Ghanaian-born and based now in Australia is quickly rising producer and musician Miracle. Following up his Hypem Chart topping mix of James Bay, Miracle takes on another pop act in rapid ascent X Ambassadors with a dynamic new remix of alt radio staple “Renegades”. Stream the B3 Premiere of Miracle’s remix of X Ambassador’s “Renegades” below.
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Ezra Furman is one of those respected, uber talented artists who’s always floated just under the radar. Perhaps his new album Perpetual Motion People will be the vehicle to expand his reach. “Lousy Connection” touches on 50’s doo-wop and chord progressions. The hooky melody does exactly what it’s supposed to do. It will hook you. Ezra touches on the 50’s through the 90’s with his music. Hopefully this is the time we’ll all catch up to him. Most of his scheduled tour dates are in Europe as of now, with only a few US shows scheduled for August. Reviewed by Bruce Rave
Hear Bruce’s “Go Deep With Bruce Rave” weekly new music show on Indie1031/Los Angeles, KX 93.5-FM/Laguna Beach, and WSUM-FM/Madison. Details and archived shows can be found on his blog and be sure to follow Bruce on Twitter too!
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Brooklyn-based duo My Body ready new “Six Wives Remixed” EP. To complement the twosome’s recent Bug Hunt Records EP release, My Body have commissioned QQQ, Peter Fonda, Palemen and new favorites Wild Ones to remix tracks from the six song set. On their remix for “BKNY” (which we are very pleased to premiere), Wild Ones select for a spacious unhurried frame for My Body singer Jordan Bagnall’s warmly sonorous alto with A+ results. Stream the B3 Premiere of Wild Ones’ remix of My Body’s “BKNY” below and look for My Body on select US dates in July and August and for the “Six Wives Remixed” EP on July 17th via Bug Hunt.
My Body – ‘Six Wives Remixed’:
1. All I Can ( QQQ Remix )
2. Make It Good ( Palemen Remix )
3. BKNY ( Wild Ones Remix )
4. BKNY Pt 2 ( Zula Remix )
5. Boys ( Fielded Remix )
6. Explode ( Pete Fonda Remix )
7. Explode Pt. 2 ( DoublePlusGood Remix )
Tour Dates:
Jul 12 Cambridge, MA – The Middle East Upstairs
Jul 17 Brooklyn, NY – Shea Stadium
Jul 29 Seattle, WA – High Dive
Aug 01 Salem, OR – Ike Box
Aug 02 Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
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Persian Empire is a new twenty-something German experimental-electro producer, a.k.a. Sam Khatam, who’s sophomore EP “Mongo Maracuja” released last October. B3 recently ran across the EP’s blissfully harmonic ambient-atmospheric single “Jugo” which is an exquisite instrumentally-blissful meld of soulful sultry beats, perfect vibe R&B-style vocal snippets and a terrifically-punchy piano-tickled melody that stands out as quite excellent. Reviewed by Erin Shay.
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We recently premiered Hans Island track “Let Me Be” the catchy and repetitive, stunning-vocaled gem which features the wonderfully emotive alto-vocals of London-based Dane and rising-star R&B songstress Marie Dahlstrøm; a 2013 Scandinavian Soul Award winner and one-half of the talented up-and-coming new duo , that includes Canadian producer Mawhs. On her most recent collaboration “Look the Other Way” which is the first track to release from the Scandinavian’s upcoming debut summer-solo EP, Dahlstrøm teams up with Baltimore-bred LA-based producer-songwriter D.K. the Punisher and talented UK singer Sophie Faith for a beat-centric 90’s-vibe R&B-soul melange which revels in an artistically impressive deeply-expressive melody that we love. Reviewed By Erin Shay.
