Tru Thoughts - news

Bonobo in Brighton

Press — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:15:43 GMT

Friday 13th November at Coalition

The Bamboos - On The Sly feat. Kylie Auldist (video)

Press — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:23:26 GMT

Now up on You Tube

TT 10th Anniversary Mix - Cut Up By JFB

Press — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:22:34 GMT

Available exclusively on the Etch Shop NOW

10th Birthday lovin'

Press — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:02:09 GMT

Get your Limited Edition 3CD Booklet soon

RELOAD >> Stonephace ticket competition

Press — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:19:47 GMT

Win a pair of tickets to their Koko show with Hexstatic

Quantic, Flevans, Bamboos & Kylie Auldist to play Days Like This

Press — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:43:18 GMT

January 2010

TT 10 London Photos

Press — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:37:08 GMT

Head over to our Flickr account to have a gander at all the lovely faces from our London Birthday Bash.

Juno Download promotion - FREE MUSIC

Press — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:32:36 GMT

£5 free voucher

My Heart Beats Like A Drum OUT NOW

Press — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:59:09 GMT

Plus an in depth interview on the TT Blog

Tru Thoughts 10th Anniversary USA Tour

Press — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:18:13 GMT

This November

Vote for The Bamboos as Australia's Best Band

Rosie — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:00:13 GMT

Read on for how to cast your vote…

Tru Thoughts' 10th Anniversary 3CD Booklet

Press — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:55:56 GMT

OUT NOW

The Bamboos - "Turn It Up" feat Lyrics Born

Rosie — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:44:04 GMT

Out now as a digital download single

Natural Self - 'My Heart Beats Like A Drum'

Rosie — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:03:28 GMT

…album available on the Etch Shop NOW

Brighton Source helps us celebrate...

Rosie — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:05:48 GMT

…with a Tru Thoughts 10th Birthday cover feature

Tru Thoughts 10th Birthday in Switzerland

Press — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:55:22 GMT

Saturday 10th October

Quantic on Gilles Peterson

Press — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:32:24 GMT

Talking about his new album and life in Colombia

Belleruche Live in Paris

Press — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:06:52 GMT

Friday 9th October alongside DJ Food

Quantic / 101 Apparel

Rosie — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:29:10 GMT

Exclusive T-shirts and Mix CD available now

Stonephace ticket competition

Press — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:26:45 GMT

Win a pair of tickets to their Koko show with Hexstatic

Tru Thoughts 10th Anniversary Special on BBC 6 Music

Rosie — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:09:19 GMT

Listen online until Saturday 3rd Oct

10 Year Anniversary Interviews

Press — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:07:54 GMT

Lanu, Kylie Auldist, Belleruche, Natural Self, Flevans

Tru Thoughts 10th Birthday in Bulgaria

Press — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:33:16 GMT

Feat. TM Juke and Kinny live PA

Natural Self USA Tour

Press — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:50:25 GMT

Nathaniel Pearn heads west

Kinny - Back St Lust / Remixes

Press — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:04:43 GMT

OUT NOW

Domu USA Tour

Press — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:50:13 GMT

This Autumn

Vibe Bar Birthday Party Video Montage

Rosie — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:08:55 GMT

On YouTube now

Robert Luis and Nostalgia 77 on Gilles Peterson

Press — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 15:59:55 GMT

Tru Thoughts 10th Birthday Special

Tru Thoughts Covers Compilation

Rosie — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 11:26:15 GMT

Out now on Unfold

Tru Thoughts Spotify playlist Pt. 2

Press — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:35:54 GMT

Dancefloor selection

Tru Thoughts 10th Anniversary 3CD Boxset

Press — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:00:42 GMT

Pre-order your copy at The Etch Shop NOW

QCB Live in LA

Press — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:24:37 GMT

On V-Tech

Quantic & his Combo Barbaro straight in at No. 5

Press — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 09:45:42 GMT

in Songlines Official UK World Music Album Chart

Robert Luis at Notting Hill Carnival

Press — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 23:48:22 GMT

August Bank Holiday

Tru Thoughts Spotify playlist

Press — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:27:29 GMT

Compiled by us

Kylie Auldist on European tour

Press — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:40:11 GMT

with Cookin on 3 Burners and Flevans

Quantic and his Combo Barbaro in NYC

Press — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:27:28 GMT

Sunday 23rd August

Robert Luis on Radio 1

Press — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 10:38:09 GMT

Listen again to Bobby Friction and Nihal

Kylie Auldist - 'Made Of Stone'

