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Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – The Good Rebel

Someday when we meet Noel Gallagher one of the questions that we will ask him about is his perception on b-sides. “The Masterplan” “Talk Tonight” “Listen Up”, undoubtedly some of the best songs Noel’s ever written have been b-sides. “The Good Rebel”, despite not making the cut for his forthcoming two completed solo albums, holds ground with those other great tracks in the Noel b-side pantheon. If a b-side can rule this hard, we can’t wait to see what else NG has.

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – The Good Rebel

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Noel Gallagher (Official) (Facebook) (Noel’s 50 Funniest Quotes)

Rating 8.3

reviewed by b3

08-09-11

El-P – Drones Over BKLYN

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We need a new album.

El-P – Drones Over BKLYN

El-P (Myspace)

Rating 8.7

reviewed by b3

08-08-11

B.Lewis – Les Saisons

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The homie B.Lewis released another fresh project on his bandcamp today. “Plug”, an 8-song EP, has the SF producer dabbling in a bit more funkier/hardier synth textures but it’s the chilled “Les Saisons” that is our pick from the set. Check it out.

B.Lewis – Les Saisons

B.Lewis (Bandcamp) (Soundcloud)

Rating 8.2

reviewed by b3

08-08-11

The Dillinger Escape Plan – Black Bubblegum (Sergio Vega Remix)

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It took now Deftones member Sergio Vega to distill mathcore into the sound of 2011. The rudiments of the Dillinger sound that remain in the track come off a bit like Big Black, in a way the mix feels of the sort of records Big Black would make if they were coming up today. Imagine a most tightly wound center of power, rage or stress, etc, something very compressed, very constricted. Sergio Vega has morphed “Black Bubblegum”, changed it, beat DEP into smallest of spaces but with all that power, rage, stress still intact.

The Dillinger Escape Plan – Black Bubblegum (Sergio Vega Remix)

Sergio Vega (Official)

Rating 7.8

reviewed by b3

08-08-11

Daedelus – Overwhelmed (Feat. Bilal) (Star Slinger Remix)

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One scan of the personnel on this track should give fair enough indication of just how serious it is. Star Slinger plz remix my life, my blog, my dog, anything. Tweet at us.

Daedelus – Overwhelmed (Feat. Bilal) (Star Slinger Remix)

Star Slinger (Official) (Soundcloud)

Rating 8.0

reviewed by b3

08-08-11

Paul Weller – Starlite (D-Pulse Remix)

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Our favorite well-dressed geezer Paul Weller has returned with new single “Starlite” on Island. Offered up with the new track is this smooth new mix by Russian electronic artist D-Pulse. Pulse dude styles “Starlite” with far-away deep-in-the-mix vocals, spare on-the-one piano jabs and layered angular rhythmic syncopations. p.s. Noel we wish we could pull off the “Paul Weller look” so effortlessly too.

Paul Weller – Starlite (D-Pulse Remix)

D-Pulse (Official)

Rating 8.0

reviewed by b3

08-08-11

Arctic Monkeys – Little Illusion Machine (Wirral Riddler) (Feat. Miles Kane & The Death Ramps)

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Former Brit PM Gordon Brown’s fav new band is back this time with their Sheffield mate Miles Kane on vocal duties. “Little Illusion” is nothing short of another successful reinvention for the Arctics. The band sounds re-re-re-energized, fresh, urgent, all that stuff. The stuff that makes good rock and roll records.

Arctic Monkeys – Little Illusion Machine (Wirral Riddler) (Feat. Miles Kane & The Death Ramps) via Shout For bro

Arctic Monkeys (Official) (Facebook)

Rating 8.2

reviewed by b3

08-08-11

Fallulah – I Lay My Head (Shook Remix)

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When you see the words “Shook Remix” in the headline of any song/post/mp3 you know you’re working with some pretty mint shit and the Shook one’s mix here of Fallulah’s “Lay My Head” does not disappoint. The mix is familiar from 0:01 with a groove reminiscent of Cheryl Lynn’s classic “Got to Be Real” and instrumentation that would sound at home as much on a Roger and Zapp record as it would an Ellie Goulding one. Tip to our friends at The Music Ninja

Fallulah – I Lay My Head (Shook Remix)

Shook (Facebook) (Soundcloud)

Rating 8.2

reviewed by b3

08-08-11

Trailer Trash Tracys – Dies in 55

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The owner of our #8 favourite track of 2009 is back with “Dies in 55”. The sound that made that “Candy Girl” record so great is present again on “55”, breathy vox, laissez faire vibin’, all that distilled through the 2011 musical prism (so you know there’s Toro y Moi refs, and punched in drum machine loops). TTT keep it relevant but also manage to keep it listenable.

Trailer Trash Tracys – Dies in 55

Trailer Trash Tracys (Facebook)

Rating 7.9

reviewed by b3

08-07-11

Jay-Z & Kanye West – Lift Off (Feat. Beyonce) / No Church in the Wild (Feat. Frank Ocean) / Why I Love You (Feat. Mr. Hudson)

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Watch the Throne. So we got a Bey feature, a Frank Ocean feature, and Mr. Hudson howling on top a Cassius sample. This shit is pretty major. Hit those play buttons.

Jay-Z & Kanye West – No Church in the Wild (Feat. Frank Ocean)

Jay-Z & Kanye West – Lift Off (Feat. Beyonce)

Jay-Z & Kanye West – Why I Love You (Feat. Mr. Hudson)

Watch the Throne (Purchase)

reviewed by b3

08-07-11

J. Cole – Bring ‘Em In

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Round 2 of J. Cole’s “Any Given Sunday” EP series yields “Bring ‘Em In”. A track as Cole World explains was “Made this in ATL during the “single hunt” phase. Even though it wasn’t a single and won’t make the album, I love this shit!”. Yeah, we love this shit too.

J. Cole – Bring ‘Em In

J. Cole (Official) (Facebook)