New Melbourne band COVERS release debut single “The Automation”. Musically somewhere between the blissed-out disto guitar textures of Blonde Redhead and the rhythm-driven melodic quality of a Caribou, COVERS win on their A+ tuneful sensibilities, wherein the quality of the band’s writing sets them apart from others in their crowded bliss rock w/ melodies genre. Get with “The Automation” below.
COVERS 
(Soundcloud)
Rating 8.4
Jimmy Tait (not one dude, but five Aussies out of Melbourne) remind a bit of PJ Harvey on the visceral minor-keyed stomper “Eyes”. Sampled from Jimmy Tait’s Golden LP, “Eyes” ticks all the right impactful you need to listen to this right now rock and roll boxes (to start: a terrific, gets you in the gut vocal; tuneful, memorable but still challenging melodies; and an instrumental suited up w/ all manner of interesting extra textures – tinny organ, great harmonic guitar leads, etc). Listen now.
Jimmy Tait (Soundcloud)
Rating 8.4
We dig the minimalist hip hop-influenced pop of new NYC duo The Grand Affair. The piano/beat-based track “Work Week” is maybe simple in its lack of complication but is special for its melody-works-so-keenly-in-the-beat mechanisms and the spaces where the tune does become more complex ie: those piano scale runs in the verse and those space lazer synth embellishments that help add tension. Sample “Work Week” below.
The Grand Affair 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.3
We’re in love with the gorgeous tunesmithing of “Strange Charm” from New York band The Landing. Spacey w/ out being distant, withdrawn, or kitch; lovely w/ out being precious or twee “Strange Charm” is that perfect sort of piano-driven space-pop ballad that all the best & ambitious writers on both sides of the Atlantic aspire to write. A+.
The Landing (Facebook)
Rating 8.3
Aussie 80’s house revivalist Jagwar Ma takes to task Angel Haze’s latest with spectacular results. Backing up the ghettoblaster beats and mixing’em up w/ psych-leaning exotic-sounding synths Jagwar Ma beefs up not only the mix on “Echelon” but Angel Haze’s vocal itself, casting the blogwave fe-MC as a clattering androgynous misfit aimed straight at you. We very much love it.
Jagwar Ma (Facebook) (‘Howlin’ on iTunes)
The great Phil Beaudreau returns triumphantly with this vibed cover of The Beach Boys classic “I Just Wasn’t Made for These Times”. One of Brian Wilson’s most harmonically and compositionally accomplished songs, super producer Dawaun Parker adeptly spins Wilson’s tune into an unexpected (and really rewarding) jazz-inflected direction. Warm caterwauling synths, cooled-out beachside vocal layering, and clattering looped horns well outfit Phil’s thematically on point soulful-in-the-aether singing. Phil Beaudreau will close this Monday’s residency night with Zak Waters at The Satellite for a B3SCI presented show, more info here.
Phil Beaudreau 
(Soundcloud)
Rating 8.7
UK melancholy merchant King Krule’s f w/ me if you want or don’t, I’m not bothered either way sound seems the perfect cross-genre match for Australian-based producer Ta-Ku’s f w/ me if you want or don’t, YOU will be bothered either way beats. Krule’s melody, vocals, and tune are all about knifed out inside Ta-Ku’s mix and what replaces it is a syrupy melange of soft-touched bass and delicate programmed hi-hat and snare. Listennnn.
Ta-ku (Facebook)
Rating 8.4
FILTER Magazine’s Culture Collide Festival is preparing for it’s fourth International Music celebration headquartered in the streets and venues of Echo Park, Los Angeles. This October 10-12 the fest welcomes live performances from artists, film screenings, and happy hours featuring food and drinks in celebration of the more than 25 different participating countries. Having raised the talent bar yet again, Culture Collide will play host to live sets from Liars, King Khan & The Shrines, Iceage, Keaton Henson, The Raveonettes, Rhye, Chateau Marmont, GRMLN, Mystery Skulls and many many more. Basically, if you frequent B3SCI then you know that this festival is a yearly highlight and there is definitely some ace coverage coming your way.
We are excited to announce that this year we’ll be giving away a Culture Collide 2013 prize pack! That’s right, one lucky B3SCI reader will win a pair of passes to the Culture Collide Festival plus an autographed 12-inch vinyl of participating artist Chateau Marmont‘s Wargames EP. As big fans of this Paris based synth-pop collective, we recommend this group make your ‘must see’ festival plans and that their recent Invisible Eye EP tops your to-do list (get it here).
Enter to win the contest by emailing us HERE and letting us know that you’d like to be entered in the Culture Collide Prize Pack Giveaway. (One entry per person). We will be picking our winning submission at random this coming October 5th, so keep an eye on your inbox! You can also get more details on purchasing tickets to the festival HERE.
Culture Collide (About) (BUY TICKETS)
FILTER Magazine (Official)
Producer/DJs Ianborg and Bronze Whale have teamed up to sprinkle “Moondust” on the recent soulful single from electro pop sensation Jaymes Young. On this remix the duo showcase a robustness which captures everything we’re loving about progressive EDM. Keep your electro radars finely tuned to these talents.
Ianborg 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.4
“Hunting” is the third single from Canadian band The Darcys upcoming Warning LP on Arts & Crafts. An engaging mix of visceral, punch-you-in-the-guts rock and roll immediacy and more artful bits contained in the neat harmonic voicings across the tune and in the instrumentation. The anticipated Warning is due Sept. 17th on Arts & Crafts.
The Darcys (Soundcloud)
Rating 8.3
Pacific Northwest band Prince of Spain release their latest track, the sparkling acoustic-driven melody & harmony of beautiful tuneful “Rising Sun”.
Prince of Spain 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.4
“Only” is the latest track from Oxford UK band MMX. Carefully layered (we’re really into the dynamic between the song’s kinetic multi-dimensional rhythm track and the drama of the song’s guitar atmsopheres) and yet still quite anthemic in many ways, “Only” as a tune ticks many of the same boxes of quality of band’s that occupy a much higher profile and popularity; we don’t expect either of those things to disinclude MMX for much longer. MMX’s “Heir” EP is out soon.
MMX 
(Soundcloud)
Rating 8.1
