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April 23, 2010

IN THE MIX: we go off edition feat: Aloe Blacc, Giggs Feat. B.o.B, Jamie Lidell, Airship, Chapel Club, Wale, Obii Say, Nikki and Rich, and Corinne Bailey Rae!

B3sci is back IN THE MIX! and this time WE GO OFF with a variety of new and current tracks from the likes of Wale, Aloe Blacc, Giggs Feat. B.o.B, Jamie Lidell, Airship, Chapel Club, Obii Say, Nikki and Rich, and Corinne Bailey Rae! Let’s see:

Airship – Spirit Party
Airship – Kids
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Manchester group Airship, are back with a new EP titled Algebra, dropping May 10 via Love and Disaster. their track “Kids”, off the Love and Disaster Compilation initially had us hooked, and while the wait was long… Algebra delivers. check out the video (above) for their new single “Algebra”, and take a listen to “Spirit Party”, our favorite deep cut from the new EP.

Chapel Club – Five Trees
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“Five Trees” is Chapel Club’s second single, and it’s available everywhere May 31 via new major label partners A&M Records. we’ve been LOVIN the proper britpop these London lads dish out, and can’t wait for a full length and some live dates in the states!

Jamie Lidell – I Wanna Be Your Telephone
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jarvis cocker’s long lost twin goes Prince on “I Wanna Be Your Telephone” and we LOVE it. everything we’ve heard off Jamie Lidell’s forthcoming Compass LP indicates that it is nothing short of one seriously diversified and ambitous project. there’s nothing more we love than an artist who has the balls to GO FOR IT. Compass drops May 18 via WARP. get it.

Aloe Blacc – Take Me Back
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we LOVE this. “Take Me Back” is the b-side to Aloe Blacc’s I Need A Dollar 12″. b-side??? if dude keeps it up he just may be able to pull one of these someday. dude needs a dollar, and dammit he’s earned it. so buy it!

Giggs – Don’t Go There (Feat. B.o.B)
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London rapper Giggs hooks up with man of the hour B.o.B. for a collabo that delivers. need we say more?

Wale – Kini Big Deal
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in case anyone missed it, Wale offered a new track “Kini Big Deal” via his twitter on the 4-20 holiday. the way we look at it, it’s never too late to celebrate. and speaking of big deal, Wale just helped nudge this jam from last summer into our head..

Obii Say – The Prologue (Feat. Alice Russell & Cuantic) (Prod. Sinitus Tempo)
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Obii Say – 17 year old MC out of DC, shows promise with his latest project The Vinyl Proxy 1965.

Corinne Bailey Rae – Are You Here
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“Are You Here” is off Corinne Bailey Rae’s sophomore LP The Sea, released earlier this year via EMI. a beautiful song that boasts some dare we say Thom Yorke-esque melodies?

Nikki and Rich – Cat and Mouse
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“Cat and Mouse” is a nice little pop tune from Nikki and Rich’s Next Best Thing release.

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