Nicolas Jaar released one of 2011′s most promising albums at the ripe age of twenty-one, a university student born just at the start of the musically in vogue 90s. Now, respect your elders, but it is always inspiring to see someone younger than you accomplish success in their field you’ve only fathomed. If processed [...]
Once November hits, every one enters an end of year stupor. The short work week before Thanksgiving suddenly becomes the longest three days of the year as you allow your mind to shut down and focus on some good time off. This attitude will likely continue until January 1, 2012, so at the very least, [...]
Courtesy: Charles Roussel of One Night Shot Coming off the heels of his latest EP, Don’t Break My Love, all members of Nicolas Jaar’s Clown and Sunset imprint converged on Lower Manhattan from St. Petersburg, Paris, Montreal and Providence, Rhode Island for a secret show in the basement of a hotel in SoHo, aptly named [...]
The idea of “organic electronic” music seems, in a way, to almost contradict the very meaning of each descriptor. Organic music conjures up imagery of earthy acoustic guitars, raw vocals, or really any sound untouched by machines or processors. Electronic music is clearly anything but that. But after Jaar’s previous release Space Is Only Noise [...]
Last November, on a cold evening, I ventured into LA’s Skid Row to see Nicolas Jaar at an Eduardo Castillo hosted event called Voodoo. Sadly, the event capacity was capped at 100 and my friends and I were left out in the cold. At that point, I only had brief encounters with the 21 year-old [...]
