Mont Brown graces us with some new high quality stripper music, right in time for the summer. The bounce on these particular tracks is for dat ass and I like it that way. It's always more fun to hear that the underdog is balling because it [Mont] represents the grind. Featured Al 1 Thing wins with the rapper/singer combination, even in these cliche times; his continually elevating bars showcase that he's much more than just cute for girls. I also love that Pace-O Beats is a producer with quality songwriting ability, not the common beat-maker who wishes he was so. [...]
At only 15 years old, UK based producer Kyogi has a pulse on electro music which excels beyond many contemporaries. Resident b3scientist Brian Litwin recently had the chance to chat with the young producer for some insight on his evolution as a musician, forthcoming super secret projects, Usher and more. Check out their conversation below. B3SCI: Had never heard of your hometown and so I had to look it up. What's it like in Totnes, Devon, Britain and how is the music scene there? KYOGI: It’s a pretty town, [...]
Daft Punk's new single "Get Lucky" has gone top twenty in the US and topped the digital charts in 55 different countries. Their album Random Access Memories is full of lush sounds and throwback nods to disco. Probably a good thing. "Give Life Back to Music" opens the album, and the song title indicates that these guys feel something has been lacking in music today. Don't expect glow sticks or intensity on this track. It will settle into a nice mid-tempo groove and leave you wanting more. By Bruce Rave Daft [...]
UK artist FTSE grabs b3 staple Saint Saviour for the lovely R&B-informed slow-motion boy/girl disco pop of "Tidal Wave". FTSE ( Soundcloud ) Rating 8.5
Mom+Pop's latest signees, Norwegian teenagers (all members of the band are between the ages of 18-19) Kid Astray debut in the English-speaking music world with "The Mess". Instantly sing-a-long-able, the enormously catchy "The Mess" will get into yr ears, brain, bones, dancing feet like only the strongest and best indie pop tracks can. Look for an EP from Kid Astray in July. Kid Astray ( Facebook ) Rating 8.3
We know yr probably done with "Angels" (we thought we were too) but we can't help but fall deeply in love with KOTKEE's beautiful 3 A.M. re-imagining (and we stress re-imagining, as we've never heard the oft-covered track quite like this) of The xx hit. KOTKEE - Angels (The XX Cover) KOTKEEE ( Facebook ) Rating 8.3
Mount Kimbie + King Krule = ?. Of course, "Took Your Time" is very very good. The only real negative here is that there's only 5 minutes 16 of the track. The languid cymbal tap-driven electric organ-grind of Kimbie's instrumental fits Zoo Kid's guttermouth rapsinging to a T. We are very much into it. Mount Kimbie ( Official ) Rating 8.3
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The team of Gallant and Felix Snow, who produced the crushing (& one of the year) cover of Ke$ha's "Die Young" return with the equally strong R&B of "Please?". Felix Snow's production, again, should be highlighted here as the track is next level good. Ok, enough from us, we're hitting the replay button again. Gallant - Please? (Vignette) [prod. Felix Snow] Gallant ( Soundcloud(/a>) Rating 8.8
Splashh (their spelling, not ours) fuzz it up w/ the 902s on "Today", an unreleased B-side from the sessions of the band's debut Comfort LP. With "Today" it is certainly a buyer's market in the distortion department but in addition is a nice bit of tunefulness and melody which gives the track some extra replayability legs. Splashh - Today (Fade Away) Splashh ( Facebook ) Rating 8.3
MOKO, a 21 year old soul singer from New Cross, London offers up a proper debut track (she only uploaded her first song to Soundcloud 8 weeks ago!) in the form of the early 902s house/school of Whitney Houston gospel-informed track "Hand On Heart". MOKO ( Soundcloud ) Rating 8.3
"Going Home" is excerpted here from Icelandic singer-songwriter Ásgeir Trausti's debut English language EP, The Toe Rag Sessions. Just 20 years old but already a prominent commodity in his native Iceland (Trausti's LP Dyrd i Daudathogn became the biggest selling dometic debut in the country's history), an English language version of the entire EP is in the offing as well as supporting dates in the UK for Of Monsters And Men. "Going Home" is simply gorgeous and a definite gem of its genre that you should get ears on ASAP. Going Home by Ásgeir [...]
The Australian electro scene has no doubt been producing some stellar exports as of late. Quasimo is the latest to hit our radar with his impressive intuition for rolling beats, laid-back synth work, pitch inflection and well structured melody arrangements. Judging by his first original "We'll Manage" is his first original and and his bootleg of James Blake's "Retrograde," we're looking forward to more to come from Quasimo. James Blake - Retrograde (Quasimo's Bootleg Remix) Quasimo [...]
Here is the latest from the French Express astronaut, Moon Boots. Fusing tropical disco with house, the low key producer has done it again with "Love Strong". The consistent use of the different synth patches, mainly the xylophone, are really setting him apart from other producers of similar caliber. Keep 'em coming Moon Boots. By Brian Litwin Moon Boots - Love Strong Moon Boots ( Facebook ) Rating 8.3
Yes, this did indeed just happen. Baauer : ( Soundcloud ) Rating 8.6
MØ's run will not stop. "Waste of Time" is the latest in her unblemished record of worldbeating electro-pop tunes. It's MØ, no doubt, but "Waste of Time"'s engine is gassed up on a few different types of sounds; namely some very sultry guitar leads and stuttering hip hop-schooled drums. Right, as if you need any more from us, anyway, it's MØ, get to it. MØ ( Facebook ) Rating 8.6
World renowned and Grammy-nominated Deutsche Grammophon recording artist Avi Avital recently linked up with B3SCI on the mean streets of Austin, TX to chat about his musical relationship with the mandolin and to play us a new song. We captured Avi doing what he does best with this unique and special performance at the Bungalow on Rainy St. during mid-day SXSW 2013. Avi really gets into it about half-way through, such an awesome moment. Check it out below... Avi Avital ( Facebook )
Ah, Fenech-Soler, welcome back, boys, welcome back. "Magnetic", the new signal from the band's, September 2nd-due sophomore LP Rituals is no doubt the strongest track we've heard from Fenech-Soler since maybe "Lies". Try not shouting out "It's a FEeeeeeeeling" at 1:44 when the second chorus comes in. Yes, by chorus two you'll be hooked; "And I neeeeeeed it". Fenech-Soler ( Official ) Rating 8.4
Freddie Dickson. The name of West Londoner Freddie Dickson we project will line the coffers of Critics' Bests of Lists in 2013 and beyond. "The End" is the sort of confidently-written accomplished dark pop that Mercury Prize nominations are made of (really). "Shut Us Down," the debut four-track EP from Freddie Dickson, is due May 20th. Freddie Dickson - The End Freddie Dickson ( Soundcloud ) Rating 8.3
Eric Lau is one of our favorite producers anywhere. Here the London-based artist links up w/ UK soul singer Tawiah for the jazz-inflected (& melodically amazing) R&B of "Where To Go Now". Get pumped for Mr. Lau's upcoming One of Many LP, due June 17th. Eric Lau ( Soundcloud ) Rating 8.4
The lurching psychedelic simmer of "Mossy Grounds" by London band Antimatter People is sound-wise an intriguing antithesis to the sound of 2013. Bombastic grooves, nowhere man sonics, classical pianos (!), it's all the product of a sound honed over many years in relative isolation (that would be the five plus years of bedroom studio toil of Antimatter People principal Yehan Jehan) and truthfully in the context of the mountains and mountains of mediocre "cool house-influenced records" et al. we get each and every day, Antimatter People's sound is really refreshing. Antimatter People [...]
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