Hailing from Helsinki, Finland, Desto is one of those DJ/producers whose superb talent and deep credentials have, inexplicably, been under-recognized by broader audiences. With releases on Noppa and Ramp Recordings to his name, along with a strong following for his radio show and Slam It party series in Helsinki, he’s certainly an important figure in […]

The track “Swish” by the highly influential and adept Bristol-bound dubstep producer Rob Ellis, also known as Pinch, came first into hearing after it was featured in his own FACT mixtape and showcased by the likes of Youngsta and other dubstep figureheads through different channels over the last year. The dense track found its way slowly but surely into a few […]

For as much as we love the restrained, organic, and intimate sides of dance music, sometimes we just need something up-front and loud as hell to set off our irresponsible late night festivities. Founded earlier this year by DJ Slow and Richelle, Belgian label Pelican Fly has already become one of our go-to sources for […]

If you listened to our recently-released Truancy Compilation Vol. 1, you no doubt noticed Darling Farah’s “Varsity” for its playful, rejuvenating take on classic house and garage (and if you haven’t downloaded the compilation yet, hustle on over here to grab it). At just 19 years old, Darling Farah (Detroit-born Kamau Baaqi) boasts the maturity, […]

After my James Braun review, I thought I’d take it upon myself to review another similar release that I’ve been playing a considerate amount the last couple of weeks. Yes, it may have been out for a while but I tend to want to strive away from the ‘a 6 week track is old’ ‘getting […]

About two and a half years ago, I played a set at the New Cross Inn at a band night that a friend was running. As I recall the bands were pretty awful, but I remember seeing the second to last group vividly. Though Submotion Orchestra were being born in Leeds around the same time, […]

Earlier this year we introduced you to Presk (aka Pieter Willems), a producer from Amsterdam who has generated some serious hype in the year and a half that he’s been making tunes under this moniker. Willems delivered one hell of a Truancy Volume for us that featured some drool-worthy samples of his forthcoming releases, including […]

It’s rare that we here at Truants would write about the same artist twice in the space of a week, but sometimes it’s just inescapable. Fresh from the release of the “Routes” album with Joshua Idehen, London trio LV have dropped another gem in the shape of their collaboration with folk artist Message to Bears […]

Copenhagen; the capital and largest city of Denmark. Also considered one of the most environmentally friendly cities throughout all the world, yet also ranked in the top 10 most expensive cities to live in. However, it seems like a high exposure to good tasting air and high priced beer, also comes alongside great music as […]