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Rustie beats Katy B, The Vaccines to Guardian 'First Album Award'
Published Friday, Feb 10 2012, 15:17 GMT | By Mayer Nissim | Add comment
Glaswegian musician Rustie has won The Guardian's 'First Album Award'.
The Warp musician's album from October 2011 topped a shortlist featuring last year's debuts from Katy B, The Vaccines, James Blake, Anna Calvi, Wu Lyf, Big Deal, SBTRKT, Summer Camp and Jamie Woon.
Awards judge Tim Jonze said: More than any other album on the list, Rustie's Glass Swords felt like it summed up the state of music in the last 12 months - a sensory overload of sound to represent our attention-hopping, information-soaked age.
"But it was more than just a technical feat, and the judges praised its emotional edge and subtle attention to detail too, not to mention its perfect understanding of how a record works on the dancefloor."
Rustie told the newspaper of his music: "You know that feeling you get when you go out, that feeling that's so great, Well, it's trying to recreate that on record, that sense of euphoria."
Listen to Rustie's 'Ultra Thizz' from Glass Swords below:
The Warp musician's album from October 2011 topped a shortlist featuring last year's debuts from Katy B, The Vaccines, James Blake, Anna Calvi, Wu Lyf, Big Deal, SBTRKT, Summer Camp and Jamie Woon.
Awards judge Tim Jonze said: More than any other album on the list, Rustie's Glass Swords felt like it summed up the state of music in the last 12 months - a sensory overload of sound to represent our attention-hopping, information-soaked age.
"But it was more than just a technical feat, and the judges praised its emotional edge and subtle attention to detail too, not to mention its perfect understanding of how a record works on the dancefloor."
Rustie told the newspaper of his music: "You know that feeling you get when you go out, that feeling that's so great, Well, it's trying to recreate that on record, that sense of euphoria."
Listen to Rustie's 'Ultra Thizz' from Glass Swords below:
More: Rustie, Katy B, The Vaccines, James Blake, Anna Calvi, Wu Lyf, Big Deal, SBTRKT, Summer Camp, Jamie Woon., Music
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