Nicolas Jaar - 'Don't Break My Love'

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

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