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London-based down-tempo electro-pop songwriter duo Oh Wonder a.k.a. Anthony and Josephine, who we have featured numerous times on B3 via original track or remix, just hit the blogosphere with the July installment of their one-track-a-month-for-a-year series; which is intended to showcase their talents under a new name. We love the steadfast-cheery lyrics, subtle driving rhythm and whirring synth accents on the duo’s new July track “Landslide” which brilliantly showcases Oh Wonder’s amazing signature harmonic vocal touches that have come to define their sound over the course of the series. With 66,000+ hits on Soundcloud for “Landslide” in a matter of days Oh Wonder have indeed reached new heights in their popular appeal and gained enough momentum to launch their upcoming album in style. Look for the duo’s new album on September 4th or pre-order it now via the Oh Wonder website. Reviewed by Erin Shay.
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Quebec-based 20-year-old model, songwriter and jazz vocalist Charlotte Cardin perfects a seductively sultry Amy Winehouse-esque R&B-fusion vibe on her phenomenally-vocaled new track “Big Boy” which energetically revels in slow modern-angle jazz instrumentals and a spectacular female led jazz-crooner sense of style. Look for Miss Cardin at Montreal’s Jazz festival this weekend (July 4-5th) and stay tuned for her debut EP slated for release this fall on trendy Montreal-based indie label Cult Nation. Reviewed by Erin Shay.
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Get into the attention-grabbing fabulously-expressive synth-lined atmospherics, funky bass-line groove and stunning silky-smooth pop-leaning R&B-infused vocals of LA-Based Australian singer-songwriter Cleopold (who is the newest signee to Chet Faker/Thrupence label Detail Co.) on his incredibly slick catchy-hooked subtle-beat-driven new track “Down In Flames” which is an excellent lead single to his upcoming debut self-titled EP. The new artist and ostensibly mega-talented and soon-to-be-radio-ubiquitous Cleopold is set to head back to Australia in August to support Miami Horror on tour and put the finishing touches on his EP at Chet Faker’s Melbourne studio. We love Cleopold’s beautifully-refined seductive sound and look forward to hearing for more from him real soon. Reviewed by Erin Shay.
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After teasing us with a couple of very excellent R&B-soul hybrid EP-introduction singles in about a month, LA-native male-female duo The Internet (who branched away from music collective Odd Future in 2011) just released their well-balanced soulfully-street dazzling-vocaled new “Ego Death” EP, which features a fine array of big producer names and choice vocal talents; such as, Canadian producer Kaytranada, songstress Janelle Monáe, rappers Vic Mensa and Tyler The Creator as well as singer-songwriter James Fauntleroy. The EP has an overall-solid steady stream of lush and emotional, vocally-stunning slick R&B tracks that beautifully showcase the duo’s many musical gifts and unique hybrid style (which we think also incorporates an eclectic touch of LA’s streets and hip-hop attitude). According to the duo, who are often known as a collective because they tour and perform live with four additional members, “Ego Death” (out via Columbia Records) is a “heady mix of confessions and come-ons” that is largely about “being vulnerable and honest…growing up as a band and individuals….acknowledging our egos and the egos around us, and learning from life’s challenges”. The best tracks on the album are hands-down the Vic Mensa-featured track “Go With It”, “Just Sayin-iTried”, the catchy-hooked “Special Affair” and (our very favorite) B3 recent-feature “Girl” the superb Kaytranada-produced second-single which we loved for its provocative on point-instrumentals, R&B-blessed sweet-rapture ending and golden-touch vocals of Syd tha Kid (who in her versatility and scope reminds us of the vocally-confident multi-talent style-setter songstress Gwen Stefani). Very very good. Reviewed by Erin Shay.
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B3SCI’s Russ Ramos recently had the chance to photograph Best Coast and Bully performing at the Wiltern Theater in L.A. Here’s some exclusive shots from the show below.
Parisian producer Zimmer follows up his very good Emile Adams-featuring EP debut track “Escape” with a new beautifully euphoric incredibly well-vocaled deep-house second single “Heartbreak Reputation” from his soon-to-release four-track “Coming Of Age” EP that is available via Roche Musique on July 10th. We’re into “Heartbreak Reputation” for its vibrant crystal-clear slow-building synth line, summer dance vibe and breathtakingly expansive overty-feminine vocals from LA songstress Polina. Reviewed by Erin Shay.
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