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b3science top 20 albums of 2009

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b3science counts down our choice top 20 albums of 2009! the top 40 tracks of the year drop tomorrow. dr. oz is straight PSYCHED!!

1. Mos Def – The Ecstatic
Mos Def – History (Feat. Talib Kweli)
Mos Def on b3sci
buy the The Ecstatic LP

2. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It’s Blitz!
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Zero
Yeah Yeah Yeahs on b3sci
buy the It’s Blitz! LP

3. Electric Wire Hustle – Every Waking Hour
Electric Wire Hustle – Chaser
Electric Wire Hustle on b3sci
buy the Every Waking Hour LP

4. A Place to Bury Strangers – Exploding Head
A Place to Bury Strangers – In Your Heart
A Place to Bury Strangers on b3sci
buy the Exploding Head LP

5. The Raveonettes – In and Out of Control
The Raveonettes – Gone Forever
The Raveonettes on b3sci
buy the In and Out of Control LP

6. Kasabian – West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum
Kasabian – Vlad The Impaler
Kasabian on b3sci
buy the West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum LP

7. Kid Cudi – Man on the Moon: The End of Day
Kid Cudi – Hyyerr (Feat. Chip Tha Ripper)
Kid Cudi on b3sci
buy the Man on the Moon: The End of Day LP

8. Florence and the Machine – Lungs
Florence and the Machine – My Boy Builds Coffins (demo)
Florence and the Machine on b3sci
buy the Lungs LP

9. The xx – The xx
The xx – Night Time
buy the The xx LP

10. The Temper Trap – Conditions
The Temper Trap – Fader
The Temper Trap on b3sci
buy the Conditions LP

11. Raekwon – Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II
Raekwon – Ason Jones
Raekwon on b3sci
buy the Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II LP

12. Moby – Wait for Me
Moby – A Seated Night
Moby on b3sci
buy the Wait for Me LP

13. Jack Penate – Everything is New
Jack Penate – Everything is New
Jack Penate on b3sci
buy the Everything is New LP

14. Depeche Mode – Sounds of the Universe
Depeche Mode – In Sympathy
Depeche Mode on b3sci
buy the Sounds of the Universe LP

15. The Obits – I Blame You
The Obits – Pine On
The Obits on b3sci
buy the I Blame You LP

16. The Cribs – Ignore the Ignorant
The Cribs – We Share the Same Skies
The Cribs on b3sci
buy the Ignore the Ignorant EP

17. Gliss – Devotion Implosion
Gliss – Beauty
Gliss on b3sci
buy the Devotion Implosion

18. Mayer Hawthorne – A Strange Arrangment
Mayer Hawthorne – Your Easy Lovin’ Ain’t Pleasin’ Nothin’
Mayer Hawthorne on b3sci
buy the A Strange Arrangement LP

19. The Maccabees – Wall of Arms
The Maccabees – Love You Better
The Maccabees on bsci
buy the Wall of Arms LP

20. The Kid Daytona – Come Fly With Me
The Kid Daytona – The Engine
The Kid Daytona on b3sci
download the Come Fly With Me LP for free

honorable mentions:

Phoenix – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
K-os – Yes!
J Dilla – Jay Stay Paid
Reigning Sound – Love and Curses
Tim Hecker – An Imaginary Country
14kt – Nowalataz
Muse – The Resistance
Brittany Bosco – Spectrum
Gucci Mane – The State vs. Radric Davis
Lily Allen – It’s Not Me, It’s You
U2 – No Line On The Horizon
Horrors – Primary Colours
The Stevenson Ranch Davidians – Life and Death
Glasvegas – Glasvegas
A Sunny Day In Glasgow – Ashes Grammar

reviewed by
12-30-09

b3science top 10 remixes of 2009

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b3science reviews our choice top 10 remixes of 2009! so check’em while they’re still hot! and stay tuned tomorrow… as we count down the year’s best 20 albums and thursday as we reveal our favorite40 tracks of the year. check the original posts for a synopsis on the track as well as artist and purchase info.

1. Michael Jackson – Remember the Time (Sleeper Heartbroken Remix) (original post)  
2. The Virgins – Rich Girls (Le Castlevania’s Spring Break No Parents Remix) (original post)
3. Lily Allen – The Fear (Duke Dumont Remix) (original post)
4. Tweet – Call Me (Tokimonsta Remix) (original post)
5. Oasis – (Get Off Your) High Horse Lady (Devendra Banhart Remix) (original post)
6. Marvin Gaye – What’s Going On (Beatnick & K-Salaam Remix) (original post)
7. Phoenix – Fences (Friendly Fires Remix) (original post)
8. Mayer Hawthorne – Just Ain’t Gonna Work Out (Astronote El Camino Remix) (original post)
9. Erykah Badu – Soldier (Co. fee Remix) (original post)
10. Soulsavers – Death Bells (Mogwai Remix) (original post)

honorable mentions:

