Tune in for an exclusive tribute to the one and only Nicolas Jaar by your host, Sophia Sin.

One of my biggest inspirations in the modern era of undergroud electronic music, Nicolas Jaar came to me ten years ago in 2008 with his album titled The Student, the five-track digital release made it apparent that Jaar owed something to the roiling, elongated, percussion-heavy productions of Villalobos (another firm fave).

His eclectic array of arrangements and piano paired with attentively scattered percussion won many of my senses over. His collaborations with Wolf + Lamb and Circus Company followed across 2009 and 2010, producing even more unheard sounds.

Space Is Only Noise, Jaar’s first jaw-dropping album, was released on Circus in 2011. The widely eclectic album was a huge critical success, earning Jaar fans from both the dance and indie rock worlds. His way of mixing blues, indie rock and electronic was unheard of until he lead the way into the unknown world.

His inspiration can be heard across all planes of down-tempo electronic music, so much so that we here at Vultures Of Culture think he deserves his own showcase tribute.

Check out some of his tunes + mixes here: