34:
255:
In 2009, it was described by Martin
Longley, writing for the BBC, as "easily one of the UK's best independent labels, regardless of whether its audience is energetically twitching on the dancefloor or bobbing about in a chilled boudoir."
178:
In
September 1999, after running club nights Phonic: hoop and Shake Yer Wig, Paul Jonas and Robert Luis, two music-obsessed friends, launched their own label. From Luis' home, Tru Thoughts began with its first 12" EP, Steady's
750:"ParisDJ "'Tru Thoughts has gone from strength to strength in its ten years, establishing itself as one of the leading independent labels in UK right now. Here's to another ten.' – Simon Green a.k.a. Bonobo (Ninja Tune)""
1021:
797:
850:
206:
In 2009, Tru
Thoughts marked its 10th anniversary with a 3-disc compilation. In 2017, Tru Thoughts marked its 18th birthday with an all-day event at London's
1173:
170:
in 1999 by Robert Luis and Paul Jonas. The label has put out over 200 LPs of electronic, funk, soul, hip hop, jazz, tropical, grime and other music.
1108:
226:
Tru
Thoughts has a publishing company called Full Thought Publishing. The music from the label has been used in adverts and appeared in films and
1188:
1168:
1163:
1048:
1178:
822:
1183:
690:
854:
903:
393:
749:
189:
988:
716:
233:
Tru
Thoughts organizes club nights in Brighton and London, and broadcasts on several radio stations.
163:
798:"Event Review: Tru Thoughts Records 18th Birthday Party @ Roundhouse (London, 21st October 2017)"
271:
876:
404:
266:
685:
434:
936:
1049:"Quantic and Nidia Góngora: Almas Conectadas review – Colombian gold-panners go orchestral"
236:
It has subsidiary labels Unfold
Records, for compilation releases, and Zebra Traffic, for
8:
505:
369:
227:
207:
833:
1116:
1056:
996:
911:
724:
291:
184:
374:
331:
321:
211:
79:
326:
249:
237:
344:
199:
109:
1157:
1120:
1060:
1000:
915:
728:
419:
384:
339:
99:
962:
771:
389:
379:
349:
194:
904:"The Hot 8 Brass band: On the Spot review – sharp-edged New Orleans jazz"
429:
364:
114:
84:
1081:
478:
424:
354:
286:
281:
94:
1022:"Album: Quantic and his Combo Barbaro, Tradition in Transition, (Tru"
409:
301:
439:
414:
316:
215:
167:
135:
33:
963:"BBC - Music - Review of Nostalgia 77 - The Sleepwalking Society"
444:
359:
311:
306:
276:
1146:
399:
248:
In 2005, the label was awarded Label Of The Year at the annual
146:
396:
and his collaborations with Alice
Russell and Nidia Gongora
296:
104:
89:
772:"Various Artists - Tru Thoughts 10th Anniversary Review"
392:– a number of monikers and projects, including Quantic,
210:, with appearances from Quantic, Alice Russell, the
1082:"Hip-hop star Rodney P admits ex-girlfriend attack"
1014:
710:
708:
706:
1155:
703:
1109:"Two women accuse Rodney P of domestic abuse"
765:
763:
1174:English electronic dance music record labels
760:
1107:Topping, Alexandra (22 November 2020).
1106:
851:"Worldwide Awards 2005 // Looking Back"
795:
1156:
901:
742:
1189:British companies established in 1999
1046:
986:
714:
456:
960:
691:List of independent UK record labels
511:Shapes One Horizontal & Vertical
502:Mono – When Shapes Join Together Mix
769:
577:Unfold Presents Tru Thoughts Covers
547:Shapes 07:02 All New Amazing Sounds
541:Shapes 07:01 All New Amazing Sounds
221:
13:
1047:Kalia, Ammar (17 September 2021).
987:Cragg, Michael (30 January 2014).
14:
1200:
1169:British independent record labels
1164:Record labels established in 1999
1138:
796:Cocklin, Jane (7 November 2017).
715:Adams, Owen (24 February 2009).
486:(2002) – compiled by Robert Luis
32:
16:British independent record label
1100:
1074:
1040:
980:
954:
498:(compiled by Robert Luis, 2002)
1179:Electronic music record labels
929:
895:
869:
843:
815:
789:
451:
243:
1:
1184:British hip hop record labels
989:"Quantic – Duvidó: New music"
877:"Alice Russell – 'To Dust '"
717:"Label of love: Tru Thoughts"
696:
565:Tru Thoughts 10th Anniversary
394:Quantic and his Combo Bárbaro
902:Jaward, Isa (2 April 2017).
7:
679:
490:When Shapes Join Together 3
469:When Shapes Join Together 2
10:
1205:
259:
173:
823:"Funandfloor Robert Luis"
613:Tru Thoughts Disco/Boogie
463:When Shapes Join Together
141:
131:
123:
72:
55:
40:
31:
26:
637:Tru Thoughts Anniversary
607:When Shapes Mix Together
589:Tru Thoughts Compilation
475:Heavyweight Rib Ticklers
164:independent record label
937:"Moonchild: Starfruit"
686:List of record labels
649:Tru Thoughts Covers 2
504:(2003) – compiled by
435:Youngblood Brass Band
193:followed in 2000 and
661:Shapes Kaleidoscope
1088:. 20 November 2020
857:on 26 January 2012
802:Rhythmpassport.com
756:. 12 October 2009.
535:Shapes Compilation
529:Shapes Compilation
457:Compilation albums
370:Mark de Clive-Lowe
252:Worldwide Awards.
181:Alarming Frequency
961:Buttimer, Colin.
770:Longley, Martin.
673:Shapes: Mountains
631:Shapes Rectangles
214:, Anchorsong and
157:
156:
124:Country of origin
1196:
1150:
1149:
1147:Official website
1132:
1131:
1129:
1127:
1104:
1098:
1097:
1095:
1093:
1078:
1072:
1071:
1069:
1067:
1044:
1038:
1037:
1035:
1033:
1018:
1012:
1011:
1009:
1007:
984:
978:
977:
975:
973:
958:
952:
951:
949:
947:
933:
927:
926:
924:
922:
899:
893:
892:
890:
888:
881:London Jazz News
873:
867:
866:
864:
862:
853:. Archived from
847:
841:
840:
838:
832:. Archived from
827:
819:
813:
812:
810:
808:
793:
787:
786:
784:
782:
767:
758:
757:
746:
740:
739:
737:
735:
712:
655:Shapes: In Space
332:Hot 8 Brass Band
322:Hidden Orchestra
222:Other operations
212:Hot 8 Brass Band
153:
150:
148:
142:Official website
51:
49:
36:
24:
23:
1204:
1203:
1199:
1198:
1197:
1195:
1194:
1193:
1154:
1153:
1145:
1144:
1141:
1136:
1135:
1125:
1123:
1105:
1101:
1091:
1089:
1080:
1079:
1075:
1065:
1063:
1045:
1041:
1031:
1029:
1026:The Independent
1020:
1019:
1015:
1005:
1003:
985:
981:
971:
969:
959:
955:
945:
943:
935:
934:
930:
920:
918:
900:
896:
886:
884:
875:
874:
870:
860:
858:
849:
848:
844:
839:on 6 July 2011.
836:
825:
821:
820:
816:
806:
804:
794:
790:
780:
778:
768:
761:
748:
747:
743:
733:
731:
713:
704:
699:
682:
667:Tru Thoughts 18
459:
454:
449:
405:Pieces of a Man
262:
250:Gilles Peterson
246:
224:
187:'s debut album
176:
145:
119:
68:
47:
45:
22:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1202:
1192:
1191:
1186:
1181:
1176:
1171:
1166:
1152:
1151:
1140:
1139:External links
1137:
1134:
1133:
1099:
1073:
1039:
1013:
979:
953:
928:
894:
868:
842:
830:funandfloor.ch
814:
788:
759:
741:
701:
700:
698:
695:
694:
693:
688:
681:
678:
677:
676:
670:
664:
658:
652:
646:
640:
634:
628:
625:Shapes Circles
622:
616:
610:
604:
598:
592:
586:
580:
574:
568:
562:
556:
550:
544:
538:
532:
526:
520:
514:
508:
499:
493:
487:
481:
477:– compiled by
472:
466:
458:
455:
453:
450:
448:
447:
442:
437:
432:
427:
422:
417:
412:
407:
402:
397:
387:
382:
377:
372:
367:
362:
357:
352:
347:
345:Lightning Head
342:
337:
334:
329:
324:
319:
314:
309:
304:
299:
294:
289:
284:
279:
274:
269:
263:
261:
258:
245:
242:
223:
220:
200:The 5th Exotic
175:
172:
155:
154:
143:
139:
138:
133:
129:
128:
127:United Kingdom
125:
121:
120:
118:
117:
112:
107:
102:
97:
92:
87:
82:
76:
74:
70:
69:
67:
66:
63:
59:
57:
53:
52:
42:
38:
37:
29:
28:
20:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1201:
1190:
1187:
1185:
1182:
1180:
1177:
1175:
1172:
1170:
1167:
1165:
1162:
1161:
1159:
1148:
1143:
1142:
1122:
1118:
1114:
1110:
1103:
1087:
1083:
1077:
1062:
1058:
1054:
1050:
1043:
1028:. 4 July 2009
1027:
1023:
1017:
1002:
998:
994:
990:
983:
968:
964:
957:
942:
938:
932:
917:
913:
909:
905:
898:
883:. 5 July 2021
882:
878:
872:
856:
852:
846:
835:
831:
824:
818:
803:
799:
792:
777:
773:
766:
764:
755:
751:
745:
730:
726:
722:
718:
711:
709:
707:
702:
692:
689:
687:
684:
683:
674:
671:
668:
665:
662:
659:
656:
653:
650:
647:
644:
641:
638:
635:
632:
629:
626:
623:
620:
617:
614:
611:
608:
605:
602:
599:
596:
593:
590:
587:
584:
581:
578:
575:
572:
569:
566:
563:
560:
557:
554:
551:
548:
545:
542:
539:
536:
533:
530:
527:
524:
521:
518:
517:Shapes Yellow
515:
512:
509:
507:
503:
500:
497:
494:
491:
488:
485:
482:
480:
476:
473:
470:
467:
464:
461:
460:
446:
443:
441:
438:
436:
433:
431:
428:
426:
423:
421:
420:Spanky Wilson
418:
416:
413:
411:
408:
406:
403:
401:
398:
395:
391:
388:
386:
383:
381:
378:
376:
373:
371:
368:
366:
363:
361:
358:
356:
353:
351:
348:
346:
343:
341:
340:Kylie Auldist
338:
335:
333:
330:
328:
325:
323:
320:
318:
315:
313:
310:
308:
305:
303:
300:
298:
295:
293:
290:
288:
285:
283:
280:
278:
275:
273:
270:
268:
267:Alice Russell
265:
264:
257:
253:
251:
241:
239:
234:
231:
229:
219:
217:
213:
209:
204:
202:
201:
196:
192:
191:
186:
182:
171:
169:
165:
162:is a British
161:
152:
144:
140:
137:
134:
130:
126:
122:
116:
113:
111:
108:
106:
103:
101:
98:
96:
93:
91:
88:
86:
83:
81:
78:
77:
75:
71:
64:
61:
60:
58:
54:
43:
39:
35:
30:
25:
19:
1124:. Retrieved
1113:The Guardian
1112:
1102:
1090:. Retrieved
1085:
1076:
1064:. Retrieved
1053:The Guardian
1052:
1042:
1030:. Retrieved
1025:
1016:
1004:. Retrieved
993:The Guardian
992:
982:
970:. Retrieved
966:
956:
944:. Retrieved
940:
931:
919:. Retrieved
908:The Observer
907:
897:
885:. Retrieved
880:
871:
859:. Retrieved
855:the original
845:
834:the original
829:
817:
805:. Retrieved
801:
791:
779:. Retrieved
775:
754:parisdjs.com
753:
744:
732:. Retrieved
721:The Guardian
720:
672:
666:
660:
654:
648:
643:Shapes Wires
642:
636:
630:
624:
619:Shapes 12:01
618:
612:
606:
601:Shapes 11:01
600:
595:Shapes 10:02
594:
588:
583:Shapes 10:01
582:
576:
571:Shapes 09:01
570:
564:
559:Shapes 08:02
558:
553:Shapes 08:01
552:
546:
540:
534:
528:
522:
516:
510:
501:
495:
489:
483:
474:
468:
462:
390:Will Holland
380:Nostalgia 77
350:London Posse
254:
247:
235:
232:
225:
205:
198:
190:Animal Magic
188:
180:
177:
160:Tru Thoughts
159:
158:
147:tru-thoughts
27:Tru Thoughts
21:Record label
18:
484:Phonic Hoop
452:Discography
365:Manu Delago
336:Jon Kennedy
272:The Bamboos
244:Recognition
228:TV programs
166:founded in
62:Robert Luis
1158:Categories
697:References
523:Shapes Red
479:Mr. Scruff
425:Stonephace
355:Maddslinky
287:benji Boko
282:Belleruche
238:UK hip hop
208:Roundhouse
80:Electronic
65:Paul Jonas
1121:0261-3077
1061:0261-3077
1001:0261-3077
941:Pitchfork
916:0029-7712
807:12 August
781:12 August
729:0261-3077
375:Moonchild
302:Drumagick
203:in 2001.
197:'s debut
1086:BBC News
680:See also
496:Vocalise
440:Zed Bias
415:Rodney P
317:Galaxian
216:Rodney P
168:Brighton
136:Brighton
132:Location
110:tropical
561:(2008 )
506:Quantic
445:Zero dB
360:Maga Bo
312:Flowdan
307:Flevans
277:Barakas
260:Artists
195:Quantic
174:History
100:hip hop
56:Founder
46: (
41:Founded
1126:27 May
1119:
1092:27 May
1066:27 May
1059:
1032:27 May
1006:27 May
999:
972:28 May
946:27 May
921:27 May
914:
887:27 May
861:25 May
734:27 May
727:
675:(2018)
669:(2017)
663:(2017)
657:(2016)
651:(2015)
645:(2015)
639:(2014)
633:(2014)
627:(2013)
615:(2012)
603:(2011)
597:(2010)
591:(2010)
585:(2010)
579:(2009)
573:(2009)
567:(2009)
555:(2008)
549:(2007)
543:(2007)
537:(2006)
531:(2006)
525:(2005)
519:(2004)
513:(2003)
492:(2002)
471:(2002)
465:(1999)
410:Riz MC
400:Peshay
292:Bonobo
185:Bonobo
837:(PDF)
826:(PDF)
621:2012)
115:grime
85:dance
73:Genre
1128:2023
1117:ISSN
1094:2023
1068:2023
1057:ISSN
1034:2023
1008:2023
997:ISSN
974:2023
948:2023
923:2023
912:ISSN
889:2023
863:2012
809:2020
783:2020
736:2023
725:ISSN
385:Omar
327:Hint
297:Domu
105:jazz
95:soul
90:funk
48:1999
44:1999
967:BBC
776:BBC
151:.uk
149:.co
1160::
1115:.
1111:.
1084:.
1055:.
1051:.
1024:.
995:.
991:.
965:.
939:.
910:.
906:.
879:.
828:.
800:.
774:.
762:^
752:.
723:.
719:.
705:^
430:Ty
240:.
230:.
218:.
183:.
1130:.
1096:.
1070:.
1036:.
1010:.
976:.
950:.
925:.
891:.
865:.
811:.
785:.
738:.
609:)
50:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
