Nicolas Jaar
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Nicolas Jaar is an American-Chilean musician. He is currently studying comparative literature at Brown University
, Rhode Island
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and Evelyne Meynard, but moved to Chile at the age of two. At the age of eight he and his family moved back to New York.
His debut album Space Is Only Noise has received critical acclaim with Pitchfork giving it Best New Music. Jaar is also the owner and founder of his own record label Clown & Sunset.
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
, Rhode Island
Rhode Island
The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...
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Biography
Jaar was born in New York on January 10, 1990 as the son of Alfredo JaarAlfredo Jaar
Alfredo Jaar is a Chilean-born artist, architect, and filmmaker who lives in New York. He was born in 1956 in Santiago de Chile. He is mostly known as an installation artist, often incorporating photography and covering socio-political issues and war - the best known perhaps being the 6-year long...
and Evelyne Meynard, but moved to Chile at the age of two. At the age of eight he and his family moved back to New York.
His debut album Space Is Only Noise has received critical acclaim with Pitchfork giving it Best New Music. Jaar is also the owner and founder of his own record label Clown & Sunset.
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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| UK UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
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| 2011 | Space Is Only Noise
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EPs
| Year | Album details |
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| 2011 | Don't Break my Love
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| 2011 | Nico's Bluewave Edits
LP record The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry... |
| 2010 | Love You Gotta Lose Again
LP record The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry... |
| 2010 | A Time For Us / Mi Mujer
LP record The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry... |
| 2010 | Marks & Angles
LP record The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry... |
| 2010 | Russian Dolls
Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment... |
| 2008 | The Student
Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment... |
Remixes
- Maceo Plex- "Gravy Train" (2011)
- When Saints Go Machine - "Fail Forever" (2011)
- Sneaky Sound SystemSneaky Sound SystemSneaky Sound System are a Sydney-based Australian dance music group consisting of guitarist and producer Black Angus and vocalist Connie Mitchell.-Early Years:...
– "Big" (2011) - Strech - "Why Did Ya Do It" (2011)
- The BeesThe BeesThe Bees can refer to:* The Bees , an indie group from the Isle of Wight, known in the US as A Band of Bees* The Bees , a Nashville, Tennessee-based acoustic pop band, now called The Silver Seas...
- "Winter Rose" (2010) - Azari & III – "Into The Night" (2010)
- Ellen AllienEllen AllienEllen Allien, born Ellen Fraatz , is a German electronic musician, music producer and founder of BPitch Control music label. She lives in Berlin, Germany. She sings in both German and English. She has said that one of the main inspirations for her music is the culture of reunified Berlin; her...
– "Flashy Flashy" (2010) - Kasper Bjørke - "Heaven" (2010)
- Wendy ReneWendy ReneWendy Rene is a soul/R&B singer and songwriter. In her early teens, she was a member of the singing group The Drapels and was signed with Stax Records...
- "After Laughter Comes Tears" (2010) - Matthew DearMatthew DearMatthew Dear is an American music producer, DJ and electronic avant-pop artist.-History:Texas- born Dear moved to Michigan as a teenager, where he was inspired by the sound of Detroit Techno...
– "You Put a Smell On Me" (2010) - No Regular Play - "Owe Me" (2009)