Tru Thoughts
@truthoughts
Independent record label, est. 1999. See to listen via Bandcamp, Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, Mixcloud and more
#producer #vocalist #DJ @gayance.bsky.social returns with 'Podjab', a collaboration alongside acclaimed producer Jarreau Vandal feat. fellow Haitian Montrealer artist Waahli. The single arrives alongside the announcement of Gayance's forthcoming album, 'roaming' 👀 tru-thoughts.co.uk/gayance-reve...
Today we're celebrating the 10th Anniversary of Flowdan’s ‘Disaster Piece’ - a melodic grime symphony “It’s about being a soldier in life” Flowdan explained at the time. “It’s about going against scenarios that have been picked for you + choosing your own path” flowdanuk.bandcamp.com/album/disast...
Alina Bzhezhinska #harp & Tony Kofi's #saxophone Live version of Whispers of Rain is a powerful & intimate reimagining of Alina's recent studio LP, co-written with producer Tulshi The live record is shaped by the unique chemistry between two master #jazz improvisers 🎧 truthoughts.ffm.to/wor_live.OTW
Tru Thoughts presents UNFOLD #radio with @robertluis.bsky.social 'Music across the board, music across the borders… everyone is welcome' the theme + ethos for Robert’s DJ sets is found on his weekly radio show 🔈 www.mixcloud.com/truthoughts/... #Electronic #Beats #Bass #Soul #HipHop #Jazz #DnB +++
Fresh from the success of his acclaimed #jungle album 'Elusive' & the recent 'Dangerous Remixes', Potential Badboy returns with another powerful reworking from the LP; jungle pioneer Hurrian remixes standout vocal track Give Me A Sign ft Havana 🎧 🔈 truthoughts.ffm.to/gmas_rmx.OTW #dnb #drumandbass
We’re looking forward to heading to this year’s Love Supreme #Festival next weekend 🌞 Our Sunday session sees Kyla Kilzer & Max Noir, Sosyete ’25, Oliver Night, Gayance, WheelUP & MC AD + Robert Luis join us at Glynde Place, with Rhys Baker kicking things off at 2 More info lovesupremefestival.com
Following 'Nothing Left', 'Anyway ft. Manga Saint Hilare', 'Step 1' + 'Sorry Mum', Crafty 893 shares new track 'Wasteman Interlude ft. Paul Stephan'. Focused, cold, deliberate, it captures classic #grime reload energy while firmly rooted in the current wave Check it truthoughts.ffm.to/wasteman.OTW
💕 'Love' 💕 feat. JSWISS - from Bruk Rogers new double single Love pairs up the US #rapper with Bruk Rogers’ signature #brokenbeat framework; the result balances sharp lyricism with warm, swinging grooves, leaning into the natural synergy between #hiphop + #bruk 💕🎧💕 truthoughts.ffm.to/love_lua.OTW
Oliver Night returns with Between The Lines Remixes Vol. 2 This fresh set of reinterpretations deepens the album’s connection to the global #brokenbeat #bruk #soulful club community; Vol. 2 features remixes from IG Culture, Matica, Inkswel & Marcel Vogel 🎧 olivernight.bandcamp.com/album/betwee...
Bruk Rogers returns with a new double single 'Love' ft JSWISS & 'Lua' ft Roberta Silva & Onj - building on two standout vocal-led cuts from his acclaimed album 'Loopholes' - they bring together transatlantic #hiphop Brazilian #soul & #brokenbeat rhythmic elasticity 🔈 truthoughts.ffm.to/love_lua.XQL
Tru Thoughts #DJMixes on Apple Music music.apple.com/gb/curator/t... Rhi, Palm Skin Productions, Bruk Rogers, Sandunes, Slowe, WheelUP and Robert Luis spinning #soul #jazz #brokenbeat #downtempo #ambient #electronicmusic #beats #hiphop #chill #bass and more. Check them out.
