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Tru Thoughts
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Independent record label, est. 1999.

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Footshooter follows up his acclaimed #brokenbeat #house #jazz #spokenword album 'The Oasis' with 4 new remixes

'The Oasis (Remixes)' sees re-imaginings by some of the UK’s most vital club innovators: Last Nubian, Marla Kether, Fiyahdred, Anja Ngozi

Check it out truthoughts.ffm.to/oasis_rmx.OTW
November 25, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Producer, songwriter, guitarist, DJ & recording artist, Lance Ferguson returns with the third chapter in his widely celebrated series 'Rare Groove Spectrum, Vol. 3'

It's out on vinyl, CD + digital, check it: lanceferguson.bandcamp.com/album/rare-g...

#raregroove #soul #funk #jazz #disco #cdfriday
November 21, 2025 at 12:51 PM
New Tru Thoughts signing Bazaazal channels the cosmos on ‘Computer Love’ & ‘Peace & Love’ ☄️
We're excited to welcome producer, composer & storyteller Bazaazal to the TT family; they create spiritual #soundscapes that merge the cosmic, the electronic, the eternal bazaazal.bandcamp.com/album/comput...
November 18, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Oliver Night steps forward with his first Tru Thoughts album Between The Lines
It's is a rich, genre-spanning project that traces the evolution of his sound: deep-rooted influences from UK #soundsystem culture X forward-thinking production

OUT NOW 🎧 olivernight.bandcamp.com/album/between-the-lines
November 14, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Wordplay have launched #Novembars - an annual comp featuring a selection of stellar producers' #beats for rappers/singers/songwriters to use for creative inspiration

This year Tru Thoughts artist Slowe has provided beats, alongside DJ SEMTEX, edbl + Vice Beats

ℹ️ www.wordplaymagazine.com/novembars
November 13, 2025 at 11:35 AM
DJ + multi-instrumentalist Oliver Night collaborates with the renowned rapper + producer Roots Manuva on his new single “Boss" 🔥

It's taken from his incoming debut album 'Between The Lines', a rich, genre-spanning project of #brokenbeat rhythms, #house #deephouse + #soul textures. Out on Friday!
November 11, 2025 at 1:20 PM
South London’s restless pulse runs through Tara Lily’s collab with King Krule
On ‘Quiet Nights (Early Takes)’ the pair craft shadowy soundscapes where hazy #jazz chords + warped #synths blur into something raw + hypnotic

OUT NOW 🎧 taralily.bandcamp.com/album/quiet-nights-early-takes-feat-king-krule
November 7, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Alina Bzhezhinska & Tony Kofi are shortlisted for jazzahead! 2026, a showcase festival in Bremen with contemporary, high-profile #jazz from Germany, EU + more

Congrats to all participants!

Check out Alina Bzhezhinska's latest album 'Whispers of Rain' here alinahipharp.bandcamp.com/album/whispe...
November 5, 2025 at 1:53 PM
We are excited to announce the signing of Amsterdam-based singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Norah Jane & producer MOR.LOV
They join forces for 'A Minute', a five-track EP that drifts between hazy romance, dub-tinged #grooves & #soulful, melancholic reflection

Full video 📺 youtu.be/iS76C_-KnhI
November 4, 2025 at 11:46 AM
South London’s restless pulse runs through Tara Lily’s latest collaboration with King Krule. On ‘Quiet Nights (Early Takes)’ the pair craft shadowy soundscapes; hazy jazz chords & warped synths blur into something raw & hypnotic
#cassette available to pre-order taralily.bandcamp.com/album/quiet-...
October 22, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Footshooter shares the Marla Kether remix of Folding ft. Allysha Joy; a standout track from The Oasis

On the remix bassist/producer/DJ Marla Kether reimagines the track as a delicate yet driving deep house cut featuring her signature driving basslines + Latin percussion truthoughts.ffm.to/f_mkr.OTW
October 21, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Tru Thoughts & The Piper present:
💥 EBI SODA (live) "Leftfield jazzy downtempo fans have a new favourite group; especially if you add some cinematic OST, dubby, avant-garde, punk into the mix"

🎧 Palm Skin Productions (DJ)
💥 KYLA KILZER & MAX NOIR (live PA)

Sat 1st Nov | 7pm
dice.fm/event/bbydnx...
October 20, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The GRAMMY-nominated, Los Angeles-based trio Moonchild – composed of Amber Navran, Andris Mattson, and Max Bryk – prepare to release their sixth studio album, ‘Waves’, on February 20, 2026

