One of our favorite singles of 2011 thusfar, Dev’s “In the Dark” gets the remix treatment via T.O. mixman Barletta. The dark-of-the-club, sultry vibes of the original are traded in for an uptempo synthpop instrumental bed. Despite changing the fundamental feel of the song, the alterations made by Barletta on the track work quite well. Give it a spin below.
Dev – In the Dark (Barletta Remix)
Barletta 
(Soundcloud) (Twitter)
Rating 7.8
Cee-Lo’s new single gets a fresh new spin c/o Bristol UK electronic artist Tommy Caswell.
Cee-Lo Green – Cry Baby (Tommy Caswell Remix)Cee-Lo Green 
(Official) (Facebook)
Rating 8.0
So K-Rowl’s “Motivation” has been around for a minute. But for whatever reason (right place wrong time, wayne feature fear, w/e) I hadn’t really given the track much of a look. I heard it again somewhere this weekend and suffice to say I’ve had it on repeat ever since. Something about the track right now (08/09/11) HIT ME. Anyway, part 2… I really love the sort of dreamy vibed out dubstep remixes of popular songs like this one or this one. There’s something transportative about them, something that draws you in; and I thought “Motivation” would sound great styled in that way. So I took the Google and a few minutes later out popped this Eman remix of the track. Hope you enjoy.
Kelly Rowland – Motivation (Eman Remix)Eman 
(Facebook) (Soundcloud)
Rating 8.0
The Surf Club crew are riding high. Club member Hit Boy has production credits on that little Golden Throne record that dropped yesterday. And here MC Kent Money grinds out a few choice bars on one of those triumphant, bound-about-the-room, victory beats. Surf Club have arrived.
Kent Money – The Moment Tip Prefix
Kent Money 
(Facebook) (Soundcloud)
Rating 8.2
Fucking great. Kirby Kaiser is a girl from Chicago who loves doo-wop. That we can get into. Also…..She’s only 18! Talk about a great talent. The sunny, excellent “There’s a Boy” is one of three songs featured on her Soundcloud just today. Here at b3sci HQ, we are major league suckers for harmony and 60’s style pop songwriting, but for it to be so well executed and, again, by an 18 year old, is something to really get psyched about. Consider us psyched.
Kirby Kaiser – There’s a Boy
Kirby Kaiser 
(Myspace) (Soundcloud)
Rating 8.6
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+
Noel Gallagher 
(Official) (Facebook) (Noel’s 50 Funniest Quotes)
Rating 8.3
What up, family. We’ve got a KILLER giveaway to present to you today. The Pacific Festival is this SATURDAY @ Oak Canyon Ranch in Orange County. Snoop Dogg, Steve Aoki, Cut Copy, Phantogram, Toro y Moi, Calvin Harris, & many more (Classixx, !!!, Black Lips, Bag Raiders, ETC.) will all be there and you and a friend can be there too. Hit our inbox before MIDNIGHT PACIFIC Tuesday night (8/9) for a chance to win these awesome tickets! We’re super stoked for this festival. (We will be there!) Seriously! Snoop, P-gram, and Cut Copy? Chhhhhhyeah! Hope to see y’all there.
p.s. Stream this cool OC Festival sampler on Soundcloud
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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 SaisonsB.Lewis (Bandcamp) (Soundcloud)
Rating 8.2
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
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
