Nicolas Jaar's Darkside

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Nicolas Jaar released his debut album in 2011 and it was received with high acclaim, ‘Space in Noise’ not only describes some of the elements found on the album but helps paint a picture of the mental process that Nicolas visualizes when searching for the right sound. His essential mix (from 2012) begins with a beautiful exploration with live instruments, especially an acoustic guitar. When others started to slow down their BPMs and utilize some of the same techniques, Nicolas didn’t speed his music up, rather he began implementing live instruments, creating sets that would only be heard once, when they were played live.

This transition toward live instruments marked an important part of Jaar’s life and one of his friends, Dave Harrington a guitarist from Brown. They realized that they had formed a band and “Darkside“ was born.

The two have a performance lined up at the Pitchfork Music Festival in Paris and are rigorously preparing daily for the live tour, hoping for the same acceptance their previous tours have received. Check out the first 11 minutes of ’Psychic’ Darkside’s debut album, below.

Source: youredm.com