Truth (Dubstep Artist)
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Tristan Roake and Andre Fernandez, better known as Truth are a dubstep
production duo from Christchurch, New Zealand. They first rose to prominence in 2008 when Mala of Digital Mystikz
signed their debut single The Fatman / Stolen Children for his Deep Medi Musik label. The single was described by Boomkat as "dark and immaculately executed" and was released in early 2009 as Medi13x on 12" vinyl format.
This release has been followed by two more releases on Deep Medi Musik and a number of singles on labels such as Argon, Disfigured Dubz, Aquatic Lab, Boka, Optimus Gryme and Abyss Recordings. Collaborators have included Alix Perez
, Lynx, Kromestar, Silkie and Dutty Ranks.
While based in New Zealand, Truth have toured extensively including two USA tours and three tours of the UK and Europe. They can be found regularly playing in New Zealand and Australia.
branded Puppets "sinister yet soulful" praising its "beautifully brutal bass-laden beats".
following the earthquake of February 2011.
2011 Puppets Special Edition - Aquatic Lab LABCD02a (New Zealand Only)
2009 No Grudge (with Alix Perez & Lynx) on "1984"- Shogun Audio
2009 Terror Planet/ Disappear - Aquatic Lab LAB006
2009 Payback - Optimus Gryme Recordings
2009 Truth Revelation/Lost at Sea (12 - Aquatic Lab LAB007
2010 Timeshift/Hackerz - Boka
2010 Burglar/Dead Silence - Aquatic Lab LAB
2010 Truth & Dutty Ranks Bombay Sapphire/ Worlds Apart - Argon
2010 Truth - Juno/Under Current - Aquatic Lab
2010 Soundystem - Optimus Gryme Recordings
2010 Amnesia/International - Deep Medi Musik MEDi032
2010 Stranger Than Fiction EP (Bubba Ho Step/Wednesday/Stay/The Future) - Disfigured Dubz
2010 Perfect Combination - self-released free download
2011 The Fatman VIP/Dreams Can Never Come True - Deep Medi Musik
2011 Losing You (with Dutty Ranks) - Abyss
2011 Feel (with Silkie) on "City Limits Vol.2" - Deep Medi Musik
2009 The Nextmen ft Ms Dynamite - Lions Den (Truth Remix) - Universal
2010 The Black Seeds - Slingshot (Truth Remix) - Black Seeds
2010 Shapeshifter - Lifetime (Truth Remix) Hospital Records
2011 Skitz ft Rodney P, Kardinal Offishal & Skibadee - Struggla (Truth Remix)
2011 Majiika & Rob Sparx ft Collie Buds - Avoiding The Issue (Truth Remix) - Migration Recordings
2011 Truth - Puppets (Tunnidge Remix) Origin Audio 2011
"Sex, Truth & Videotape" USA Tour mix
Kmag Guestmix
"Stranger than Fiction" Mix for Samurai FM
Big Up Magazine Podcast 45
No Frills Dubstep Compilation
Puppets Mix
Dubstep
Dubstep is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in south London, England. Its overall sound has been described as "tightly coiled productions with overwhelming bass lines and reverberant drum patterns, clipped samples, and occasional vocals"....
production duo from Christchurch, New Zealand. They first rose to prominence in 2008 when Mala of Digital Mystikz
Digital Mystikz
Digital Mystikz are a dubstep production duo from the South London suburb of Norwood. Along with Loefah and Sgt. Pokes, they operate the DMZ record label and host the influential bimonthly nightclub DMZ, held at the Mass club complex in Brixton, London...
signed their debut single The Fatman / Stolen Children for his Deep Medi Musik label. The single was described by Boomkat as "dark and immaculately executed" and was released in early 2009 as Medi13x on 12" vinyl format.
This release has been followed by two more releases on Deep Medi Musik and a number of singles on labels such as Argon, Disfigured Dubz, Aquatic Lab, Boka, Optimus Gryme and Abyss Recordings. Collaborators have included Alix Perez
Alix Perez
Alix Perez is the stage name of Alix Depauw, a drum and bass DJ and producer originally from Charleroi, Belgium. Currently based in North London, his music is characterised as liquid funk and released on labels such as Hospital Records, Liquid V, Bassbin, Creative Source, Horizons, Progress,...
, Lynx, Kromestar, Silkie and Dutty Ranks.
While based in New Zealand, Truth have toured extensively including two USA tours and three tours of the UK and Europe. They can be found regularly playing in New Zealand and Australia.
Puppets
In September 2010 Truth released their debut album, entitled Puppets on Sydney based Aquatic Lab Records. The album received critical approval, including a nomination for Best Dubstep Album in the 2011 DubstepForum Awards. Knowledge Magazine lauded the album for its representation of "dubstep in its purest form" characterising it as "spacious, sub-heavy and forward-thinking", while Music Week described it as "an expansive listen that works as well on headphones as in a club". The New Zealand HeraldThe New Zealand Herald
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branded Puppets "sinister yet soulful" praising its "beautifully brutal bass-laden beats".
Special Edition
In April 2011 Truth released a New Zealand-only double-CD version of Puppets. It included a bonus disc of remixes, previously unreleased material and a 35 minute mix of music from the album. The group stated that all proceeds from sales would go directly to charities involved with rebuilding ChristchurchChristchurch
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...
following the earthquake of February 2011.
Album
2010 Puppets - Aquatic Lab LABCD022011 Puppets Special Edition - Aquatic Lab LABCD02a (New Zealand Only)
Singles/EPs
2009 The Fatman/Stolen Children - Deep Medi Musik MEDi13x2009 No Grudge (with Alix Perez & Lynx) on "1984"- Shogun Audio
2009 Terror Planet/ Disappear - Aquatic Lab LAB006
2009 Payback - Optimus Gryme Recordings
2009 Truth Revelation/Lost at Sea (12 - Aquatic Lab LAB007
2010 Timeshift/Hackerz - Boka
2010 Burglar/Dead Silence - Aquatic Lab LAB
2010 Truth & Dutty Ranks Bombay Sapphire/ Worlds Apart - Argon
2010 Truth - Juno/Under Current - Aquatic Lab
2010 Soundystem - Optimus Gryme Recordings
2010 Amnesia/International - Deep Medi Musik MEDi032
2010 Stranger Than Fiction EP (Bubba Ho Step/Wednesday/Stay/The Future) - Disfigured Dubz
2010 Perfect Combination - self-released free download
2011 The Fatman VIP/Dreams Can Never Come True - Deep Medi Musik
2011 Losing You (with Dutty Ranks) - Abyss
2011 Feel (with Silkie) on "City Limits Vol.2" - Deep Medi Musik
Remixes
2009 Optimus Gryme - Immortal (Truth Remix) - Optimus Gryme Recordings2009 The Nextmen ft Ms Dynamite - Lions Den (Truth Remix) - Universal
2010 The Black Seeds - Slingshot (Truth Remix) - Black Seeds
2010 Shapeshifter - Lifetime (Truth Remix) Hospital Records
2011 Skitz ft Rodney P, Kardinal Offishal & Skibadee - Struggla (Truth Remix)
2011 Majiika & Rob Sparx ft Collie Buds - Avoiding The Issue (Truth Remix) - Migration Recordings
2011 Truth - Puppets (Tunnidge Remix) Origin Audio 2011
DJ Mixes/Podcasts
Big Up Magazine Podcast 04"Sex, Truth & Videotape" USA Tour mix
Kmag Guestmix
"Stranger than Fiction" Mix for Samurai FM
Big Up Magazine Podcast 45
No Frills Dubstep Compilation
Puppets Mix