Somehow you better realize when the music you're dancing to comes from people that have been exploited, the best tribute you can have is setting yourself loose in unity with the exploited.Theo Parrish
Truancy Sessions S02 E02: FNKD
FNKD | Soundcloud | Instagram | Resident Advisor We head to London today for the second episode of season 2, with FNKD taking the reins with a two-hour mix that covers a wide range of musical styles. Known for his monthly radio show on Aaja Music and his role managing Corsica Studios’ in-house night Small Talk, […]
Read moreTruancy Volume 335: Ma Sha
Since debuting with her first full solo EP ‘Elastik’ on Nervous Horizon last year, Ma Sha, the New York based DJ and Kindergarten Records label boss has continued to establish her status as one of the city’s leading producers of hard-to-define, low-end, percussive dance music. As a label head, she has executed her vision in […]
Read moreTruancy Sessions S02 E01: o.rayan
o.rayan | Soundcloud | Instagram Rooted in the vibrant sounds of West Africa, o.rayan’s musical journey began in the Ivory Coast where he was born and raised. His eclectic taste, shaped by 90’s house, dub, disco, r&b, and hip hop, infuses his selections with a unique perspective, pushing him to seek records unbound by genre or […]
Read moreTruancy Volume 334: Myles Mac
A online platform and mix series that’s been around as long as us is the iconic Melbourne Deepcast. The series has channeled a broad range of musical influences over a huge run, hosting a balance of the scene’s most sough after and promising selectors. From French house music pioneers Braxe + Falcon, to local Melbourne […]
Read moreTruancy Volume 333: Adam Chapman
With the internet at our disposal and the thousands of exciting DJs across the world, for our UK contributors it’s sometimes easy to miss some of the local talent forming and contributing to their own scene right on our doorstep. Enter Adam Chapman, a DJ living on the south coast in Brighton, that makes up […]
Read moreTruancy Sessions S01 E08: Sabrout
Sabrout | Soundcloud | Instagram | Resident Advisor After seven incredible mixes, we conclude the first season of Truancy Sessions with a DJ who perfectly embodies the ethos we envisioned when starting this series. Our goal was to build community and provide a platform for exceptional DJs we’ve met during our travels and connected with online […]
Read moreTruancy Volume 332: Alien D
“The image is there, but the history of work is lurking under the surface,” says artist Alien D of his new release, Nature’s Pencil, on the acclaimed DC-based label, 1432 R. Like a lotus flower, which can take years to germinate in a pond’s soil, its deep-planted roots give birth to leaves that break the […]
Read moreTruancy Volume 331: Parris
In a scene where trends, releases and new DJs pop up at an incredibly fast pace, longevity is a hard feat to master. If there’s one producer that thoroughly deserves it however, Parris would be right there at the top of list for us. A disciple of the FWD era, the iconic London club night […]
Read moreTruants joins PACBI in support of Palestinian people
We stand in solidarity with the people of Palestine, who continue to endure displacement and genocidal violence at the hands of Western imperialist powers, settler-colonialists and the Zionist entity. We pledge to join the Palestinian-led international call for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) and to comply with guidelines set out by the Palestinian Campaign for […]
Read moreTruancy Volume 330: Blu:sh
There’s no denying that the last two years have been an action-packed rise for the French producers most recent Blu:sh alias. Originally making a name for himself under Benoit B by producing a mixture of slow, leftfield electronica and often balearic tinged house, he solidified himself as a master tunesmith over eight years of releases on […]
Read moreTruancy Volume 329: buttechno
When artist Pavel Milyakov, best known for his alias buttechno, first emerged onto the electronic underground in 2015 with his series of evocative techno experiments under the album SPORT, it was as if some new sonic force had been released from ancient permafrost. Like water pulsing its way through a freezing riverbed, his debut album […]
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