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Space Is Only Noise

Nicolas Jaar

Space Is Only Noise

The 20 year old New Yorker delivers an album of left field electronica

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7.9

Label
Circus Company
UK Release date
14/02/2011
US Release date
01/03/2011
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  1. 9.0 |   PopMatters

    Jaar’s soundscapes are perplexing, disarming and utterly dreamlike
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  2. 9.0 |   The Quietus

    Quietly pushes and challenges the listener while simultaneously making it an utterly captivating and nearly uncategorisable experience that surprises and excites with every listen
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  3. 8.4 |   Pitchfork

    A modest and well-decorated gathering place for some things he loves, a place for them to interact
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  4. 8.0 |   BBC

    Feels like entering an entirely self-contained world
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  5. 8.0 |   DIY

    This is the new sound, but perhaps one that will forever remain a solo venture, a personal mission, one that we must feel privileged to have shared with us
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  6. 8.0 |   The Irish Times

    A young gun who is only going to get better and bolder
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  7. 8.0 |   Mojo

    Think dancefloor beats, albeit at a rumbling, contemplative 70bpm. Print edition only

  8. 8.0 |   Q

    Jaar has struck gold here. Print edition only

  9. 8.0 |   AU Review

    A curious and affecting set of songs
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  10. 8.0 |   No Ripcord

    It’s mostly an intriguing, excellent listen from a very promising young producer
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  11. 8.0 |   Clash

    Jaar is a master of subtlety, relying on good ideas and fantastic production to maximise his sound
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  12. 8.0 |   Uncut

    Print edition only

  13. 7.5 |   Bowlegs

    A boundless imagination caught on tape for your enjoyment: what are you waiting for?
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  14. 7.0 |   Tiny Mix Tapes

    Attempts with every track to subvert genre expectations and exist on its own terms
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  15. 7.0 |   Rave Magazine

    This isn’t an album that can be digested easily or quickly. Jaar has left us to wade through the sounds he’s made and connect the dots
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