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Paper Giants – Mind

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The spare and soulful UMO/Tame Impala-inspired “Mind” is the second track online for New Zealand act Paper Giants. Locked tight to a cool mid-tempo groove and atmospherically enhanced by reverb-washed guitar leads, “Mind” is a neat pace change that we’re digging. Listen below.

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03-04-16

[B3SCI Records] The Big Pink – Empire Underground EP

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Out today on our B3SCI Records is “Empire Underground”, the first new music from UK duo The Big Pink in over three years. Featuring single “Hightimes” which Pigeons and Planes noted would “immediately find its way into the memories of every listener” and Stereogum called second track “Beautiful Criminal” “a bit of a departure for the Big Pink, but the risk had plenty of reward”. Further details about the EP including purchase info can be found here at B3SCI Records. The band are currently in North America playing a series of dates (including SXSW) through the end of April.

03/04 – Marble Bar – Detroit, MI**
03/05 – Rumba Cafe – Columbus, OH**
03/06 – Duck Room – St. Louis, MO**
03/07 – Subterranean – Chicago, IL**
03/09 – Frequency – Madison, WI**
03/10 – Rave Bar – Milwaukee, WI
03/11 – Turf Club – Minneapolis, MN**
03/12 – Vega – Lincoln, NE**
03/13 – Bottleneck – Kansas City**
03/17 – Reeperbahn Festival Official Showcase @ Lucille @ SXSW – Austin, TX
03/17 – Austin Waterloo Road @ SXSW – Austin, TX
03/18 – Austin Tuned In @ Easy Tiger @ SXSW – Austin TX
04/18 – Mayan – Los Angeles, CA*
04/19 – Observatory – Santa Ana, CA*
04/20 – Soda Bar – San Diego, CA+
04/22 – Pop Scene @ Rickshaw Stop – San Francisco, CA+
04/23 – Dante’s – Portland, OR+
04/24 – Neumo’s – Seattle, WA+
04/25 – Biltmore Cabaret – Vancouver, Canada+
*Supporting The Kills
**w/ guests The Heirs
+ Headlining + supporting guests TBC

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03-04-16

SXSW 2016: B3SCI x Disco Naivete x Hype Machine

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B3SCI is pleased to announce that we’ve teamed up with the very awesome Disco Naivete to host and curate a showcase this year at Mazda + Hype Machine’s Hype Hotel. This year’s line-up features the esteemable Minnesotans Polica, R&B star in the making Gallant, faves Honne, and a pair of cool pop up and comers, Transviolet and Coast Modern, PLUS a DJ set from Louis The Child. The show opens up at 12 Noon on Friday March 18th at 1100 E. 5th St. in Austin. Many thanks to DN, HM, Mazda and all the other sponsors who helped make this showcase a reality. We are psyched! See you there.

RSVP: here
FB: here

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Polica

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Coast Modern

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03-04-16

Farida – Solo Ride

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We’re into the atmospheric R&B of “Solo Ride”, new from Norwegian-born singer Farida. The subtly quieting “Solo Ride” is a component part of Farida’s forthcoming 25th Hour mixtape which is due for an April release.

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03-03-16

Jens Kuross – Steadier

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The excellent Aesop will be the releasing label for the forthcoming new EP from L.A.-based Jens Kuross. A modern 2016 imagination of a spare folk ballad, the track neats merges the barebones aesthetic of a rural composition with an element of ambient electronics and compressed rhythms. Give “Steadier” a listen.

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03-03-16

Ro James – Permission

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Sat around an ace Willie Hutch sample and a Maxwell-reminding main vocal, Ro James’ easy jam “Permission” is the New York up and comer’s breakout moment. A++.

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03-03-16

JUDE. – Pretend

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The favorite Floridian duo (now moved to Brooklyn) JUDE. return with first track in nearly a year, “Pretend”. JUDE’s blissed “Pretend” as a track reflects a more refined, polished recording as well as noticeable growth as writers and arrangers. We’re spinning “Pretend” on the reg.

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03-02-16

Gallant – Bourbon

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Gallant announces today debut album Ology out April 6 on Mind of a Genius and to accompany the news has revealed excellent new track “Bourbon”. A mid-tempo burner locked-tight to a circadian groove “Bourbon” is dimensionally a further step forward in the Gallant aesthetic and another top-caliber in the burgeoning new star’s track discography.

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03-02-16

[B3SCI Records] Gosh Pith – Gold Chain EP

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B3SCI Records is very pleased to announce “Gold Chain”, the new EP from Detroit duo Gosh Pith. Out now on malachite-mint green vinyl , the four-track EP’s tracks have been lauded by PAPER, Stereogum, and Dummy who highlighted the “multi-genre appreciation” in the title track noting, “signifiers of hip-hop, electronica, and rock all encompassed in their sound”. The “Gold Chain” EP is available now at our B3SCI Records store.

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02-29-16

Show Clothes – Pool Party (Feat. Gavriella)

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The stylish lounge-inflected house of “Pool Party” is the sort of “fancy sounding” vocal electronic music we can’t really resist falling for. Stunning track.

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02-29-16