Get a load of the wildly dynamic synth-heavy harmonics and rhythmically vibrant beat-peppered metallic percussion of new track “On You” from London producer Draper who enlists the out-of-this-world sultry vocals of Alby Hobbs (which we are drawn to for their deep soulfully-emotive qualities and varying highly-expressive range of style). Well done! Reviewed by Erin Shay.
Draper 
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We can’t get our ears off of new track “Eclipse” the melodic and sunny natural-bent buoyantly-percussive multi-layered neo-soul jam from Zikomo, who we last covered on B3 for his sensational disco-leaning electro-funk dance flip of J Dilla’s whimsical, pure velvet track “Purple”. Reviewed by Erin Shay.
Zikomo 
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Get enthralled by the soulfully sonorous male-female vocal juxtaposition (including a new interpret of Faker’s classic catchy hook) and a beautiful artistically-laid seamless meld of old and new on Chet Faker’s new golden-vocaled Banks-infused indie-dance reinterpret of “1998”, his poppy r&b banger hit from last year. Faker’s newest interpretation of “1998” recently premiered on Zane Lowe’s Beats 1 and helped to launch his world tour (which kicks off on July 31st). Reviewed by Erin Shay.
7/31: Montreal, Canada @ Osheaga Music & Arts Festival
08/01: Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza Music & Arts Festival
08/03: Denver, CO @ Gothic Theatre
08/04: Denver, CO @ Gothic Theatre
08/07: San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands
08/15: Seattle, WA @ 1077 The End Summer Camp 2015
08/16: Portland, OR @ KNRK 94.7 Birthday Concert
08/22: Los Angeles, CA @ FYF Fest
10/30: Melbourne, AUS @ Arts Centre Melbourne, Sidney Myer Music Bowl
10/31: Brisbane, AUS @ Riverstage
11/06: Sydney, AUS @ Sydney Opera House Forecourt
11/07: Sydney, AUS @ Sydney Opera House Forecourt
Chet Faker 
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Reighnbeau is Albuquerque, NM electronic musician Bryce Fletcher. “Ghost”, the latest stream from Reighnbeau, fits a whirl of kaleidoscope electronics and shards of vocal clips against a soft touch set of layered rhythms. Sample the B3SCI Premiere of Reighnbeau’s “Ghost” below and look for more material from Reighnbeau on deck very soon.
7.31.15 Albuquerque, NM @ Dos Equis Stage
8.29.15 Denver, CO @ Rhinoceropolis
9.20.15 Albuquerque, NM @ Sister w/ Laetitia Sadier (of Stereolab)
9.21.15 Santa Fe, NM @ AHA progressive Arts Festival
10.18.15 Annandale on Hudson, NY @ Bard College
Reighnbeau 
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Wind up your day with the edgy horn-laden synth-driven underground psych rock feels and contrasting pop-saturated vocals of new track “Organism” from Aussie male-female alt-pop duo Big Scary; who adorn their listener on the track with a well-constructed mesh of sounds from a full-tilt synth-line to some seriously rad A+ sax accents. If you are into Big Scary’s brazenly-subtle indie drenched sound be sure to check out the twosome on tour in North America during September and October for their first shows in over a year. New one “Organism” is out now via Melbourne-based label Pieater. Reviewed by Erin Shay.
Big Scary (Soundcloud)
IYES are the Brighton duo of Josh Christopher and Melis Soyaslanová. We expected big things from IYES in 2015 and are happy to hear that conjecture realized on the pair’s sweetly-riotous self-affirming new track “No Wonder”, which we dig for its beautifully harmonic vocals, emotive conversation-like cheer-me-up songwriting dynamic and groovy boldly-punctuating perfectly-timed synth accents. Written, produced and mixed by IYES, ”No Wonder” is off the the duo’s recently-released Love By Mistake-rep’ed 4-song EP which includes the catchy a-side tune “So Crazy”. Reviewed by Erin Shay.
IYES (Soundcloud)
Get into the deeply seductive lightly-simmering beats, shimmery-toned interludes and uplifting moody sentiment of ‘When I Run Don’t Chase Me” an excellent new jazz-tinged electro-instrumental track from LA-based producer J. Roosevelt. Reviewed by Erin Shay.
J. Roosevelt (Soundcloud)
Go deep-surface with the upbeat indie-dance reveries of London-based Abkhazian DJ/producer Siné Buyuka, also known as Villette, on her spaced-out new atmospherics-enhanced remix of B3-featured C. Duncan-vocaled Ambassadeurs track “Looking At You”; which also recently saw a dance-centric boogie-funk-swaggered makeover from veteran beat-maker/producer Moods (also covered by B3). If you are into Villette’s low-key brightly-focused fix of “Looking At You” (like we are) stay tuned for more tracks from her upcoming debut EP out via Injazero Records this October. Reviewed by Erin Shay.
Ambassadeurs 
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Jess Glynne, the London-based voice on Clean Bandit’s international hit “Rather Be”, is prepping the release of her debut LP I Cry When I Laugh for Atlantic UK. Here, Glynne gets a remix helping hand from soulful UK bass fave Wookie on a warm and kinetic new remix of the single that we’re rather into. Spin it below and look for I Cry When I Laugh August 21 in the UK and November 11 in the US.
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