BUG debut EP “Mechanical Soul” is out today via jus like music records. You can sample our pick from the set “Loose Threads” below. BUG’s soulful sound probably falls somewhere between the retro-future-funk of Dam-Funk and the spacey emotive beats of AFTA-1. Peep game below.
BUG – Loose ThreadsBUG 
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Rating 8.0
“Tired Heart”, new from Norwegian songstress Synne Sanden, evokes the mood and song architecture of fellow Scandinavian Bjork while dipping into a more lounge (sleepy horns, ambient electronics, etc) sound palette. “Tired Heart” is beautiful but its also very personal. It’s the sort of record you don’t take or listen to lightly. See what you think.
Synne Sanden 
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Rating 8.1
I know Lana. Del Rey. The real Del Rey she owe me a hundred favors.
Butterclock – Hustling (Feat. oOoOO) (Rick Ross)Butterclock 
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Rating 8.0
Due for October release, the UK synth-pop duo Monarchy return with “You Don’t Want To Dance With Me” featuring guest vocal stylings from Britt Love. Press play, turn it up, GET DOWN!
Monarchy – You Don’t Want To Dance With Me (Feat. Britt Love)Monarchy (Official) (Facebook)
Rating 8.2
“Kensington System” is one half of a double A single that will serve as b3sci fav Breton’s official debut. Pretty cool fact: The single was recorded at the biggest weed storage facility in Iceland a/k/a Sigur Ros’ Sundlaughin Studio.
Rating 8.2
Stacks on stacks on stacks. Jim-E Stack’s bootleg of “Purple Swag” is about as sick as it gets. Garage Hop or GTFO.
ASAP Rocky – Purple Swag (Jim-E Stack Bootleg)Jim-E Stack 
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Rating 8.4
Stat grabs KRIT and Gangsta Gibbs for the buttery “Play the Game”. Excerpted from the upcoming Population Control (due Oct. 25), the laid back 90s R&B-esque track sits right in the pocket of both MCs measured sort of styles.
Statik Selektah (Twitter) (Myspace)
Rating 8.5
Hot 97 just dropped the premiere of Donald’s much anticipated “Bonfire” track. Big beat.
Childish Gambino – Bonfire (Radio Rip)Childish Gambino 
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Rating 8.5
An essential tune for your weekend mix. Turn it way up.
Migari – One More ChanceMigari (Soundcloud) (Myspace)
Rating 8.2
Pet Scenes continue to piss people off everywhere with the release of their forthcoming EP, Idle Children. Fav track “Melt” evokes the sort of madness/mayhem that other bands can only have wet dreams about.
Pet Scenes – MeltPet Scenes (Info) (Soundcloud)
Rating: 8.2
Last night, James Blake became the latest artist to air a set inside BBC Radio 1’s Essential Mix. The mix played out much like a palette, an insight into some corners of JB’s sort musical universe. There were darker, sparer songs, more soulful even uplifting songs and there were new James Blake songs too. One song in the set that especially stuck us was this mix of Blake’s “Half Heat Full” and YM’s “Up All Night”. The mix sort of fits in a sound lane with Clams Casino or other similar Future Garage Hop productions. Get into it.
James Blake x Drake – Half Heat Full x Up All NightJames Blake : (Official) (Label) (Myspace)
Rating 8.3
