Still getting my head around it.
Tracklisting, FWIW:
01. Nicolas Jaar & Maceo Plex - Gravy Train (Nicolas Jaar Remix) [Get Physical Music]02. Nicolas Jaar - Space Is Only Noise [Clown & Sunset]03. Laxx & Farkas - Creature04. Nicolas Jaar - Don't Break My Love [Clown & Sunset].....................................................................................................
05. Angelo Badalamenti - Conversation On Twin Peaks [Warner Bros]06. The Brothers Four - Greenfields [Columbia]07. Jay-Z - My First Song (Acapella) [Roc-A- Fella]08. Jonny Greenwood - There Will Be Blood [NONESUCH]09. Los Ángeles Negros - Tu Y Tu Mirar... Yo Y Mi Cancion [Harmless]10. LaShun Pace - It's Me Oh Lord (Acapella Praise) [Shanachie]11. Jonny Greenwood - Open Spaces [NONESUCH]12. Pearson Sound - Footloose [Pearson Sound]13. The Electric Prunes - Holy Are You (There Is No God Edit) [Reprise]14. Aphex Twin - Ziggomatic 17 [WARP]15. Keith Jarrett - Tokyo, November 14 (Encore) [ECM Records]16. My Girl And Me - Always Back To You (feat. Lorraine) [Unknown]17. Vera November - Last Night Together (You're Coming Back Edit) [Rough Trade]18. Nikita Quasim - L'amour L'après Midi [Clown and Sunset]19. Nikita Quasim - The Way I Felt Today [Clown and Sunset]20. Feist - Caught A Long Wind [Polydor]21. Shigeru Umebayashi - Yumeji's Theme (In The Mood For Love) [In The Mood For Love OST, Higher Octave OmTown]22. *NSYNC - It Makes Me Ill (Edit) [JIVE]23. Unknown - Unknown24. Charles Mingus - Myself When I'm Real [IMPULSE]25. Bill Callahan - America! [DRAG CITY]26. The Field - The Little Heart Beats So Fast [Kompakt]27. Sneaky Sound System - Always By Your Side (Nicolas Jaar Remix) [Modular]28. Just Friends - Avalanche [Unknown]29. Pavla + Noura - Don't Owe Me A Thing [The Prism, Clown and Sunset]30. Acid Pauli - La Voz Tan Tierna [Clown and Sunset]31. Igor Wakhevitch - Taddy's Dream: Ramallah's Road [Pathé Marconi EMI]32. Nikita Quasim - Derridu [Unknown]33. Beyoncé Knowles - 1+1 [Columbia]34. Anouar Brahem - Vague / E La Nave Va [ECM]35. Rio Grande - Let's Groove (Tonight Edit) [Unknown]36. Gonzales - Manifesto [Sunnyside]37. The Grass Roots - Let's Live For Today (Learn To Live Edit) [Dunhill]38. Marvin Gaye - Inner City Blues (Sk Edit) [TAMLA]39. Man Friday - Real Love (The Paradise Garage Mix) (feat. Larry Levan) [Nite Grooves]40. DJ Slugo - What That Do [Subterranean Playhouse]41. Ricardo Villalobos - What You Say Is More Than I Can Say [Playhouse]42. Untitled - Untitled [Unknown]43. Nicolas Jaar - The Student [Wolf & Lamb]
― etc, Monday, 21 May 2012 10:04 (twelve years ago) link
this may sound like an otw comment but this mix is everything i had hoped the harvey ra mix would have been. ya i know diff artists/diff sounds etc but the mixture of atmosphere/dance/eclectic is what jaar nailed here and harvey fumbled when he attempted to do the same.
― oscar, Tuesday, 22 May 2012 00:36 (twelve years ago) link
not sure I agree (although I haven't returned to the RA mix) but there was something 'harvey' about it in a really great way.
― owenf, Tuesday, 22 May 2012 00:44 (twelve years ago) link
weird mix not sure i like it yet (30 mins in)
― flopson, Tuesday, 22 May 2012 01:40 (twelve years ago) link
nah i didn't like it much either. seemed a bit, dunno, desperate to impress (breath of tracks/knowledge of music) but kind of lazy at putting all of those things together into a whole. i liked several tracks on it though.
― jed_, Tuesday, 22 May 2012 01:50 (twelve years ago) link
wtf is all this piano & violin
― flopson, Tuesday, 22 May 2012 02:04 (twelve years ago) link
I thought the Jaar mix was brilliant, but I'm not too deep of an electronic/techno head. I shared it with some non-music-obsessive people who were really taken. I think it slots together really well in terms of keeping a steady atmosphere and having a nice pace. I will definitely be returning to it.
― Badmotorfinger Debate Club (MFB), Tuesday, 22 May 2012 02:49 (twelve years ago) link
Rio Grande - Let's Groove (Tonight Edit)<--- my highlight. sounds very similar to the Hey Boys track he did.
