Nicolas Jaar
Space Is Only Noise
Nicolas Jaar has a fascinating lineage: He’s the son of acclaimed Chilean visual artist Alfredo Jaar and remains enrolled at Brown University as a comparative lit major. The singular beauty and innovation captured on Jaar’s debut, “Space Is Only Noise,” eclipses his background, however.
British singer James Blake has of late garnered acclaim for his blend of electronic production and organic soul, but Jaar takes the anachronistic/futuristic hybrid even further. He proves more adventurous, and more listenable: Jaar’s music lurks in the shadows, almost like a soundtrack, then creeps up on you and takes over your world.
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