Nicolas Jaar- Space Is Only Noise (2011) MP3 & FLAC

More fascinating pastiche than anything else, Nicolas Jaar's debut Space Is Only Noise is too introverted to be labeled techno and too spaciously comfortable to be labeled minimalist. However, Jaar is clearly out to deconstruct such genre-reifying labels, and does so by weaving together disparate textures such as subterranean beats, glitches and static, impressionistic piano passages, stringed instruments, heavily treated vocals, ambient recordings, and samples to create a strangely cohesive and stunningly singular listening experience. Don't let the breakbeats fool you, this is music that quietly demands to be contemplated rather than quickly consumed. Needless to say, this is quite a contrarian move for someone considered to be one of the rising young stars on the techno scene. Highly recommended.

Space Is Only Noise
 1. Être  (4:49)
 2. Colomb  (3:23)
 3. Sunflower  (0:49)
 4. Too Many Kids Finding Rain in the Dust  (3:28)
 5. Keep Me There  (5:22)
 6. I Got a Woman  (4:09)
 7. Problems with the Sun  (3:52)
 8. Space Is Only Noise If You Can See  (5:42)
 9. Almost Fell  (2:32)
10. Balance Her in Between Your Eyes  (3:46)
11. Specters of the Future  (1:59)
12. Trace  (0:23)
13. Variations  (3:21)
14. Être  (2:57)

MU: Lossy (MP3@320)

MU: Lossless (FLAC)