Little Dragon – Twice (Aaron Jerome Remix)
Emiliana Torini – Me and Armini (Simone Lombardi Remix)
Anti-Pop Consortium – “Volcano” (Four Tet Remix)
Kid Cudi – “Day N Nite” (Feat. Prince) (Terry Urban and Crookers Re-Edit)
Bei Bei – Stronger (Floating Points Remix)
Phoenix – Lisztomania (Classixx Version)

reviewed by
12-29-09

Mos Def – Holiday (Feat. Jay Electronica) (Prod. Just Blaze)

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Mos Def – Holiday (Feat. Jay Electronica) (Prod. Just Blaze)

jay elec & just blaze on point again. killer! as if we could get more psyched for jay electronica’s LP to drop! profuse apologies for the tags.

buy mos def
jay electronica myspace

rating: 7.8

brown8

reviewed by
12-28-09

Cold War Kids – Sermons

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new Cold War Kids from the Behave Yourself EP. “Sermons” has got soul. merry christmas y’all!!

Cold War Kids – Sermons

myspace
buy the EP

rating: 8.2
brown82

reviewed by
12-25-09

Bob Marley – Iron Lion Zion (5 Alive Edit)

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boom. so check this video. 2 days after being shot in an attempted assasination, december 1976, Marley agreed to perform one song for more than 80,000 people at the “Smile Jamaica” concert. it turned into a 90-minute set. legendary.

Bob Marley – Iron Lion Zion (5 Alive Edit)

dj 5 alive
buy Marley

rating: 8
brown82

reviewed by
12-24-09

Badly Drawn Boy – Is There Nothing We Can Do?

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the new single and title track off the new album from Manchester singer-songwriter Badly Drawn Boy, “Is There Nothing We Can Do?” is inspired by and also taken from music for the british tv film The Fattest Man in Britain. the track is his first release since 2006, and it sees sweeping strings highlighting a nice melody with a melancholy tone.

Badly Drawn Boy – Is There Nothing We Can Do?

myspace
buy it

rating: 7.3
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reviewed by
12-23-09

The Maccabees – Empty Vessels (Feat. Roots Manuva) / Dabrye – Air (Feat. DOOM) (Astronote Remix)

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here at b3sci, christmas comes early! we’re on our santa claus shit (see photo) spreading good cheer, shouting “ho ho ho”, and today coming correct with a double dose of bangers. roots manuva goes in over the maccabees’ “no kind words”, a b3sci fav from earlier this year. and our bro-ham astronote remixes dabrye & doom’s “air” (another b3sci fav!). lets doooooooooooooo it!

The Maccabees – Empty Vessels (Feat. Roots Manuva)
Dabrye – Air (Feat. DOOM) (Astronote Remix)

buy maccabees
buy dabrye

rating: 8.5 / 8.2

brown8

reviewed by
12-22-09

Sade – Soldier of Love (Casamena Basement Edit)

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oakland’s casamena puts just a crazy touch over sade’s killer “soldier of love” single. this edit is fuckin great. get into it.

Sade – Soldier of Love (Casamena Basement Edit)

buy “soldier of love”
casamena site

rating: 8.2

brown8

reviewed by
12-18-09

Crookers – Remedy Feat. Miike Snow (Numan Remix)

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Numan remixes “Remedy” a Crookers collaboration with Miike Snow off the anticipated We Are Friends release due in March. Go ahead and freak the funk kids!

Crookers – Remedy Feat. Miike Snow (Numan Remix)

more crookers
buy it

rating: 8.8
brown8

reviewed by
12-17-09

Massive Attack – Paradise Circus (Feat. Hope Sandoval)

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from their fifth studio LP Heligoland, to be released Feb. 8 2010, Massive Attack offer “Paradise Circus”. the track treads easy and confident featuring the sultry vox of former Mazzy Star and current The Warm Inventions frontlady, Hope Sandoval. in addition, “Paradise Circus” comes in tow with a naughty as hell music video. if you haven’t seen it yet, check it below (btw this video is NSFW in case you don’t want to/can’t watch!).

Massive Attack – Paradise Circus (Feat. Hope Sandoval)

myspace
amazon

rating: 9
brown9

reviewed by
12-16-09

Wale – Beautiful Bliss (Feat. Melanie Fiona & J. Cole)

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shit’s been crazy here at b3sci HQ for a minute now, so sue us for being a touch late on this wale banger. “beautiful bliss” features the beautiful and talented melanie fiona and the north carolinian and talented j. cole. “beautiful bliss” rips. the beat is BUTTERY. ms. fiona’s hook is crazy. we are P.S.Y.C.H.E.D. so catch us (we’re prob tearing up your hood) wale-ing out on that victory lap shit. we’re worldwide. haters get at us. “attention deficit” is in stores now.

Wale – Beautiful Bliss (Feat. Melanie Fiona & J. Cole)

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rating: 8.7
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reviewed by
12-15-09

The Happy Hollows – Silver

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the happy hollows are a three piece rock and roll act from los angeles. judging from this press photo, we’re pretty sure babes is bring the PARTY! and we just KNOW dude on the right can party. so dudes! email us at the b3sci los angeles office, and let us know, (if you don’t tell us J.E. will) where’s the fucking party at?

The Happy Hollows – Silver

buy “spells” LP
myspace

rating: 8.3

zagata

reviewed by
12-14-09