Three On One: R.I.P Production, Shut Up And Dance & Sovereign
For the first contribution to our One On One series since returning from our hiatus, we decided to go that little bit extra and select three tracks on a UK garage and house tip spanning the years 1996 to 2001. Ranging from heavy hitting basslines to provocative RnB two steppers and slinky house, these are […]
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Recommended: Domo Genesis & Alchemist – No Idols
Twenty-twelve has been a bit of a low-key year for Odd Future. They seemed inescapable last year and while we saw some big releases this year (“Channel ORANGE” and the “Odd Future Tape Vol. 2“), the majority of the camp has been relatively quiet. Enter Domo Genesis’ collaboration with the Alchemist: “No Idols” is a an […]
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Introducing: Don Froth
If the name Don Froth sounds foreign to you, take this as a sign to familiarize yourself with a man whose schizophrenic production techniques are only rivaled by his musical depth. His music sits comfortably nowhere and he’s not content with tossing out different variation of the same track. Growing up on a healthy dose […]
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Five Mixes Are Better Than One Pt. XI
To represent our attitude going into the last quarter of the year we’ve chosen the brutal yet tender stylings of the latest ItaloJohnson mix. As a trio they’ve already proven that they see eye-to-eye with the dance floor, just have a listen to their last 10-inch “ItaloJohnson 05”. It’s slice of pure & stripped back […]
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Recommended: Midland & Pariah – Untitled (Sheworks 003)
It’s been quite a summer for monstrous singles, the latest of which comes from two powerhouses in their own rights, Midland & Pariah. The pair has combined forces for a two-track 12-inch on Blawan and Pariah’s Work The Long Nights imprint. There’s no frills, no fancy artworks, nor laser etchings: just functional cuts of their […]
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Review: Airhead – Pyramid Lake / Black Ink
Airhead is an artist that we don’t know much about, and we kind of like it that way. His releases come quietly and stay a while, never making the mistake of getting lumped in with others. Not that Airhead is cashing in on the anonymity trend either – he just seems to be content with […]
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Official Re-Launch & August’s Best
As you all know, we’ve been on a bit of a hiatus for the past month. But we’ve all returned from our island hopping and Moët popping to get back on the Truants grind, and we have a lot of exciting features coming up in the next few weeks and months! While the dog days […]
Read moreTruancy Volume 50: Timnah Sommerfeldt
For our 50th Truancy Volume we wanted to take stock in our values in what we have built here at TRUANTS for the past few years and stay true to the artists we hold dear the most. Our Truancy Volume series is something we hope you all love as much as we do, each and […]
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Interview: MORRI$
Identity in music can be a tricky thing. Where some artists opt to build extensively rich and quixotic imagery around their craft, others dodge the concept of image entirely or alternatively hide behind a rigid veil of mystery. Regardless of what end of the spectrum a musician chooses to place himself in, it’s certain that […]
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Announcement: Summer Hiatus
We’re leaving our beloved Truancy chateau for a few weeks as the sun is out and we have festivities on dwarf planets, pittoresque cities and seasides to attend as well as a lot of mixtapes to catch up on. However, we’ll share our 50th Truancy Volume with you soon (TBA) as well as a lengthy conversation […]
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Exclusive: Shadow Dancer – Al’s 4.43am Mix Vol. 2
Last year electro stalwarts Shadow Dancer surprised us all with an ambient mix put together to mark the summer solstice. Named “Al’s 4.43am Mix”, the hour-long ambient journey sat perfectly with the annual moment of sunrise on the longest day of the year. At turns elegiac and wistful, heartbreaking and uplifting, it showed a side […]
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Recommended: Jacques Greene – Ready EP
We thought we’d hold off on writing about Jacques Greene’s latest release until the special date that is today. It’s hard to believe, but today marks exactly two whole years since Jacques Greene first upped “(Baby I Don’t Know) What You Want” to YouTube, which is the track that ultimately threw him headfirst into the […]
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