Oliver Night returns with Between The Lines (Remixes) Vol. 2 on 9th June Ahead of the full release Marcel Vogel's reworking of We Are Love ft Megatronic, amplifying the track’s future-disco sensibilities, is available via Juno Download 🔈 www.junodownload.com/products/oli... #disco #progressivehouse
Sosyete '25's debut LP Yaygara: a vibrant journey through love, liberation & restless curiosity Vocalist Merve Erdem (Kit Sebastian) guitarist/producer Glenn Fallows & producer/composer Paul Elliott blend #mediterraneanpop #disco #pop #outernational #funk #turkishpop truthoughts.ffm.to/yaygara.OTW
This week #Brighton plays host to BMC - the UK’s foremost #electronicmusic conference. It brings together industry leading delegates & speakers, with Robert Luis & Rhys Baker featuring on panels discussing Label Contracts & Artist Development www.brightonmusicconference.co.uk #musicconference
“a late-night takeover that blurs the lines between club energy & live improvisation. At its centre Ebi Soda, a band rewriting the rulebook of modern jazz, bring their restless, shape-shifting sound...joined by Footshooter & Tara Lily” Ronnie Scott's #Jazz Club www.ronniescotts.co.uk/find-a-show/...
Nostalgia 77's new album ‘When The Lights Gone’ is set of simple songs in primary colours. It explores N77’s familiar themes of memory, time, truth & identity, renewing producer Benedic Lamdin’s partnership with Berlin based singer Yosa nostalgia77.bandcamp.com/album/when-t... #jazz #folk #funk #pop
“Really lush bass line, swirling chords, signature ethereal vocals” Jess Iszatt (BBC Radio 1) “How good was that? Absolutely love that” Tony Minvielle (Jazz FM) Slowe unveils her long-awaited second LP In Moments, out everywhere now 🎧 truthoughts.ffm.to/inmoments.OTW #soul #vintagesoul #neosoul
Gil sm reworks two standout cuts from Lance Ferguson's #RareGroove Spectrum series: Idris Muhammad’s seminal #jazzfunk classic Could Heaven Ever Be Like This is flipped into a deep, club cut + Losalamitoslatinfunklovesong Gene Harris’s #Latin fusion piece is transformed 🎧 truthoughts.ffm.to/lf_gsrmx
Following Bilmece + Oyun, Sosyete '25 return with Yan The most sensual + immersive track from their debut album Yaygara (out on 22 May) Meaning “burn” in #Turkish, Yan explores love as transformation, devotion, longing + surrender. Out now truthoughts.ffm.to/yan.OTW #turkishpop #pop #disco #funk
Acclaimed harpist Alina Bzhezhinska & Tulshi return with a new Cosmic Analog Ensemble rework of Journey Home; stretching the composition + fusing elements of 1960s Italian #librarymusic Middle Eastern #psychedelia #afrobeat + #hiphop breaks Listen via truthoughts.ffm.to/jh_caermx.OTW #harp #jazz
Norah Jane & MOR.LOV’s debut album ‘Godspeed' moves fluidly across #UKjazz #lofijazz #jazzfusion #jungle rhythms + late-night #soul, while never drifting from its central emotional thread - it's music that captures fleeting truths with cinematic detail Check it out 🔈 truthoughts.ffm.to/godspeed.OIS
We are happy to be supporting Records for Palestine by taking part in their vinyl raffle. This initiative supports Medical Aid for Palestinians and their vital work delivering urgent medical care. More info: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/records-fo... #vinyl #vinylrecords #records #palestine #jazz #soul
This week kicks off #festival season for TT: Robert Luis, WheelUP, Tara Lily, Oliver Night, Kyla Kilzer & Max Noir, Ebi Soda, Footshooter, Steven Bamidele, Hot 8 Brass Band, Gayance, Sosyete ’25 are at Brick Lane Jazz Fest, The Great Escape, Hospital 30th, Stowaway, Wilderness, Boardmasters + more!
Following his groove-driven album Between The Lines, producer/multi-instrumentalist + vocalist Oliver Night returns with Remixes Vol. 1 - blending #brokenbeat #house #soulful #electronic styles It opens with EVM128’s reinterpretation of Boss featuring Roots Manuva 🔈 truthoughts.ffm.to/btl_rmxv1.OTW
Bristol-based Slowe returns with her new album 'In Moments' - out 8th May It's a vintage-dipped collection that sits with uncertainty, hope, longing + acceptance. It takes its time + invites listeners to do the same 👀 slowemusic.bandcamp.com/album/in-mom... #CDFriday #soul #neosoul #rnb #retrosoul
