NICOLAS JAAR ANNOUNCES AN EXCLUSIVE AUSTRALIAN HEADLINE DATE THIS MARCH
Chilean-American electronic composer, Nicolas Jaar, today reveals that he will play an exclusive one-off headline show at Sydneyβs Metro Theatre on Monday 13th March, with tickets going on sale on Monday 6th February at 10am AEDT. This will be Jaarβs only headline performance outside of his already announced Golden Plains festival appearance.
Released in late-2016, Jaarβs new album βSirensβ follows on from his critically acclaimed debut, βSpace Is Only Noiseβ. The 2011 release, made when Jaar was just 21 years old, became a crossover hit, landing at the top of multiple 2011 Album of the Year charts and launching Jaarβs career.
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βSirensβ sees Jaar reemerge five years on, with what Pitchfork describes as a βthoughtful study in contrasts, both musical and politicalβ. Lush soundscapes give way to euphoric ambient breaks. βJaarβs knowledge of his own palette is masterful in every momentβ, they note. βMore poetic and thoughtful than ever before, Jaar maintains an ability to fit seemingly disparate sounds together as if they were always meant to find each otherβ¦ it is the mark of an enduring electronic composerβ.
Jaarβs live show is characterized by its minimal production; his electronic performance art stands on its own, enhanced by strategically placed lights and occasional clouds of smoke across sprawling fluid sets.
βBy building bridges between various points on the electronic spectrum, Jaarβs performance offered a glimpse of what a world without genre boundaries might look likeβ, said Resident Advisor of a recent New York City show. The UKβs Independent similarly admired Jaarβs live show in a recent review, stating, βIt is mercurial stuff: as leftfield talents go, Jaar is a rare oneβ.
Nicolas Jaar creates dance music that bridges the space between high art and the club; an artist in the truest sense of the word.
TICKETS ON SALE 10AM AEDT, MONDAY 6TH FEBRUARY
SYDNEY
Monday 13th March β Metro Theatre