Nightline: Nicolas Jaar

Description

In the art of seduction, less is often more. To view the object of desire first covered then gradually revealed, heightens the tension; and dimmed lighting is never wrong. That is exactly how Nicolas Jaar, 24-year-old star of New York City‘s minimal-techno scene, proceeds. With a touch that is both enigmatic and magical, he slows down and strips away his dusky electro-sounds, enthralling avid dancers and rapt listeners alike, animating even the king of ambient, Brian Eno, and the avant-pop band Grizzly Bear to collaborations. Jaar debuted in 2011 with the echo-enamoured electro-opus »Space Is Only Noise« and recently caused a sensation with his remix of the Daft Punk album »Random Access Memories«. And once again everyone is talking about Jaar: »Darkside« is the name of his latest project with guitarist Dave Harrington, »Psychic« their critically acclaimed joint album. In Hamburg Jaar is extraordinary accompagnied by six strings of the Ensemble Resonanz – impossible not to succomb to such temptation.