Shlohmo: "Rained the Whole Time" [Nicolas Jaar Remix]

Shlohmo follows up last year's debut LP Bad Vibes with an EP, Vacation, featuring remixes from - among others - Nicholas Jaar. We've already covered Jaar's penchant for breezy, sensual productions in the past, and Jaar's remix of EP B-side "Rained the Whole Time" continues in that vein, adding a simmering bed of mellow beats to the original's front porch acoustic guitar and overcast vibe. Shlohmo's self-described "night time backyard noises" aesthetic makes for a nice complement to Jaar's own melancholy, washed out ethos.

[UPDATE 4/17/12: added music video]:


Shlohmo - Rained The Whole Time (Nicolas Jaar Remix) by FoFMusic

Darkside: "A1"

I wish there were more of this kind of shit.  Grimy guitars produced squeaky clean and straight out of the late-70's/early-80's - half Mark Knopfler, half King Crimson - over top a Tangerine Dream styled backbeat, itself filtered through a modern, experimental house lens.  It's not as fractured as it sounds as paper.

Darkside is the new side project from Nicholas Jaar featuring guitarist Dave Harrington.  No idea who Harrington is, but Jaar has been making a huge name in the electronic scene, both for the plethora of EP's and digital downloads released under his own label as well as remixes for the likes of The Bees, Matthew Dear and When Saints Go Machine.  You can buy Darkside's new (and only, so far) EP by clicking on the blatantly obvious link below.

[UPDATE 5/15/12: wow... super belated video]: