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Alicia Keys – Unthinkable (Lenzman Drum & Bass Bootleg)

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dutch dude lenzman re-touches the alicia keys banger; styling it into a smooth summertime groove. word to mistajam on the track!

[Download] Alicia Keys – Unthinkable (Lenzman Drum & Bass Bootleg)

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rating: 8.2
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reviewed by
06-08-10

IN THE MIX: Crocodiles, Bat For Lashes, Mike Bigga, Musee Mecanique, and more!!

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flylo add’s his touch to this sssick new Bigga cut, previewed from I Pledge Allegiance To The Grind III dropping later this year. fire.
Mike Bigga AKA Killer Mike – Swimming (Prod. by Flying Lotus)
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back for blood… The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Soundtrack. low and behold a few gems on this soundtrack. watch the movie… or not, but the soundtrack is worth a gander.
Bat For Lashes and Beck- Let’s Get Lost
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B-side to Crocs “Sleep Forever” single due July 5th via Fat Possum Records. we dig, and that ambition don’t come free. in other news, plastic shoes save lives!!
Crocodiles – Groove is in The Heart / Califonia Girls
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“Sleeping In Our Clothes” is an ultimate nightime track (lullaby) from portland folk collective Musee Mecanique. do yourself a kindness, and get your hands on a copy of Hold This Ghost
Musee Mecanique – Sleeping In Our Clothes
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reviewed by
06-07-10

Travis McCoy – Dr. Feel Good (Feat. Cee-Lo Green) / Miike Snow – The Rabbit

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mr. mccoy meet mr. green. mr. snow meet mr. mccoy. mr. green meet mr. snow.

Travis McCoy – Dr. Feel Good (Feat. Cee-Lo Green)

Miike Snow – The Rabbit

reviewed by
06-04-10

TOKiMONSTA – Almost Free (MHV Remix) / Kick Push (Lupe Fiasco x Ghibli Remix)

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MHV does his take on “Almost Free”… just a peek of what’s to come from TOKiMONSTA’s Community Remix Project. cut is sick. also, a lil gem from the vault off The Attention Deficit Remix Tape Vol. 1.

TOKiMONSTA – Kick Push (Lupe Fiasco x Ghibli Remix)

TOKiMONSTA – Almost Free (MHV remix)

get familliar
get Cosmic Intoxication

rating: hit me.
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reviewed by
06-03-10

Gorillaz – On Melancholy Hill (She Is Danger Remix)

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it’s a bird! it’s a plane! it’s an awesome gorillaz remix! this she is danger touched up version of “on melancholy hill” grooves as smooth as the tuesday after memorial day is long. memorial day wknd after party, here we come! shouts to our fam @ skoa for the track.

Gorillaz – On Melancholy Hill (She Is Danger Remix)

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rating: 8.5

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reviewed by
06-01-10

IN THE MIX: The Black Keys – Never Give You Up / Ty Segall – Finger / Breton – The Well

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The Black Keys – Never Give You Up
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The Black Keys cover Jerry Butler’s “Never Give You Up” off their latest release, Brothers. KILLER cover. KILLER album.

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Ty Segall – Finger
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“Finger” is the lead track from Ty Segall’s new album Melted, one of our fave released this year. do yourself a kindness… check it out!

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Breton – The Well
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Breton are a new music and visual collective out of the UK. check their video work below, and get into “The Well” previewed from their Sharing Notes EP expected mid june via Rough Trade. song is solid. and with collaborations with Penguin Prison in the can, and their march Practical EP already soldout with no reissue in the works, dudes have made way to the B3SCI radar…

BRETON 15X Promo Video from BretonLABS on Vimeo.

rating: 8.5
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reviewed by
05-31-10

BaloJi – NazonJi Ndako, Pt. 1

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on the rise Congolese Belgian mc from africa, BaloJi, samples the Marvin Gaye classic “I’m going Home”. while we’ve no idea what he’s saying, it’s safe to assume the track address his album’s quest for, as his website puts it – “the identity of a man in his early thirties”. “Nazongi Ndako (Pt. 1)” is previewed from his latest release Kinshasa Succursale expected September 15th. track is chill. memorial day weekend chill. GET INTO IT!!

BaloJi – Nazongi-Ndako, Pt. 1 (feat. Zaiko Langa-langa & Amp Fiddler)

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LE JOUR D’APRES / SIKU YA BAADAYE (INDEPENDANCE CHA-CHA) from BALOJI on Vimeo.

rating: 8.1
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reviewed by
05-30-10

Lissie & Ellie Goulding – Everywhere I Go / JFK – Leave this Planet / TOKiMONSTA – The Word / Reflection Eternal – Ha Ha…

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B3SCI: IN THE MIX… holiday/extended-weekend HELL YES edition!! Lissie ft Ellie Goulding, JFK, TOKiMONSTA, and Reflection Eternal!! shouts to rollo grady for the g coleman love, rip dude.

now GO:

Jay Fresh Kicks (JFK) – Leave This Planet (feat. Carl Earland)
the holla day 2 approaches..

Lissie – Everywhere I Go (Live in Brighton feat. Ellie Goulding)
off of why you runnin’

Reflection Eternal – Ha Ha (Slow Down Son) Talib Kweli Freestyle
off the Early Mourning Signs mixtape. more HA HA

The Word (unreleased) by TOKiMONSTA

rating: hit me.
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05-28-10

Seu Jorge – Everybody Loves the Sunshine

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as heard on this week’s gilles peterson programme, brazilian seu jorge covers the roy ayers classic. fuckin’ great.

Seu Jorge – Everybody Loves the Sunshine

rating: 8.0

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reviewed by
05-27-10

Drake – Fireworks (Feat. Alicia Keys)

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a. graham hooks up with a. keys for the lead track off “thank me later”. jam.

Drake – Fireworks (feat. Alicia Keys)

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rating: CRACKRON II
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reviewed by
05-26-10

The Black Keys – Howlin’ for You (Prins Thomas Remix)

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Prins has us HOWLIN’ for this dope Black Keys remix. We’re up here in b3sci HQ gettin’ down. You should do the same, then get into it. or vice versa or both at once. Welcome to year 9 of the 1000 year reign of the Black Keys.

The Black Keys – Howlin’ for You (Prins Thomas Remix)

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rating: CRACKRON

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reviewed by
05-25-10

IN THE MIX: Darker My Love – Dear Author / Hugo – Bread and Butter / Hungry Kids of Hungary – Two Stones

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Darker My Love – Dear Author
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a few days ago we featured a cover-tune from LA collective Darker My Love from the forthcoming The Psychedelic Sounds Of The Sonic Cathedral: A Tribute To Roky Erickson And The 13th Floor Elevators collection. today we’ve got “Dear Author”. a NEW track from Darker My Love’s forthcoming Alive As You Are LP expected August 15 via Dangerbird. “Dear Author” isn’t shy to showcase some classic britpop influence. and we love it.

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Hugo – Bread and Butter
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so word has it, Hugo knows his way around a Jay-Z tune or two. funny how statements like “99 problems but the bitch ain’t one” transcend so many music and cultural barriers. “Bread and Butter” is just as simple and to the point, but doesn’t have anything to do with Jay-Z (roc nation aside). proper folk-rock with the soul of ny city. need we say more?

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Hungry Kids of Hungary – Two Stones
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if you’ve been craving for some new power-pop, then you just hit jackpot. the aussie native Hungry Kids of Hungary dish it plenty on “Two Stones” from their new LP Mega Mountain. BUY IT!

reviewed by
05-24-10