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Glass Swords

Rustie

Glass Swords

Debut full length release from the Glasgow producer and remixer, encompassing a range of electronic and bass styles

ADM rating[?]

7.5

Label
Warp
UK Release date
10/10/2011
US Release date
11/10/2011
  1. 8.5 |   BBC

    Glass Swords shows just the right amount of restraint to prevent total disarray. Even if the album weren’t half as much fun as it is, that feat would be worthy of celebration in itself
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  2. 8.0 |   AU Review

    Somehow, it all works as a beautiful mess
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  3. 8.0 |   Mojo

    An exhilarating brand of digital soul. Print edition only

  4. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    Rustie has a knack for an irresistible hook, and for knowing when to stick with it and when to move on
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  5. 8.0 |   The Skinny

    Glass Swords may defy categorisation, but it’s all the more compelling for that
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  6. 8.0 |   The Irish Times

    Whyte’s maximalist prog-electronica tendencies turn up such tracks as the thrilling Ultra Thizz and the compelling City Star. The boy has one hell of a vision
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  7. 8.0 |   The Digital Fix

    This is quite possibly one of the most exciting, and just plain fun, electronic debuts this year
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  8. 8.0 |   Pitchfork

    Compared to the sterile sound of most retro-collage electronic albums, it's an undeniable and up-to-the-minute rush
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  9. 8.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    It can occasionally be overwhelming, even amusing in its sheer sugar rush excess, but to suggest it is lightweight or throwaway would be folly. This is a dense, rewarding – and yes, fun – record
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  10. 8.0 |   God Is In The TV

    A musical experience that everyone should let Rustie take them on
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  11. 7.5 |   The Quietus

    Glass Swords shows that his aesthetic is developed enough to carry an album in its own right
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  12. 7.0 |   Rave Magazine

    Very invigorating in short bursts
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  13. 6.0 |   Prefix

    Rustie’s style is not the most distinct in the world. He favors the talkbox, thundering, Warp-9 basslines, and, oddly enough, the type of clean slap-bass that only shows up these days on Seinfeld reruns
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  14. 6.0 |   Uncut

    Easy to admire but hard to love. Print edition only

  15. 6.0 |   Bowlegs

    A welcoming bridge between solipsistic gadgetry absorption and the communal hive-mind of clubbing’s big wide world
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