Presk interviews Doc Daneeka & Benjamin Damage
Stream: Doc Daneeka & Benjamin Damage – Creeper (50Weapons) When we last spoke to Mial Watkins, also known as Doc Daneeka, he announced a new release on his imprint Ten Thousand Yen by the Dutch electronic mason Presk, who offered us up a Truancy Volume a couple of days later. Needless to say we were excited about this […]
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Feature: Grown Folk at SXSW
Stream: New Material by Grown Folk. Grown Folk showed up fairly early on Truants’ radar, and were even included on our first-ever Truancy Compilation in early 2011 alongside artists like NGUZUNGUZU, Teeth, Teki Latex, Brenmar and more. They’ve continued to impress us since then and have come a long way in only a year. The […]
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Recommended: Kim Brown – Spring Theory EP
Earlier this month German label Just Another Beat pressed up yet another crisp and sensual slab of house music, this time the from the mysterious Kim Brown. Almost no information is available on Brown, who knows it could be an alias, but either way the aptly titled Spring Theory EP acts as a bridge from […]
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Interview: Madteo
Stream: Madteo – Deliverance (Meakusma) “Detroit is such a fucking powerhouse of music,” Matteo Ruzzon sets forth. The Italian musician who produces under his Madteo alias moved to New York back in the early nineties, and has been a fervent listener of the crème de la crème of music coming from Michigan and its environs for […]
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Recommended: Geeeman – Bang’t
While we admit that we’re not ahead of the trend on this one, we can’t stop listening to Bang’t, the recent single from Geeeman on Clone Records’ impeccably curated Jack For Daze Series. Geeeman, the Chicago house side project of accomplished producer Gerd, made an impressive debut late in 2010 with his whacked out, raw-as-fuck […]
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Download: Evy Jane – Sayso (Taal Mala Remix)
Canadian record label King Deluxe had a good range of quality releases, however only with this delightful 12″ by Evy Jane the label eventually receives the attention they deserve. Evy Jane are from Vancouver and consist of Evelyn Mason and Jeremiah Klein. The self-titled vinyl single is their first release. King Deluxe lists ‘UK bass, gospel, and noise’ […]
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Recommended: Midland – Placement EP
“Placement”, the second release by Midland on Aus Music, is another step forward for an artist who seems to improve with everything he does. From last year’s “Through Motion” and “Bring Joy” EPs to remixes for Sei A and Washed Out, not to mention his stunning edit of Boards of Canada’s “Olson“, it seems everything […]
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Interview: My Panda Shall Fly
“Let’s Vibrate Together” is a collaborative effort from producers My Panda Shall Fly and Benjamin Jackson, and it’s an EP that can only be described a gloriously wacky. The tracks are fascinatingly diverse, travelling across genres with intergalactic breadth. Closing track “JS8” is propulsive yet mesmerising, with a kick that keeps your feet twitching while […]
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Introduction: Amadeus Records
Whilst the words ‘new label’ are often met with a grain of salt these days, there’s the select few that manage to breeze past that big initial hurdle and capture that all important attention from listeners. New label Amadeus Records, a sister imprint to Southern Californian blog/label Rebel Magazine, is one to not only have […]
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Recommended: Mess Kid – Sip Slow EP
Once again Freshmore has dropped a Southern leaning, bass heavy, hip hop EP. Entitled Sip Slow, this EP comes from Mess Kid and is a single track backed by three remixes by Morris, Cedaa, and Nikko. Kid’s original takes some time to get into the swing of things with a 2-minute long intro, which drops […]
Read moreTruancy Volume 43: Charles Drakeford
For the 43rd installation of our Truancy Volume series we’re proud to present a deep, kinetic mix from Charles Drakeford, editor of the Boiler Room website and host of the fantastic weekly show “From The Depths” on NTS Radio. We had the pleasure of chatting with the tastemaking DJ about his experiences with NTS and […]
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Review: Myown – Vesna
Last year the fledgling label left_blank put out three stunning releases from Vessel, Lorca and Visionist and El Kid, and with each the standard was raised for what would follow. The latest effort comes from Russian producer Myown, aka Vtgnike. There isn’t much known about him, but he’s got some mind-bending tracks on Soundcloud, in […]
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