We totally recommend the short and sweet dance-driven techno-vexed original track “Rusty Hearts” by Bristolian DJ/producer Ben Remember (a.k.a. Benjamin Smithson). Reviewed by Erin Shay.
Ben Remember 
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We totally recommend the short and sweet dance-driven techno-vexed original track “Rusty Hearts” by Bristolian DJ/producer Ben Remember (a.k.a. Benjamin Smithson). Reviewed by Erin Shay.
Ben Remember (Soundcloud)
L.A. crew Mexico City Blondes ready release of new EP with spacious pop first stream “First Cut”. Pairing a charismatic melodic line with space-building electronics and wide frame-setting drums, “First Cut” succeeds in the easy immediacy of its tune while maintaining a certain sweep and cache in its instrumental. We’re into it.
Mexico City Blondes 
(Soundcloud)
Tune in to the dreamy-smooth synth-touched mellow-guitar-led instrumentals and beautifully melodic mesh of ambient male-female vocals of “Soak” the newest track from B3-featured DC artist duo GEMS (who we last featured for their rhythmic jam “Living as a Ghost”); both tracks are off the duo’s forthcoming debut album Kill the One You Love out October 30th via Carpark Records. Reviewed by Erin Shay.
Oct 9 – Los Angeles, CA – Troubador *
Oct 10 – San Francisco, CA – Social Hall *
Oct 12 – Portland, OR – Star Theater *
Oct 13 – Seattle, WA – Barboza *
Oct 16 – Denver, CO – Lost Lake *
Oct 18 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall *
Oct 20 – Toronto, ON – The Hoxton *
Oct 21 – Philadelphia, PA – Boot & Saddle *
Oct 22 – Boston, MA – Middle East *
Oct 23 – Washington, DC – U Street Music Hall *
Oct 26 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom *
We totally dig XLR8R’s techno colossus new feature called “Construction Random” from Seoul-based Frenchman producer Ténèbre who wows us with a gargantuan personality bass-line groove and trance-y deep-undercurrent sub-tropical dance-floor atmospherics. Reviewed by Erin Shay.
Ténèbre 
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Jam out with B3 artist-go-to RAC on a superbly wrought 80’s-vibe-tinged synth-led gem twist of “Restless” which is the first single from New Order’s upcoming album Music Complete that is out via Mute on September 25th. RAC’s new remix is taken from the “Restless: single package that is also out on Mute October 9th. Awesome song. Reviewed by Erin Shay.
RAC 
(Soundcloud)
We adore the soulfully upbeat spicy-sweet vocals of “Running” a sensationally-spirited club-ready tropics-inspired melodic-house original track from Chicago producer fave Autograf who surprisingly only has one other original track out called “Dream” (which was mixed by B3-fave Pat Lok). We like the mixed-media pop-art project that serves as the artwork for the song. Reviewed by Erin Shay.
Autograf 
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B3 fave Oakland five-member indie pop band Astronauts, etc. (which is led by frontman vocalist Anthony Ferraro) team up with pal Toro Y Moi for a stellar-sound guitar-riffing 70’s lounge-funk-inspired cover of “Rocket Man” which we especially appreciate for its scintillating uplifting-vibe keyboard melody. The Elton cover follows Astronauts, etc.’s soulful emotive-approached “Shake it Loose”, the fourth track to stream off their upcoming debut full-length album Mind Out Wandering which is streaming now (and is awesome) on Hype Machine and hits stores officially on September 18th. Reviewed by Erin Shay.
Astronauts, Etc. (Facebook)
We are pleasantly taken aback by the excellent super-sultry soulful-keyboard-tickled vibes of B3 new-artist-find Sidney producer Swindail on his vibrant spin of modern classic? “Feel Good Inc”. Reviewed by Erin Shay.
Swindail 
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New Jersey native ani bharad (a.k.a. hip-hop producer Weird Inside) goes deep with a beautifully subtle jazzy-slow-trickle sensed instrumental jam called “Nothing” which according to Weird Inside is “like sleepwalking in your pajamas while being wrapped in a blanket of marshmallows while it’s snowing indoors, but you’re still warm and getting milk from the fridge to go with the peanut butter sandwich you just made.” Reviewed by Erin Shay.
Weird Inside 
(Soundcloud)
Lyrical bars, precise clean flows, and a fresh modern-sounding minimalist beats is a hip-hop formula that when executed well is a style we’re always going to have time for. Brooklyn emcee Stro takes some shots at the state of rap in 2015 on excellent new one “Skrrr” produced by Platinum Pat.
Stro 
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Get into the dance centric nu-disco/r&b deep house grooves of this week’s new artist-find DÉFENSE a 22-year-old cross-continental producer (Séoul-Paris) who excels with a delightful dance-friendly robust-synth-accented dub twist on Yanis’s jazzy sublimely-vibrant hit track “Hypnotized”. Reviewed by Erin Shay.
Défense (Soundcloud)
Columbus-based Saintseneca recently wowed us with their divinely-ethereal slightly-punk vibe vocal-duet and gentle-to-the-touch indie lo-fi atmospherics on “Sleeper Hold” the duo’s first single to release off their third album Such Things (available via Anti Records on October 9th). We also recommend the jangly-guitar-centered Such Things second-single, “River”, which we really like (on repeat) for its folk-inspired indie-hazy melodic vocals and ethereal folksy-artsy acoustic guitar vibes that beautifully transform the end of the song into something quite divine. Reviewed by Erin Shay.
Saintseneca 
(Soundcloud)
