Cargo Records

O.M.G.!

Following the massive success of Rusko’s debut CD, and in response to huge public demand, here comes a deluxe double-vinyl set, pressed on marble-colored wax and housed in full colour gatefold sleeve with download card for free 320 mp3s of the entire album. ‘O.M.G.!’ cements Rusko’s status as one of the most exciting and rapidly ascending talents in the wider world of dubstep-fuelled electronic music.

On this record he marries dubstep to a broader range of synthetic styles, bringing together UK and US dancefloor sounds and uniting a seemingly disparate array of guests through his visceral, fun-loving production. The result is a sunshine-soaked pool party of a record. Opening with devastating wobbler ‘Woo-Boost’, Rusko then takes Amber Coffman of Brooklyn’s Dirty Projectors on an unexpected detour through UK garage with the summer anthem ‘Hold On’.

Other guests and highlights include uplifting house workout ‘Feels So Real’ featuring the soulful stylings of Ben Westbeech, the thunderous ‘Oy’, co-produced with Italian duo Crookers, and the deep sea sub bass of ‘Rubadub Shakedown’, with live sidekick Rod Azlan. Fellow up and coming producer Redlight (formerly DJ Clipz) makes his vocal debut on ‘Scareware’, while Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane laces the bumping low-slung ‘Got Da Groove’