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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So, I was like “Hey Immy, just BRB, gonna make a cup tea.” Then she’s all like: “LOLS! I just put the kettle on for my cup!” I was like “Whoa, that’s weird.” So I moved on, thinking nothing of it. A little later we were like talking about TRUANTS ideas, and it was like […]
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The 1980’s. Stuck in collective memories all over the world as a collage of gated snaredrums, keytars, flashing music videos, lip-syncing and Karate Kid. When talking about this decade many forget all the good it has brought us. How it has influenced so many artists and music we love today in more than one genre. One […]
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Spending my Summer in Berlin has left me with a lot of delightful memories and even the bad ones have turned into something enchanting. The underground stations are probably the places that evoke the widest variety of recaptures. Especially Warschauer Strasse, the S-Bahn and U-Bahn station located in the heart of Friedrichshain. Countless of times […]
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When I first heard the name Paul Kalkbrenner, there was no particular “wow-effect” that struck me. Rather on the contrary in fact. I’ve always found it strange to heard artists, especially in the electronic world, stick to their original name. It didn’t feel right. I found it rather unappealing. I remember that evening where I […]
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And now for something completely different, from me. It’s always a good feeling when you stumble across an artist on the internet who’s music you automatically love, this good feeling suddenly turns to sheer joy when you find out that this said act has released an album and a number of remixes for completely free. […]
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Seasons change, flowers wither, species evolve, relationships grow apart and not a lot in life is left stable. But there are a few things in life that remain constant and remind you of your past and who you are, and there’s always a handful of artists that can take you back to a certain era […]
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A refresher: my name is Sel, and I haven’t written for TRUANTS in ages. I can assure all my many, many fans that there has been good reasoning for this – you see one day I fancied myself as a bit of a posh gap year type and decided to do a spot of travelling […]
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Yolanda Be Cool‘s We No Speak Americano was undoubtably this years biggest summer dance track to make its way into the mainstream. At times it was inescapable (I even heard a housewife sing it in Tesco) and other times rather enjoyable (check the Myd remix). As time passed I quickly grew tired of all the “ba […]
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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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When we sit in an empty room embracing the silence, we focus on nothing but the silence. Once we leave this zone, we step into the grounds of busy streets, with cars and lights shimmering everywhere. The movement, the footsteps, engines and traffic all contribute to what I like to call “the noise of society”. […]
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Now, I’d like to think if one of my best mates hadn’t introduced me to liquid drum and bass, I would most likely not be typing away here and not be interested in the music I like today. No Brodinski, no Martyn, no Flying Lotus, no Boys Noize, no Justin Bieber. No to practically everything […]
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