crush2dust

crush2dust, The electronic solo project of Ritwik Krishnan is of its era, polished, and scratchingly catchy. Growing up in San Jose, CA, Ritwik cut his teeth in high school as a frontman for indie rock band The Cautious. However, fueled by the internet and obsessions with the rise of Soundcloud electronic music, his college apartment became a breeding ground for his mature songwriting and genres like Drum & Bass, Hyperpop, and Ambient Pop. Out of these early years of experimentation came a substance-driven sound fueled by a backbone of electronic peaks, dissonances, and releases that burn like a sparkler. Krishnan willfully reinvents indie electronica, aspiring to mainstream appeal while simultaneously pulling in those most jaded by the derivative releases of the modern underground.