Genres Dubstep Years active 2007-present Genre Dubstep | Occupation(s) Producer DJ Past members Julian Van Uden | |
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Origin Christchurch, New Zealand (2007) Members Tristan Roake, Andre Fernandez, Julian van Uden Albums From Ashes To Kingdom Come, We Are (Music) Record labels Integrity Media, Firepower Records, Smog Records Similar J:Kenzo, OC, Flow Dan, Datsik, Sean Price Profiles | ||
Tristan Roake and Andre Fernandez, better known as Truth are a production duo from Christchurch, New Zealand. They first rose in late 2007 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.
Contents
- Puppets
- Special Edition
- Loves Shadow 2012
- Album
- SinglesEPs
- Remixes
- DJ MixesPodcasts
- Former Members
- Songs
- References
This release has been followed by two more releases on Deep Medi Musik and a number of singles on labels such as Tempa, SMOG, Black Box, Get Darker, Artikal, Argon, Wheel and Deal, Disfigured Dubz, Aquatic Lab, Boka, Optimus Gryme, Moonshine and Abyss Recordings. Collaborators have included Datsik, Alix Perez, Antiserum, Yayne, Kito, DJ Madd, Riskotheque, Babylon System, Noah D, Lynx, Kromestar, Silkie and Dutty Ranks.
Originally from New Zealand, now based in San Francisco, California Truth have toured extensively including numerous USA tours, four tours of the UK and Europe and a tour of Latin America. They can be found regularly playing in the United States, New Zealand, Australia and Europe.
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 Herald 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 Christchurch following the earthquake of February 2011.
Love's Shadow (2012)
Truth released their second album "Love's Shadow" for free via their Soundcloud page over a number of months in 2012.
Album
2010 Puppets - Aquatic Lab LABCD02
2011 Puppets Special Edition - Aquatic Lab LABCD02a (New Zealand Only)
2012 Love's Shadow - Defy - Digital
2012/2013 - Love's Shadow Remixes - Defy - Digital
2014 Hollow World - Firepower Records
2014 Undeniable - Deep Dark & Dangerous
2015 The Ark - Firepower Records
Singles/EPs
2009 The Fatman/Stolen Children - Deep Medi Musik MEDi13x
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 Straight Jacket (Self released free download)
2011 Great Man (Self released free download)
2011 Losing You (with Dutty Ranks) - Abyss
2011 Feel (with Silkie) on "City Limits Vol.2" - Deep Medi Musik
2011 Tiki & Truth - Nothing But Love - Tikidub
2011 Full Baked/Birds - Black Box
2011 Direct Blow/Snake - Get Darker
2011 The Emperor/Calling You Back - Wheel & Deal
2011 World is Spinning - self-released free download
2012 All Alone/Good & Evil - Tuba
2012 Dangerous - (self released free download)
2012 The Space Between (with Noah D) - SMOG
2012 Skitzo/Insanity - Boka
2012 Dreams/Last Time - Tempa
2012 Murderous/Babylon War (With Babylon System) - Moonshine
2012 Babylon London/Red Light/HAARP - Artikal Music
2012 Evil in the Woods EP (Evil in the Woods/ All Over/ No Chance (Ft Datsik)/ Talking to Myself)
2013 Iron Lung / Medusa - New Moon Recordings
2013 Devil's Hands / I Belong (With Yayne) - Tempa
2013 Chicks & Drugs / Empire - Tempa
2013 Truth ft Bijou - How Strange
2015 War of the Minds EP - Deep Medi Musik
2016 Devils Game EP - Deep, Dark & Dangerous
Remixes
2009 Optimus Gryme - Immortal (Truth Remix) - Optimus Gryme Recordings
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
2011 Majiika & Rob Sparx ft Collie Buds - Avoiding The Issue (Truth Remix) - Migration Recordings
2012 Psymbionic - Ride With Me (Truth remix) - Mal label
2012 Megalodon, Conscious Pilot & Doctor - Like This (Truth Remix) - Section8
2012 Truth - Don't Explain (Riskotheque & Marchmellow remiz) - Lovesick
2013 Benny Tones ft Joe Dukie - Home (Truth Remix)
2015 Dr. Meaker ft Laurent John - Good Fight (Truth Remix) - Circus Records
2016 Excision - Codename X (Truth Remix) - Rottun Recordings
2016 Virtual Riot - Rise of the Robots (Truth Remix) - Disciple Recordings
2016 Myro - Playa (Truth Remix) - Disciple Recordings
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
"Truth Chronicles" Mixtape series
Truth mix for J'aime Le Dubstep (JLD#164)
LFOs.tv Episode 50:Truth
Former Members
Julian Van Uden left the group in January 2011 and now performs under his solo name Gamble. Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
Songs
Devil's Hands2013
Land of Stone2015
Evil in the WoodsEvil in the Woods ยท 2012