Boys and girls, this Truancy Volume is a very special one. The guys behind it, TWR72 (real names Roger van der Zwan and Tom Doorschodt), are two of the most exciting producers on the block right now and have a lot in store for the near future. On top of that they are also the […]
Read moreTruancy Volume 21: Bxentric
“The English like eccentrics. They just don’t like them living next door.”- Julian Clary The latest Truancy Volume for you to feast upon comes steeped in glacial disco swagger from Bxentric – one of the most promising and hardest working duos to emerge in UK dance music over the past year, and who’ve now artfully […]
Read moreTruancy Volume 20: Tony Senghore
When it comes to our Truancy Volumes we mean serious business and our entry into the twenties comes from a Swedish producer who’s managed to easily tackle the production barrier of releasing quality AND quantity this year with an extensive remix list for the likes of artists such as Brodinski, Para One, Djedjotronic, Miike Snow, […]
Read moreTruancy Volume 19: Voltron
For our nineteenth Truancy Volume, we present you with the up and coming Voltron: a deejay trio hailing from Belgium that are emerging to be a promising talent for the coming year. Together with fellow Belgian DJs Ultravid, they run the young small label Silverback Recordings, which in their own words is “trying to define […]
Read moreTruancy Volume 18: Manaré
It is Manaré’s 19th birthday! And although it doesn’t make sense for the birthday boy himself to be the one handing out gifts, the Parisian does it anyway because he keeps it real. Alas, to celebrate his birthday, here’s Truancy Volume 18: Manaré! The first Truancy Volume ever was a gem of a Truancy volume, […]
Read moreTruancy Volume 17: Highbloo
It’s only been a week since Femme En Fourrure kindly did the last Truancy Volume but we here at TRUANTS thought we’d spoil you, so we’re back with another special mixtape by one of the biggest artists to emerge from Belgium in the last twelve months! We’re talking about Highbloo. Creating the project right after […]
Read moreTruancy Volume 16: Femme En Fourrure
[wpaudio url=”http://dl.dropbox.com/u/11615889/02.Femme_En_Fourrure-Dirty_Blonde%28Drop_the_Lime_Remix%29.mp3″ text=”FEMME EN FOURRURE – DIRTY BLONDE (DROP THE LIME REMIX)” dl=”0″] It’s that time again. To kick things off, I’d like to quote Milton Babbit, an American composer, who simply, purely said, “I dare suggest that the composer would do himself and his music an immediate and eventual service by total, resolute and […]
Read moreTruancy Volume 15: Bad Dancer
Effix de Brogniez, is born and raised in Liège – a place that he whimsically refers to as Los Angeliège. At a young age the likes of Ivan Smagghe, Style of Eye and Felix Da Housecat caught his attention, and after seeing Felix Da Housecat live he knew that DJ’ing was his true vocation. Aged […]
Read moreTruancy Volume 14: Neoteric
Different continents, different timezones, a parallel universe, nothing can even get close standing in the way of DJ Neoteric‘s dedication. The Vancouver-based music junkie paused his sleep and crawled out of bed at five in the morning to talk to us about Truancy 14, a record-breaking 80 minutes blend up of almost 40 tracks. There’s no […]
Read moreTruancy Volume 13: Sam Tiba
Hailing from Roubaix, the Detroit of France, and being proud of his roots the now Paris-based producer and DJ SAM TIBA holds a strong preference towards all things ghetto. These environs are clearly to be found back in his music. His bass-driven and high-powered tracks are set to break down many a man’s integumentary system. Whether it […]
Read moreTruancy Volume 12: DJ Generik
For Truancy numero twelve we invited Melbourne’s finest: Tyson O’Brien. Tyson is better known as DJ Generik; next to his monthly club night on the Southern Hemisphere you might know him from his hilarious video interview with Busy P and other work he’s done for One Love. He also has a little radio show at JJJ, previously made […]
Read moreTruancy Volume 11: Nguzunguzu
If there’s one act that everyone needs to desperately keep an eye on, it’s NGUZUNGUZU. This LA duo is made up of Asma & Daniel and together they make the most infectious and luscious beats you’ve heard in quite some time. Their sound is as easy to describe as pronouncing their name is, but their […]
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