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“The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is a good as dead: his eyes are closed.” – Albert Einstein This Einstein character, […]

The Danish word hygge, the German word weltschmerz and the Bantu word ilunga – what they have in common is that there isn’t an evident translation for it in English. 1: the complete absence of anything emotionally overwhelming and the presence of and pleasure from soothing things. 2: the kind of feeling experienced by someone who […]

What do you say when the tree falls? Oh shit… I’m not sure this should work. Timber, a single from Coldcut‘s 1997 album Let Us Play!, was a sort of cry out to the world about the violent destruction of forest areas across the planet. A clatter of grinding saws, electronic and manual, rattled against […]

It is always a bit of a task to not turn this platform into some sort of fan site for one certain artist or label, but I’m conscious about the fact that sometimes we write about the same producer about five times in a mere two weeks and turn out to be more of a […]

It’s Friday night, beautiful weather – let’s get drunk together. Don’t we all live by these wise, yet completely idiotic words? I guess so. And I guess there’s a subtle truth to this exposing and confrontational phrase. It’s Friday – well, yes, but that’s only once a week. Interesting note on the side: have you […]

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, Jamie Smith has just bought himself a kettle drum and is now officially the first prolific pannist, producer and remix artist in one. Jamie, who is the gray matter behind the beats of the XX, most definitely doesn’t really need to prove his aptitude after his production work for the […]

Artist: Brutality Will Prevail Title: Root Of All Evil Buy: Holy Roar Records store Release date: October 4th Label: Holy Roar Records South Wales breeds hardcore. I no longer have to imagine the Welsh punk rock-rooted counter culture scene as a massive glittery concussion of post- hardcore contraventions such as The Blackout or Kids In […]

Ahhh, Belgium. Belgium, Belgium, Belgium, you foxy little swine. Not only do you seduce us with your waffles, your chocolate and your, er, moules et frites, the country that gave the world of electronic  music  the precious gifts of Aeroplane  & Villa continues to provide us with irresistibly decadent  temptations  – this time in the […]

Truants companion Thos Henley tells you everything about the ideas behind the artwork for his latest EP Golden Europe in this lovely article; read his previous contribution to our blog here. “A tall man with pompus make up paraded on his cheeks walks stiffly to a spot marked on the marble floor. He holds himself up in […]

Why do the good always die young? Of course, I’m provoking you to some degree. Not all good people left this world at young, fragile ages, but a good deal have. There are too many names to list here, but I’m quite sure that ninety-five percent of those reading this will stop and think about […]

First things first: I’m Jodie and I’m new to the merry band of Truancy scoundrels. If it’s alright with you, I’ll pop up on here from time to time and perhaps introduce you to some new musical nuggets of fried gold from the world of disco/house/synth/electro/whatever, or geek out about other musical  titbits every now […]