b3sci mixtapes: darkchild. for three years between 1998 to 2000, producer rodney “darkchild” jerkins was on total absolute fire. during that period jerkins hit the top 10 of the billboard hot 100 7 times (including 4 No. 1’s). i mean, seriously, “the boy is mine”, “say my name”, “if you had my love”, “angel of mine”……just a crazy run. i’ve always been drawn to darkchild’s production style (dude could put me up on a toni braxton song.) ….the mix of acoustic guitar, the subtle multi-layered rhythms, the keyed countermelodies, and the just killer (and usually pretty interesting) chorus hooks. the guy still puts out big records, in ‘08 he had a top 10 hit with the pussycat dolls “when i grow up” and did much of the production on janet jackson’s “discipline” record. right so lets go, darkchild ‘99.

download the FULL mixtape here

01. Toni Braxton - He Wasn’t Man Enough
02. Mariah Carey - So Lonely (Feat. Twista)
03. Shareefa - Need a Boss (Feat. Ludacris)
04. Whitney Houston - It’s Not Right, But It’s Ok (Rodney Jerkins Smooth Mix)
05. 1 Accord - Don’t Stop (Darkchild Remix)
06. Destiny’s Child - Lose My Breath
07. Tiffany Evans - I’m Grown (Feat. Bow Wow)
08. Jennifer Lopez - If You Had My Love
09. Pussycat Dolls - When I Grew Up (Darkchild Remix) (Feat. Lil’ Wayne, Diddy & Fatman Scoop)
10. Kierre Kiki Sheard - You Don’t Know
11. Michael Jackson - You Rock My World
12. Natasha Bedingfield - Angel
13. Aaliyah - One in a Million (Darkchild Remix)
14. Spice Girls - Holler
15. Kenny Latimore - Days Like This (Darkchild Remix) (Feat. Q-Don & Sonny Black)
16. Andrea Martin - Let Me Return the Favor
17. Brandy - Top of the World (Feat. Ma$e)

it’s friday, and yep.. b3sci’s got a hhhot new mini-mix for y’all…(yeah!)

Wu Tang Vs The Beatles - Save Me Dear (Ghostface Killah x She and Him)
get it / myspace She & Him / 8.4

Jason Ward - Bless You
get it / myspace / 8.1

Hatcham Social - Sidewalk
get it / myspace / 8.2

a few tracks in rotation right now at b3sci, including the new cut from Richard Ashcroft’s new project, United Nations Of Sound…

Lissie - Wedding Bells (Hank Williams Cover)
purchase info / myspace / 8

Cold War Kids - Santa Ana Winds
purchase info / myspace / 8.1

United Nations Of Sound - Are You Ready
purchase info / 8.5

Postmarks - No One Said This Would Be Easy
purchase info / myspace / 8.3

b3science counts down our choice top 40 tracks of 2009! have a happy new year, and we’ll see you suckas in 2010! check the original posts for a synopsis on the track as well as artist and purchaseinfo.

1. Electric Wire Hustle - They Don’t Want
(original post)  

2. Raheem DeVaughn - Bulletproof (Feat. Ludacris)
(original post)

3. Colin Munroe - I’m Fine (Feat. Young Buck)
(original post)  

4. The Maccabees - No Kind Words
(original post)

5. Jay Electronica - Exhibit C
(original post)  

6. Jack Penate - Pull My Heart Away
(original post)

7. The Temper Trap - Love Lost
(original post)  

8. Trailer Trash Tracys - Candy Girl
(original post)

9. Bat for Lashes - Daniel
(original post)  

10. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Heads Will Roll
(original post)

11. Lee Fields & the Expressions - My World is Empty Without You
(original post)

12. Gliss - Morning Light
(original post)

13. Rich Boy - Drop
(original post)

14. The Raveonettes - Heart of Stone
(original post)

15. Delphic - This Momentary
(original post)  

16. Maino - All the Above (Feat. T-Pain)
(original post)

17. Ian Brown - Stellify
(original post)  

18. Massive Attack - Paradise Circus (Feat. Hope Sandoval)
(original post)

19. Groove Armada – I Won’t Kneel
(original post)  

20. Young Buck - Lord Have Mercy (Feat. The Outlawz)
(original post)

21. Phoenix - Lisztomania
(original post)  

22. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Dull Life
(original post)

