Downloads, Interviews, Truancy Volumes

Truancy Volume 161: Carl Simon

As one of three people behind Frankfurt label MMODEMM, Carl Simon has been involved in putting out some of the most interesting music committed to tape in the last several years. More recently, her abilities as a DJ have come to the fore outside of her base in Frankfurt, thanks to a number of stand-out mixes […]

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Interviews, Truancy Volumes

Truancy Volume 151: resom

Nadine Moser has spent many years being involved in music in many ways – as a fan, DJ, booker, organiser and activist. Under the name resom, her way of playing records is grounded in zeroing in on their subtleties and weaving together rich and diverse tapestries of sound, an approach well represented in her Truancy […]

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Interviews, Truancy Volumes

Truancy Volume 150: Laurel Halo

To mark the 150th Truancy Volume, we are very happy to share with you a mix from one of the most distinct and interesting artists around. Over the course of several EPs, two albums and many live performances, Laurel Halo has created music which is as strikingly original and engaging as it is unbound to […]

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Interviews, Truancy Volumes

Truancy Volume 142: Minor Science

Minor Science’s discography is, if not yet overwhelming in volume, then certainly impressive in it’s quality. A pair of releases on Will Bankhead’s The Trilogy Tapes and Nic Tasker’s Whities labels are stylistically broad but can be typified by an arresting combination of weirdness balanced with effectiveness as dance music, as well as arresting details […]

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Interviews

Interview: Basic Soul Unit

The ability to be diverse in one’s creative output without compromising on quality or substance is a rare quality, but one that could be easily ascribed to the Toronto-based producer and DJ Stuart Li. Working primarily under the name Basic Soul Unit (the name itself could be interpreted as an indication of his approach, a […]

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Interviews, Truancy Volumes, Various

Truancy Volume 126: Jack Murphy

Jack Murphy’s interest and love for music takes on a number of expressions: as a producer under his own name; as a meticulous chronicler of mixes and musical obscurities that has lead many to lovingly refer to him as The Techno Detective; and as a curator in the form of several excellent mixes. At Truants […]

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Truancy Volume 122: Cindy Looper

We are very excited to share with you the latest Truancy Volume, by Hamburg-based DJ Cindy Looper. A resident at the famous and much-beloved Golden Pudel Club, her DJ sets and mixes are evidence of an adventurous and ever-curious selector. Here she weaves together industrial, electro, acid and some – to borrow a phrase, “emotional bangers” into […]

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Releases

Recommended: Kreng ‎– The Summoner

Throughout his four albums released on Miasmah under the moniker Kreng, Pepijn Caudron’s music has played on the tension between intense, ominous drone and more “light” – even pretty, modern classical motifs. When delicate bell tones occasionally break through the murk of sombre violin strings and mournful piano, the affective impact of one is made more […]

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Truancy Volume 100: Ben UFO

We are very excited and honoured to be celebrating the hundredth instalment of our Truancy Volume series with a very special mix from none other than Ben UFO. The records released by Hessle Audio, the label’s essential Rinse.fm sessions and of course the music Ben DJs have for a long time been consistent sources of enjoyment […]

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Truancy Volume 99: Beatrice Dillon

The London-born and based artist Beatrice Dillon first came to our attention with her Folkways 2 release on Will Bankhead’s buy-on-sight label The Trilogy Tapes. As well as that project, she has released an impressive number of works ranging from experimental solo and collaborative compositions, musical pieces for art installations as well as soundtracking films. […]

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Releases

Recommended: Helen – Felt This Way / Dying All the Time

As Grouper, Liz Harris has created a distinct and engrossing body of work across several albums and singles incorporating drone, ambient and folk. “Felt This Way/Dying All The Time” is the first release from Helen, her new band with Scott Simmons and Jed Bindeman, and the two tracks here build on elements of the sound […]

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