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vōx – Money

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“Money” is new from L.A.-based Sarah Winters a/k/a vōx. From vōx’s upcoming “Put The Poison In Me”, “Money” rides a minimalist kick and snare-heavy beat and vōx’s uniquely timbred vocal set afloat atop the mix. “Put The Poison In Me” is due at the end of the month.

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La+ch – Crave

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Gearing up for a full debut album this coming March, Canadian based producer La+ch gives us a taste of what’s to come with his first release “Crave”. Let’s just say he has us craving more. Reviewed by LL.

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IAMNOBODI, Mura Masa, Oddisee et al – Winter in Jakarta

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German-based Jakarta Records has the happy warm sampler for those cold winter months. Following up on their well-received summer sampler, the fine folks in Berlin have crafted and compiled some of the fine beatsmiths in the Soundcloud landscape. Featuring tracks by IAMNOBODI, Mura Masa, Oddisee, Stwo among others, this compilation puts the current snowy landscape in a more positive light. Highlights from the 6 song sampling include IAMNOBODI’s “Mr. West”, Mura Masa’s “The Way I Want U” and Oddisee “Clutch Shoot”. “Winter in Jakarta” is available to download now. Reviewed by Brian Litwin.

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Nuve – ขอบคุณครับ

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Sweet Tiger Records member Nuve (Peruvian Jose Castillo, now based in L.A.) spent 6 months in South East Asia on vacation. While there, he collected an array of sounds and turned that into an odd, but beautiful 4 song EP called “ขอบคุณครับ” translating to English as “Thank You”. From weird clanking to distant conversation, this EP is as much a capsule of a place or travelogue as a piece of music . Ethereal and dissonant all at the same time, Nuve arrays out a collage of what his time was like traveling that part of the world. Reviewed by Brian Litwin.

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Stwo & ELHAE – Oceans

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Stwo & Elhae have your Valentine’s Day playlist covered with their latest work on “Oceans.” Listen to Elhae’s smooth vocals over stwo’s always flawless productions and you’ll realize it’s the perfect slow jam. Reviewed by LL.

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Von Sell – Ivan

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While Von Sell just launched his project on the internet yesterday with his lead single “Ivan”. Not much is known of the NYC based artist but I’m already itching to hear more. In the meantime enjoy the mixtures of pop and electronic sounds with his debut single. Reviewed by LL.

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Loudun – Gold (Feat. Tashka)

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Sydneysiders Loudun and Tashka have struck gold in their latest release, appropriately titled “Gold”. A blend of genres such as future house, garage, and R & B make this one a smorgasbord of musical delight. Reviewed by LL.

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Absofacto – Dissolve

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Jonathan Visger aka Absofacto starts 2015 with a bang on the funky “Dissolve”. Visger has a great voice and it surely shines on this track. Hopefully, “Dissolve” leads to future releases like it. Reviewed by Brian Litwin.

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Twin Danger – No One Knows (Queens of the Stone Age)

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Zone out to the sultry downtempo stylings and smooth instrumentals of noir-jazz meets midnight-blues group Twin Danger on their ebullient saxophone-infused cover of Queens of the Stone Age’s “No One Knows” which is off the newly formed duo’s self-titled debut album due to release in March. Contributed by Erin Shay.

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RAC – We Belong (Odesza Remix)

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True-to-style dynamic duo Odesza excel with their brightly-woven synthed-out dance twist on RAC’s genius classically-inspired track “We Belong” featuring folk-rock singer Katie Herzig. Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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Maribou State – Rituals

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London beat-maker duo Maribou State (who enthralled the B3SCI crowd with their fresh jazz-infected R&B track “Moon Circles”) just dropped their stellar new beauty track “Rituals” which is the lead single off their debut album Portraits out on June 1st. Reviewed by Erin Shay.

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Weird Inside – Just Ask (Alexander Lewis Remix)

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SYZYGZ Label’s new representative beat maestro Alexander Lewis beautifully transforms chord-laden melodic experimental chill track “Just Ask” by hip-hop influenced eclectic instrumental-groove producer Weird Inside into a poignant, synth-heavy percussively-synergistic electronic gem. Contributed by Erin Shay.

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