Press — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:36:42 GMT

OUT NOW

Tru Thoughts 10th Birthday Bash in London

Press — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 23:18:42 GMT

Vibe Bar, 5th September

Quantic and his Combo Barbaro on tour

Press — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:06:50 GMT

In the UK and Europe from 28th August – 13th September

Lanu mix up on Wax Poetics

Press — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:02:24 GMT

The Tru Thoughts Sweet Soul Mix

Tru Thoughts To Host Castle Stage at BIG CHILL

Rosie — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:50:30 GMT

Yes – that’s us playing tunes for you, all day long…

It's On / Made Of Stone - OUT NOW

Rosie — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:31:01 GMT

The new 7” from Kylie Auldist’s stunning upcoming album

Tradition In Transition

Press — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:59:23 GMT

The world speaks…

Quantic and his Combo Barbaro [video]

Press — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:48:58 GMT

Take a first peak at Un Canto A Mi Tierra

Find us on Spotify

Press — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:19:52 GMT

We recently uploaded a healthy chunk of our catalogue (the rest to follow soon) to the new fandangled music thingy that is Spotify. Of course we still want you to buy our albums, but this is a great way of checking out all the latest releases from the TT stable.

Head to the Etch Shop for all things Tru Thoughts

Quantic and his Combo Barbaro - 'Tradition In Transition'

Press — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:50:19 GMT

OUT NOW

Hot 8 Brass Band ticket giveaway

Press — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:38:54 GMT

Amsterdam / Rotterdam / Dublin / Galway / Brighton

Belleruche Turntable Soul Party!

Press — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:16:16 GMT

Vibe Bar – 11th July

Flevans on Unfold Radio

Press — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:23:09 GMT

Available for one week only

Domu - One Offs, Remixes and B-Sides

Press — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:02:18 GMT

OUT NOW

Hot 8 Brass Band on BBC 2

Press — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:23:41 GMT

Live and direct from Glastonbury

Hot 8 Brass Band on tour

Press — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:16:54 GMT

Check the gigs section on the TT site for more details.

Jun-24 Hare and Hounds, Birmingham
Jun-25 Scala, London
Jun-26 Glastonbury, Jazz World Stage
Jun-27 Big Day Out Festival, Reading
Jun-28 Jazz Re:Found Festival, Italy
Jun-29 Jazz a Vienne, France
Jun-30 Maroquinerie, Paris
Jul-02 Roskilde Festival, Denmark
Jul-04 Garden Festival, Croatia
Jul-08 Paradiso, Amsterdam
Jul-09 Rotown, Rotterdam
Jul-10 North Sea Jazz Festival, Netherlands
Jul-11 Dublin, Ireland
Jul-12 Earagail Arts Festival, Ireland
Jul-13 Galway, Ireland
Jul-15 Coalition, Brighton
Jul-17 Sheet Music Festival, Presteigne
Jul-18 Pohoda Festival, Slovakia
Jul-19 Durham Brass Festival

Paul Jonas on Black Sheep Magazine

Press — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:00:40 GMT

Black Sheep is a new magazine brought to you by a team of writers who worked on Blues and Soul Magazine until it’s sad closure last year. Focusing on Hip Hop, Soul and R&B this is most definitely one for your RSS feed.

Read an interview with TT label boss Paul Jonas and have a browse here.

Lizzy Parks - This and That

Press — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:15:40 GMT

OUT NOW

Kinny on HMV's Get Closer

Press — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:44:18 GMT

Whilst over from Norway for a small UK tour Kinny found time to discuss past, present and future with HMV’s online networking hub Get Closer.

Watch this intriguing interview here.

Domu "Springbreak" 12" Exclusively on Etch Shop

Rosie — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:07:14 GMT

Buy it now! Official release next Monday

Quantic and his Combo Bárbaro - First 7" Out Now

Rosie — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:47:58 GMT

…on 7” vinyl and mp3 download

Larry Stabbins (Stonephace) Special on BBC Radio 3

Rosie — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 18:03:29 GMT

Jazz On 3: Monday 8th June @ 11.15pm

Quantic and his Combo Bárbaro Album Launches

Rosie — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:09:31 GMT

…in London (5th June) and many more locations…

Shapes 09:01 up on Etch shop now!

