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Number 68 on The 250 Best Electronic Albums of the 21st Century21st CenturyTier A

Glass Swords

Rustie

2011 · wonky · electro · glitch · grime

Warp Records · WARPLP217

undergroundchart-reachCommercial reach 2 out of 5, where 1 is deep underground and 5 is top-40.
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Why it's here

Hyper-saturated synths, trap-adjacent drums and candy-bright melody give Glass Swords its maximalist charge. Rustie helped set a template for a lineage of electronic pop and beat music. 'Ultra Thizz' and 'Death Mountain' are the ones that got copied. The record still works as a carefully sequenced whole.

Tracklist

  1. A1Glass Swords2:21
  2. A2Flash Back3:47
  3. A3Surph4:34
  4. B1Hover Traps3:01
  5. B2City Star3:09
  6. B3Globes2:47
  7. C1Ultra Thizz4:00
  8. C2Death Mountain3:25
  9. C3Cry Flames3:48
  10. D1After Light3:43
  11. D2Ice Tunnels1:18
  12. D3All Nite3:08
  13. D4Crystal Echo3:22