NOEFFECTS – with Jesse Cohen
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Description: Since 2011, these two musicians from New York have been contributing to the local scene. Their albums are an invitation to search for new musical paths.
This American duo has been playing electronic and experimental music since 2011. Formed by outstanding musicians Dave Harrington and Nicolas Jaar, Darkside is a clear example of art as a reflection of its time and a testimony of constant development and innovation.
The adventure started in 2009 when Nicholas Jaar was touring to present his latest solo album at the time. Both Jaar and Harrington were students at the university of Brown, and that’s where they met. Will Epstein was responsible for them coming together when he recommended Harrington to Jaar while looking for a musician for his band. On many occasions after this, the three of them traveled together to support Jaar’s album “Space is only noise” in 2011.
This was when the magic started, as Darkside was born in Berlin during this tour. Jaar and Harrington were writing together in their hotel room when their converter exploded, filling the room with smoke. Naturally, they had to finish recording in the hall with their laptop. Little did they know at the time that this was the beginning of a new sound, and they continued to work and write together when they came back to New York.
NOEFFECTS – with Jesse Cohen
// Function Four // | electronic music blog