Truancy Volumes

“The image is there, but the history of work is lurking under the surface,” says artist Alien D of his new release, Nature’s Pencil, on the acclaimed DC-based label, 1432 R. Like a lotus flower, which can take years to germinate in a pond’s soil, its deep-planted roots give birth to leaves that break the […]

In a scene where trends, releases and new DJs pop up at an incredibly fast pace, longevity is a hard feat to master. If there’s one producer that thoroughly deserves it however, Parris would be right there at the top of list for us. A disciple of the FWD era, the iconic London club night […]

When artist Pavel Milyakov, best known for his alias buttechno, first emerged onto the electronic underground in 2015 with his series of evocative techno experiments under the album SPORT, it was as if some new sonic force had been released from ancient permafrost. Like water pulsing its way through a freezing riverbed, his debut album […]

For todays Truancy Volume, we’ve taken a visit to Los Angeles, with Etari stepping up to mix our 328th instalment in the series. Originally from Orange County California she’s made LA her home for the last four years, slowly becoming a key cog in the scene’s vibrant and eclectic electronic music scene. Her journey as […]

Australian electronic music has exploded into a different stratosphere the last decade, with a number of producers developing some of the most distinctive sonic signatures the scene currently has to offer. Among the exciting newcomers is Command D, a producer exploring all sorts of strands of deep techno minimalism and smoked out, dubby downtempo flavours. […]

With an overwhelming volume of new music being released weekly, the format that often lends itself best to electronic music – the DJ mix – wrestles against a devaluation that looks to simply reduce it to part of the unrelenting slew of social content artists manage to stay present in today’s scene. London-based DJs 404 […]

In an era dominated by polished productions and skyrocketing BPMs, Brooklyn-based artist DJ Wawa stands out for embracing a more personalized pace. Having been an integral part of Brooklyn’s music scene for over a decade, the DJ and producer has established themselves as both a key figure locally and a passionate advocate for the broader […]

Anyone who’s witnessed Byron Yeates DJ over the past five years will be familiar with the rave transcendent journeys the Berlin-based DJ brings to the dancefloor. The Radiant Records founder has been on hot form for a minute and hasn’t shown any signs of slowly down, taking his strain of 90s tech and pumping house […]

eoin dj has burst into the spotlight the last year, but this ascent has come with a quiet yet steady history that predates their newfound success. Hailing from the vibrant west coast town of Galway, it’s here where foundations were set, throwing parties, learning on the fly with a series of early residencies and seizing […]

For our first Truancy Volume of 2024 we turn to a DJ, promoter and label owner based in Dublin, who for the last few years has had an undeniable gift in embodying a heavy sound seeped in rigorous low-end frequencies and modern soundsystem culture. Founding the party series turned label Woozy in 2020, EMA’s intrepid […]

Twenty-two mixes later and we’re signing out of 2023 with a producer and DJ whose solid reputation for both emotive electronica and high-energy, mercurial club music has seen him enjoy some of his career’s best years in recent times. Born in Bristol but operating from London since 2011, Otik has found his way onto a […]

When it comes to unearthing some of the most obscure dancefloor heaters in the world, diskevich is one of the hardest-working DJs in music right now. Raised and based in Kyiv, he started his Youtube channel in 2017, supplying followers with a regular stream of impeccable music digs both old and new. He spent his […]