New Featured Artist: Rusty K

We're proud to welcome Rusty K aboard as our newest Featured Artist!

Spinning electronic music marvels since 2012, Rusty K is a Russian producer most well known in osu! from Mir and C00L's vanguard maps set to All That We Lost, Dark Eyes and Last Of Us back in 2017 focusing on the exploration of a then-emerging subgenre of 'technical' mapping.

We're super excited to unveil a selection of 14 tracks, including the timeless classics listed above. We're hoping that this new collection inspires more mappers to pick up the torch and continue experimenting with style and sound.

Don't just take our word for it though, give these previews a listen and see for yourself:

All That We Lost

Check out this classic 2017 set from Mir!

Dark Eyes

Check out this classic 2017 set from Mir!

Last Of Us

Check out this classic 2017 set from C00L!

Limitless

Frozen Heart

You all should know the drill by now - all of the above plus a whole bunch more are available this very moment over at Rusty K's Featured Artist listing, all pre-timed and just waiting for you to be cool like Mir and C00L and map them.

Emboldened by your collective ribbing from last week's uh, 'not so challenging' hint, the fabled Hintern set a challenge most grand last Monday for this release with the ominous hint of merely 'feo19'.

Many guessed but only a few were truly correct, with tweeter @Lukaico taking top prize in deciphering that 'feo' referred to iron oxide (a type of rust) and 19 referred to the atomic number of potassium, which goes by the letter K on the periodic table. A few trailing guesses arrived on the mark afterwards from @REFORMEDawnsday, @AJT_main and @DeityPorg as well.

We've had so many Featured Artists in the last year or so that I'm running out of ways to allude to us having even more of them without just repeating myself. Rest assured, the train will continue on with its weekly stops well into the future, and if you dig the hint game or just want to keep on top of the news for all things osu!, make sure to check out the @osugame Twitter throughout the week for more details.

—Ephemeral