“Pretty Thoughts” (w/ “Drift”) is the double-A single from the duo of Cleveland-based singer Alina Baraz and Danish producer Galiamatias. Wow, just wow. Baraz’s vocal is warm, hushed, not hurried; the perfect pace for Galiamatias’ (and we don’t use a term like this lightly) breathtaking atmospheric production. Look for “Pretty Thoughts” out now on Loodma Records.
Alina Baraz & Galimatias 
(Soundcloud)
Rating 8.3
Phantogram announce today forthcoming album Voices, due February 18th on Universal Republic. Equal parts gritty electro rhythms, soulful/dynamic hip-hop production, and singer Sarah Barthel’s slinky syncopated alto, new single “Fall in Love” is (like your surprised) completely off the chain. We are in love.
Phantogram 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.5
araabMUZIK drops off brand new instrumental “BlackOut”. Uploaded to the New York producer’s Soundcloud just today, the dark/hypnotic grind of “BlackOut” is, like is the reg for araabMUZIK, light years in front of 99% of hip hop production on the radio (or elsewhere really).
araabMUZIK (Facebook)
Rating 8.4
The very talented UK-based producer Starsmith sets alight Betty Who’s blog hit “Somebody Loves You” w/ a thousand hundred megawatts of electropop punch and jam. Betty Who’s “The Movement” EP is out now.
Starsmith 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.2
“Sometimes I wish I was jesus I get my Air Max on and run across the sea to you.” When Wookie & Eliza Doolittle collaborate on a track magic happens; We LOVE it. You need this latest mix by the UK producer in your life right now. Do not miss.
Eliza Doolitle (Official)
Rating 8.7
Brooklyn dance duo Chordashian drop another house-tinged floor filler w/ the uptempo feel-good joint “Keep On”. For the love of Yeezus, listen.
Chordashian (Soundcloud)
Rating 8.4
Bondax, the blogger-favorite (we love them too) R&B-leaning production duo, release new track “Fires”. Tapping the rising UK singer Josh Record for the vocal hook (who’s melodic stylings are 100% perfect here and for Bondax in general), the oceansized slow jam “Fires” is yet another new (and experly pulled off) sound for Bondax, who seem to have little trouble w/ any genre or style they attempt to work in. Look for Bondax’s LP next year.
Bondax (Facebook)
Rating 8.4
Team B3 is very proud to present our label B3SCI Records’s second release, “Drifter” the very much anticipated return of Sunik Kim a/k/a Beat Culture. Kim’s first release in nearly two years, following up his great debut Tokyo Dreamer, “Drifter” is track one of a double-A sided single (the other track being “Shibuya”) that we’ll be releasing in parternship with Kaya Kaya on January 21st. Featuring the breezy lush vocals of Brooklyn artist Psychic Twin, “Drifter” is awashed in the familiar (but updated) well-arranged scattering toms and chopped up vocal bits that made Tokyo Dreamer so great; added to that a set of pop vocal hooks in the track’s latter half that maybe hint at the next iterations of Beat Culture’s sound.
Beat Culture 
(Soundcloud) (Purchase 7-inch)
Rating: 8.3
A full-bodied wave of mind-blowing musical talent readies to take over the Echoplex in LA tomorrow night, Thursday (12/5). Lauded producer/performer Thundercat will perform live that night with support performances from local stars Moses Sumney and Jonwayne. The show starts at 8:00 pm. Tickets are $15.00 advance and $17.00 at the door. You can purchase tickets and get more info on the show here. *OR* you can try your luck with B3SCI because we are giving away a pair of tickets to one lucky reader! To win just email us here and let us know you’d like to be entered in the ‘Thundercat Giveaway’ contest. Our winner will be picked at random from the pool of submissions by Thursday 12/5, so keep an eye on your inbox (one entry per person). Good luck!
The Echo 
(Event Info)
