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[Watch] Jamie xx's Edit of The xx's "Sunset" Gets a Video
Jamie xx's eerie, droning remix of the Coexist track "Sunset" gets accompanying visuals, taking footage from French television channel Melody. It focuses on old footage of a lone dancer, contorting across the dancefloor as the remix pushes forward with a relentless bassline and echoing percussion. I can't explain why, but something about this video really adds to the depth of the song. Watch it below.
[Listen] Stream Jamie xx's 30-Minute DJ Set from The xx's Night + Day Festival
The xx have been busy since releasing Coexist last September, touring extensively and headlining festivals. They've also been curating their own mini-festival, Night + Day. The first took place in Lisbon on May 5th and the second in Berlin on May 18th, and Red Bull Music Academy have posted a nice treat from the latter. Jamie xx performed a 30-minute DJ set during the mini-festivities in Berlin, including remixes of Florence and the Machine, Gil Scott-Heron and more. Stream it below.
The final Night + Day festival takes place at London's Hatfield House this coming Saturday, June 22nd.
[News] Record Store Day 2013 Reveals Full List of Releases
Record Store Day 2013 is nearly upon us, with less than a month until the vinyl-loving celebration commences. This year's crop already looks fantastic, with rarities, reissues and unreleased material from the likes of The White Stripes, The Flaming Lips, The Black Keys, MGMT, Tame Impala, At the Drive-In, Deftones, Ryan Adams, Dan Deacon, The Hold Steady, Built to Spill, Stephen Malkmus, and more. There's even a little treat for fans of South Park, with a 7" vinyl of "San Diego" / "Gay Fish" making the list. As for the rest of the releases, take a look at a few notable names below or head to the Record Store Day website for the full list.
- The Black Lips/Icky Blossoms
- Bob Dylan
- Brian Eno, Grizzly Bear, and Nicolas Jaar
- Daniel Johnston
- David Bowie
- Gil Scott Heron and Brian Jackson
- Grizzly Bear
- GZA
- Jamie xx
- John Coltrane
- The Notorious B.I.G.
- Phoenix
- Portugal. the Man
- Rhye
- The Rolling Stones
- Sigur Rós
Record Store Day 2013 takes place on April 20th.
[Listen] Jamie xx Remixes The xx's "Sunset"
Jamie xx does some reworking of his own (well, mostly his own) material, changing up The xx track "Sunset". While keeping the vocals of Romy Madley Croft and Oliver Sim in tact, Jamie extends the song by nearly double its original length, adding in an incredibly catchy bassline, sweeping synthesized drones, and a slew of solid drum machine effects. The result is a much clubbier track than the original, but in no way is that a negative. Check it out below and let us know what you think of Jamie's rework, and for comparison we've also included a stream of the original.
[Listen] New Jamie xx Mix for 3RRR
Jamie xx is keeping himself busy at the moment and is currently down under in Australia performing some solo dates including one tonight in Melbourne and one later in the week on Thursday in Sydney. In between the hectic schedule though he's found time to make a brand new mix for the radio station 3RRR. If you head over here you can stream it in full. Hat tip to AO-AO for the heads up.
Yesterday we also got the news of a brand new album from The xx titled Coexist which is set for release on September the 10th. Check out the lead single "Angels" here.
[Listen] Jamie xx - "Touch Me"
Young Turks are synonymous with releasing top quality music and they recently were a guest on Australia's 94.5 FBi Radio. This week they premiered a new track from wunderkind Jamie xx, called "Touch Me". You can stream the entire show below but the new track from Jamie kicks in at around the 49 minute mark. After the track there's also a nice mix from The xx's Romy. If you've got some spare time today check otu the entire show. Hat-tip to Pitchfork for the heads up on this.
[Listen] Drake - "The Ride" Feat. The Weeknd (Prod. Jamie xx)
When Drake's highly anticipated album Take Care hit the web, Drake was cool with it and so were the fans. Many fans were just a little bothered they couldn't get hold of the album closer "The Ride" as it didn't appear to leak when the others did. Why so eager you may ask? Well, the albums closing track was produced Jamie xx and features The Weeknd and many people who had heard it were praising it and throwing all kinds of goodness at it. Give the resulting track a listen below. Check out a couple of other tracks from the album over here.
Take Care is out 11/15 on Young Money.