Stream: Doc Daneeka & Benjamin Damage – Creeper (50Weapons) When we last spoke to Mial Watkins, also known as Doc Daneeka, he announced a new release on his imprint Ten Thousand Yen by the Dutch electronic mason Presk, who offered us up a Truancy Volume a couple of days later. Needless to say we were excited about this […]
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Stream: New Material by Grown Folk. Grown Folk showed up fairly early on Truants’ radar, and were even included on our first-ever Truancy Compilation in early 2011 alongside artists like NGUZUNGUZU, Teeth, Teki Latex, Brenmar and more. They’ve continued to impress us since then and have come a long way in only a year. The […]
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Stream: Madteo – Deliverance (Meakusma) “Detroit is such a fucking powerhouse of music,” Matteo Ruzzon sets forth. The Italian musician who produces under his Madteo alias moved to New York back in the early nineties, and has been a fervent listener of the crème de la crème of music coming from Michigan and its environs for […]
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“Let’s Vibrate Together” is a collaborative effort from producers My Panda Shall Fly and Benjamin Jackson, and it’s an EP that can only be described a gloriously wacky. The tracks are fascinatingly diverse, travelling across genres with intergalactic breadth. Closing track “JS8” is propulsive yet mesmerising, with a kick that keeps your feet twitching while […]
Read moreFor the 43rd installation of our Truancy Volume series we’re proud to present a deep, kinetic mix from Charles Drakeford, editor of the Boiler Room website and host of the fantastic weekly show “From The Depths” on NTS Radio. We had the pleasure of chatting with the tastemaking DJ about his experiences with NTS and […]
Read morePhoto by Steve Braiden For our latest volume in the ever-expanding Truancy series we reached out to London beatsmith Mr Beatnick, hip-hop and house producer, FACT Magazine scribe, radio show presenter on NTS and all-round general good dude. His “Synthetes” EP really wowed us last year and the forthcoming “Sun Goddess” EP on Don’t Be […]
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Over the past six months one name has been slowly cropping up on everyone’s radar, Thefft. His music revolves around rough low ends, euphoric stabs, and meticulous drum programming, which often creates music landing in the unclassifiable realm we’ve been stuck in for the last two years. Late last year DFRNT released his The Primer […]
Read moreOur latest installment in the Truancy Volume series comes from a promising newcomer hailing from Amsterdam who goes by the name of Individualism, real name Maarten Brijker. In 2010 he showcased his eclectic live performance complemented by a violinist among others and earned himself a national prize in the category of Dance at the unprecedented […]
Read moreOur fortieth installment into our Truancy Volume series comes from a long time friendship of two guys from Bristol making giant leaps forward with their new production alias Behling & Simpson. Having released tunes together since 2004 under various guises and stacked up more than a hundred releases between them on an array of labels […]
Read moreWhile many current artists outside the direct circles of grime might cite the genre as a prime influence, not a lot of them manage to embody the heart of its icy emotions in their music quite like London-based producer Logos. Though he’s been producing for about eight years, there haven’t been a lot of releases […]
Read moreWhat were you doing in your last year of school? Nerding out in the library or setting fire to the common room? Either way we’ll hazard a guess that the majority of you weren’t getting signed to record labels and producing smooth jams. Lancaster duo Bondax, however, are doing just that. They’re all over the […]
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Originally from Florida, Chris Roman is better known as 214 and has settled down in Seattle, Washington where he spends his free time constructing dark yet funky old school electro. He’s been making music for over a decade now, but in the last year he’s released EPs on labels such as Habour City Sorrow, Car Crash Set, […]
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