Check it out via @bandcamp.com 🔈 🎧 thisismoonchild.bandcamp.com/album/waves

#soul #rnb #jazz
October 17, 2025 at 3:14 PM
New Lance Ferguson #RareGroove Spectrum feat Rita Satch on vocals

"“My Future” has been a favourite for quite a while & is one of those Billie Eilish songs that almost feels like an instant #Jazz standard, with proper harmonic interest in its chord progression"

🎧 tru-thoughts.co.uk/releases/my-...
October 16, 2025 at 9:52 AM
OUT NOW! 🔥 Legendary #jungle pioneer Potential Badboy releases new album 'Elusive'
Built with collaboration at its core it features HAVANA, Jodian Natty, @indigoreign.bsky.social, Syren Rivers, Blackout Ja, Talisman, Coozie Mellers, The Ragga Twins +++

🔊🎧 truthoughts.ffm.to/elusive.OTW

#dnb #rave
October 3, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Jazz-disruptors Ebi Soda return with their latest album ‘frank dean and andrew’ - celebrating with a launch show at The Jazz Cafe in Oct, plus a 2026 tour

‘frank dean and andrew’ dives deeper into their #punk approach to #jazz
Out now on #vinyl, #CD, #cassette ebi-soda.bandcamp.com/album/frank-...
September 19, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Ahead of new album 'frank dean and andrew' (out this Friday) Ebi Soda drop 'red in tokyo'; a glitchy, growling, late-night bruiser, featuring rapper Jianbo; self described as #punk #jazz #drill

'frank dean and andrew' drops on vinyl, CD, cassette & digital 🎧 🔈 ebi-soda.bandcamp.com/album/frank-...
September 16, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Matica brings club energy fused with free jazz on 'Eulerism'

OUT NOW 🎧 🔈 truthoughts.ffm.to/eulerism.OTW

Starting off as a note saying ‘Bebop Techno’ Matica developed what he thought that would sound like: a frenzy of double bass, saxophones, big swing/bebop ride cymbal + a club-sounding punch
September 12, 2025 at 1:40 PM
DJ & multi-instrumentalist Oliver Night steps forward with his first album on Tru Thoughts, ‘Between The Lines’ (Nov 14th) a rich, genre-spanning project that blends deep-rooted influences from UK sound system culture with forward-thinking production

Find out more tru-thoughts.co.uk/oliver-night...
September 11, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Producer, songwriter, DJ & recording artist Lance Ferguson returns with the latest in his widely celebrated series; 'Rare Groove Spectrum, Vol. 3' is out 21 Nov

New single ‘Dominoes’ a bold new take on Jungle’s cult track

Check it: lanceferguson.bandcamp.com/album/rare-g...

#jazzfunk #soul #jazz
September 4, 2025 at 10:41 AM
British-Zimbabwean #soul singer/producer/composer Vimbai Mango releases debut EP 'Searching (Nzira)' in collaboration with labelmate producer/DJ Footshooter; a journey of self-discovery & transformation, grounded in #electronic textures, intricate #jazz harmonies 🔈 truthoughts.ffm.to/searching_nz...
August 28, 2025 at 12:14 PM
#jungle pioneer + #rave innovator Potential Badboy returns with the seismic ‘The Lesson’

A foundational force in the UK underground since the ‘90s, Potential Badboy has been instrumental in shaping the evolution of jungle #drumandbass + #ukgarage

officialpotentialbadboy.bandcamp.com/album/elusive
August 19, 2025 at 11:11 AM
OUT NOW
Following their celebrated self-titled debut + accompanying remixes, LA-based trio, Catpack - Amber Navran (Moonchild), Jacob Mann, Phil Beaudreau - return with ‘Meowmixes’, a fresh spin on their own material, offering 3 new personal reinterpretations
🔈🎧 tru-thoughts.co.uk/releases/meo...
August 14, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Tru Thoughts proudly welcomes London-based producer, DJ & multi-instrumentalist Oliver Night, making his label debut with the #BrokenBeat infused double single “Run Like The River feat. TREV / Reach Out”. Full of rhythmic depth, #soul and inventive energy, it's out now truthoughts.ffm.to/rltr_ro.OTW
August 12, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Crafty 893 'Sorry Mum'

OUT NOW crafty893.bandcamp.com/album/sorry-...

A gritty, high-impact track with grimy production & sharp, apologetically-unapologetic bars. Centred around the mantra “ask for forgiveness, not permission” it's a raw reflection on the push-pull between ambition, loyalty & risk
August 7, 2025 at 3:19 PM