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OOFJ – You’re Always Good

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OOFJ is the duo of Danish musician Jenno Bjørnkjær and South African singer Katherine Mills-Rymer. Track “You’re Always Good” is cinematic percussion-heavy bit of current wave boy-girl pop done as its highest and most forward thinking level.

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11-14-14

B3SCI Presents: Yumi Zouma @ Bootleg Hi-Fi, Los Angeles on Friday 11/21

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B3SCI Presents Cascine Records band Yumi Zouma next Friday November 21st at the Bootleg Hi-Fi in Los Angeles. The New Zealand group’s dreamy and romantic rhythm-focused pop and self-titled EP have been lauded widely by Pitchfork, Gorilla vs. Bear, etc. B3 favorites Brett and Taken By Trees’ Victoria Bergman (DJ) support. Details and ticket information on the November 21st show can be found here.

Yumi Zouma (Facebook)

Rating 8.2

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11-14-14

RÉN – Time

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The Luca Buccellati-produced (Tei Shi, Yellerkin) “Time” is the debut track from New York popstress Renee Orshan a/k/a RÉN. Ms. Orshan’s neatly melodic melodic vocal is “Time”‘s central mover around the track’s not one note of place instrumental. “Time” is one of Fall 2014’s best debuts.

RÉN newyork (Soundcloud)

Rating 8.4

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11-13-14

Meleka – You Don’t Know (702)

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Basement Jaxx and Snakehips collaborator Meleka further explores the alternative sound of those artists with just announced “The Funkin’ 90’s” EP and single “You Don’t Know”. A cover of girl band 702’s late 90’s track, “The Funkin’ 90’s” EP will feature seven covers of 1990’s songs.

Meleka england (Soundcloud)

Rating 8.4

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11-13-14

Day Wave – Nothing At All

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Day Wave is the project 25 year old Oakland native Jackson Phillips. The pristine lo-fi pop songwriting of “Nothing At All” is the debut track from Day Wave and will feature on upcoming EP out early next year.

Day Wave (Soundcloud)

Rating 8.5

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11-12-14

AZEKEL – Chronophobia

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AZEKEL’s trajectory continues to point decidedly upward on the visceral and forward thinking R&B of the just melodically out of this universe “Chronophobia”.

Azekel england (Soundcloud)

Rating 8.1

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11-11-14

Oh Wonder – Body Gold (Louis The Child Remix)

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Two of the blogworld’s hottest commodities intersect on Chicago duo Louis The Child’s hit-in-the-making remix for Oh Wonder’s “Body Gold”

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Rating 8.3

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11-11-14