― brotherlovesdub, Saturday, 19 May 2012 19:06 (2 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
just got to this & totally agree, best track so far
― flopson, Tuesday, 22 May 2012 03:35 (twelve years ago) link
main thing i didn't like about this mix is how many long stretches of beatlessness, or at least drum-lessness, there were. his use of percussion is my favourite thing about him as an artist & he has a great ear for beats, his use of space & texture is really cool too obv but moreso when it's complementing something rythm-based than just pure sound
― flopson, Tuesday, 22 May 2012 03:43 (twelve years ago) link
all this griping is making me even more super-looking-forward to listening to this while reading in bed at night
― ┗|∵|┓ (sic), Tuesday, 22 May 2012 04:09 (twelve years ago) link
Played this mix 3 more times in full. It's one of the most audacious mixes I've ever heard. It's unbelievable that he used his Essential Mix for this type of mix instead of just playing 2hrs of house.
― brotherlovesdub, Tuesday, 22 May 2012 04:51 (twelve years ago) link
idk if the world is ready for bill callahan edits guys. tho the nsync thing was actually pretty great
― akadarbarijava (psychgawsple), Tuesday, 22 May 2012 04:55 (twelve years ago) link
That Callahan track only plays for about a minute though. Never heard it before this set.
― brotherlovesdub, Tuesday, 22 May 2012 05:30 (twelve years ago) link
a friend had this on the other night and i was loving it.
― Porto for Pyros (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 22 May 2012 05:51 (twelve years ago) link
― flopson, Tuesday, May 22, 2012 3:43 AM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Haven't listened to the EM yet but I def. agree with the above in general terms.
― Tim F, Tuesday, 22 May 2012 06:03 (twelve years ago) link
Shock World Service:
Nice work from Jaar Jaar Nic.
http://soundcloud.com/everybodywantstobethedj/nicolas-jaar-essential-mix-05#new-timed-comment-at-6317015
Shock World Service: Shite, I don't even like the mix that much. Saturday at 19:11 · Like · 1
― Crackle Box, Tuesday, 22 May 2012 09:49 (twelve years ago) link
people who loved the album prob love this mix
― flopson, Tuesday, 22 May 2012 14:50 (twelve years ago) link
this mix was a joy to listen to. i love the blurry line between tracks that sound jaar-y but are untouched vs others that are basically full remixes.
― 40oz of tears (Jordan), Tuesday, 22 May 2012 15:16 (twelve years ago) link
i like the mix more than the album!
Me too. The album was pretty boring, this mix is a treat.
― brotherlovesdub, Tuesday, 22 May 2012 15:23 (twelve years ago) link
a week late on this but otm: mix > album
its surprisingly suited to a day at the beach!
― ♆ (gr8080), Thursday, 31 May 2012 01:50 (twelve years ago) link
^ last night, was great
― ┗|∵|┓ (sic), Thursday, 31 May 2012 02:17 (twelve years ago) link
I also enjoyed his 6 Mix where he discussed all his influences and current favs.
Appreciate him introducing me to Anouar Brahem through these mixes. Listening to Le Voyage De Sahar right now and loving it.
― brotherlovesdub, Thursday, 31 May 2012 02:22 (twelve years ago) link
http://soundcloud.com/everybodywantstobethedj/azari-iii-and-nicolas-jaar-6
absolutely LOVE the essential mix, one of the best mixes in years, and i'm not even a jaar fan.
Shock World Service: Shite, I don't even like the mix that much.Saturday at 19:11 · Like · 1
i know this guy.
― ooooiiiioooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaoooooh un - bi - leevable! (LocalGarda), Thursday, 31 May 2012 10:20 (twelve years ago) link
perfect soundtrack to a lazy sunday bbq in the sunshine. i was all (lol i'm an idiot) geared up to hate on this after all the fuss (i think jaar is a bit overrated as a producer) but yeah, it's really great
― Crackle Box, Thursday, 31 May 2012 11:13 (twelve years ago) link
yeah i don't give a toss about him as a producer i have to say.
― ooooiiiioooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaoooooh un - bi - leevable! (LocalGarda), Thursday, 31 May 2012 11:36 (twelve years ago) link
Was just listening to this when the Leveson enquiry live feed came back on...took me a while to work out what was going on, but it turns out you can put any kind of serious speaking dude in the background and it sounds extra-Jaary.
― nagl lack (seandalai), Thursday, 31 May 2012 13:07 (twelve years ago) link
All a bit forced imo So the thread title remains relevant
― KitevsPill, Thursday, 31 May 2012 21:33 (twelve years ago) link
Did the Prism thing actually happen? (Only vaguely following Jaar but suspect it would make a nice present for someone).