23. David Dallas - Big Time 
(original post)

24. Kleerup - Until We Bleed (Feat. Lykke Li) via International Release
(original post)

25. K-os - I Wish I Knew Natalie Portman
(original post)  

26. Wye Oak - Take It In
(original post)

27. The Veils - The Letter
(original post)  

28. Sidwho? - Millionaire
(original post)

29. The Hickey Underworld - Blonde Fire
(original post)

30. Brittany Bosco - Blues for Blue
(original post)

31. Aime - Summertime Mood
(original post) 

32. Florence and the Machine - Cosmic Love
(original post)

33. Kasabian - Fire (Radio Edit)
(original post)  

34. Chris Brown - I Can Transform Ya (Feat. Lil’ Wayne & Swizz Beatz)
(original post)

35. Memory Tapes - Bicycle
(original post)  

36. The Maccabees - Love You Better
(original post)

37. Nouvelle Vague - All My Colours (Feat. Ian McCulloch)
(original post)  

38. Sade - Soldier of Love (Casamena Basement Edit)
(original post)

39. The Roots - How I Got Over
(original post)  

40. People Under the Stairs - Hit the Top
(original post)

honorable mentions:

Eddy Current Suppression Ring - Which Way To Go
The Dead Weather - Are friends Electric
Bombay Bicycle Club - Magnet
The Arctic Monkeys - Crying Lightening
The Horrors - Whole New Way
Diving With Andy - Sugar Sugar
Winston Audio - Hey Anne
Fanfarlo - I’m A Pilot
The Vicounts - Broken Britain
Wale – Beautiful Bliss (Feat. Melanie Fiona and J. Cole)
Birdman – Money to Blow (Feat. Drake and Lil’ Wayne)
Magistrates - Make This Work
Little Black Dress – Robin
The Ruling Class – Marian Shine
Reigning Sound – Call Me
The Cribs – We Share the Same Skies
Lyrebirds – Closer
Basement Jaxx – A Possibility (Feat. Amp Fiddler)
White Rose Movement – Cigarette Machine
Mos Def – History (Feat. Talib Kweli)
Nas – Film
Print – Reserved for the Cool Kids
We Were Promised Jetpacks – Ships with Holes Will Sink
De La Soul – La La La
Airship – Kids
She Keeps Bees - Gimmie
Pete Yorn and Scarlett Johansson - Relator
O. Children - Dead Disco Dancer
Brakes - Don’t Take Me To Space (Man)
Fenech-Soler – Lies
Asaf Avidan - weak
The Stevenson Ranch Davidians - Feelin Good
Reigning Sound – Call Me
Depeche Mode – Wrong
White Rabbits - Percussion Gun
Sergeant - K-OK
Machine Gun Kelly - Cleveland State of Mind (Feat. Bravo & Ashley Simpson)
Grizzly Bear - Two Weeks
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros - 40 Day dream
Doves - Kingdom of Rust
Justin Towns Earle- Midnight At The Movies
Cornershop - Who Fingered Rock ‘n’ Roll
Alberta Cross - Rise From the Shadows
Holly Miranda - Waves
Kev Brown – Hennessy Rap Pt. 3 (Feat. Kenn Star and Raheem DeVaughn)
Kings of Conveniece – Renegade
DJ Deckstream – Life is Good (Feat. Mos Def)
AFTA-1 -Love Suite 2 (Sit Still)
Omarion – I Get It In (Feat. Gucci Mane)
The Kid Daytona – The Engine
The Phenomenal Handclap Baby – Baby
if you want more, then you should read our blog

b3science counts down our choice top 20 albums of 2009! the top 40 tracks of the year drop tomorrow. dr. oz is straight PSYCHED!!

1. Mos Def - The Ecstatic
Mos Def - History (Feat. Talib Kweli)
Mos Def on b3sci
buy the The Ecstatic LP

2. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It’s Blitz!
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Zero
Yeah Yeah Yeahs on b3sci
buy the It’s Blitz! LP

3. Electric Wire Hustle - Every Waking Hour
Electric Wire Hustle - Chaser
Electric Wire Hustle on b3sci
buy the Every Waking Hour LP

4. A Place to Bury Strangers - Exploding Head
A Place to Bury Strangers - In Your Heart
A Place to Bury Strangers on b3sci
buy the Exploding Head LP

5. The Raveonettes - In and Out of Control
The Raveonettes - Gone Forever
The Raveonettes on b3sci
buy the In and Out of Control LP

6. Kasabian - West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum
Kasabian - Vlad The Impaler
Kasabian on b3sci
buy the West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum LP

7. Kid Cudi - Man on the Moon: The End of Day
Kid Cudi - Hyyerr (Feat. Chip Tha Ripper)
Kid Cudi on b3sci
buy the Man on the Moon: The End of Day LP

8. Florence and the Machine - Lungs
Florence and the Machine - My Boy Builds Coffins (demo)
Florence and the Machine on b3sci
buy the Lungs LP

9. The xx - The xx
The xx - Night Time
buy the The xx LP

10. The Temper Trap - Conditions
The Temper Trap - Fader
The Temper Trap on b3sci
buy the Conditions LP

11. Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II
Raekwon - Ason Jones
Raekwon on b3sci
buy the Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II LP

12. Moby - Wait for Me
Moby - A Seated Night
Moby on b3sci
buy the Wait for Me LP

13. Jack Penate - Everything is New
Jack Penate - Everything is New
Jack Penate on b3sci
buy the Everything is New LP

14. Depeche Mode - Sounds of the Universe
Depeche Mode - In Sympathy
Depeche Mode on b3sci
buy the Sounds of the Universe LP

15. The Obits - I Blame You
The Obits - Pine On
The Obits on b3sci
buy the I Blame You LP

16. The Cribs - Ignore the Ignorant
The Cribs - We Share the Same Skies
The Cribs on b3sci
buy the Ignore the Ignorant EP

17. Gliss - Devotion Implosion
Gliss - Beauty
Gliss on b3sci
buy the Devotion Implosion

18. Mayer Hawthorne - A Strange Arrangment
Mayer Hawthorne - Your Easy Lovin’ Ain’t Pleasin’ Nothin’
Mayer Hawthorne on b3sci
buy the A Strange Arrangement LP

19. The Maccabees - Wall of Arms
The Maccabees - Love You Better
The Maccabees on bsci
buy the Wall of Arms LP

20. The Kid Daytona - Come Fly With Me
The Kid Daytona - The Engine
The Kid Daytona on b3sci
download the Come Fly With Me LP for free

honorable mentions:

Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
K-os – Yes!
J Dilla – Jay Stay Paid
Reigning Sound – Love and Curses
Tim Hecker – An Imaginary Country
14kt – Nowalataz
Muse - The Resistance
Brittany Bosco – Spectrum
Gucci Mane – The State vs. Radric Davis
Lily Allen - It’s Not Me, It’s You
U2 - No Line On The Horizon
Horrors - Primary Colours
The Stevenson Ranch Davidians – Life and Death
Glasvegas - Glasvegas
A Sunny Day In Glasgow - Ashes Grammar

b3science reviews our choice top 10 remixes of 2009! so check’em while they’re still hot! and stay tuned tomorrow… as we count down the year’s best 20 albums and thursday as we reveal our favorite40 tracks of the year. check the original posts for a synopsis on the track as well as artist and purchase info.

