Here's a bad review if that's what you're looking for:https://www.residentadvisor.net/reviews/22216
― change display name (Jordan), Thursday, 29 March 2018 12:24 (six years ago) link
haha. just a lil more traction on why ppl like it. it kinda floated by me, but sounded pleasant.
really im curious what Lamp is listening to these days
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Thursday, 29 March 2018 17:39 (six years ago) link
so little discussion about this, is it good or like wallpaper good
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40)
I'm enjoying it a lot, there are too many odd little rhythmic and textural flourishes for it to fit too snugly into the realm of the coffee table. Yet it is often very pleasant, and I'm fine with that.
― chap, Monday, 13 August 2018 16:12 (five years ago) link
i really like it. not as much as the Darkside record which is my favorite Jaar project by an order of magnitude but this is probably my 2nd favorite
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 14 August 2018 04:59 (five years ago) link
mans on a tear
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hPfc02Q1qA
'Fantasy' is from Against all Logic's new album '2017 - 2019' out now on Other People: https://against-all-logic.bandcamp.com/album/2017-2019
― Papa Triste (Thee Macallan 18 Year), Friday, 7 February 2020 22:10 (four years ago) link
I actively hated Sirens, and the first AAL didn't grab me, but this is cutting through the ADHD. He turns unpredictability into hooks somehow.
he sort of withdrew from the spotlight trained on "Nicolas Jaar", huh?
― lukas, Saturday, 8 February 2020 00:05 (four years ago) link
I’m a total dilettante when it comes to this guy, liked Darkside a lot, but was playing a bunch of AAL today. It’s pretty fucking good.
― circa1916, Saturday, 8 February 2020 04:01 (four years ago) link
Like the Lydia Lunch cut-up on the new album. “If you can’t do it good, do it hard” is a good mantra tbh.
― circa1916, Saturday, 8 February 2020 04:03 (four years ago) link
I love the new one but I pretty much adore all of his records, no matter the moniker and style. Space, Sirens, Darkside, AAL, the Pomegranates re-scoring... He's just brilliant.
― ˈʌglɪɪst preɪ, Saturday, 8 February 2020 14:51 (four years ago) link
Love 2017-2019. There's also a 12" with more sampled Lydia Lunch.
― Jeff W, Tuesday, 11 February 2020 20:17 (four years ago) link
yeah this one is in line with the previous one i.e. very good
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 4 March 2020 15:02 (four years ago) link
This single/album really are just incredible.
― toby, Thursday, 12 March 2020 14:06 (four years ago) link
And there's a new Jaar LP out next week.
― bold caucasian eroticism (Simon H.), Thursday, 12 March 2020 14:17 (four years ago) link
!
― toby, Thursday, 12 March 2020 14:22 (four years ago) link
https://nicolasjaar.bandcamp.com/album/cenizas
― willem, Thursday, 12 March 2020 14:26 (four years ago) link
New album “Cenizas” is out.
At this point, I don’t think he is capable of releasing a bad album.
“Mud” is my favorite on first listen but the whole thing is great as usual.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Friday, 27 March 2020 06:43 (four years ago) link
I'm like three minutes into this album and ready to declare it great.
― lukas, Saturday, 28 March 2020 02:27 (four years ago) link
A lot of contrasts here. Can't say I like all of it but some parts I love. The closing track is a nice pop reward for listening patiently to the rest.
― Jeff W, Saturday, 28 March 2020 18:18 (four years ago) link
Just getting to this album. It's great and is a perfect fit for my current self-isolation. Sort of a drunk ambient record, stumbling from track to track, never settling into a single zone yet still adding up to a coherent mood. If that makes sense.
― sctttnnnt (pgwp), Friday, 3 April 2020 18:08 (four years ago) link
makes perfect sense, pgwp
cheers to NJ
― Papa Triste (Thee Macallan 18 Year), Friday, 3 April 2020 20:00 (four years ago) link
His third album of the year, Telas, was released on Friday. “Cenizas was the ashes of a destruction. Telas is the fabrics of a construction.” Haven't had the chance to listen yet but apparently it's 4 ambient-ish tracks, each around 15 minutes.
― ˈʌglɪɪst preɪ, Monday, 20 July 2020 17:04 (three years ago) link
It's good though i like Cenizas more.
― sctttnnnt (pgwp), Monday, 20 July 2020 18:49 (three years ago) link
I hadn't heard about the site
"the website { https://www.telas.parts } is where telas lives in its liquid form. it was created by abeera kamran and somnath bhatt with sounds by nicolás. somnath and nicolás started working on illustrations for telas in january 2018 and the website was developed alongside abeera in the last three months."
