In his new mix for King Krule, French producer 20syl ingeniously bends R&B and trap to create a truly standout and orginal remix. Blending seemlessly soaring 70’s R&B orchestration & wah pedals w/ crazy cut-up and chops in the rhythm (that coupled with/brilliantly juxtaxposed against King Krule’s modern transatlantic grumbling), to create a resulting product that really quite special (and bangin). 20syl rules!
20syl 
(Soundcloud)
Rating 8.2
L.A. producer Templeton adds a great early 90’s-styled piano house sound to our buddies Blondfire’s killer in its own right “Walking With Giants”. Turn this one all the way up.
Blondfire 
(Facebook)
Templeton (Soundcloud)
Rating 8.5
GDNA, who is joined here by fellow SoCal artist Beat Attic to release as The Colour Purple, is one of the most consistent newcomers (in any genre really) to emerge in recent months. This jazzy re-spin of “Home” ably continues GDNA’s momentum (as well as introduces Beat Attic and The Colour Purple collab to B3), and we have the L.A. artist firmly planted on our list of ones to watch this year.
GDNA (Soundcloud)
Rating 8.4
Sampha, producer and featured vocalist on Chicago artist Jean Deaux’s latest “Find U”, continues to exhibit the “hot hand” w/ this soulfully constructed punchy new collaboration. “Find U” features clattering modern beats and a cinematographic brand of atmosphere (think the music production equivalent of perfect cinematography) and the quick stride of Jean Deaux and Sampha’s vocal exchanges. Jean Deaux Soular System project is on the way soon.
Jean Deaux 
(Info)
Rating 8.1
Heroes The Preatures get a syrupy nocturnal remix of their hit from last year “Is This How You Feel” by West Coast DJ Timmy The Terror. TTT selects for a unique/interesting/engaging (all good things) mix of trap beats and late night aquatic instrumentals (think the coolest chill spot 50 meters under the sea) and neatly blends them into a sharp little rework. Preatures!
Timmy the Terror (Official)
Rating 8.5
Aussie singer taps a new influence (late 90’s/early 2000’s R&B & dance music) for latest single “Sensibility”. The stop-start melodies of “Sensibilities” do sound as if they could be at home on a 702 or J-Lo record and the modern interpretation of the late 90’s-esque trope of the sputtering counter-melody is really quite ace too. Elizabeth Rose’s new self-titled EP is out Jan. 17.
Elizabeth Rose
(Facebook)
Rating 8.6
The easy textures and silky melodic quality of “Never Can Decide” is the latest from Brownswood Recordings’ duo Anushka. As catchy as it is subtle (producer Max Wheeler’s instrumental is particularly brilliant; with it’s understated but well-constructed to singer Victoria Port’s breezy alto rhythm structures) “Never Can Decide” is Anushka’s most accessible track to date (and maybe their best).
Anushka 
(Soundcloud)
Rating: 8.3
Joel Little, the NZ producer behind Lorde and BROODS, helms a new track from his latest collaborator; Kiwi newcomer Indira Force a/k/a Indi. “Stay” is an immaculately-produced piece of R&B-leaning modern pop.
Jupiter Project 
(Soundcloud)
Rating 8.2
Ryan Hemsworth with good reason celebrates the end of 2013 with this rendition of “Ribs” by way of year-end-list rainmaker Lorde. Get into it.
Ryan Hemsworth 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.3