Press — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 09:01:42 GMT

Official release next week

Juno Podcast up on iTunes

Press — Fri, 29 May 2009 10:55:03 GMT

Robert Luis selects tracks new and old

Natural Self has an all new website

Press — Fri, 29 May 2009 10:17:01 GMT

Head to www.naturalselfmusic.com

New Hint 12" Out Now

Rosie — Tue, 26 May 2009 12:00:06 GMT

The master of the future-looking wobbly bassline returns

Unfold Radio

Press — Thu, 21 May 2009 13:04:09 GMT

Now available for one week only

Introducing Impossible Ark Records

Rosie — Wed, 20 May 2009 17:56:06 GMT

…and a brand new Nostalgia 77 project – live this Saturday…

Flevans - 27 Devils

Press — Mon, 18 May 2009 15:03:52 GMT

OUT NOW!

Tru Thoughts 10th Birthday Bash in Brighton

Press — Tue, 12 May 2009 09:34:01 GMT

THIS SUNDAY!!

Belleruche on Radio 2 with Mark Lamarr

Press — Mon, 11 May 2009 11:43:39 GMT

Listen again all week

Stonephace in record shops now

Press — Thu, 07 May 2009 10:30:35 GMT

Don’t miss this psychedelic masterpiece

Bamboos back in iTunes top 10

Rosie — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:31:09 GMT

The Bamboos are back sitting in the iTunes R&B album charts in their native Australia, after a hiatus while we dealt with the demise of Pinnacle distribution (and crucially their digital operations). They are now back in the chart alongside Amy Winehouse, Rihanna, Alicia Keys, Seal and er, Whitney Houston. If you are yet to buy the ‘Side Stepper’ album by The Bamboos then head to the Etch Shop where you can preview the tracks and purchase your very own copy on CD, Vinyl or mp3.

Stonephace Debut Album Available on the Etch Shop

Press — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:12:54 GMT

As from today you can shuffle on over to the Etch Shop to pick up your copy of the stunning debut album from Stonephace and it doesn’t get full release until next week. We’ve had such an amazing amount of feedback about this record including rave reviews from The Wire and The Independent. Sit back, tune-in and psyche-out.

Quantic on Unfold Radio last Sunday - 26th April

Press — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 08:18:28 GMT

Listen again on the TT site.

Everybody Loves Stonephace

Rosie — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:19:38 GMT

…and they’ve got a lovely new website…

Domu Special on Unfold Radio

Rosie — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:57:16 GMT

Listen online now

Flevans - Hold On feat Sarah Scott / Hold No Water

Press — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 10:30:44 GMT

Digital only single out now

Nostalgia 77 Sessions featuring Keith and Julie Tippett - Out Now!

Rosie — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 11:47:53 GMT

Nostalgia 77’s collaborative album with legends of contemporary jazz and experimental music, Keith and Julie Tippett, is an inspirational collection of original songs spanning blues, jazz and soul with experimental flourishes. Following the release of the single, ‘Film Blues’ // ‘Rainclouds’, which came out in December, the project has been gaining fantastic DJ reactions and reviews in a wide range of music magazines and blogs alike:

Record Collector Magazine: “A bona fide bit of home-grown class… Winner!”
BBC Music Magazine: “A timely and accomplished meeting of two musical worlds” 4 Stars
Plan B Magazine: “The Tippetts are superb as usual… Lamdin’s best album to date”
Dom Servini: “Love this. Top quality!!”

Head to the Etch Shop today to buy the album for just £7.25.

It doesn't get much cheaper than this

Press — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:17:53 GMT

Over 50 TT titles from £2.99 – snap em up quick

Lizzy Parks remixes 12

Press — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 09:46:51 GMT

Plus, check Craig Charles’ BBC 6 show for an interview!

Confirmed: Tru Thoughts @ Bestival

Rosie — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:22:30 GMT

Tru Thoughts Bestival Birthday Bash…very nice indeed

Kinny Album and Black Gold 7" Officially Out Now

Rosie — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:58:32 GMT

It’s a bonanza!

