music 2010 Coachella (2010)
• "Fancy Forty" by Lunice on Stacker Upper (2010)
• "On My Mind" by Joker on On My Mind (2011)
• "Brand New" by Gucci Mane (2011)
• "Lose Yourself" by Surkin on Lose Yourself (2012)
• "Love in Motion" by SebastiAn on Love in Motion (2012)
• "Ratchet" by Bloc Party on Four (Deluxe Edition) (2013)
• "Trouble on My Mind" by Pusha T feat. Tyler, the Creator via SoundCloud (2013)
• "Back Seat Ho" by Machinedrum (2014)
• "Beautiful" by A. G. Cook (2014)
• "Midnight" by Joker (2014)
• "Hit Da Blokk" by Big Dope P (2015)
• "Where Are Ü Now" by Jack Ü with Justin Bieber (2015)

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