― lukas, Tuesday, 28 July 2020 19:57 (three years ago) link
Thought the AAL album was outstanding on first listen earlier this year. Need to go back to it.
― Indexed, Tuesday, 28 July 2020 21:25 (three years ago) link
Can’t stand AAL, but both releases under the Jaar ‘moniker’ this year are stellar.
― pomenitul, Tuesday, 28 July 2020 21:37 (three years ago) link
All 3 are amazing, I think - the AAL album/single might be the pick for me but they're all extremely different so it's a little hard to compare.
― toby, Wednesday, 29 July 2020 08:40 (three years ago) link
Listening to 2017-2019 again this AM. He has a particular talent for crafting coherent albums. Whole thing is very intentional and perfectly sequenced, with intros and outros that are as carefully constructed as the songs themselves.
― Indexed, Wednesday, 29 July 2020 15:01 (three years ago) link
new Darkside album coming Spring 2021, i like this song:https://darkside.bandcamp.com/album/liberty-bell
― mizzell, Tuesday, 22 December 2020 16:56 (three years ago) link
NICE
― corrs unplugged, Tuesday, 22 December 2020 16:58 (three years ago) link
"Cenizas" is really great, smoky late night club vibes, snuck into my top ten for the year
― howls of non-specificity (sleeve), Tuesday, 22 December 2020 16:58 (three years ago) link
Damn, what's the sample (or reference since they're presumably replaying it) on Liberty Bell? That two-note guitar part is driving me crazy.
― change display name (Jordan), Tuesday, 22 December 2020 17:49 (three years ago) link
Ahhh -- I was thinking of Tortoise 'Swung from the Gutters'. Maybe just a coincidence?
― change display name (Jordan), Tuesday, 22 December 2020 17:52 (three years ago) link
dude's giving away his records via a Google Drive link:https://nicolasjaar.net/
― octobeard, Wednesday, 3 February 2021 22:26 (three years ago) link
All non-commercial use is permitted, this includes any student project and mid and low budget productions (film, theatre, dance, etc). Music producers and composers may (creatively!) sample the music for commercial use. For commercial film and TV send email to inqu✧✧✧@nicolasj✧✧✧.n✧✧. Commercials or marketing content of any kind will not be accepted.
― octobeard, Wednesday, 3 February 2021 22:28 (three years ago) link
Thanks, Octobeard!
― Heavy Messages (jed_), Wednesday, 3 February 2021 23:47 (three years ago) link
omg Telas is so incredible, I only got around to it this last week
― Überschadenfreude (sleeve), Wednesday, 3 February 2021 23:48 (three years ago) link
like, what else even sounds like this?
― Überschadenfreude (sleeve), Wednesday, 3 February 2021 23:49 (three years ago) link
Yeah, he made 3 incredible records last year.
― toby, Thursday, 4 February 2021 09:20 (three years ago) link
Second Darkside album droppin in July
https://ra.co/news/75117
― groovypanda, Thursday, 8 April 2021 14:32 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRFQ5RGDNrw
― groovypanda, Thursday, 8 April 2021 14:33 (three years ago) link
delivers
― corrs unplugged, Tuesday, 13 April 2021 11:08 (three years ago) link
nice
― Indexed, Tuesday, 13 April 2021 15:10 (three years ago) link
this is great https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=picGLpsZluQ
― corrs unplugged, Wednesday, 23 June 2021 14:36 (three years ago) link
that'sAli Sethi & Nicolas Jaar • Yakjehti Mein
it is very good
― ten man poland chasing this means hamsik feasts (breastcrawl), Wednesday, 23 June 2021 15:23 (three years ago) link
it is very very good!!!
― sean gramophone, Wednesday, 23 June 2021 15:25 (three years ago) link
You know what's very very very good? The new Darkside, which is coming out on Friday.
― pomenitul, Wednesday, 21 July 2021 10:45 (two years ago) link
Man I totally forgot this one was imminent, got a lot of play out of the first one.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 21 July 2021 15:22 (two years ago) link
Wow that tune with Ali Sethi is fantastic! Have not heard a collaboration like it before, only samples.
― Indexed, Wednesday, 21 July 2021 16:17 (two years ago) link
Pom OTM. I've had a leaked version playing on repeat for the past week. A big leap forward from Psychic although I guess it has been eight years. There's also a noticeably good flow to this album. Top tier for sure.
― doug watson, Wednesday, 21 July 2021 16:39 (two years ago) link
yeah this is great, delightful balearic vibes
― ufo, Thursday, 22 July 2021 22:29 (two years ago) link