We dropped a teaser back in October, now the full version of Madeon’s massive track for “Icarus”. Let me see them hands.
Madeon – Icarus (Original Mix)Madeon 
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Rating 8.6
We dropped a teaser back in October, now the full version of Madeon’s massive track for “Icarus”. Let me see them hands.
Madeon – Icarus (Original Mix)Madeon (Soundcloud) (Facebook)
Rating 8.6
Four Tet just let loose on “Moma” previewed from the forthcoming We Are The Works In Progress compilation expected January 10, 2012. The track showcases a refreshing minimal take on electronic layers. Sit back and prepare for a journey into the retro future.
Rating 7.6
Yeahhhhhh. Can’t say we’ve ever heard anything like this before (OK, it does sort of sound like Salem). “Lost Generation” by French duo Unison sounds like heavy-as-hell shoegaze as ram-rodded through the hip-hop/electronic record collection of a mad man. We can dig that.
Unison – Lost GenerationRating 8.2
AraabMUZIK continues his run with this spin on Deadmau5’s great track for “I Remember”. Taking the original’s haunting vocal track and bedding a sharp hip hop rhythm track underneath. Result.
AraabMUZIK – I Remember (Deadmau5)araabMUZIK 
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Rating 8.6
Because B3SCI cares and because we’re in that holiday spirit, we’re about to drop a killer contest on y’all! We are giving away to one lucky reader a 12″ of one of the year’s most celebrated LPs, Ceremonials by Florence + the Machine. Yeah!
To win just drop us a line HERE and you’ll be entered to win this 12″ vinyl gem. Our winner will be raffled and contacted Thursday, 12/15/11. Be sure to put Ceremonials atop your gift-list this year and if you don’t win from us you can take your chances with this other sick contest here.
Official DAS Remix: Florence + The Machine – No Light, No LightFlorence + The Machine 
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Rating 8.3
Mr. London gets a transatlantic helping hand from Skream on this new souped electrostep version of “I Stand Alone”. The mix has got a big floor filling sound and nice dynamics. Props to our friends at DoML for the track.
Theophilus London – I Stand Alone (Skream Remix)Skream (Facebook) (Soundcloud)
Rating 7.9
It’s finally here…. We saw Skrill drop this at the Regeneration party in LA on Weds night and the mix got on like a house on fire. Now the Full HQ version arrives. Turn it up.
Avicii – Levels (Skrillex Remix)Skrillex 
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Rating 8.5
Contributed by Elliott Porter
Here’s a jamming electronica group that’s on the rise out of Boulder, Colorado. Their name is SunSquabi and the track is called “Coming Back Rich”. It almost sounds as if Disco Biscuits and Sound Tribe had a baby and it was this song. Turn this one on, dim the lights, light an incense and become entranced. These guys are going places.
SunSquabi – Coming Back RichSunSquabi 
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Rating 8.5
Re:Mix Labs kicked off a week’s worth of events at 401 S Main in Downtown LA on Tuesday night. This, the final stop for Re:Mix, which started at CMJ in NYC and made pit stops in Miami, Chicago and Las Vegas, of the Hyundai Veloster-sponsored multimedia event (from vintage arcade games and 3D movies streaming out from the trunks of cars to huge name artists in a small room spinning on the 1’s and 2’s).
Tuesday’s ANTENNA sponsored Grand Opening Reception featured an open bar and a variety of ensembled sets from Yeasayer, College, and Them Jeans to name a few. KCRW darlings Caught A Ghost’s new school mix of indie rock and soul found a pocket for the forthcoming event’s anticipatory atmosphere.
The Re:Generation event went down in a very special way on Wednesday night, with DJ Premier, Erykah Badu, The Crystal Method and more spinning brief DJ sets before Skrillex took the stage. With about 250 VIPS in attendance, this was a once in a lifetime opportunity to glimpse the record collections of some of the most respected names in the industry. But the main draw was Mr. Skrillex, arguably the most popular (and divisive) DJ on these seven continents circa late-2011.
The legendary DJ Premier hosted sets between performers, hyping up the crowd of industry tastemakers busy making use of the open bar and interactive displays of elaborate art, fashion items and more intertwined through pimped-out Hyundai pocket rockets. The NY based producer brought the beats and set the tone for the evening as well as the forthcoming Richard Bishop directed and Grammy sponsored documentary (due February 2012) starring collaborations from the evening’s performers and many more other iconic artists from all eras. But Primo definitely got the party started, “how many people know about James Brown?!”
Erykah Badu opened with some Staple Singers, then played a little Stevie Wonder, followed by “Ain’t No Woman Like The One I Got,” a track worthy to rep, anytime, anyplace, despite unabated popularity. It was like Erykah had downloaded my hard drive into her laptop for the set, as heater followed heater followed heater. We were 5 feet away from Erykah Badu!
What would The Crystal Method have thought of Skrillex back in 1997? In the same way that an album like Vegas utilized an instrument like the Clavia Nord Lead 3 to create something avant garde, Skrillex uses the whole of electronic music technology to create a new genre unto itself. The Sonny Moore moniker proved a sight to be seen as well as an artist worthy of all the hype. As a dub-wake of mediocrity follows on his coattails it will be fascinating to see where he chooses to take electronic music next.
Skrillex Remixes Avicii “Levels” at RE:GENERATION Launch Party
Thursday night hosted the infamous artwalk on the streets LA. More great shows and events coming through Sunday this week. Be sure to stop by 401 S Main in Downtown LA for all the action.
Re:Mix Labs (Event Info) (HyundaiVeloster)
Jakwob delivers a strong return on “Electrify”. The track still holds to some dubstep elements but grabs on to pieces of current pop dance music, house and rave. It’s a big tune that should only expand Jakwob’s sphere into the new year.
Jakwob – ElectrifyJakwob: (Myspace) (Official) (Soundcloud)
Rating: 8.1
Here goes some beautiful remix work by UK artist S.Maharba of Shlohmo’s equally beautiful “Ghosts Pt. 2”. S.Maharba drops a nice heavy pulse to frame up Shlohmo’s gorgeous harmonies and melodics. We are into it.
Shlohmo – Ghosts Pt. 2 (S.Maharba Remix)S.Maharba 
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Rating 8.3
L.A.-based duo Saint Le Roq go in on “Other I”, a nicely tipped mix of classic house, future garage, and 2011 R&B-ish pop. We are into it.
Saint Le Roq – Other ISaint Le Roq (Official) (Facebook)
Rating 8.3
