Change the Way You Think
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 […]
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Jamie XX’s Far Nearer
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 […]
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 […]
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Root of All Evil
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 […]
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When Forever Comes Crashing
There are many songs, which remind me of a distant past, now long gone. Certain words, drum kicks or, in this case, synthesized notions appeal to an inner sense in my creative genes. This notion – so it seems -, sends a direct signal to my mind. This signal permits my memory to search for, […]
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Ride, Sally, Ride
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 […]
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Sucks that Daddy’s Gone
Seems like new producers are bursting out of every nook and cranny at the moment. Some may even think that there’s too many! In my opinion though, for every ten bad wannabe producers looking for limelight and fame, theres always 2 that shine through with top notch quality music. Now, I couldn’t write an intro […]
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In the Light of the Miracle
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 […]
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The Great Unwashed
Artist: Bastions Title: Island Living EP Buy: Bastions Big Cartel Release date: September 20 Label: Tangled Talk Records/Holy Roar Records The Isle of Anglesey hides a dark secret in amongst it’s torrent of natural history and arable lands. A dark, sonic secret that renders you incapable of doing anything other than beating your chest red […]
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I Don’t Care What You Do Now
As a matter of course, there are some artists that stick with you during the years – and even if you don’t rinse their records anymore like you used to do back in the days, you will still go after new releases, cassette tapes and the like just because it’s in your nature. Instinctively I do this […]
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Sunday’s Best Pt. I
Sunday is the golden clasp that binds together the volume of the week, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow once said. To celebrate these words, and to offer you something to wash away your hangovers with, your dearest Truants will be teaming up every weekend to offer you some exquisite free downloads they stumbled upon during the course […]
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Son of a Gun
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 […]
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