Darkside

DARKSIDE is the collaborative duo of guitarist / composer Dave Harrington and electronic producer Nicolas Jaar. DARKSIDE summon a hybrid of electronic music, psychedelic rock, and dancefloor techno with the sort of artistic depth and breadth for which the term ""progressive"" was coined. DARKSIDE’s debut full length - released on Nico’s own Other People label in conjunction with Matador Records - is called ""Psychic"". Psychic is a watershed moment for the duo, a quantum leap forward from their 3-song debut, 2011’s ""DARKSIDE EP"". At any given moment, ""Psychic"" encompasses the ritualistic structures and methodologies of krautrock, the cosmic exploration of classic space-rock, and the immersive, body-moving frame-work of 21st century house and techno but, working with the finishing each-others’-sentences fluidity of kindred spirits, Dave and Nico synthesize it all into a living, breathing whole. Album opener ‘Golden Arrow’ is a microcosm of the entire album, charting an 11-minute journey from the desert to the stars; The song begins as a barren landscape where organs and static crackle on the horizon. But as it builds toward the climax, guitars poke pointillistic patterns in the sky and the blackness rips open, revealing a lumbering sub-bass groove that rises out of the fissure. It's mesmerizing and immediate, desperate and triumphant and it sounds like nothing either has made before. SPIN called it ""darkly gorgeous...instrumental excellence."" The duo aren't dancefloor producers taking a stab at rock music, nor are they a rock band paying homage to their new favorite techno 12-inches. DARKSIDE are deep listeners and creators of both who see little need for distinction between their favorite sounds. The result is ""Psychic"", an album of uncompromising creative vision from two artists working at the peak of their powers.'

2LP / Matador / OLE10351