Recommended: Teengirl Fantasy – Motif EP
R&S just keep them coming. The latest signing to one of our favourite labels is the New York duo Nick Weiss and Logan Takahashi, who go by the moniker Teengirl Fantasy. These two gentlemen are making techno and house with an analogue approach and a nonconformist mentality, and when we say that they’ve caught our attention, we […]
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Interview: Rivet
Rivet stands on the inside looking out. Adam Rivet’s debut release, “Inside Looking Out”, was published by Naked Index, a sub-label of London label Frozen Border a label known for their high levels of obscurity. Naked Index, like Frozen Border, follows in the course of its predecessors obscurity. We ourselves might not have found the link […]
Read moreTruancy Volume 48: Anthony Naples
New York resident and new kid on the block Anthony Naples made quite a stir earlier this year with his debut release on Mister Saturday Night, “Mad Disrespect”. The record, made up of his first finished tracks, is exactly what we would expect from a New York house record; it’s sexy, made for the dancefloor, […]
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Recommended: Fudge Fingas – Amaranthine Labyrinth EP
What do you get when you cross a pet cat named Fudge and Larry Heard? That, my friends, would be the work of Edinburgh based producer Gavin Sutherland who is also known by his alias Fudge Fingas. Having played the keyboard for the likes of Carl Craig and Plastic Avengers in his early years, the man […]
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Recommended: BD1982 – Iron Trees EP
BD1982 has always been in a league of his own, channeling diverse and disparate musical influences through a left-field creative filter to produce a finished product that is simultaneously exploratory yet cohesive, boundary-pushing but with a familiar feel. The producer, born Brian Durr, co-runs Japanese label Diskotopia – which has been behind incredible releases from […]
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Recommended: George Fitzgerald – Child EP
When we heard rumours of a new George Fitzgerald EP coming our way this June, we expected his usual fare – incredibly catchy melodies and some of the easiest to digest danceable music out there, a perfect example of an artist exploring a delicate mélange. He simultaneously treads the sweet spot right between house and […]
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Preview: Charo – Floating Free
One of the guys behind WotNot, Charo, is making his debut on the label next month and for the most part it’s left-field pop music. These are the same people behind Deft’s well-received “Clotting EP“, which treaded the ground between some of LA beat material and synth-pop. Knowing that they gravitate towards trippy beat-driven material, […]
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Recommended: Faws – Blue Notes EP
When we first happened upon Faws back in January, he had quietly dropped his first collection of tracks over the Christmas period. Since then he’s been the subject of wild speculation, Spartacus-like claims to his identity and, most recently, a discussion about a the state of Irish music criticism and consumption. That’s a lot of […]
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Interview: Svengalisghost
If you’ve heard anything off of Svengalisghost’s debut release, “Mind Control“, it’s apparent this is the work of an experienced producer with a refined palette of sounds. Don’t get it twisted, he’s in no way content with using the same sounds over and over, as he states, “What’s the new sound? That can’t be it, […]
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Vault Review: Yesterday’s New Quintet – Life’s Angles
Digging around in the Truants vault this week, we stumbled across this 2001 offering from Yesterday’s New Quintet, entitled “Life’s Angles” released on Stones Throw. The project’s ethos lies very deeply in hip-hop tradition and this imperative is electronically articulated by the four fictitious alter egos played by Madlib: Ahmad Miller, Monk Hughes, Malik Flavors […]
Read moreTruancy Volume 47: Ryan Hemsworth
Nova Scotian producer Ryan Hemsworth is both a product of his time and one of the rising stars who is quickly attracting much-deserved attention his way. In a short period of time, he’s come out with a number of incredibly memorable solo EP releases as well as his impressive substantial catalogue of rap productions for […]
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Review: Jam City – Classical Curves LP
Dance producers, for the most part, undertake putting an album together in a variety of ways, with each artist finding varying levels of success. Some artists choose to make a statement altogether different from their previous work. James Blake took this approach, releasing his self-titled solo album last year, a work so removed from his […]
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