LULU Londoners fire another winner into the UK indie ether with latest track “Never Let It Go”. Replete with sweeping choruses, anthemic riffs, and enough bounce to keep you interested “Never Let It Go” is another terrific step forward for LULS.
Minneapolis band Diver Dress’ self-described brand of “lo-fi reverbed-out weirdness” is indeed right up our alley. The band have a cool new 5 song 7-inch out which you can stream HERE. And although our choice track from the project, “Untitled 2”, doesn’t have a titled name; we here at b3sci are always up for taking a liberty or two and so we’re just going go ahead and call the track what for what it is, “Totally Fucking Awesome”.
The West Coast team of Johaz (rhymes) & Exile (beats) a/k/a Dag Savage get some soulful support in the form of Aloe Blacc’s buttery tones. Dag Savage’s “Salvation” EP is out today, so catch a little holy ghost, and get at your neighborhood iTunes ASAP.
Ruddyp steps up with a blissed out new beats track. “Maybe” got some of the punch of its more trap-y type peers but with an additional (gorgeous) melodic component that makes the track something really special. A+
The Dinosaur Man a/k/a/ Oxford electronic artist and Django Unchained support character Orlando Higginbottom dials up a beautifully dynamic new take on Foals recent “My Number” single. Get it girl.
We got’em, Bawse. We’d take a collect call from Gunplay too. MMG’s latest signee Rockie Fresh grabs Rozay and Neighborhood Nipsey for the contemplative heater vibes of buzz single “Life Long”.
Rockie Fresh – Life Long (Feat. Rick Ross & Nipsey Hussle)
Of course we love this. Still, everytime we hear the 50 year old man component of this track rap about make-up sex, it’s a little weird. Welcome back, JT.
MØ, who you may remember from her equally excellent “Pilgrim” single from last year, returns with the world music-influenced Santigold-esque “Glass”. For the track, complex labyrinthine rhythmic structures & hyperkinetic guitar melodies support MØ’s syrupy sweet alto. We are into it.
Club music has many fans. But I don’t believe the average JOEnie loves Chachi knows when done right, the genre is essential. It is clear DJ Tiesto (amongst others) gets slack because he is mainstream. We must remember music was born for the masses. Just because everybody likes it doesn’t mean it is bad. Innovative “artists” are simply sparse. 2006 – 2008 is my golden age for trance. Tiesto couldn’t help releasing this vocal, dance track in his 2008 Asia-inspired compilation. And, you can bet your bottom dollar the full version is even better. By Teddy Pendergrass
Not much is known about the recently created Cour Vette, but by the tracks released so far, you can tell there is some talent behind those decks. Canadian producer Teen Daze has been dropping Cour Vette’s new release via Facebook, which leads me to believe that it just may be him under a different moniker. Either way, tracks like “Cafe Disco” take me back to some great French House records, and not just the obvious Daft Punk, but early releases from Ed Banger Records, Kitsuné and other Parisian dance labels. By Brian Litwin
Newcastle Italo-popppers MAUSI’s new single “Move” is synth pop realised at its highest level. The summer-in-the-bleak-midwinter feel of “Move” is boosted up by a veritable sundrenched blitz (“sundrenched blitz” yeah, we just took it there.) of hooks and melody. The “Move” single is due 4th March on the Loose Lips label (Azari and III & Chad Valley).