Artist ...... : Nicolas Jaar
Title ....... : Marks & Angles

Genre ....... : House
Label ....... : Circus Company
Catnr ....... : CCS048

Source ...... : WEB
Quality ..... : 320kbps avg / 44.1KHz / Joint Stereo
Duration .... : 00:16:40  (38.1MB)
Ripdate ..... : 29-06-2010
Store ....... : http://www.whatpeopleplay.com

Tracklist ... :

1. Marks                                      6:01
2. Angles                                     5:16
3. Materials                                  5:23

Release Notes :

Nicolas Jaar's very first EP, released in 2008, suggested the arrival of a rare
talent: it was recorded when he was just 17, for one thing, and its acoustic
sounds and unconventional structures were refreshingly unsullied by club music's
business-as-usual habits. Profiling him last fall, Resident Advisor praised the
young producer's "sophisticated," jazz-influenced vision of dance music, one
that he's gone on to explore across further releases for W+L, his own Clown &
Sunset label, and a remix for Ellen Allien. After his contributions to last
year's Snuggle & Slap compilation, Nicolas Jaar's Marks & Angles EP marks his
debut release on Circus Company, as well as another bold step forward for the
musician himself. All three tracks are rooted in house music, but Jaar's rich
acoustic textures and elastic timekeeping lead to a far more personal place.
They explore strange emotional registers, a commingling of melancholy and joy in
a shadowy slow dance. "Marks" is a shuffling, late-night number that's too
idiosyncratic to be reduced to its influences; a dub blues for organ and
synthesizer blossoms into a piano's modal jazz solo, all overlaid with Jaar's
haunted vocals. "Angles" stretches guitar strings like taffy through a forest of
finger snaps and slow-motion electro shudder, with a cycling chorus teasing out
medieval melodies. "Materials" is quicker of spirit, with a rippling pulse
played out on muted jazz drums, shuttling between blocked piano chords and
silvery oscillators and weaving an irresistible groove. It's beautiful,
unexpected and absorbing musicand there's nothing else out there that sounds
like it

dj comments:

Reboot
Some amazing music here. Nicolas Jaar is hot shit!!
Giles Smith
Really quirky, interesting and fresh but just not easy listening for me maybe
too quirky and grating at times.?

M.A.N.D.Y.
Elvis presley in the house;) great music! love every track.. outstanding.
Radio Slave
Digging "materials" ....will check the rest on the plane...thanx 10/10 x

Deetron
Amazing and refreshingly different EP - my favourite is Marks for club use.
Adam Marshall
Wow - Awesome. roxy music meets some amazing... Really, really like
Cesar Merveille
Amazing vibe, groove and sounds, i really like all the tracks, lots of
charactere. Go nico go!!!

Franck Roger
Does nicolas is the son of Arthur Russell? Whatever haven't heard something like
this since those golden years .. Really loving this !

dOP
Circus is on the way to the top level, this ep confirm it..All 3 tracks are
interesting,sensual and musical.Bravo !

Anthony Collins
Materials is wicked
Shaun Reeves
Brilliant release from nico, per usual !



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Artist ...... : Nicolas Jaar
Title ....... : Marks & Angles

Genre ....... : House
Label ....... : Circus Company
Catnr ....... : CCS048

Source ...... : WEB
Quality ..... : 320kbps avg / 44.1KHz / Joint Stereo
Duration .... : 00:16:40  (38.1MB)
Ripdate ..... : 29-06-2010
Store ....... : http://www.whatpeopleplay.com

Tracklist ... :

1. Marks                                      6:01
2. Angles                                     5:16
3. Materials                                  5:23

Release Notes :

Nicolas Jaar's very first EP, released in 2008, suggested the arrival of a rare
talent: it was recorded when he was just 17, for one thing, and its acoustic
sounds and unconventional structures were refreshingly unsullied by club music's
business-as-usual habits. Profiling him last fall, Resident Advisor praised the
young producer's "sophisticated," jazz-influenced vision of dance music, one
that he's gone on to explore across further releases for W+L, his own Clown &
Sunset label, and a remix for Ellen Allien. After his contributions to last
year's Snuggle & Slap compilation, Nicolas Jaar's Marks & Angles EP marks his
debut release on Circus Company, as well as another bold step forward for the
musician himself. All three tracks are rooted in house music, but Jaar's rich
acoustic textures and elastic timekeeping lead to a far more personal place.
They explore strange emotional registers, a commingling of melancholy and joy in
a shadowy slow dance. "Marks" is a shuffling, late-night number that's too
idiosyncratic to be reduced to its influences; a dub blues for organ and
synthesizer blossoms into a piano's modal jazz solo, all overlaid with Jaar's
haunted vocals. "Angles" stretches guitar strings like taffy through a forest of
finger snaps and slow-motion electro shudder, with a cycling chorus teasing out
medieval melodies. "Materials" is quicker of spirit, with a rippling pulse
played out on muted jazz drums, shuttling between blocked piano chords and
silvery oscillators and weaving an irresistible groove. It's beautiful,
unexpected and absorbing musicand there's nothing else out there that sounds
like it

dj comments:

Reboot
Some amazing music here. Nicolas Jaar is hot shit!!
Giles Smith
Really quirky, interesting and fresh but just not easy listening for me maybe
too quirky and grating at times.?

M.A.N.D.Y.
Elvis presley in the house;) great music! love every track.. outstanding.
Radio Slave
Digging "materials" ....will check the rest on the plane...thanx 10/10 x

Deetron
Amazing and refreshingly different EP - my favourite is Marks for club use.
Adam Marshall
Wow - Awesome. roxy music meets some amazing... Really, really like
Cesar Merveille
Amazing vibe, groove and sounds, i really like all the tracks, lots of
charactere. Go nico go!!!

Franck Roger
Does nicolas is the son of Arthur Russell? Whatever haven't heard something like
this since those golden years .. Really loving this !

dOP
Circus is on the way to the top level, this ep confirm it..All 3 tracks are
interesting,sensual and musical.Bravo !

Anthony Collins
Materials is wicked
Shaun Reeves
Brilliant release from nico, per usual !



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