Virginia has a reputation as one of dance music’s most quintessential DJs, meaning very little is needed by way of introductions. The now Portugal-based producer and vocalist has been deeply involved in electronic music for over two decades, her fun-loving demeanour and infectious sets of house groovers and club-ready electro making her a staple figure […]
Read moreTruancy Volume 301: Kassem Mosse
It’s been 16 years since Kassem Mosse’s first outing on Workshop, with the time until now heralding him in as one of electronic music’s most consistently awe-inspiring and enigmatic producers. His amazing ability in producing everything from Shake-style loops and intoxicating hazy 4/4 has made him a master of modern, abstract and deeply arresting house […]
Read moreTruancy Volume 300: Verraco
For many Latin American artists, the allure of moving to Europe for regular gigs has often been seen as a tempting aim, but with the work and cultural changes Verraco and a host of other talented producers and DJs are making in Colombia, that temptation continues to shrink – especially so for the Medellín-based producer. […]
Read moreTruancy Volume 299: Sputnik One
With a new year comes new mixes and for our first Truancy Volume of 2023, we’ve headed to Dublin to bring on a producer pushing heavy percussive experiments to new levels. With releases on the likes of Well Street and Wisdom Teeth over the last couple years, Sputnik One’s pool of production ideas impressively spans […]
Read moreTruancy Volume 297: Fio Fa
We first caught wind of Fio Fa back in 2019 with the release of his You Think EP on Radiant Love, an infectious and playful two-tracker backed with a trippy remix from D.Tiffany. With the title track “You Think” clocking in at almost 11 minutes, it’s a clear testament in his want of creating rolling […]
Read moreTruancy Volume 296: Jennifer Loveless
Jennifer Loveless’ diverse cultural background has brought her to a few places across the globe. Raised in Toronto to a family of music lovers, she had a small stint in Guangzhou, China where she discovered Ableton Live and started to channel her early foundations into learning music production. A move to Australia in 2012, where […]
Read moreTruancy Volume 295: Maara
Four stand-out releases in two years is no mean feat but Montreal-based producer Maara has taken to releasing propulsive proggy delights and ethereal downtempo steppers of high quality with absolute ease. Following her debut EP Ultimate Reward on Priori and Ex-Terrestrial’s label NAFF, she’s dropped releases for Isla and Radiant Love plus, more recently, hypnotic, […]
Read moreTruancy Volume 294: Diskonnected
If you’ve spent any time scouring the web for new techno mixes, you’ve probably come across Smoke Machine in one way or another. The Taiwan-based record label, mix series and events platform has become one of Asia’s finest purveyors of quality techno, largely due to the meticulous curation of their podcast series and their annual […]
Read moreTruancy Volume 292: DJ Plead
The common thread running through DJ Plead’s career is tough, functional, percussive music, drawing on the rhythms and timbres of his Lebanese heritage for a sound that’s deeply personal yet one that can quickly alight a dance floor. It’s this genre-busting flair of club experiments, nurtured and supported by a crew of like-minded producers based […]
Read moreTruancy Volume 291: Danielle
Danielle has been a key figure in the Bristol coterie for a while now, regularly lending her talents to the city’s ongoing musical developments. Yet her trajectory as a DJ has led her far further than the confines of Bristol over the last five years. Her versatility and multi-faceted skills have led her to take […]
Read moreTruancy Volume 290: CCL
When we look back at the era from 2015 to now, we doubt there are DJs whose mixes dominated the zeitgeist as much as CCL’s. Through recordings for Unsound, Honey Soundsystem, C-, Discwoman and Blowing up the Workshop, their distinct vision and ability in creating masterful, story-like mixes has resonated far and wide. That’s not […]
Read moreTruancy Volume 289: Bruce
For Bruce, breakthrough releases on Hessle Audio, Idle Hands and Livity Sound were always bound to turn heads, but he’s kept the momentum going in spectacular fashion the last eight years. A large part to this is his distinct ability in manipulating tension and release for either densely textured rhythms to stripped-back, ambient abstractions, but […]
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