Rustie - Ultra Thizz

What this video is

Released 5 September 2011 on Warp Records as the lead single to Rustie's debut album Glass Swords (October 2011), 'Ultra Thizz' arrived at the apex of the post-dubstep UK bass explosion. The title itself references Bay Area slang for MDMA/ecstasy, a cultural citation noted by MTV that signals Rustie's transatlantic genre cross-pollination — Glasgow/London production sensibility filtered through Bay Area hyphy…

Why it matters

A landmark single in the post-dubstep / aquacrunk canon, 'Ultra Thizz' exemplifies Rustie's synthesis of grime percussion, '90s rave synths, video-game sound design, dirty south hip-hop influence, and prog-rock structural complexity into a coherent maximalist whole. Critics described the Glass…