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Truant

About Me

Formed in the leafy environs of West Didsbury, Manchester, Truant's Ben Ashdown and Jason Boardman have written or remixed 20 different pieces of music in this time; veering from horizontal bliss to vertical enlightenment along the way.Truant have subsequently cultivated a large audience with their interpretation of dancefloor culture.Our album, "Neither Work Nor Leisure" is available for download from iTunes along with singles, compilations annd remixes by such artists as Hakan Lidbo and Reset. If you're feeling flush, you can check the Paperecordings website too for their (and our) back catalogue.We are working on new material at the moment and we are looking forward to unleashing it all on the unsuspecting Myspace people first! You will be able to comment on it too.

My Interests

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Member Since: 02/07/2006
Band Website: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/ben.ashdown/
Band Members: Ben Ashdown Jason Boardman
Influences: Antena Aphex Twin Autechre Barrabas Bent Brian Eno Can Chemical Brothers Cinematic Orchestra Dangermouse David Bowie David Byrne DJ Shadow Ennio Morricone Eurythmics Faust Fela Kuti Femi Kuti Franz Ferdinand Future Sound of London Gnarls Barkley Gorillaz James Brown Japan Jazzanova Kruder & Dorfmeister LFO Mr. Scruff Orbital Osibisa Peter Namlok Pink Floyd Prodigy Quantic Sisters of Mercy Steve Miller Stevie Wonder Stranglers Talking Heads That Petrol Emotion The Clash Thievery Corporation Tom TOm Club
Sounds Like: Truant
Record Label: Pride of Europe
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

After a 3 years on the club scene, why did I start making music again?

It all started as an accident. Someone ran into the back of my car whilst I was stopped at some traffic lights I never realised my neck would bend that far back! Anyway, two years after that I fi...
Posted by on Sat, 22 Jul 2006 22:43:00 GMT

Why buy a sampler?

I had been playing guitar since I was 15 and had been in several bands, but many of my experiences with them disappointed me. I could rarely find the same level of commitment in members of the ban...
Posted by on Sat, 22 Jul 2006 22:36:00 GMT

Whats education

I still have strong feelings about school. In its attempt to stamp uniformity upon its students, it really does try to straighten out any quirks such as imagination, ambition and free thinking. When...
Posted by on Sat, 22 Jul 2006 22:32:00 GMT

Why Music? Why Truant? Ben rambles on about stuff.

I started playing the flute when I was 14 because I wanted to play an instrument. I remember my attitude to it was that playing an instrument was all part of being a well rounded person.I thought ...
Posted by on Sat, 22 Jul 2006 22:20:00 GMT