A Francophone female cooing a haunting tune on top a minor-keyed acoustic guitar. Yeah, like we can resist that shit.
Ladylike Lily – I’m Terrified of BeingLadylike Lily 
(Facebook) (Myspace)
Rating 8.3
A Francophone female cooing a haunting tune on top a minor-keyed acoustic guitar. Yeah, like we can resist that shit.
Ladylike Lily – I’m Terrified of BeingLadylike Lily (Facebook) (Myspace)
Rating 8.3
Watch the Throne. Ye and Hov get a helping hand from Otis Redding on “Otis”, new from the dynamic duo’s upcoming LP. What more can I say we livin. No tags.
Jay-Z & Kanye West – OtisWatch the Throne (Purchase)
Rating 8.1
Think You Have Skills? Producer and artist Nu:klea is throwing a competition for emcees, singers and instrumentalists all over the world. It’s really simple. Just download this beat, spit/sing/wobble all over it, and then upload it into his dropbox by 31st July. Winners will be chosen by Nu:klea and a panel of judges including us!
All the infor and rules are at Nu:klea’s site here. Group entries are allowed. The top 5 will feature on the champions podcast so this is a competition and a collaboration. How often do you get an opportunity to compete and collaborate with artists from around the world? Download the beat and go in!
Nu:klea‘s Battle of the Beats (Official) (Twitter)
Nu:klea Music Prize Beat 1
The rhythm section from Death in Vegas, bassist Mat Flint (also of early 90’s shoegaze band Revolver) and drummer Ian Button, have rallied to form Deep Cut. The band just played Glastonbury a few weeks ago and is already seeing rotation on BBC Radio. Check their track for “About Face” and look for their Disorientation LP due September.
Deep Cut – About Face
Deep Cut 
(Facebook)
Rating 8.1
The oft-remixed “Bay” jam from newly-minted Mercury Prize nom’d Metronomy gets the Clock Opera remix treatment with spectacular results.
Metronomy – The Bay (Clock Opera Remix)Metronomy (Official) (Twitter)
Rating 8.3
@Chip216 links up with Coco O(!) from Quadron for this new “Me Too” joint produced by Blended Babies. “Me Too”‘s a bit different sound from Chip. – a bit more synth-y, a bit more processed. But we like this new look on Chip and then you add in on top that Coco’s soulful coos and (exhale), it’s serious.
Chip Tha Ripper – Me Too (Feat. Coco of Quadron and Like of Pac Div) via MJFChip Tha Ripper 
(Official) (Twitter) (Facebook)
Rating 8.5
Skinner recently let loose this re-do of BFL’s blog-o-verse smash “Atlas Hands”. With a pace firmly electro; laid back female vocals supporting big synthetic beats, Mike Skinner basically delivers up to what BFL would sound like if he sang on a Streets record. Hows that retirement coming, Mike?
Benjamin Francis Leftwich – Atlas Hands (Mike Skinner Remix) Doff of the hat to Details Of My LifeBenjamin Francis Leftwich (Official) (Facebook)
Rating 8.2
The Dum Dum Girls just dropped this cover of “Fade Into You” this morning and we’re loving it. Seriously, “Coming Down” is great and a big step up for the band. The section just after the midpoint of the song, where the instrumental comes up out of the second chorus, is really moving. Nice work, ladies!
Dum Dum Girls – Coming DownDum Dum Girls 
(Official) (Twitter)
Rating 8.4
This is capital S SICK! Ryan Hemsworth is a beatmaker out of Halifax, Nova Scotia. He’s releasing today No Plans, a collaboration with Oakland artist Shady Blaze. You can stream No Plans on Ryan’s bandcamp here. Ryan & Shady have fashioned for themselves a unique, progressive sound that holds water with just about anything right now in the beats or electro genres. Give “Should’ve” and “VLMNT”, our choice tracks from the LP, a spin below.
Ryan Hemsworth – Should’ve Ryan Hemsworth – VLMNTRyan Hemsworth 
(Soundcloud) (Twitter) (Bandcamp)
Rating 8.8
The 1000 year reign of the Adult Swim Singles series rolls on with this new Rapture remix. This edit is sick but no amount of smooth synth polish can mask that the melody on “How Deep Is Your Love” is totally “The Thong Song”. SISQO & DRU HILL, I know you feel us on this.
The Rapture – How Deep Is Your Love (Emperor Machine Remix Edit)Emperor Machine (Facebook) (Myspace)
Rating 8.0
The first sample off M83’s upcoming Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming. It’s new M83! And it’s awesome!
M83 – Midnight CityRating 8.5
If you are familiar with any of the members of the cast of this track then you ALREADY know – Clockwork remixing “Levels” is a BFD. High Five!
Avicii – Levels (Clockwork Remix)Clockwork 
(Myspace)
Rating 8.2
