I’ve been letting this minimal song crawl around my dome, soundtrack my calm moments and seep into my general existence in the last few days. It’s got an organic tributary quality that keeps me coming back, like a handful of experimental ideas elegantly placed side by side. Oi, James Blake! Forget ‘Curbside’, listen to this. Free downloads too.
Download:Nicolas Jaar / Don’t Break My Love
It’s taken from the Don’t Break My Love EP, the followup to Jaar’s much acclaimed Space Is Only Noise album. It’s out this month on Clown & Sunset.
The B-Side is equally lush, experimental and head-nodding:
Download:Nicolas Jaar / Why Didn’t You Save Me
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005. He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Cara Magazine, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, co-founder of Lumo Club, event curator, Indie Sleaze club promoter, and producer of gigs and monthly listening parties & events in Dublin.
