May
23

The Essential Nicolas Jaar

America lacks an institution on par with the BBC1 Essential Mix. Sometimes bands of bearders pop up on Morning Becomes Eclectic, but they usually only play a few songs to soundtrack 9 a.m. binges on craisin scones. We stick to the pastries, they create their own tradition in which every notable artist (and the Swedish… Continue reading »

Feb
20

Shlohmo – “Rained the Whole Time” (Nicolas Jaar Remix)

This is what it sounds like when dubs cry. Nico Jaar jackknifing Henry Laufer’s original into a work of skeletal, hand-carved beauty. If these two aren’t the best IDM producers of their generation, they’re among of the closest ones. From Shlohmo’s Vacation Remixes

Feb
09

From Queens Come Kings: Nicolas Jaar’s “From Scratch”

Pictures via Pitchfork, shot by Will Deitz. Hank Erins studied house at Brown with Nicolas Jaar. Nicolas Jaar at MoMA PS1. With live movement art and real time video processing. In a geodesic dome. For five hours. On Super Bowl Sunday. Too good to be true? Too true to be good? For those of you… Continue reading »

Feb
28

Enjoy the Silence

Nicolas Jaar has the unique ability to make the mundane appear marvelous. His remix for When Saints Go Machine glows with negative spaces and smoke vapors. His music aspires to the mild splendor derived from organic miracles–falling snow, abstruse connections, the invention of the Clapper. Shlohmo also understands the importance of keeping the lights low.… Continue reading »

Feb
21

The Belle Jaar

Nicolas Jaar has the sort of precocity that inspires immediate envy. Check the resume: he’s 21, a Brown University literature student, and spent a significant amount of time in Chile, affording him the ability to seduce significant others with a few significant clauses in his Romantic language of choice. Que Buen suerte. He boasts all… Continue reading »