1. Michael Jackson - Remember the Time (Sleeper Heartbroken Remix) (original post)  
2. The Virgins - Rich Girls (Le Castlevania’s Spring Break No Parents Remix) (original post)
3. Lily Allen - The Fear (Duke Dumont Remix) (original post)
4. Tweet - Call Me (Tokimonsta Remix) (original post)
5. Oasis - (Get Off Your) High Horse Lady (Devendra Banhart Remix) (original post)
6. Marvin Gaye - What’s Going On (Beatnick & K-Salaam Remix) (original post)
7. Phoenix - Fences (Friendly Fires Remix) (original post)
8. Mayer Hawthorne - Just Ain’t Gonna Work Out (Astronote El Camino Remix) (original post)
9. Erykah Badu - Soldier (Co. fee Remix) (original post)
10. Soulsavers - Death Bells (Mogwai Remix) (original post)

honorable mentions:

Little Dragon - Twice (Aaron Jerome Remix)
Emiliana Torini - Me and Armini (Simone Lombardi Remix)
Anti-Pop Consortium - “Volcano” (Four Tet Remix)
Kid Cudi - “Day N Nite” (Feat. Prince) (Terry Urban and Crookers Re-Edit)
Bei Bei - Stronger (Floating Points Remix)
Phoenix - Lisztomania (Classixx Version)

b3sci mixtapes: sarah vaughan. sarah’s beautiful vocal instrument over ellington, gershwin, weill and others. feel sarah’s command of tone, capacity to phrase, faculty of power.

Sarah Vaughan - Speak Low
Sarah Vaughan - In Love in Vain
Sarah Vaughan - In a Sentimental Mood

full tracklist:

01. Be Anything Darling But Be Mine
02. Alone
03. Gloomy Sunday
04. Somebody Else’s Dream
05. In a Sentimental Mood*
06. Solitude
07. The Very Thought of You
08. What Kind of Fool Am I
09. In Love in Vain*
10. Embraceable You
11. April in Paris
12. September Song
13. East of the Sun
14. Poor Butterfly
15. Polka Dots and Moonbeams
16. Body and Soul
17. Fly Me to the Moon
18. Speak Low*

download the full mixtape here

b3sci MIXTAPES: b3science!

it’s the holidays and there are so many things to be thankful for. and what is it we’re most thankful for? friends.. family, absolutely. but we could never forget you guys! for all the readers who have joined us throughout the months, we’ve put together a small selection of our favorite tracks and posts since our inception back in April. thanks to everyone for your support!! dig it dec..

01. Marvin Gaye - What’s Going On (Beatnick & K-Salaam Remix) (original post)
02. Sex Pistols - Bodies (original post)
03. Mississippi Fred - Going Down to the River (original post)
04. AIME - Summertime Mood (Feat. E-Touch) (original post)
05. Rich Boy - Drop (original post)
06. Print - Reserved for the Cool Kids (original post)
07. J Dilla - Milk Money (original post)
08. Winston Audio - Hey Ann (original post)
09. Diving With Andy - Sugar Sugar (original post)
10. Micke From Sweden - Waiting for the End (original post)
11. Michael Jackson - Remember the Time (Sleeper Heartbroken Remix Feat. Telepopmusik) (original post)
12. Vetiver - You May Be Blue (original post)
13. Kid Daytona - Lately (Feat. Amanda Diva) (original post)
14. Nas - Film (original post)
15. TV on the Radio - DLZ (original post)
16. Lee Fields and The Expressions - My World Is Empty Without You (original post)
17. Pissed Jeans - False Jesii Part 2 (original post)

buy tracks here

b3sci MIXTAPES: HALLOWEEN.. AWWW YEAH!!!

is the monster mash played out? yeah! do we give a fuck? no! throw that trick or treat in the air! and wave it round like ya just don’t care!

01. Rockwell - Somebody’s Watching Me
02. Run DMC - Ghostbusters
03. Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs - Little Red Riding Hood
04. Green Go - Brains for Breakfast
05. Cab Calloway - Ghost of Smokey Joe
06. Bo Diddley - Bo Meets the Monster
07. Earl Patterson - The Nightmare Hop
08. Lee Kristofferson - Night of the Werewolf
09. O. Children - Dead Disco Dancer
10. Black Sabbath - Children of the Grave
11. The Sonics - The Witch
12. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Heads Will Roll
13. Bobby “Boris” Pickett - Monster Mash
14. Death in Vegas - Aisha (Feat. Iggy Pop)
15. Screamin’ Jay Hawkins - I Put a Spell On You
16. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Red Right Hand
17. Warren Zevon - Werewolves of London
18. N.W.A. - The Panic Zone
19. Michael Jackson - Thriller

