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NNECTARS – Cruise

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Lose yourself in the light and breezy synth-led subtlety, soulful beat-driven essence and pleasant natural-vibe percussive melange of “Cruise” the original beat-driven instrumental
career-debut-gem from rhythm-atmospheric electro producer NNECTARS, a new artist who is currently working on more chillout tunes to accompany you on that sublimely-grounding back-to-basics walk-in-the-woods. We dig it. Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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Mad Bliss – Yams

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We’re into the unique sassy-awesomeness of “Yams”, a new one from Cali producer Mad Bliss who excels on the track for creating an ultra smooth blend of jazzy beat-backed instrumentals, cleverly chopped hip-hop vocals and an amazing fully-loaded technicolor synth-line. Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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Olmos – Feels

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Get into the soulful meld of effervescent vibrantly-expressive non-verbal harmonies and peppy brightly-smitten ambient background dynamic on “Feels” the second track covered on B3 from 19-yr-old Cali producer Olmos, who we recently discussed for the wonderfully-expansive playground-sounds-touched slow-burner track “Stay Here”. Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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Darius & FKJ – Ô

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Discover the immense sonic chemistry and superbly captivating artistic cohesion between B3-featured artist Darius (who brought us the outstanding Wayne Snow featured “Helios”) and fellow French producer FKJ (French Kiwi Juice) on the pair’s new collaboration “Ô” a jazzy bright-tone-drenched guitar-infused French Touch soundscape that features a reverb-heavy array of quieting sounds, atmospheric vibe-y vocals, and a poignantly-subtle relentless barrage of metallic percussion. New one “Ô” is out on Roche Musique’s new WAVE compilation which is set to hit the street in full on August 21st. Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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Premiere: House of Blondes – I Always Wanted To Live Like That

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New York trio House of Blondes will follow up their lauded 2012 LP Clean Cuts on August 1st with new second LP Stranger Still. Second single, “I Always Wanted To Live Like That”, succeeds on it’s beautiful and sweeping turns of melody that when sat within the frame of the track’s dramatic droning synths blend into some really stunning and affecting chord voicings. Stream the B3 Premiere of “I Always Wanted To Live Like That” from House of Blondes below.

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EphRem – Fruitfly

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Groove into your day with the modest luminescently-spun jazz-infused charms and calm sensationally-melodic slightly-melancholic keyboard-tickled vibes of UK producer and Flow-Fi artist EphRem on his incredibly soulful multi-dimensional bass-heavy fix of “Fruitfly” the beat-centric track from Kansas City musician/beatmaker ChromadaData (off his 2012 EP “Raw Uncut Dusty Loops V.2”). Amazing instrumentals EphRem, we’re hooked! Reviewed by Erin Shay

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Vidya – Lean On / Jind Mahi (Feat. Ricky Jatt, Raashi Kulkarni, Violinder)

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The megaton hooks and the brute pop might of Major Lazer’s “Lean On” has blossomed fully into the radio ubiquity of the best sort; a pop song with a fresh sound and artful & progressive qualities (and ! in the Billboard Top 5). I was Youtube cruising the other night and most accidentally had this South Asian blend of “Lean On” hit my speakers and what a pleasant bit of serendipitous discovery as I found myself hooked almost immediately. The track is mash of “Lean On” by D.C.-based singer Vidya paired with ?Punjabi (forgive us if we’ve got the wrong language!) track “Jind Mahi” and it’s brilliant. Listen.

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gem1n1seven – Spaceflight

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gem1n1seven is the Los Angeles-based project for electronic musicians Future Paris and DJ RaQuel. The vets of the L.A. dance scene are releasing “Spaceflight” as their online debut. The 5 minutes 34 seconds track is a potent blend of Chicago House and Detroit Techno enhanced by some more modern touches in the breaks and instrumental. “Spaceflight” is out July 31 on Plant Music / Beatport.

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[B3SCI Records] Hidden Charms – Dreaming Of Another Girl + Bruce Rave Interview

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We’re pleased to announce “Dreaming Of Another Girl” b/w “Long Way Day”, the debut single from young London four-piece Hidden Charms, is out today on our B3SCI Records. “Dreaming Of Another Girl” was produced by the legendary Shel Tamy, the producer behind iconic Brit-rock tracks The Who’s “My Generation” and The Kinks “You Really Got Me”. The single is available today (07/24) in both vinyl and digital formats and further details can be obtain on the B3SCI Records site here.

As and added bonus, (!) B3SCI’s Bruce Rave recently caught up with the band during their recent trip to America and talked Shel Tamy, recording, and the surfeit of bassists in the band. The interview is avaiable for your streaming pleasure below.

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[B3SCI Records] Elohim – She Talks Too Much / Xanax

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“She Talks Too Much / Xanax”, the AA-side debut 12″ from Los Angeles-based singer Elohim is out today on our B3SCI Records. The recipient of over 500k streams on Spotify, Elohim has been called, “LA’s brightest new hitmaker” by print NME and “in possession of a glacé voice” by Fader. The single is available now in all black vinyl (complete both instrumental and a capella versions of both track) as well as digitally and more details can found at B3SCI Records, here.

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Vindata – Getting Away (Feat. Mack)

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We like the shimmery piano accents, expressive quietly-centered tropical vibe hip-hop-beats and bass-grounded synth-heavy expansive-backdrop production style of LA electro duo Vindata on their new EP debut track “Getting Away”; a sparkling poppy-atmosphered radio-ready breathtaking-Bjork-style-vocal-ed gem which features the impressive talents of singer-songwriter Mack. “Getting Away” is the first single to release off the pair’s forthcoming “Through Time And Space” EP which is out August 14th via OWSLA. Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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JackLNDN – All I See

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We love the potent dance-driven beats and instrumentally posh vividly-stated deep-house dance vibe of UK producer JackLNDN on his brilliant new synth-heavy Ultra-rep’ed piano-driven dance-epic called “All I See”. LNDN (who B3 recently featured for his brightly-laced beat-driven dance-centric original hit ”Firing Line”) just released “All I See” in time to get the party moving again before he hits the Pagoda stage on August 7-10th at British Columbia’s Shambhala Festival. We think the house-ballad all-encompassing anthem-dynamic style of “All I See” is a congenial new-release hit to unleash on the festival-scene crowd. If you are lucky enough to be attending BC’s Shambhala Fest, we think JackLNDN is a must see performance. Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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