From it all starting "in a bedroom in South West London, after school, drinking too much Pepsi" to selling out shows internationally, it's fair to say that THE XX are damn hot property. They can now add to their heavy portfolio as their track 'Sunset' (from their latest record Coexist ) has been remixed by UK dance label Hot Creations co-owner, JAMIE JONES . The visuals of this YouTube upload feel as though we're looking at microscopic matter having a cheeky dance. Makes sense revealing the [...]
Intergalactic transmissions from past our solar system - Jamie Jones delivered a remix of The xx 's Sunset , fit for Hunter S. Thompson's most nightmarish trip. A groovy bassline starts us out until Jamie takes the track on a few left turns, all while maintaining a constant, danceable pace. People wonder where the term deep house comes from - this is a step past deep, dropping off the map on a tangential path of its own. Enough wax, the track was released on Beatport on April 1st (not a joke) and [...]
The xx - Sunset (Jamie Jones Remix) Out now via Young Turks.
Stream Jamie XX and John Talabot’s b2b set from Miami last weekend “Last weekend, John Talabot swapped sunny Barcelona for the even sunnier shores of Miami to go back to back with Jamie XX on the decks for east London’s NTS radio show with Nic Tasker and Young Turks . Talabot’s debut album, ‘Fin’, finally released on cult label Permanent Vacation last year was crafted purely from his impressively extensive analogue synth collection, resulting in a beautifully warm and rich house LP. Whilst Jamie xx has [...]
[Steve Bishop a.k.a. Oneman] There is no denying that we have seen an influx of DJs over the past decade. In surprising contradiction though, we've also witnessed the diminishing of another species; what we'll affectionately refer to as the DJ's DJ. Steve Bishop, better known as DJ Oneman , is the epitome of this title and as such is but one of a few. Revered for his impeccable taste, honed turntable-isms, and ability to recontextualize the familiar into the novel, Oneman is perhaps even more eminent of a figure now than he has ever been. [...]
Governor's Ball Music Festival has just dropped a massive lineup for its third year, headlined by Kanye West , Kings Of Leon, and a third act still yet to be announced. The NYC festival is also expanding to three days and bringing out a more diverse group of artists than ever before. The lineup includes acts from the electronic side of the musical spectrum such as Pretty Lights , The xx , Thievery Corporation , Cut Copy , Crystal Castles , Azealia Banks , Yeasayer , Dillon Francis , [...]
The Best Albums of 2012, # 10 - 6 Earlier this week the first 5 albums in The Best Albums of 2012 list were posted, which brings us to numbers 10 to 6. Tune in for the top 5 albums on New Year’s Eve, any guesses? Number 10 Artist: The Xx Album: Coexist Label: Young Turks Released: September 5, 2012 Peak on UK Charts: 1 [...]
Listen to The Xx’s Cover of the Wham! Classic ‘Last Christmas’
There's really only a handful of Xmas tunes we don't mind having to be bombarded with over and over again every winter and one of those is (of course) Wham!'s "Last Christmas" , not necessarily because of the standard's great '802s heyday George Michael vocal but also for its oddly amusing format of being a sonically cheery, but lyrically quite sour affair. Apparently, feeling like the original just wasn't depressing enough, forever-brooders The xx covered the song for a BBC Live Lounge appearance, fusing the song's Yuletide heartache with their signature [...]
Es navidad, y The XX también se quieren unir a la fiesta. Hoy se han vuelto a pasar por la BBC, y han dejado una cover a "Last Christmas" de Wham . Por cierto, hoy el Primavera Sound ha anunciado que estarán el 2 de mayo en Barcelona.
Stumbled across this remix yesterday and John Talabot and Pional have produced something sublime here. 'Chained' is taken from the xx' new album Coexist and they've reworked... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
The xx explotó con el lanzamiento de su primer disco. Después de haber hecho giras, haberse presentado en casi cada rincón del planeta, haber ganado el Mercury Prize y haber llegado a encabezar alguno de los festivales más importantes del mundo ya lanzaron su segunda producción, que reseñé aquí en Cuchara Sónica y si bien me gustó mucho, no llegó a matarme como la primera que escuché decenas de veces. Quizás me hubiese gustado que se arriesgaran un poco y no se quedaran tan atados al sonido de la primera [...]
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Yo sé que apenas ayer les vine a poner algo relacionado con The xx , pero creo que vale la pena compartir esta versión acústica que presentaron en la BBC Radio 2 del cover que le hicieron a Womack And Womack para la edición especial de su álbum debut. "Teardrops" es una de las mejores cosas que a The xx se le ha ocurrido versionar, ya que realmente se apropiaron de la canción como si se tratara de un tema original de este trío, sin embargo debo decir que cuando tope la versión de Womack And Womack [...]
The xx recently performed an in-studio session for BBC Radio 2, offering stripped down renditions of their Top 50 Song of the Year "Angels" and "Teardrops". You can stream to the replay below. Both tracks appear on the band's sophomore album, Coexist , which you can order here . In further support of the release, the band is heading out on tour next month . "Angels": [...]
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The xx 's sound is already pretty stripped down as it is, but the minimalist stylings of the UK outfit were stripped down even further when they dropped by Dermot O'Leary's BBC Radio 2 show. During the visit, the band performed raw renditions of Coexist tracks "Angels" and "Teardrops". Stream them both below. (via A Heart is a Spade )
The xx stopped by Dermot O'Leary's BBC Radio 2 for a short performance that included two songs, one old and one new. As if the band's music wasn't already flirting with the bare minimum, they stripped down even further for these takes on "Teardrops" and "Angels." "Less noise," whispered one member of The xx to another. THE 10 BEST REMIXES OF THE XX'S "ANGELS" ( A Heart is a Spade )
El pasado 5 de diciembre hubo una fiesta de Young Turks en el legendario Boiler Room. En la fiesta tocaron varios de los talentos del sello inglés, entre ellos SBTRKT , NAUTIC, NIC&TIC y Jamie xx . Este último empezó su set con un gran remix de "Reconsider" el bonus track del último disco de The xx Coexist . Enjoy. ♩ The xx - Reconsider (Jamie xx Remix) [ Rip ]
Opening with a better-than-the-original edit of The xx's "Reconsider" (and, really, aren't his edits always better), the group's gifted producer headlined a fantastic, Young Turks-hosted Boiler Room this week. Watch his entire 55-minute set above. ... read more
The XX Coexist 2012 - Young Turks [ 7.5 ] . . ... “Siempre pensé cuán triste era/ la manera de actuar como si fuésemos extraños/ [...]
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