http://soundcloud.com/everybodywantstobethedj/azari-iii-and-nicolas-jaar-6
― brotherlovesdub, Thursday, 31 May 2012 02:22 (twelve years ago) link
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
3 - jaar (on knobs, keys and vocals), a guitarist and a saxophonist (occasionally on keys)
― Tim F, Monday, 4 February 2013 06:55 (eleven years ago) link
I saw him at the second, Darkside-billed show bcz the big one sold out - couple of hundred people, Jaar on knobs, keys, vocals and gong, guitarist on guitar and double bass (mainly used for textures and percussion with loop pedals). wish I'd seen both but if it had to be only one, it was pretty special
― ( ͡° ͜ʖ͡°) (sic), Monday, 4 February 2013 09:42 (eleven years ago) link
This might have been Darkside actually but given he only paid one show here he might have pretended it was a Jaar show to avoid confusing people.
― Tim F, Monday, 4 February 2013 09:56 (eleven years ago) link
nah Darkside is a duo
I guess he's dropped a drummer altogether? or didn't bring to Australia. but he seemed to be mainly playing percussion parts on laptop...
― ( ͡° ͜ʖ͡°) (sic), Monday, 4 February 2013 10:30 (eleven years ago) link
what's new?
― jed_, Thursday, 14 March 2013 13:35 (eleven years ago) link
this
http://warp.net/records/grizzly-bear/brian-eno-nicolas-jaar-grizzly-bear
― Number None, Thursday, 14 March 2013 13:47 (eleven years ago) link
nice!
― jed_, Thursday, 14 March 2013 13:54 (eleven years ago) link
probably the best 45 minutes I've heard all year
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUjWumGIqe8
― cuteforce, Saturday, 27 April 2013 18:03 (eleven years ago) link
what's up with the grizzly bear / brian eno / nicolas jaar thing? just saw it at the record store, heard nothing about it. is it a collab or?
― flopson, Saturday, 27 April 2013 19:40 (eleven years ago) link
It's for Record Store day. Jaar remixes of Eno's "Lux" and Grizzly Bear's "Sleeping Ute"
― Number None, Saturday, 27 April 2013 19:48 (eleven years ago) link
ah ok, have u heard it? how is it?
― flopson, Saturday, 27 April 2013 19:50 (eleven years ago) link
no, haven't had a chance yet
― Number None, Saturday, 27 April 2013 19:52 (eleven years ago) link
Boiler Room set is definitely doing it for me though
― Number None, Saturday, 27 April 2013 19:55 (eleven years ago) link
this is better than the new daft punk :)
― cuteforce, Saturday, 27 April 2013 20:01 (eleven years ago) link
giving this a proper listen today and it is really great and exactly what i need (and also makes me feel high)
― obliquity of the ecliptic (rrrobyn), Sunday, 28 April 2013 17:15 (eleven years ago) link
yeah, this is brilliant. all new and unreleased AFAICT.
love the way "took me out of the dark rain" drops. it's Destiny's Child:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tpme6V1dWs(at 1:06)
the "what what what" track kills me, with that sweet soul sample and the slo-mo rant about the "domestic agenda"
― Plasmon, Monday, 29 April 2013 06:16 (eleven years ago) link
the domestic agenda track would be Nicolas Jaar + Theatre Roosevelt's The Ego 2 https://soundcloud.com/clownandsunset/nicolas-jaar-theatre-roosevelt
― Jedmond, Monday, 29 April 2013 07:03 (eleven years ago) link
this is p gorgeous
― charli.xlsx (sic), Monday, 29 April 2013 08:19 (eleven years ago) link
looking for an mp3 rip to listen to this in the car.
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Monday, 29 April 2013 09:16 (eleven years ago) link
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Monday, April 29, 2013 3:46 PM (3 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
me too!
― mingalaba, Thursday, 2 May 2013 04:50 (eleven years ago) link
listentoyoutubedotcom
― Plasmon, Thursday, 2 May 2013 08:00 (eleven years ago) link
https://soundcloud.com/soldin-arman/nicolas-jaar-boiler-room-nyc + jdownloader
― du mein bestie (micarl), Thursday, 2 May 2013 08:37 (eleven years ago) link
yeah the br set is just excellent.
― shit tie (Jordan), Thursday, 2 May 2013 13:07 (eleven years ago) link