

Has it really been almost two years since Pariah’s last solo release? That’s almost as hard to believe as him being only two releases deep. He popped up on everyone’s radar with “Detroit Falls / Orpheus”, which not only cemented him as a staple in the new breed of British producers, but marked R&S’s massive […]
Read moreIf only we could be friends with Friends of Friends, and Friends of Friends’ friends… the steady stream of strong releases coming from the American label this year suggests that they must be sitting on a mountain of talent and unheard goods. Their latest output is a full-length album from Danish producer Tomas Barfod, who has […]
Read moreBelgian producer duo GoldFFinch have enviably got their defining and favoured in sound on lock. “One of my favourite musical collectives of 2011”, were the words ushered by Mary Anne Hobbs in 2011, and there’s been five accomplished releases (on Numbers and Saigon Recordings among other labels) to date to help back up such a statement. With […]
Read moreIt’s not uncommon to hear musicians talk about music that came to them in their dreams. It is, however, uncommon to hear of musicians actively composing music during their period of slumber. Strange as it may seem, that is exactly how Canadaian producer Last Step, better known to most as Venetian Snares, put together his […]
Read moreStream/Download: [wpaudio url=”https://truantsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Kendrick_Lamar_-Cartoon__Cereal_ft._Gunplay.mp3″ text=”Kendrick Lamar ft. Gunplay – Cartoons & Cereal” dl=”1″] (160 kbps) In a recent interview, Kendrick Lamar spoke about his recent collaboration with Don Logan alias Gunplay and the fact the people don’t understand him. The problem is less about people understanding him, and more to do with where to place him. He has […]
Read moreChhavi Nanda alias Chippy Nonstop is the Queen of the Internet. We first got to know of her a few years ago when she was making moves with the Trap House collective, mainly as a designer and writer. A little bit over a year ago Chippy stepped up as a vocalist with her first single being […]
Read moreOrquestra is the brainchild of an Irish guy called Orlando. Over the past few years he’s been involved in DJing, performing and promoting across Dublin, sharing his love of cumbia, tropical house, hip-hop and Talking Heads with any and everyone. Right now his focus is on his label Meles Meles, the label on which he’s […]
Read moreSacramento-based Death Grips is a rap group formed by MC Stefan Burnett (pictured above), producer Andy Morin and drummer Zach Hill, the later which is known for his work with Hella and Boredoms amongst a dozen famy projects more. Death Grips have been filed punk rap, noise rap, or avant-garde hip-hop. All this is true, […]
Read moreWith only two official releases under their belt Audio Culture is making a name for itself as one of our go to labels for mutated garage and techno. Last December they kicked things off with “Sweat”, a sub rattling floor filler, from Presk and Cinnamon. Keeping in the duo spirit this time around they’ve tapped […]
Read moreThese days we try not to ask for much. With the flurry of young producers all scrambling for our attention, sorting the gold from the rusty old crap seems exhausting at times, when all we want is something just a little bit considered. Luckily for us, there’s still a ton of gold around if you […]
Read more“Another one I’m going to have to talk over – No IDs yet, just to say it’s new” interjected Bok Bok on the Night Slugs Rinse.fm show during August of last year, to the frustration of eager YouTube-rippers worldwide as he dropped a mysterious new cut. He was smart (and entirely correct) in predicting that […]
Read moreNo one can deny we’re living during a very exciting period in history, especially for music. Carrying the collective torch that’s helping push music forward are Jason Letkiewics, aka Steve Summers, and his girlfriend Aurora Halal. The pair has just released their sophomore album, “Mutual Dreaming”, as Innergaze on Minimal Wave sub label Cititrax. This […]
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