DARKSIDE live at The Boiler Room

Few things in 2013 have been more ultimately gratifying than DARKSIDE. They've been mentioned half a billion times on this site, but every time something new comes from the duo of Nicolas Jaar and Dave Harrington, it seems to be worth mentioning.

The two recently stopped by the Boiler Room for a rooftop performance of several Psychic cuts, for a spectacular intimate show. Catch the full half-hour plus special below and order Psychic today on Matador and Other People.

EP Stream: Kindred - Pysche (Bears And Bullets Premiere)

Before its November 12 premiere, London singer/producer Kindred is previewing his resounding five-track Psyche EP. The light-as-air vocals are pushed by Kindred's intricate maneuvers, akin to the delicate forays of Nicolas Jaar and Shlohmo - pretty high praise.

Listen to the entire self-produced effort below, preferably on a muggy day at dusk.

DARKSIDE - Freak, Go Home (Live Maida Vale Session)

As part of their ongoing residency for BBC Radio 1 DJ Heidi, Nicolas Jaar and Dave Harrington - aka DARKSIDE - stopped by the Maida Vale studios for a special live rendition of "Freak, Go Home."

The Psychic cut finds the constantly interpretive Jaar sitting back on his gear with Harrington flirting with subtle guitar loops, churning an atmospheric haze throughout. For anyone impressed with the release - which should be sitting on a lot of top ten lists in December - the live version is a must.

Watch it below and grab Psychic today via Matador and Jaar's Other People imprint.

DARKSIDE - Paper Trails (RA Session)

The newest entrant in Resident Advisor's "RA Sessions" comes from sonic visionaries Nicolas Jaar and Dave Harrington, promoting their recently released Psychic LP as DARKSIDE. Filmed by Patrick Nation, the 10-plus minute set of album cut "Paper Trails" finds Jaar and Harrington at their strongest form - interpreting, live.

What is seen is a concise microcosm of Psychic, which lends to Jaar's mysterious vacant visions and Harrington's lively interjections. If you haven't heard it yet, it's an absolute must for 2013, available now on Matador.

Darkside - Golden Arrow

Two months after Nicolas Jaar debuted his wonderful Daftside project (his remix album of Daft Punk's Random Access Memories), Jaar and collaborator Dave Harrington premiered the first taste of the duo's new Darkside project.

The first 11 minutes, which has an accompanying video of smoke and fire below, is also available now to download over at Jaar's Other People imprint. Those familiar with Jaar's celebrated Space Is Only Noise and the previous Jaar/Harrington effort, 2011's Darkside EP, won't be surprised by what transpires: echoing, dissonant sounds flirting with harmonious continuum, filling spaced nuance with somber vocals and personal touches.

Stream: Nicolas Jaar - Daftside (Random Access Memories Remixes)

Just so you know, the adornment of Nicolas Jaar has now exploded ten-fold. The visionary 23-year-old producer, two years after the release of the seminal Space Is Only Noise LP (and numerous other small efforts in between), has crafted the otherwordly Daftside. The album (named in the same ilk of his 2011 EP DARKSIDE) completely recraft's Daft Punk's Random Access Memories into something completely new and bewildering. While some arrangements and signatures from the original album are still in tow, Daftside is largely a completely new sounding concept. It's an absolute must-listen, below.

Nicolas Jaar's Boiler Room set

Boiler Room fans know the range of sets can very between decidedly uptempo to mulled and experimental. It's partly what makes the ongoing series of performances so endearing, as it doesn't pigeonhole itself into one stagnant movement.

Regarding that, its not hard to see that Nicolas Jaar's New York set, available below, edges much more on the experimental side of things. It starts unsurprisingly quiet, leaking in clips of sports talk radio (that's not an ad on your computer), eventually building to something more.

Check out the entire 46-plus minute set below.

Lightning in a Bottle announces 2013 lineup

Southern California's "other" music festival Lightning In A Bottle announced its official 2013 lineup yesterday, with the electronica-focused festival booking Nicolas Jaar, Rusko, and Tycho on the top billing.

Also featured in the lineup, which takes place between July 11-15, are B&B favorites Lusine, Goldroom, Giraffage, ODESZA, and many more. Passes for the festival are available now via the official site, starting at $240 for pre-sale passes, with two and one-day passes also readily available.

It's the festival's second year since moving to its new location in Temecula, California in Lake Skinner County Park. One of the features that makes Lightning in a Bottle standout is festival organizer The Do LaB's willingness to make interactivity a pivotal point of the festival experience. The event is full of art installations and features other festivals do not offer, including the much talked about Lucent Temple of Consciousness.

The temple offers 300 different events, from yoga workshops to world music, and is made entirely of recycled products.

For more information, check the festival website and Facebook pages.

Nicolas Jaar video - Balance Her In Between Your Eyes

As part of the Avant/Garde Diaries, which publishes well-done weekly interviews with some of the best emerging figures in the art world, director Richard Parks utilizes the chamber of vastness in Nicolas Jaar's humbling standout "Balance Her In Between Your Eyes."

The Space Is Only Noise cut features the 23-year-old surrounded in dark, disorienting water, as a luminescent trapped figure. As part of the project, Jaar interviewed with Avant/Garde Diaries member Callie Bardow, discussing his affinity for improvisation, and how crazy you have to be to actually become a musician.

Read the whole interview here and watch the video below.

New Nicolas Jaar & Theatre Roosevelt - The Ego

During Thanksgiving weekend, production super "duo" Nicolas Jaar and Theatre Roosevelt (which is just Jaar himself - gotta love the name) released this warble-vocal track "The Ego." Whether this means Jaar will have more vocal-oriented work in the future is uncertain, but this is a visionary new direction. Check it out below.