― djh, Tuesday, 5 June 2012 20:10 (twelve years ago) link
Can the world be done with this dude already so I don't have to see him everytime I GIS Alfredo Jaar [/challops]
― Hennesy Williams (EDB), Wednesday, 6 June 2012 08:44 (twelve years ago) link
seems not to be a problem if you GIS Alfredo Jaar instead of just Jaar [/search tips]
― I DIED, Wednesday, 6 June 2012 08:52 (twelve years ago) link
that would only be a problem if I actually was only GISing "jaar"
― Hennesy Williams (EDB), Wednesday, 6 June 2012 10:00 (twelve years ago) link
when I search for Alfredo Jaar an image of his son comes up on the 16th page of results, when oh when will his career end and ease my burden
― I DIED, Wednesday, 6 June 2012 10:15 (twelve years ago) link
why would one ever not enjoy looking at nicolas jaar?
― kanye kardashian (lex pretend), Wednesday, 6 June 2012 10:17 (twelve years ago) link
yes! i wrote about it http://www.villagevoice.com/2012-04-11/music/nicolas-jaar-and-gwilym-gold-play-with-their-packaging-strategies/
I ordered the prism last week, hasn't arrived yet. The Leonard Cohen cover from the Essential Mix is on it.
― misty sensorium (Plasmon), Wednesday, 6 June 2012 12:48 (twelve years ago) link
Kind of preferred his dj set to his live show at mutek. Both good, though.
― mh, Wednesday, 6 June 2012 16:56 (twelve years ago) link
Thanks Alex/Misty. Can't decide if it's worth $40 (£26.00) ... and the website wasn't hugely user friendly.
― djh, Wednesday, 6 June 2012 17:15 (twelve years ago) link
Did it arrive, Misty?
― djh, Thursday, 14 June 2012 17:51 (twelve years ago) link
new cat power remix is kind of perfect
http://www.thefader.com/2012/08/07/cat-power-cherokee-nicolas-jaar-remix-mp3/
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 14 August 2012 22:22 (twelve years ago) link
the essential mix is now available for download without the bbc voiceovers and interruptions:
http://soundcloud.com/clownandsunset/csp06-nicolas-jaar-essential
(tip, it's an .m4a file)
― jed_, Tuesday, 11 September 2012 22:28 (twelve years ago) link
+1
― ❏❐❑❒ (gr8080), Tuesday, 11 September 2012 22:56 (twelve years ago) link
Ah, beat me to it. The mix flows way better now.
Listened to this today for the first time since the few weeks after it came out -- perfect fit for a grey and windy day. The opening with Badalamenti getting all enraptured is magical. I love the Baroque trio piece followed by Keith Jarrett, and the Leonard Cohen cover, and surprise, the Feist song. I can see how this can seem like forced eclecticism, but so much of it is so good that I'd rather not see him edit himself too much.
This is still the best part:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4rVcvkE2EU
― Plasmon, Wednesday, 12 September 2012 05:47 (twelve years ago) link
Wait, never noticed the question about the Prism.
It took 2 weeks to arrive, typical for shipping to Canada. It's smaller than I expected, sits easily in the palm of my hand. It's an attractive little box. The buttons aren't labelled, so it's not intuitive to use. The music is hit and miss. Nico's stuff (Don't Break My Love, Why Didn't You Save Me, the covers of Ishmael and Avalanche) is great, the rest of it didn't stick with me. Haven't listened to it mich -- too much hassle to rip it and can't be bothered to carry it around.
― Plasmon, Wednesday, 12 September 2012 06:16 (twelve years ago) link
Xinobi's done a nice edit of "And I Say", the Jaar track with Scout LaRue (originally titled With Just One Glance). Much like El Bandido or Mi Mujer -- a bit faster, more of a 4x4 pulse. Good for the People Who Don't Like The Album.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHG2J7RCnF4
Speaking of Mi Mujer, here's the sample source for one of the vocal parts:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9M2HDceMVB0
― Plasmon, Thursday, 1 November 2012 06:50 (eleven years ago) link
A terrific little set at the Mondrian Hotel as part of Art Basel -- until he approached curfew. "I have time for one more...?" he asked hopefully, glancing at the sound mixer. A 1:30 later the hotel cut the power.
The crowd was small enough for me to approach him afterwards and chat for about a minute. I mentioned watching him at Pitchfork in July, which surprised him.
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 8 December 2012 13:08 (eleven years ago) link
BEST LIVE SHOW EVER
I'm only slightly exagerrating.
― Tim F, Monday, 4 February 2013 05:14 (eleven years ago) link
So jealous.
― Plasmon, Monday, 4 February 2013 05:15 (eleven years ago) link
How many players?
― ( ͡° ͜ʖ͡°) (sic), Monday, 4 February 2013 05:52 (eleven years ago) link