Disco, funk, soul, jazz, rock, salsa, ballroom, electro-funk, rap, house, techno. All were (in addition to countless more I can’t be arsed to try and classify) members of the discotheque dance floor family, and all played a part in – and were in turn influenced by – the development of one of the most unique, […]
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Five Mixes Are Better Than One
I don’t know if its just I’m downloading the same mixes twice or if I’m just incredibly high but it seems like the number of mixtapes that have entered my iPod over the last week have been significantly larger than usual. My eighty gig iPod seems to be reaching its limit as I’ve come to […]
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The Cat is in the Cradle & the Silver Spoon
PORTISHEAD – THE RIP (HIDDEN CAT REMIX) (320 kbps) MONARCHY – GOLD IN THE FIRE (HIDDEN CAT REMIX) (320 kbps) I recently had a wee chat with a buddy of mine Madison Bullard also known as Hidden Cat about what he’s been up to lately. Some of you may know him, some of you may […]
Read moreTruancy Volume 7: Guillaume Berg
Jokes aside, fools! Meet Guillaume Berg. He’s the Paris based promoter and resident DJ of the Jerkin’n’Out parties at Paris Social Club. You might already know Guillaume from his involvement with Fluokids and his film production work for Konbini (he just so happened to be the producer of my favorite Heartsrevolution video). Guillaume has been DJing […]
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Man, Funk Dat
My mother got me into disco music at an early age. You can read all about my disco interests in LADOD parts I, II & III. On the other hand, my father was a huge Kraftwerk fan. As a child, I was subjected to a strange blend of ultra upbeat dance floor disco such as […]
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Reappear in a Flash
Sorry for the lack of posts recently. Uni interviews have been bumming me from behind the last couple of weeks but luckily I break up for Easter tomorrow and I can devote a lot more time to TRUANTS. We take a trip to the wonderful city of Lisbon, Portugal for my next post. Most of […]
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Always in the Basement Mixing Up the Medicine
[wpaudio url=”http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3640368/04%20Yelawolf%20-%20Pop%20The%20Trunk.mp3″ text=”Yelawolf – Pop The Trunk” dl=”0″] [wpaudio url=”http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3640368/12%20Yelawolf%20Feat.%20Juelz%20Santana%20-%20Mixin%20Up%20The%20Medicine%20Remix.mp3″ text=”Yelawolf ft. Juelz Santana – Mixin’ Up The Medicine” dl=”0″] Warning: Yelawolf’s brand new Trunk Muzik mix tape may result in blown speakers, excessive sex, drank beers, fights, shot gun sales, police chases and new Alabama stereotypes. Yelawolf might be white, slim and heavily tattooed and […]
Read moreTruancy Volume 6: Raph
Raphael Grau, who is better known under the abbreviation of his name, Raph, is a DJ based in Brussels. He’s a part of the Forma.T crew, being one of their resident DJs, and recently came back from a three months internship in Paris where he worked at the much adored Institubes/Sound Pellegrino office. As we all know the […]
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Faith #Based Initiatives
Stream:[wpaudio url=”http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3640368/Lil%20B%20-%20I%27m%20God.mp3″ text=”Lil B – I’m God” dl=”0″] By now we all know that Lil’ B is your number one guy for philosophy, life advice and spirit guidance, but today our dear Guru’s twitter overtake really took the cake and he blessed us with the ultimate twittered guide to his wisdom of life. We decided […]
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I Forgot to Remember to Forget
TRUANCY VOLUME 5: ART NOUVEAU Read here and stream here. TRUANCY VOLUME 4: QOSO Read here and stream here. TRUANCY VOLUME 3: MELÉ Read here and stream here. TRUANCY VOLUME 2: NT89 Read here and stream here. TRUANCY VOLUME 1: RIOTKID Read here and stream here.
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Taking My Mind Hostage
What is that weird sound that makes me feel all warm in my belly, that mysterious music that makes my hips shake and confuses my sense of gravity? It’s what Truants call, a next-level Sound Pellegrino Thermal Team mix tape. For those of you who didn’t drown in the seas of new music last week and […]
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Your Wish is My Command
KAP BAMBINO – BATCAVES (JACKSON REMIX) (192 kbps) This post goes out to our Amsterdam readers and the people who are located in our environs mainly. Or to anyone else that will be in Kush City March 26th. When you’re reading this and you’re able to end up your night or rather start it in […]
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