23 year old producer on the rapid rise Shlohmo links up w/ a bit of unlikely source material on his latest mix for Electric Guest. Morphing the EG indie pop track “The Bait” into a late late night haze of swirling beats and atmosphere that while within the Shlohmo sound is indicative of the CA-based producer reaching a new level in quality. A total knockout.
Shlohmo 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.4
We love love love these Gold Fields remixes. The Aussie band’s quite accomplished house-leaning takes on Empire of the Sun and Chela are two of our favorite remixes of the year thus far. Here, GF turn up the eerie and melancholy and beef up the bass drum & counter rhythms of Sir Sly’s “Gold” record with very strong results.
Gold Fields 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.3
Washington D.C. producer/DJ Caleb L’Etoile gets deep on the Zane Lowe ‘Next Hype’-minted Thunderbird Gerard x FTSE produced jam, “Firewurx”. The result is a grooved out daytime disco gem, well deserving of any indian summer pooltime playlists. Caleb L’Etoile will keep heating things up with a new two song EP due out next month, so mark your calendars. Here’s your premiere for his remix on “Firewurx”.
Caleb L’Etoile 
(Soundcloud)
Thunderbird Gerard 
(Soundcloud)
Rating 8.4
UK dance producer Skanky breaks off a bit of proper anthemic house w/ the limitlessly buttery and soulful new “One More Night”. Grown folks hands in the air.
Skanky 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.2
UPDATE: Contest is now closed.
It’s that time of year again when Virgin Mobile brings its annual FREE music festival to Columbia, MD. Gracing the Merriweather Post Pavilion this year on September 21st are a collection of B3SCI favorites that include Madeon, Robin Thicke, Vampire Weekend, Ghost Beach, MGMT, Washed Out, CHVRCHES, Icona Pop, The Knocks, and Sky Ferreira… just to name a few.
B3SCI is giving away one pair of tickets to this coveted festival to one lucky reader! To win just email us here and let us know you’d like to be entered into the FreeFest Contest in the subject line. In the email tell us which FreeFest artist would you most like to see in a photo with Sir Richard Branson and his golden CEO mullet? (one entry per person). We know… decisions, decisions. Our winner will be picked from the pool of submissions on Monday 9/9, so keep an eye on your inbox. You can get additional details on the show as well as ticket info HERE. Good luck and may the fest be with you!
ALSO, to those already attending FreeFest try your luck with Virgin Mobile’s exclusive meet and greet experience! Full details on how to enter the contest can be found HERE at the official contest page.
Virgin Mobile Free Fest (Official)
Words and Interview by J.L. Greene
Described as R&BDM, Nashville based BASECAMP springs from Music City with a unique sound that combines everything you love about EDM mixed with the best of R&B. As the story many times goes, the band began with a few friends (also seasoned musicians) in the music scene hanging out and talking music. With a passion for the supreme, BASECAMP is a very unique amalgamation that leaves a lingering impression. In an email interview, I got to ask bandmates Aaron Miller, Aaron C. Harmon and Jordan Reyes a little bit more about their brand new baby.
BASECAMP’s self-titled EP is out now and you can have a listen below. You won’t regret it.
B3SCI: Tell me a little bit about how you guys joined together to form BASECAMP. Did it start organically?
Miller: We had a bunch of mutual friends and had worked together on a few projects for other artists in Nashville, and I guess one day we just sort of threw out the idea of doing a little side project together. Didn’t really have any plans of making it any sort of official ‘band’ thing, just thought it would be fun.
Harmon: Yea, the way everything clicked felt very organic.
B3SCI: Can you tell us a little bit about your backgrounds? Where are you from… school, etc.?
Harmon: Jordan and I are originally from Vegas. We grew up together.
Miller: Originally from California, but I grew up mostly in Nashville. I think we all kinda skipped the college thing. Hopefully that doesn’t come back to haunt us.
B3SCI: Why BASECAMP musique? Is there a specific reason you chose the French spelling?
Miller: There’s no particular reason, I guess. I think ‘basecampmusic’ and ‘basecampband’ were taken or something. Haha
B3SCI: For people considering checking out the EP, how would you describe it?
Miller: Well we started the project initially to try and get some placements in film & tv. So I guess we were leaning in a slightly more ‘cinematic’ direction at first. But yeah, I don’t know. I think my favorite genre description we’ve gotten thus far is ‘R&BDM’. Haha, seems to be the most fitting I’ve heard.
B3SCI: There’s a certain R&B aspect to the songs, especially in “Emmanuel”. Coming from Nashville, that’s pretty different. Why did you decide to pursue it?
Miller: We didn’t really consciously ‘pursue’ the R&B thing. We didn’t really set out with a strict set of guidelines, we just did what we liked.
B3SCI: How would you say this project is different from your past work?
Miller: I feel like we just had a little bit more fun putting this EP together. We did a lot of experimenting and playing around. And it’s really the first collaborative project I’ve been a part of, so there was definitely a feeling of having to figure each other out and build up a creative chemistry. There was maybe a little head butting here and there, but that’s natural (and typically healthy).
B3SCI: The EP is also a synthesis of so many other different sounds, making it a pretty epic experience. Can you describe the process of incorporating them all into the final product?
Miller: I think that goes back to the ‘experimenting’ thing. We had a limited amount of gear to make this record with, so we had to resort to a lot of unconventional means when it came to getting the sounds we wanted. Which in hindsight, I think was a really great thing.
B3SCI: How do you think you’ve grown musically as you worked together on the EP?
Miller: Again, this is the first serious collaborative effort we’ve all made thus far, so I suppose it’s forced us to learn how to make healthy compromises and find a good middle ground. That said, I think the most growth came from finding our balance with each other. Really excited about the new material we’re working up.
B3SCI: Can you tell me a little bit about your creative process? What does that look like?
Miller: Typically we start with the music. We build a track together, and once it’s to a certain point, I’ll take it home and start writing the lyrics and melodies. Then from there it’s lots of tweaking and polishing.
Harmon: Lots of tweaking.
Reyes: Yeah, usually changes pretty drastically from the initial idea.
Basecamp 
(Official)
Rating 8.0
Aww shit, it’s on, isn’t it? Fastly rising MØ a/k/a Danish songstress Karen Ørsted and co. link up w/ Diplo(!) on new track “XXX 88”. Diplo (& MØ as well) definitely bring their A+ games as “XXX 88” is about the sharpest/freshest track on the planet or elsewhere. We love love love this beefed up horn-heavy hyper-kinetic sound on MØ.
MØ 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.6
Photos and Words by Russ Ramos
From their stage design to their instruments, Purity Ring is known to have a knack for doing things out of the norm. This past Tuesday night (8/27) at The Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles, the duo played their first of two back-to-back sold-out nights at the iconic venue. The custom stage design seemed to place band members Corin Roddick and Megan James not only amidst an aura of pulsating lights, but also deep into positive vibes. The powerful combination of their feel good music and light savvy production had everyone dancing the night away. Fans attending Wednesday’s (8/28) show were particularly in for a treat as the band gave away a free limited split-12″ vinyl, along with Jon Hopkins, to the first 150 attendees in line!
Soundcloud 
(Soundcloud)
Rating 8.3
