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 […]
Read moreWith 16 tracks in 35 frenetic minutes, Panteros666 (fka Kamel Toe) has killed it on this latest Truancy Volume. Within little more than half an hour this crazy moustached Frenchman has encapsulated the crazy noisy amazing exciting sounds coming out of his homeland (and beyond) right now. Focusing on his own tracks and some from […]
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It’s no secret that we Truants love our woozy electronica, those trippy, melodic hazy sounds just do something to us. The latest EP on Two Tap Digital, from Shells, is a gem, a perfect example of this delectable sound. His label draws comparisons with Four Tet and The Album Leaf, and for once such comparisons […]
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As David Brent would say, a good idea is a good idea forever. This Jamie Grind remix of Hackman‘s “More Than Ever” first surfaced a little over a year ago, but Mr Grind has just been so kind as to give it away for free. Sounding as fresh as did when it first appeared, this […]
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For my second UGK-related mashup post in less than a fortnight i’m pleased to bring you this, the unlikely pairing of George Michael (who’s no doubt enjoying a resurgence in popularity due to his recent appearance on Twitter) with UGK and OutKast. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the “International Whisperer’s Anthem” (Skratch Bastid’s Sexy Sax […]
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By now, every single semi-popular track beloved by the radio has a ton of remixes to its name, which usually includes an ocean of edits that belong in a club that even members of the Jersey Shore house would side-eye. As a result, entering the unknown realms of the likes of Rihanna, Gucci, Soulja remixes […]
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Flockaveli blessed us this week with a pretty big mixtape of crunk and trap music. I’m assuming the title, “Benjamin Flocka” is a money reference and not some strange Benjamin Button, young nigga reference. I’m always grateful for new Flocka but a number of these tracks have been around for awhile. Some without dj drops (exception […]
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Remember Salem? Last year’s blog heroes? It seems if you don’t put out an album or have a Tumblr with lots of crazy ish or appear on Fallon then you’re not going to hold anyone’s attention. They’re still around though, and have got involved in this whole Record Store Day business. They’ve decided to remix, […]
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It’s not often we are left speechless by an artist, but we were when it came to listening to Melbourne based producer Lucid who is becoming steadily becoming one of Australia’s biggest talents and was recently featuring on Aussie music site LOOSE JOINTS‘s Get Low series. When listening to his output the only comparisons that […]
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We’ve all heard “Nostalgia, ULTRA”, I mean ya boy Frank Ocean has already been mentioned in two TRUANTS posts since the album/mixtape/thing came out. Now comes his third. Also getting a second mention of late is DJ Ayres. This time he’s done something effortlessly simple yet also perfect because of its simplicity. Taking the dramatically […]
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Now I know my fellow TRUANTS will think I should have better things to do than doing a post from a random hotel in Colombia but I’m jet lagged as hell, can’t get to sleep and the last thing I want to do is tune into some dubbed Gordan Ramsay show. Actually, now that I […]
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