Stonephace live

Press — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:07:08 GMT

Shots from their debut show

Giveaways, freebies and listen again

Press — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:48:47 GMT

Win Tru Thoughts merch on Unfold Radio

'Idle Forest Of Chit Chat' on Etch Shop Now

Rosie — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:44:46 GMT

Be the first to own Kinny’s incredible solo debut…

'The Exotic Delight Bay' Out Now!

Rosie — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 12:01:43 GMT

Get your hands on Azaxx’s amazing new album…

Stonephace on Radio 1

Press — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:35:18 GMT

Wedgehead Gets Lucky on Gilles Peterson this week

We are the Guardian's Label Of Love!

Rosie — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:35:45 GMT

Tru Thoughts label feature online now at Guardian.co.uk

Mardi Gras Special - FREE HOT 8 BRASS BAND TRACK

Rosie — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:49:20 GMT

Exclusive track – available from Tues 24th Feb for one week only!

Hot 8 Brass Band's Terrell 'Burger' Batiste

Rosie — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:12:19 GMT

‘Facing Down Fate, Forging A Destiny’ – an incredible story.

Kinny video on Get Closer

Press — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:54:04 GMT

Enough Said (feat QSO) on HMV’s all new social networking site

Azaxx Feature on Pathaan's Musical Rickshaw

Rosie — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 13:59:51 GMT

Check Azaxx’s interview & mix on the BBC Asian Network show

Nostalgia 77 video featured on Mercedes-Benz TV

Press — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 14:39:11 GMT

The video for Quiet Dawn is featured in latest Mercedes-Benz TV mixtape. Called ‘Jazzyfied’ it also features the smooth jazz of saxophone genius Jimmy Sommers, from Caravan Palace’s Parisian Gypsy Swing House, and TettoryBad’s global melange to the Second Line beats of Detroit’s Black Milk. Take a listen here.

In other N77 news, The Sessions album with Keith and Julie Tippett, which lands on 6th April, has been making headlines in the press, notably Record Collector and an up coming feature in BBC Music Magazine. Check our Blog for more praise for N77 and other releases for 2009.

New Kinny Video Online Now

Rosie — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 11:44:43 GMT

The brilliant new Kinny video is now up and running and waiting for you to watch it. To wrap your senses round this audiovisual treat, click here – and tell all your mates to do the same! If this stunning song, ‘Enough Said’ featuring The Quantic Soul Orchestra, is the kind of nugget you’d like to own on vinyl, the 7” single – which also features Nostalgia 77 on the flip – is available on the Etch Shop now. Kinny’s album, ‘Idle Forest Of Chit Chat’, is out on 23rd March’. Not long now…

Black Gold 7" Coming Soon

Rosie — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:05:03 GMT

Get your hands on the first release from Quantic’s new band…

Kinny video - behind the scenes photos!

Press — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 11:10:20 GMT

Stills from the shoot

Release dates finally confirmed!

Press — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:15:43 GMT

We can now confirm our release schedule for the coming months. A few things have been shifted around, but these dates are now final.

Up until mid-April things run as follows:

9th March
Azaxx – “The Exotic Delight Bay” [12 EP]
Azaxx – ‘The Exotic Delight Bay’ [CD Album]

23rd March
Kinny – ‘Idle Forest Of Chit Chat’ [CD Album]
Black Gold: Quantic and his Combo Bárbaro – “Wandering Star” / Nostalgia 77 feat Fiction Trio – “My Name Is” [7 Single]

30th March
Lizzy Parks – “All That (Natural Self Remix)” / “Forever And A Day (Eric Lau Remix)” [12 Single]

6th April
Nostalgia 77 Sessions feat Keith and Julie Tippett – Self-Titled [CD Album]

20th April
Stonephace – Self-Titled [CD & LP Album]

Life - Soldiers Video

Press — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:28:57 GMT

Classic video from deep in the vaults now up on YouTube.

Quantic Interview

Press — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:11:51 GMT

Will Holland in conversation with Groovement Radio

Coming up in 2009...

Joe — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:53:43 GMT

Your exclusive guide to the exciting year ahead