Video: Jamie XX – “Sleep Sound”

I haven't really posted much from the XX camp in quite some time, and while Jamie xx’s latest tune has been floating around the internet for a moment now I waited until today to finally share it in the form of its new video.  The “Sleep Sound” visuals were handled by London artist/poet Sofia Mattioli who found her inspiration in an unexpected way…

“I was on a train listening to music, getting deep into it, and this girl started staring at me. After a while I took my headphones off and she came up to me, started signing and then wrote me a note to say that she was deaf but could almost feel the music by my movement.

The relationship between silence and music is a big part of what I am trying to express with my work. The first kid in the video, Archie, was bliss—all of them were amazing. I hope this is a project I can develop further.”

Mattioli brought on-board thirteen members of the Manchester Deaf Centre, and together, they danced to “Sleep Sound.” The performers responded to the movement of Mattioli and the vibrations in the air given off by the song.”

Listen: The xx - "Chained"

The xx only recently released the first single from their highly anticipated upcoming album Coexist and today we get a second slice from the LP. “Chained” continues with The xx’s trademark sparse and spacious sound, with Jamie’s simplistic beat looming larger than ever. Check out the track below….

Video: The xx on Conan - "Angles"

The xx are pretty much going to be everywhere from here on out until the release of their sophomore LP Coexist on September 11th. We shared the first studio cut last week called “Angles” and now we can share a live version of the single from the bands appearance last night on "Conan."

Listen: Holy Miranda - Slow Burn Treason (Jamie xx remix)

After the ear pricking unveiling of The XX's "Angels" we've been itching for new material from the band, yet we are no less excited to hear Jamie XX' s solo work which this time comes in the form of a remix for Holy Miranda's "Slow Burn Treason".  Listen to this exciting remix, which sounds like a more electronic Bon Iver with a hypnotic head bopping swing:

Listen: The XX – “Angels”

The XX dropped a studio version of a song called "Angels," it is the first single from their highly anticipated sophmore album, Coexist which drops September 11th. The band had this to say on it…

“We've been playing this song live recently, so it feels good to share with you the version we've been working on for so long. We hope you like it. xx The xx”

Video: Drake – “Take Care”

Drake offers up the latest video from his 2011 LP Take Care in the form of the title track. The MC brought on Yoann Lemoine, aka Woodkid, to direct the video. Between this, the “BornTo Die” video and the directors visuals for his own song “Iron,” Lemoine has been creating a grandeur, otherworldly and  majestic  aesthetic  that’s becoming his calling card and deffenitely works well with the epic feel of the song that famously samples Jamie xx.

Video: Florence & The Machine Covers Drake’s “Take Care”

During a stop at BBC’s Live Lounge, Florence & The Machine covered Drake’s “Take Care.” In a scenario that could only be described as a Charlie Kaufman like screenplay in its layers “I’ll Take Care of You” was originally done by Gil Scott-Heron, then Jamie xx remixed it. Then Drake remixed that, and now Florence covers Drake’s version. So here is where we are now…

Listen: FACT Mix 282 - Jamie xx

This Monday’s FACT mix takes the form of a haunting, late night garage session from a certain Jamie Smith. Featuring cuts from Elgato, Dark Sky and a bunch of stuff we’ve never heard before, though alternate versions of a couple of well-known Jamie xx remixes appear to be present. Naturally, there’s no tracklist supplied.

(Available for three weeks)

Direct download: FACT mix 282 – Jamie xx

Listen: Jamie xx – "BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix"

Yesterday morning Jamie xx took to the Radio 1 Essential Mix decks for 2-hours of non-stop electronic music. There’s some great material here from James Blake, Aardvarck, Pangaea as well as Jamie’s own reworking of Radiohead’s ‘Bloom’ and Gil Scott Heron’s ‘I’ll Take Care of U’, stream and tracklist below…

Jamie xx Essential Mix by Young Turks

Broadcast on BBC Radio 1, 27th August 2011.

Tracklist:

Orbital – Belfast
Phanes – Lucky Woman
Ifan Dafydd – No Good
Harvey Mandel – Christo Redentor
Koreless – Lost in Tokyo
Floating Points – Sais
Wiley – Colder (Instrumental)
Fantastic Mr. Fox – Untitled
Pärson Sound – Untitled
DJ Deeon – Fine Hoes
Luke Vibert – Analord
New Look – Janet
John Tejada – Unstable Condition
Univac – Untitled (Track 1)
Aardvarck – Nosestep (Original Mix)
Jean Jacques Smoothie – 2 People
Instra:mental – Pyramid
Grimm Limbo – Fortune Favours the Brave
R A G – Rage (Spaventi &Aroy Raw Mix)
Ronnie Dyson – All Over Your Face
Jamie xx – Far Nearer (Bootleg)
Axel Boman – Purple Drank
Loosse – About You (feat. Yolanda)
Anette Party – Moreno (feat. Anita Coke)
Gino Soccio – Dancer
Mr Beatnick – Synthetes
Funke, Sacha vs Nina Kraviz – Moses (Stimming Remix)
Jamie xx &Gil Scott Heron – I’ll Take Care of U (Special DJ Version)
Genius of Time – Houston We Have a Problem
Austin Eterno/The xx – I Remember Shelter
James Blake – Libra (Edit)
Pangaea – Bear Witness
Holly Miranda – Slow Burn Treason
Peter Horrevorts – Siren
Chuck Roberts – My House (Acappella)
Virgo Four – Do You Know Who You Are?
Morning Factory – Diane’s Love
Karen Pollack – You Can’t Touch Me (Roc &Kato Vocal Beat Trip Mix)
War – The World Is A Ghetto (Special Disco Mix)
Marshall Jefferson – Mushrooms (Justin Martin Mix)
Radiohead – Bloom (Jamie xx Rework)