Nicolas Jaar
| Nicolas Jaar | |
|---|---|
 Nicolas Jaar in April 2012 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Nico |
| Born |
January 10, 1990 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Electronic, house, deep house |
| Associated acts | DARKSIDE |
| Website | nicolasjaar.net |
Nicolas Jaar (born 1990) is an American-Chilean musician. Jaar was the owner and founder of his own record label and art house Clown & Sunset, as well as its successor, the subscription-based imprint, Other People.
Biography
Jaar was born in New York on January 10, 1990 to Alfredo Jaar and Evelyne Maynard and moved to his father’s native Chile when he was two. He and his family lived there for six years before moving back to New York.[1] He studied comparative literature at Brown University, Rhode Island. Jaar met Soul Keita and Nikita Quasim on a school trip through the Sonora desert in Mexico. The three bonded over music and began swapping beats and projects online. In 2009, Jaar started Clown & Sunset as a way to legitimize their music. In August 2013, Jaar wound up Clown & Sunset in favour of a new subscription-based imprint called 'Other People'.[2]
Jaar’s music is ruminative and emotional (he calls it “blue-wave”), drawing inspiration from fellow-Chilean Ricardo Villalobos and minimal techno.[3] Most of Jaar’s compositions reside at 100 BPM or lower, far lower than the techno/house standards of 120-130 BPM. “I’m going to keep taking the beats even slower,” he says in an interview with Resident Advisor,[1] “More unintentional things happen between the beats.” He released his debut album, Space Is Only Noise in January 2011 to critical acclaim, receiving a score of 8.4 and the title of “Best New Music” from Pitchfork[4] and four stars from The Guardian.[5] It was ranked #1 album of the year by Resident Advisor, Mixmag, Crack Mag, #2 by DJ Mag and #20 by Pitchfork. His track "Don't Break My Love" also received the title of "Best New Track" by Pitchfork in late 2011.[6] Jaar toured the album with a full band, combining sounds from his laptop with a guitarist, drummer, and saxophonist. Resident Advisor gave them the #1 spot in their "Top Live Act 2012" list.[7]
On May 18, 2012 Nicolas Jaar made his BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix debut,[8] which was voted 'Radio 1's Essential Mix Of The Year 2012'.[9]
The debut album from Darkside, Jaar's project with longtime collaborator Dave Harrington, was released on October 4, 2013.[10]
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US |
US Dance |
US Heat |
UK Indie | ||
| 2013 | Psychic (as Darkside) | 163[11] | 6[12] | 5[13] | 21[14] |
| 2011 | Space Is Only Noise | – | – | – | – |
EPs
| Year | Details |
|---|---|
| 2011 | DARKSIDE EP (w/ Dave Harrington)
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| 2011 | Don't Break my Love
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| 2011 | Nico's Bluewave Edits
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| 2010 | Love You Gotta Lose Again
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| 2010 | Time For Us / Mi Mujer
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| 2010 | Marks & Angles
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| 2010 | Russian Dolls
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| 2008 | The Student
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Remixes
- Daft Punk - Random Access Memories (2013)
- Brian Eno - Lux (2013)
- Grizzly Bear - Sleeping Ute (2013)
- Architecture in Helsinki - W.O.W. (2012)
- Cat Power - Cherokee (2012)
- Shlohmo - Rained the Whole Time (2012)
- Maceo Plex - Gravy Train (2011)
- When Saints Go Machine - Fail Forever (2011)
- Sneaky Sound System – Big (2011)
- Stretch - Why Did Ya Do It (2010)
- Nina Simone - Feeling Good (2010)
- The Bees - Winter Rose (2010)
- Azari & III – Into The Night (2010)
- Ellen Allien – Flashy Flashy (2010)
- Kasper Bjørke - Heaven (2010)
- Wendy Rene - After Laughter Comes Tears (2010)
- Matthew Dear – You Put a Smell On Me (2010)
- No Regular Play - Owe Me (2009)
- Luca C & Brigante - Lucio (2012)
External links
- Official website
- Nicolas Jaar discography at Discogs
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "RA: Breaking through: Nicolas Jaar - Interview". Residentadvisor.net. Retrieved 2011-12-26.
- ↑ "Nicolas Jaar explores his darkside". The Skinny. 2013-10-02. Retrieved 2013-10-04.
- ↑ "Hipsters Music: Nicolas Jaar: Space Is Only Noise". HipstersMusic. 2011-02-17. Retrieved 2011-05-09.
- ↑ "Album Reviews: Nicolas Jaar: Space Is Only Noise". Pitchfork. 2011-02-17. Retrieved 2011-05-09.
- ↑ Tony Naylor. "Nicolas Jaar is the renaissance man of electronic music | Music". The Guardian. Retrieved 2011-05-09.
- ↑ "Track Reviews: Nicolas Jaar: "Don't Break My Love"". Pitchfork. 2011-02-22. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
- ↑ "RA Poll: Top 20 live acts of 2012". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
- ↑ Ravens, Chal; Gregorsky, Mikael (photographer) (May 21, 2012). "Nicolas Jaar's BBC Essential Mix". Dummy Mag. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
- ↑ "BBC iPlayer - BBC Radio 1's Essential Mix: Radio 1's Essential Mix Of The Year 2012. Nicolas Jaar". Retrieved 2012-12-22.
- ↑ "Darkside Announce Debut LP 'Psychic'". Modular Recordings. September 4, 2013. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
- ↑ "Darkside – Chart history: Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
- ↑ "Darkside – Chart history: Dance/Electronic Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
- ↑ "Darkside – Chart history: Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
- ↑ "2013 Top 40 Independent Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. October 19, 2013. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
- ↑ "Space is Only Noise by Nicolas Jaar - Download Space is Only Noise by Nicolas Jaar". Itunes.apple.com. 2011-01-31. Retrieved 2011-10-27.