Review: Milyoo – Archeology LP
After his Kazaduon EP was featured and reviewed here a couple of months back, the news that Kentucky based beat maker Milyoo would be releasing a debut album titled “Archeology” on Subeena’s label Opit Records was received to glowing grins and open arms from everyone at TRUANTS. While it may seem soon to put out […]
Read moreTruancy Volume 37: Babe Rainbow
Photo by Ryan Walter Wagner Babe Rainbow, aka Cameron Reed, the man behind one of our favourite EPs of the year in the form of “Endless Path“, has been drip-feeding us with mind-bending music over the last few summers. We caught up with the Vancouver native and Warp artist when he was in Dublin playing […]
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Recommended: G-side – iSLAND & AC
With Southern hip-hop mixtapes, albums and releases in general being excessively present and apparent in the past few years, at the end of the day there are really only a handful that yearn for repeat-listens over a long timespan. Fortunately, artists like the Alabama duo G-side have found this formula, and most importantly are consistent in […]
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Review: Juicy J – Blue Dream & Lean
It’s been a busy year for Juicy J, he released a sequel to the original Rubba Band Business not to mention quite a few guest appearances, and managed to make some relevant friends along the way. “Blue Dream & Lean” is twenty-eight tracks of Lex Luger style 808s and slap. It’s as loud, intense, and […]
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Recommended: Timnah Sommerfeldt – Love Letters I
As another Truancy Compilation Two prompt, we’d love to introduce you to the gifted Swiss producer Timnah Sommerfeldt, who will be providing us with two tracks: one under her solo project entitled “Feel One’s Way”, and one with a consort under the alias a e named “Be Strong” (previews of both will go up over the next few […]
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Stream: Black Star – You Already Knew
Mos Def (Yasiin Bey) and Talib Kweli work together again through the combined medium of Black Star, this time releasing a mixtape in honour of Soul legend Aretha Franklin entitled “Black Star Aretha”. Madlib’s younger brother ‘Oh No is’ taking the production helm and blending a velvety beat comprised chiefly of smoky high pitched tweaked stabs, […]
Read moreTruancy Volume 36: Darling Farah
“I make music as Darling Farah, I’m from Detroit, and I make electronic music,” are Kamau Baaqi’s first words of introduction. The young producer released a triplet of releases on Civil Music last year, the most recent one being his “Division EP“, and you might also remember his track “Varsity” from our compilation that came […]
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Download: Sinjin Hawke Collaborations
“It cannot be understood, only experienced.” These words are spoken in “The Ballad Of Martyn Bootyspoon”, which features on #blessed Sinjin Hawke’s “The Lights EP” on Pelican Fly. It’s an awesome EP, eight tracks of booming bass and ethereal horns. These same words can be said of the three collaborations that Sinjin has kindly given […]
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Interview: Dexter
As the definition of his artist name suggests, Dexter‘s (real name Remy Verheijen) back catalogue is highly auspicious. Starting out in the nineties the producer and DJ has been putting out a wide range of records under different monikers like Skindeep, Butterfly Kiss and Berserk but got most recognition under his current artist name after serving […]
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Interview: West Norwood Cassette Library
We love West Norwood Cassette Library. The London-based producer and DJ grata who goes by the name of Bob Bhamra has had a lot on his dubplate this year, mainly keeping himself busy with his own imprint (West Norwood Cassette Library Recordings) putting out releases by Ultramarine, Milyoo, Don Froth and himself – and soon, […]
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Download/Review: Dro Carey – Night Raid
Young Dro Carey has been making quite a name for himself this year. Following a release for Templar Sound and then one for Hum + Buzz, not to mention the hot-off-the-presses (and decidedly chirpy, by his standards) remix for patten, the Sydney producer has returned to Templar Sound for the “Night Raid EP”. Opener “Scanline […]
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Recommended: Kevin Gorman – Cast
Let’s take a moment to talk about Kevin Gorman; a man whose name might not initially click with a lot of readers but whose productions should be heard by anyone remotely interested in techno. Having put out his first 12″ in 2006 on DJ Hell’s label International Deejay Gigolo, Gorman has had a small but steady flow […]
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