Nicolas Jaar: I was a Teenage Villalobos

I'd have troubel imagining the new album working in a club setting, but then I say that about a lot of things and end up being surprised when they do. He's getting a band together so he can perform the tracks live, so I hear.

that said i checked out his soundcloud and i do like some of that stuff better, like this: http://soundcloud.com/nicolas-jaar/b1-o-angles

thanks for the link to that Time Out New York mix, what a great listen.

"WOUH" is jaw-dropping.

Space Is Only Noise leaked.

i saw nico at the wolf and lamb xmas party at Sankeys in manchester. It was quite possibly one of best atmospheres i have ever experienced in a club. He started of at 70bpm and the crowd lapped it up , it made the changes throughout the set epic and his music on a good quality sound system was incredible. The man was like an artist and the whole crowd responded. he even SANG the vocal parts on his tracks - NO JOKE! i love my tech house/ deep house / minimal nights where the dancing is relentless however seeing Jaar is something different and something special - dont judge until you see his live act in a club setting - its surprising how well it works. He is the 2nd best live act in the Resident advisor polls for a reason.

i would really love to see him live yeah

it's him singing on the recordings, right?

come to glasgow on the 29th of jan then!

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yh on the Chilean American vocals - this is his best mix in my opinion and gives you an idea of what to expect seeing him live - http://www.wolflambmusic.com/mp3/WLP087-nico-bunker-showcase.mp3

did anyone end up going to the shoreditch gig?

He started of at 70bpm and the crowd lapped it up , it made the changes throughout the set epic and his music on a good quality sound system was incredible. The man was like an artist and the whole crowd responded. he even SANG the vocal parts on his tracks -

boner

"Boner" - mature respone but yh he was that good , check out motor city drum ensemble aswell his stuff is great

did anyone end up going to the shoreditch gig?

no ;_;

:( didnt make it either

Adore the mcde remix of nufrequency on this general tip.

if I remember my Ivy Leage dates right, he's going to be missing the first few days of classes to do the Sub Club gig ... then i imagine no shows til the summer? TBH this guy seems like he'd fit summer like a glove

LeagUe

:(

yh its brilliant
check out the raw cuts series he did - raw cuts 3, 5 and 6 being the best - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjgsqXp3meg&feature=related
and this mix he did is great - http://www.nightmusic.ch/2010/10/11/motor-city-drum-ensemble-fabric-promo-mix-29-09-2010/

btw i take

i feel like its one of those records where the beats jack as hard as you want them to

lol having actually heard the record lol @ me. i like it but stick a kickdrum underneath it

Yeah I was a bit puzzled by that comment before TBH.

anyone not sold on nico listen to this mix of his - http://www.wolflambmusic.com/mp3/WLP087-nico-bunker-showcase.mp3

didnt realised u guys had all heard it since it hadnt leaked, figured u meant the eps which it still does apply 2

What you guys think of the album?

It's growing on me actually. I was comparing it to James Blake upthread, and while there are similarities, it's a lot less slap-dash than his album.

I would say the key distinction between Jaar and Blake is that Jaar can be loose but is never messy.

At the moment it's reminding me of Joakim's first couple of albums. Only a bit sonically, but mainly due to the sense of 4-5 really nice pieces being lost in the haze of excessive interludes, transitions, intros, and outros.

i like the album (on one listen) but, while i wouldn't say it's a disappointment exactly - i should at least give it time to grow on me - i prefer the singles. it's not necessarily the non-dancefloor focus that's the reason, i just feel like there's less focus full stop. people who are disappointed by it could do a lot worse than checking out frivolous's imminent meteorology album on cadenza

How similar is Meteorology to his Couples Therapy 12"?

Which I loved, partly because it reminded me Horror Inc.

no idea - this is the first frivolous stuff i've heard.

but clearly i need to hear it if it reminds you of horror inc!

(not my first point of comparison for the album, which sounds a lot warmer, but thinking about it the intricacy and use of melody are def comparable)

comparison/comparable aargh must drink coffee

Well I threw away the word "of" so... But on a re-listen it definitely sounds similar to Horror Inc (at least Horror Inc via Cadenza). Not just in terms of the intricacy, but also Frivolous' use of the same kind of musicbox and string sounds (at least on the track My Consciousness).

Frivolous has pretty much always been on key.

I would say the key distinction between Jaar and Blake is that Jaar can be loose but is never messy.

― Tim F, Thursday, January 13, 2011 6:25 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark

I think this is OTM. "Space Is Only Noise If You Can See" is awesome.

who here has seen him live again? like is it *actually* possible to dance yr ass off when this guy plays?

I saw him, however he played to an huge, virtually empty room at 2PM. It was a lot of fun: he started out dancey, 110 bpmish, then pulled it down to downtempo stuff, where it did become more of a sliding and gliding affair. Also, this was last May, and I also kind of like the stuff he was doing a year ago more than his more up to date output.

I wish his sound design were more interesting -- I find a lot of the sounds themselves (electric pianos, or their stand-ins, for instance) a little underwhelming. The ideas are nice, but I wish the execution were a little more fully-formed.

And Plaxico, I don't really understand what you mean about my "deal" in that interview.

i enjoyed the interview, no clue what plax meant

still undecided on the album, i love the vibe of it, but the vocals grate at times

idk its prolly a great interview

kinda surprised that people are disappointed with the album, i think it's amazing. it's funny cause i actually *do* feel that the ideas on this are more focused/fully-formed than those on say the ines comp, which seems a bit sketchier and more obtuse to me (almost idm, reminds me of earlier four tet at times). also i kinda love the vox, esp if you compare them to james blake or superpitcher or even caribou (and 'swim' was my favorite record last year fwiw)

just listened to 'marks' - heard this in dj sets before but omg this song is so amazing. total 7am dancefloor banger when you're not sure whether to go home or not

The album's clicked for me. I listened to it in the dark on headphones. It's very impressive, and much more singer/songwritey in places than James Blake. Really looking forward to catching him at Fabric in March - is anyone going to this? I have a feeling I may be on my jack.

thrilled to see the indie kids picking up on it

^ are they?

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_q8078uDJMHI/Sl2zlHA56uI/AAAAAAAAABM/q-wiVvQkV18/S660/snark+banner.jpg

http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15122-space-is-only-noise/

Shock horror.