Name: Clockdust
Brand: Rustin Man

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Bonus disc: No

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WIGLP468

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Black

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Format detail

Heavyweight Vinyl with 4 Page Booklet.

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2020-03-20

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

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PIAS

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Standard:20

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887828046812

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

WIGLP468X

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Heavyweight Vinyl with 4 Page Booklet. 12” x 12” Photo Print.

887828046836

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1 / Extended format: Yes / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

WIGCD468

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887828046829

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Rustin Man

Genre GB

Alternative / Modern

Label GB

Domino

Domino is an independent label founded in Putney, South West London by *a694357* and his partner Jacqui Rice in 1993. The label initially focused on American acts such as *Sebadoh*, *Pavement* or *Royal Trux* before signing British acts in the late '90s.

The label operates a US division, located in Brooklyn, which output was initially identified by its own catalogue number schemes, DOMUS then DNO (used until 2013), when the releases handled by the UK headquarters are identified by WIG (albums) and RUG (singles and EPs) catalogue numbers.

The company operating the label, *Warp Records*, diversified, establishing a publishing arm and a series of labels (*Double Six Recordings*, *Weird World Record Co.*, *Rephlex*, ...).

Rustin Man is a highly acclaimed artist known for his unique blend of folk, pop, and experimental music. With a career spanning over two decades, he has established himself as a true innovator in the industry.
Formerly a member of the influential band Talk Talk, Rustin Man has since embarked on a successful solo career. His haunting vocals and introspective lyrics have garnered him a dedicated fan base around the world.
His latest album [album name] showcases his signature sound and artistic growth. With its captivating melodies and thought-provoking themes, it is sure to resonate with both longtime fans and new listeners alike.

Second album from Rustin Man aka Paul Webb from Talk Talk. Having waited 17 years for Drift Code, some may be surprised at Clockdust’s swift arrival, but the album’s roots can be found in the same extended sessions. “Early on I realised I had two albums worth of material,” Webb explains. “The first tunes I wrote were electric guitar based, with long arrangements that built up in layers to something sonically quite dense. These became the bulk of Drift Code. As a reaction, I wrote a batch of songs that were tighter in their structure but had more feeling of space. These make up the bulk of Clockdust.”

Once he’d identified each song’s greater role, Webb took pains to ensure the albums would stand alone. “Through the year of mixing and releasing Drift Code,” he continues, “I made a conscious effort not to listen to Clockdust. It became some long-lost twin everybody had forgotten. There was an older, wiser atmosphere to it, more cinematic, but in a romantic way”.

Clockdust draws upon an armoury of instruments, some, like the euphonium, unfamiliar in such contexts, and plenty – the kokoriko, the okónkolo – with even more unfamiliar names. Each track, too, indicates Webb’s fondness for the path less travelled, its twists and turns at first jarring but soon intuitive. That they’re embellished by a voice which has seemingly endured many lifetimes emphasises their mysterious nature. That its recording was soundtracked by Jacques Brel, Jet Harris and Kurt Weill no doubt contributed too. That many songs are inspired by old movies enhances their ageless atmosphere yet further.

Lead single Jackie’s Room is about a dysfunctional yet romantic relationship in which the protagonist believes “as long as she’s desired, she’ll never grow old” and the resulting track sways with the grace of its aging seductress. “I think of the album as containing stories from people who’ve reached their present situation through many years of experiences,” Webb says.

Idiosyncratic and quietly haunting, Clockdust is seeped in sepia-tinted nostalgia, “a powerful force of nature,” Webb states, “up there with love and desire”. The album blurs the boundaries between past and present. Webb insists that he prefers to live in the here and now, but in looking back he’s found a magical, mesmerising manner in which to forge a path forward: for him, for his music, and for his audience.

Clockdust

Music GB

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