Sunday is the golden clasp that binds together the volume of the week, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow once said. To celebrate these words, and to offer you something to wash away your hangovers with, your dearest Truants will be teaming up every weekend to offer you some exquisite free downloads they stumbled upon during the course […]
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First things first: I’m Jodie and I’m new to the merry band of Truancy scoundrels. If it’s alright with you, I’ll pop up on here from time to time and perhaps introduce you to some new musical nuggets of fried gold from the world of disco/house/synth/electro/whatever, or geek out about other musical titbits every now […]
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How I love it when I look into my mailbox and find a package the size of a vinyl record. The right side of my brain is oh so excited with the new record while the left side is happy I didn’t get scammed. Exactly what happened to me this morning! I paid € 0,85 for […]
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You’ll often hear me complaining about the state of modern hip-hop, not because I hate the artists at the top but because little happens when the innovators make a truly special record. But hell, it’s the same in all genres isn’t it? Luckily Shabazz Palaces and an increasing amount of others are, as he says […]
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Today I have for you a great up and coming British MC, Obaro Ejimiwe. He hails from Coventry but now calls London home and performs under the moniker Ghostpoet. His distinctive delivery and style already makes his music stand out from his contemporaries. His first E.P The Sound of Strangers was released back in June and can be […]
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Congratulations to our lovely Truants Luke and Janna for having finished their education. Congratulations to our QT Louis for doing good business with Chaos In The CBD. Another big hug for Sel and Riccardo for getting through the year and being able to enjoy the Summer, Tom for being the great man he is and Sin […]
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JAMES CHANCE & THE CONTORTIONS – INCORRIGIBLE (LIV SPENCER & DJ SPUN MIX) (160 kbps) As a huge fan of James Chance & The Contortions and as a massive no wave nerd in general I was pretty excited to hear that their new single, Incorrigible, would be coming out on one of my favourite record […]
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The adept British quartet These New Puritans released their second album Hidden at the beginning of this year, and it is an album that uprightly interchanges between theatrical caprice and a grimy accent of sounds. The characteristic air of this album is much more symphonious and grander than their debut album Beat Pyramid: the sophomore album has […]
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