download the full mixtape here

01. Lou Donaldson - Polka Dots and Moonbeams
02. Curtis Fuller - A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening
03. Louis Smith - Stardust
04. Dexter Gordon - Don’t Explain
05. Cannonball Adderley - Dancing in the Dark
06. Johnny Griffin - These Foolish Things
07. Kenny Burrell - Autumn in New York
08. Stanley Turrentine - Then I’ll Be Tired of You
09. Jutta Hipp - Violets for Your Furs
10. Donald Byrd - I’m a Fool to Want You
11. Sonny Rollins - Poor Butterfly
12. Bennie Green - You’re Mine You
13. Hank Mobley - The Good Life
14. Freddie Hubbard - Weaver of Dreams

b3sci MIXTAPES: Oasis

01. Oasis - “Thank You For the Good Times”
02. Oasis - “Falling Down”
03. Oasis - “Columbia”
04. Oasis - “Full On”
05. Oasis - “Part of the Queue”
06. Oasis - “Pass Me Down the Wine”
07. Oasis - “It’s Getting Better (Man!!)”
08. Oasis - “Morning Glory”
09. Oasis - “Where Did It All Go Wrong?”
10. Oasis - “Headshrinker”
11. Oasis - “Hey Now!”
12. Oasis - “(It’s Good) To Be Free”
13. Oasis - “Live Forever”
14. Oasis - “It’s a Crime (Let There Be Love Demo)”
get the tunes here

Dearly beloved, it is with a heavy heart and a sad face that I say this to you this morning.

As of last Friday the 28th August, I have been forced to leave the Manchester rock’n'roll pop group Oasis.

NG.

b3sci MIXTAPES: Manchester

we’re mad fer it.

01. New Order - “Let’s Go (Nothing For Me)”
02. Happy Mondays - “Tart Tart”
03. The Fall - “Kicker Conspiracy”
04. A Certain Ratio - “Do the Du”
05. Elbow - “Grounds for Divorce”
06. The Hollies - “Just One Look”
07. The Chemical Brothers - “Star Guitar”
08. Oasis - “My Big Mouth”
09. Magazine - “Recoil”
10. Doves - “Black and White Town”
11. James - “Laid”
12. The Smiths - “Still Ill”
13. The Stone Roses - “Made of Stone”
14. Buzzcocks - “Oh Shit!”
15. Cherry Ghost - “Mountain Bird”
16. The Bee Gees - “To Love Somebody”
17. Inspiral Carpets - “Keep the Circle Around”
18. Joy Division - “Shadowplay”

01. Stanley Turrentine - “Journey Into Melody”
02. Sonny Rollins - “Where Are You”
03. Dexter Gordon - “I’m a Fool to Want You”
04. Lee Morgan - “Melancholee”
05. Hank Mobley - “Fin de L’Affaire”
06. Lucky Thompson - “I Forgot to Remember”
07. Serge Chaloff - “What’s New”
08. Miles Davis - “Blue in Green”
09. Blue Mitchell - “Park Avenue Petite”
10. Wayne Shorter - “Lady Day”

nina simone, black classical music

01. Nina Simone - See - Line Woman
02. Nina Simone - I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good)
03. Nina Simone - Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood
04. Nina Simone - Children Go Where I Send You
05. Nina Simone - Just Say I Love Him
06. Nina Simone - Suzanne
07. Nina Simone - My Baby Just Cares For Me
08. Nina Simone - Lilac Wine
09. Nina Simone - Brown Baby
10. Nina Simone - I Shall Be Released

summer! awwww yeah!

01. The Pharcyde - Passing Me By
02. Camp Lo - Luchini
03. Black Moon - Buck ‘Em Down
04. AZ - Gimme Your’s
05. Jeru the Damaja - Me or the Papes
06. Jamal - Fades ‘Em All (Pete Rock Remix)
07. De La Soul - Stakes Is High
08. Naughty by Nature - Jamboree
09. Dream Warriors - California Dreamin’
10. Souls of Mischief - 93 til’ Infinity
11. Fugees - Ready or Not