With the fast pace of the internet music-sphere, and with so many artists teetering on the cusp of recognition, it’s really great to actually witness talent rise through the never-ending, ever-reaching crowd of music-makers. That’s not to say that Garry McCartney, also known as Ejeca, is in anyway a complete new-comer. He teamed up with his fellow […]

After being introduced to the world with a collaboration with Ramadanman, Midland might have felt a certain pressure releasing his first solo outing “Play The Game” back in 2010. In a similar vein, Bristol based producer Borai may have felt an equal amount of pressure in releasing his first solo work after three collaborations with fellow […]

In a recent interview with FACT Lee Gamble elaborated on the underlying theory behind his celebrated record Diversions 1994-1996: “You know sometimes when you go to bed in the morning after a rave and you can ‘hear’ music in your head? Most of the time it’s a fragment or a rhythm or a phrase. Often you aren’t […]

Last year was a pretty big year for Andre Crom and his label OFF Recordings, which saw itself become the 8th “Most charted label of 2012” and Andre Crom the 40th “Most-charted artists of 2012“ on Resident Advisor. Consistently churning out some quality deep house productions with iconic vocals, the label isn’t bringing anything groundbreaking to […]

We’re at the end of the first month of 2013, and for some of us here at Truants HQ it was a slightly hectic one to say the least. Now that we’ve sobered up and started meeting deadlines again, we’re on the lookout for sounds that soothe our ears, minds and bodies. “Transformación“, the latest […]

The multifaceted Liminal Sounds camp have most certainly put in the prerequisite legwork over the last few years to deserve debut full release success. Revolving around the movements of founder Sam (Elsewhere) and Sara Kabiri, pretty much everything Liminal related is dope, whether it’s the beats emanating from the crew, right through to the design […]

If the titles of his last two albums are any indication Drew Lustman, aka FaltyDL, is a guy who is a little skeptical of love. 2009’s “Love is a Liability” and 2011’s “You Stand Uncertain” give you the feeling that FaltyDL might have an uneasy aversion to “the L word”. Don’t even get us started with his “Mean […]

“Ain’t no fuck around mix blog.” Sonic Router has come a long way since its inception four years ago. Last year they took the bold but logical step of releasing records, physical artifacts in an increasingly digital world. First came the delectably languid and gloopy “Torus” EP, which was released on a limited run of […]