Why Nicolas Jaar is the Greatest Composer of Our Time

Yours Truly brings us 9 minutes of sonic and visual orgasm presenting Nicolas Jaar and co. performing "Why Didn't You Save Me" from his 2011 EP.  Listen with headphones to ensure you hear every little sound, speaking to Jaar's sentiment spoken at the start of the video.  Perhaps I'm obsessed but no one comes close to this guy's ability to get me excited about music in today's age of Pitchfork laden bias coupled with momentary and fleeting leans toward the hip.

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RA. Podcast: Airhead

Airhead is Rob McAndrews, a producer from South London. He has been flying low under the radar but is signed to legendary R&S records. What has most recently gathered my attention is the track 'Wait,' which features a most recognizable vocal sample, a great guitar hook and an overal good use of space in sound. He just put together a mix for Resident Advisor and it's a pretty good listen start to finish. 'Wait' is the second track there or you can stream it separately below.

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Rustie remixes Sebastian and Mayer Hawthorne

The man behind Glass Swords, my second best pick of 2011, remixed French electro master Sebastian. It's a pretty snazzy rework and it gets kinda heavy...major rainy day bonus.

Chromatics - "Back From The Grave"

Here is yet another Chromatics tune from the forthcoming Kill For Love LP due in about a week. The video is nothing special but the song is oozing with all the Johnny Jewel aesthetic one could need. Listen to "Back From the Grave" below.

Friday Pop Dose: Usher 'Climax'

Hopefully by now you have heard the Diplo produced 'Climax' by Usher. It's an irresistible pop tune cut only for the likes of Usher. I've had many a strong urge to post the song but now since it has an official video I feel a bit more compelled.

Burial & Four Tet: 'Nova'

Descending from the amorphous heavens that be the interwebs and all things socially connected comes this brand new track from Four Tet and Burial. There is a rumor that 'Nova' will appear on Four Tet's next release due on his own record label, Text Records. These two should really consider making collaborations a permanent thing.

The Smiths x Lana Del Rey

Thought this was interesting because when I found it my first thought was very skeptical. Something along the lines of, "haha fuckin' yeah right, dumb" (bites food). But it's oddly decent. I'm underwhelmed by new music so far this week so this is mainly suplemental. My apologies.

The Smiths vs Lana Del Rey - This Charming Video Game (mashup) from Reborn Identity on Vimeo.