This new Mickey Pearce is giving us feelings. Serious feelings. Mainly the kind that give you night terrors, that you’re not too keen on sharing with your therapist because there must be a limit to how much they can stomach. Both “Softly Softly” and “Tempted” are frankly terrifying. The Artist formerly Known As Shortstuff has […]
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R&S just keep them coming. The latest signing to one of our favourite labels is the New York duo Nick Weiss and Logan Takahashi, who go by the moniker Teengirl Fantasy. These two gentlemen are making techno and house with an analogue approach and a nonconformist mentality, and when we say that they’ve caught our attention, we […]
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Some not-so-underground hip hop for the latest installment of One on One. “Center of Attention” was originally the title track on InI‘s “Center of Attention” album, recorded back in 1995. For the uninitiated, InI were a hip hop collective composed of Rob-O, Grap Luva, I Love H.I.M., Marco Polo, and Boodakhan. Most of those names faded […]
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It seems like we can’t get enough of all things Japan these days, and who can blame us? Submerse is the 23 years old Rob Orme, a producer from Tokyo via Cheshire, and he’s making waves all over the place. Prolific as well as globe-trotting, he’s the man behind a slew of dextrously produced EPs. […]
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Spring is so beautiful. It’s all about long, sunny days and even longer, sunnier house remixes. Right now anyone who’s anyone is sacking off work to laze around in the park and tweet about drinking alcohol before the big yellow thing in the sky goes down. And any afternoon spent in the great outdoors (or […]
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And now for something completely different… 22 year-old Japanese producer Yuki Sato is the latest fresh talent to catch our ears here at Truants. So far his work is a an experimental sideline to a band project, but it’s certainly considered and subtle enough to be a full-time endeavour. “Yu-Jyu-Mugen” (stream below) has to be […]
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Alright, devoted Truants readers? No? What’s that you say? You’re discontent? You’re thirsty? Thirsty for some juicy UKG goodness? You want the thrills of a well-thought out garage remix to drip into your soul like the nectar of the luscious exotic fruit that you find in the Sainsbury’s Finest section? It’s been too long since […]
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These days we try not to ask for much. With the flurry of young producers all scrambling for our attention, sorting the gold from the rusty old crap seems exhausting at times, when all we want is something just a little bit considered. Luckily for us, there’s still a ton of gold around if you […]
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Alright Truants readers, it’s time to release your grip on that super rare techno LP you got at Record Store Day, relax that bassface grimace into a happy little grin, and prepare for some outraegous poptastic fun. Yes, we just used the word poptastic, because North Londer anti-geezers Man Like Me are the kind of musicians that make […]
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Here’s a new name for your list of frustatingly talented newcomers. Beaumont is another one of those Scottish producers going out of their wax to make us envy the cold and drizzly land of kilts. His debut “Blush Response” was full of clever cuts, and this new EP released on Hotflush Recordings is a definite […]
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These days it seems you’re no-one unless you’re at least three different someones – the slash is the name of the game. 2012 is all about being a DJ/producer/label owner/blogger/chef/world class artichoke-growing champion… You can add Scott Hansen to the list of frustratingly talented Renaissance men and women. The San Franciscan producer and designer has […]
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Stream: Last Japan – Ambush EP Preview (LNUK Records) “Ambush” is the latest release from South Londoner Last Japan, and a cheeky little one it is too. The lead track does what it says on the tin, lulling you into a false sense of security with a solid groove and a little click shuffle whilst its brilliance […]
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