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Skylar Spence – Affairs

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Skylar Spence sets us in a perfectly sunny lovingly-upbeat serene-vibed (going solo at-arms-length) type mood on his excellent new track “Affairs” which is the second single to release (after B3-covered “Can’t You See”) off of Skylar’s forthcoming album Prom King that is out on September 18th. Skylar, a.k.a. Ryan Derobertis a.k.a Saint Pepsi, (who was just victorious it at Lollapalooza) begins his North American tour on October 14th in Vancouver, BC. Reviewed by Erin Shay.

October 14th – Vancouver, BC – Fortune Sound Club
October 15th – Seattle, WA – Chop Suey
October 16th – Portland, OR – Holocene
October 17th – San Francisco, CA – Treasure Island Music Festival
October 22nd – Los Angeles, CA – The Echo
October 23rd – San Diego, CA – Soda Bar
October 24th – Santa Ana, CA – Beach Goth Festival
October 25th – Phoenix, AZ – Valley Bar
October 26th – Tucson, AZ – Solar Culture
October 27th – Albuquerque, NM – Stereo Bar
October 28th – El Paso, TX – Lowbrow Palace
October 29th – San Antonio, TX – Paper Tiger
October 30th – Dallas, TX – Cambridge Room
October 31st – Austin, TX – Stubbs, Jr.
November 2nd – Norman, OK – Opolis
November 3rd – Bloomington, IN – The Bishop
November 4th – Chicago, IL – Schubas Tavern
November 15th – Richmond, VA – Strange Matter
November 17th – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle Back Room
November 18th – Atlanta, GA – The Earl
November 19th – Orlando, FL – The Social
November 20th – Miami, FL – Bardot
November 21st – Mexico City, DF – Corona Capital Music Festival

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08-28-15

Dayton – The Sound of Music (Moon Boots Edit)

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Take a warm-atmospheric cinematic spin on the rhythm-centered quiet side with B3 fave artist Moon Boots on his new mellow light-touch end-of-summer boogie-down-subtle dance-edit of Dayton’s superb street-vibey best-of-track called “The Sound of Music”; which the heavy-hitter producer Moon Boots created in honor of his recent residency launch party at Verboten Nightclub in Brooklyn (that also featured Garrett David and Kenny Dope). Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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08-27-15

Adam Shelton – Loft Groove

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Techno-leaning Soundcloud style-setter XLR8R scintillates our ears with yet another brilliant drawn out bass-heavy masterpiece house-pick called “Loft Groove” which stands out for its artfully-robust multi-faceted deep-into-the-under-layers far-out mesh of beat-driven sounds and textures. The track, which we appreciate in full for its dancey funk-centric beats, sultry-heated-vibe bass-line groove and contrasting two-toned vocal accents, is the artful production of Birmingham house/techno/disco producer Adam Shelton and comes from his new three track “The Shining Path” EP which is out now via One Records. Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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08-27-15

Wayvee – Baloo

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Get into the superb mosh of exotic-vibe big-dub sound, brightly demure guitar-riffing rockabilly-sensibilities and sultry-boiling trap-beat-infused underlying temperatures on new track “Baloo” from Auckland, NZ band Wayvee. Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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08-26-15

Chaos in the CBD – Midnight in Peckham

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London-based brothers Ben and Louis Helliker-Hales aka Chaos in the CBD stream late-night house stunner “Midnight in Peckham”. Framed around far-off jazzy horns, subtle twilight electronics and a vibrant house-derived beat, “Midnight in Peckham” is an absolute standout not to be missed. “Midnight in Peckham” is out now on Rhythm Section International.

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08-26-15

Ofelia K. – White T-Shirt (Golden Coast Remix)

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Pop upstart Ofelia K. who’s made a bit of splash online with first two single “As A Bell” and “White T-Shirt” is party to a well-executed new mix for the later track by Kings of Hypem Golden Coast. G.C. add into the track a bit understated bounce and neat chord voicings to create for a dynamic listen.

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08-25-15

Gavin Turek & TOKiMONSTA – Surrender

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LA-native Gavin Turek (who was hand picked by Mayer Hawthorne to be a vocalist on his new B3-lauded joint project Tuxedo) teams up with longtime collaborator B3-blog frequent LA deep-house-guru TOKiMONSTA for a new brilliant track called “Surrender”; which we enjoy immensely for its superbly-balanced dance-centric bongo-induced instrumental temperament, sultry-precise r&b vocal style and beautiful human-interest unconditional-love-will-prevail infinite-artistic-creation message. For us the dynamic duo rate at a fresh 10 out of 10 on poppy compatibility with “Surrender” which has us keen to hear the lot of their new seven track soon-to-release (August 28th) mini-album called You’re Invited that is out via Young Art Records. Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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08-21-15

Hawke – Baltimore Boston Express (Wally’s I-95 Remix)

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We dig Walter Merlin Jones’ sensationally deep-treading electronic-edged caustic blurry-side tech-house creepy-crawl dance spin of “Hawke” an excellent original track from Baltimore Boston Express which beyond excels for its unique synthed-out metal on metal undercurrent. Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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08-21-15

POOLCLVB – Move Me (Terace Remix)

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Get your interstellar groove on with Sydney production duo Terace on their slick and stylized robust-vocaled synth-heavy keyboard-laced late-night deep-house dance remix of “Move Me” from Poolclvb. Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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08-20-15

Jodie Abacus – Good Feeling (MXXWLL Remix)

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We love the sweet-nurturing calm vibe and funked-up synth accents of Sydney producer MXXWLL (also known as Maxwell Bidstrup) on his slick and centered vox-enhanced new “Good Feeling” for Jodie Abacus which we especially dig for its very subtle watery-ambient undercurrent and cheery-warm brightly-exuberant sentiments. Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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08-20-15

BECOME x NoMBe – Miss Mirage

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BECOME, the EX-GF-affiliated remix project that’s rung up two Hypem Chart success with mixes for Elohim and XYLO, turns their hot hand to another quickly rising talent in the space NoMBe and his latest “Miss Mirage” single. A++.

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08-20-15