Something a little different this Sunday. Some Bay area raps from Roach Gigz & Lil 4 Tay. Not gonna pretend to be on an expert on either (I came across Roachy Balboa browsing myspace last year) but I’ve been stepping my hyphy game up since. This is a new project from yet to be announced […]
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Three-Peat is our feature spanning genres and labels to bring you three select releases from the past that still deserve your attention. 1. VA – 116 & Rising (Hessle Audio) (IS) Over the last couple of years, the Hessle Audio troupe (consisting of David Kennedy, Ben Thomson and Kevin McAuley) has been at the helm of UK […]
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Tyler, the Creator doesn’t really need an introduction now does he? It’s widely known he doesn’t care about music critics but we’re analyzing his highly anticipated second album “Goblin” anyway, whether he gives a fuck or not. The album definitely evoked a lot of different opinions and might be the most discussed release at the moment […]
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A couple of days ago I spent more time than I really should have staring into space, compiling a detailed mental list (indeed like a mentalist) of my favourite tracks of 2011 thus far for no good reason other than to appease the manic list-fetishist deep within me. This is merely an off-shoot from my […]
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Another Sunday brings around another Sunday’s Best, and with it comes some of the finest downloads available selected by the TRUANTS fam. Kev Brown is back with a a brand new free compilation called “Classic Joints”, filled with his own selections, unreleased music and fan favorites. All tracks are produced by Kev Brown this past […]
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With this mix, Bullion has delivered us something quite unusual, but has proven once again that he’s comfortable knowing quality music regardless of the genre. Inspired by the late 1960s Canterbury scene, a genre that married progressive rock and experimental jazz in a manner most avant-garde, the West London producer has blended a variety of […]
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It’s been a while since we’ve last heard of Belgian house crusaders Hector & Nate. Since the release of their successful first EP a while back, the two have been moving from club to club all over the place, but nothing really popped up productionwise. At least, that until yesterday. Their second lovechild, titled Big […]
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Londoner Depth is a captivating talent, coming across his soundcloud was one of those chance encounters that leave you feeling like you’ve listened to something rather brilliant. This ability to charge his productions with emotion and soul is for all to see in his magnificent “Self like Ocean” that you find all his well placed […]
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Ghostpoet is an artist who we follow closely at TRUANTS, from his EP to LP, from solo work to collabs, we’re captivated by the Coventry born and London based MC Obaro Ejimiwe. So when it popped up on twitter than Boiler Room had uploaded a remix of “Survive It” by the brilliant Glaswegian Koreless to Soundcloud, we were […]
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We might have been in bed all day every Sunday since the launch of Truancy Compilation One, but Grown Folk who brought us the introduction to our compilation (“Steady Moving” – ‘jewelry, chrome and stones’) haven’t. Neither did LOL Boys, who teamed up with Teki for our release. LOL Boys released a scroled up video […]
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As of late it’s becoming apparent that Spaniard John Talabot‘s quality will probably never drop, as he’s just that consistent. House is taken to its highest levels when he’s at the helm. Recently he transformed Teengirl Fantasy’s “Cheaters” as a vocal refix on Hivern Discs’ latest release, remoulding it as a wonderful old school styled […]
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R&B in some form or another continues to hold sway over our conscious here at TRUANTS, we really can’t get enough. Originals, bootlegs, edits, remixes, samples, it’s all fair game to us. So when the heard the first few bars of Chicago based Supreme Cuts we were mightily impressed. To be fair, there isn’t a […]
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