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Josh Tobias – Beachside Lover

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We love the sunny-sensed dance-inspired guitar-kissed sax-infused vibrations of “Beachside Lover” from Brooklyn-based vocalist Josh Tobias. Great song. Reviewed By Erin Shay.

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10-02-15

Whilk & Misky – Clap Your Hands (Addal Edit)

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Lose yourself in the beautifully-muted emotive nuances of Milan producer Addal on their new superbly-subtle dance-centric acoustic-guitar-laced bossa nova-tinged luminous-wonder club edit of Whilk and Misky indie rock track “Clap Your Hands”. Reviewed By Erin Shay.

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10-02-15

River Tiber – Let You Go

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“Let You Go” is the new track from Toronto producer River Tiber (a.k.a. Tommy Paxton-Beesley) which stands out as extraordinary for its vibrantly gorgeous soft and sensual heart-felt r&b vocals, fun creatively-styled bubbly accent beats and lovely piano-led accompanying instrumentals. “Let You Go” is out on Canadian label Arts & Crafts Records. Reviewed By Erin Shay.

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10-02-15

Tom Misch – Clapclapclap

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We last covered B3 favorite, London multi-instrumentalist producer/vocalist Tom Misch for his Jordan Rakei-vocaled neo-soul-bented song “Wake Up This Day”. Give a listen to his newly released funky rhythm-centric instrumental gem called “Clap Clap Clap” for a vivacious-synth-layered hand-percussion-infused sonic pick-me-up that excels in that nicely-understated instrumentally-stunning Tom Misch style which we dig so much. Reviewed by Erin Shay.

Tom Misch england (Soundcloud)

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10-02-15

Fredfades & Ivan Ave – Reaping

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The great Jakarta Records is releasing a joint LP with producer Fredfades and rhymer Ivan Ave in December and the jazz-tinged A+ “Reaping” is the first stream. Get into it.

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10-02-15

WOKE – The Lavishments of Looking (Feat. George Clinton)

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Acclaimed LA artist, producer, and composer Flying Lotus teams up with Seattle rap set Shabazz Palaces and LA-bred multi-genre bass player/singer Thundercat for a new collaboration called WOKE; which according to Fly Lo in an interview with Pitchfork was named for the trio’s feelings on “dreams and stuff and astral experiences”. We’re into the eclectic-star-packed project’s very vibe-y mood-drenched atmospheric first single “The Lavishments of Light” which showcases Parliament-Funkadelic legend George Clinton. Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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10-01-15

Sven Van Hees – Soda Pressing

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Tune in for the mesmerizing sultry-blusey vibrations of new one “Soda Pressing” from Belgian DJ/producer label-owner Sven Van Hees. This brilliantly sultry lounge-y upbeat-sunny melody-sensed gem is out via the artist’s own label Your Lips. Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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10-01-15

Alex Wiley – For Sunny

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Fresh-vibe hip-hop track “For Sunny” showcases the immensely-catchy and perceptive rough-edged rhymes and slick-stylized vocal flow of Chicago artist Alex Wiley which we think combines beautifully with the dreamy eclectic-understated synth-textured production style of B3-featured radio champ producer Hippie Sabotage (covered here for his very good remix of Elliot Moss’s blog hit “Slip”). Reviewed by Erin Shay.

Alex Wiley (Soundcloud)

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10-01-15

Flamingosis – Momento

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We showcased Flamingosis recently for his scratchy-vocaled horn-accected jazzy-tropical-lounge-inspired hip-hop stunner remix of “OG Bobby Johnson” (by Atlanta rapper Que). Tune in on his excellent new tropical-beats infused Brazillian-funk doozy called “Momento”. We recommend Flamingosis as exceptional for always delivering on versatile jazz-rich instrumentals, lively-inspired tropical-beats and stupendous good feels. Reviewed by Erin Shay.

Flamingosis newjersey (Soundcloud)

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09-29-15

JUMPSWIM & Ninna Lundberg – Do For Love (Disco Edit)

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UK producer JUMPSWIM teams with Denmark-based vocalist Ninna Lundberg for a fun and feel good new spin on Bobby Caldwell’s oft-covered modern classic “What You Won’t Do For Love”.

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09-29-15

19Hundred – Oh Boy (Feat. DAIZE)

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New soulful-talent songstress 19Hundred teams up with anonymous Parisian nu-funk musician-artist DAIZE for a standout-catchy upbeat-sublime tropical-breezy summer-saturated radio-ready electro-funk dance track. Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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09-28-15

Calico – Fold a Winning Hand

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Get familiar with Small Pond Recordings-representing artist collective Calico, a Brighton progressive instrumentals quintet who are about to launch their alluring fresh-eclectic-vibe self-titled debut EP on October 19th. The group beautifully blends together a mixture of influences on the EP (from jazz, folk and rock to classical and electronica). We’re into the EP’s debut track “Fold A Winning Hand” for its righteously-creative instrumental sound, somber-playful-dynamic and beautifully-varying jazzy horn-fangled moodscapes. Beautiful vibes. If you agree, check out Calico on tour now starting with this Saturday night at London’s The Islington. Reviewed by Erin Shay.

September 26th London – The Islington
October – European Tour with Alarmist
23rd – TBA (IT)
24th – Mantova – Arci Tom (IT)
26th – Pilsen – Phoda Music Club (CZ)
27th – Prague – Klub 007 (CZ)
28th – Hanover (DE)
29th – Cologne – Waldmeister (DE)
30th – Orleans – LA Scene Bougogne (FR)
31st – Brighton – The Prince Albert (UK)
Nov 1st – London – Old Blue Last (UK)

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09-25-15