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About

“I thought I was making a dance record.“ “I thought I was making a rock record.“ “We both failed.”

DARKSIDE is the collaborative duo of guitarist Dave Harrington and electronic producer Nicolas Jaar. The two musicians have vastly different backgrounds, but over the course of several years of touring together they found common ground: DARKSIDE. Dave and Nico use each other as mediums, working on primal instinct and summoning a hybrid of electronic music and psychedelic rock with the kind of artistic depth and breadth for which the term “progressive” was coined.

On October 8th 2013, DARKSIDE will unveil their debut full length, Psychic, to the world via Jaar’s own Other People label under license to Matador (US/Europe), Modular (Australia) and Hostess (Japan).

Nicolas Jaar came of age in New York City’s underground minimal techno scene, releasing a string of unearthly dance singles that brought the then-18-year-old producer quick renown. Lushly textured and almost subversively slow, 2010’s landmark Time for Us EP (Wolf + Lamb) and 2011’s full-length Space Is Only Noise (Circus Company) dismantled and restructured dance music into heady new forms and garnered impressive reviews from both the electronic and rock press. He soon began weaving rock music into his own output, remixing acts like Grizzly Bear and Brian Eno and performing with a live band.

Dave Harrington started out in New York City as a young bass player studying experimental jazz and sneaking into late-night jam sessions as a teenager. He eventually moved into composition and performance art, creating commissioned works for theater and film, directing a rendition of John Zorn’s COBRA, and integrating lap steel, guitar, keyboard, and effects into his arsenal. After joining the Nicolas Jaar live band in 2011 on guitar and electronics, Harrington began experimenting with dance music, remixing and DJing. Eventually, Harrington and Jaar started experimenting in their studio, and DARKSIDE emerged.

DARKSIDE’s Psychic is a watershed moment for the duo, a quantum leap forward from their 3-song debut, 2011’s DARKSIDE EP (Clown & Sunset). Psychic is a ritualistic song cycle, exploring rock’s cosmic outer edges through the immersive, body-moving framework of 21st-century house and techno. Album opener “Golden Arrow” is a microcosm of the album entire, 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 “Golden Arrow” builds toward its 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. DARKSIDE 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. They’re 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.

Reviews

Rating: 4.7 out of 5 based on 21 reviews
  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    by Anonymous on 2/12/14Terminal 5 - New York

    Sick nasty, the venue was great, and Darkside did outstandingly

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    by Anonymous on 2/11/14Terminal 5 - New York

    Darkside is an amazing show - truly an introspective journey into the unknown.

  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    Awesome, wish it lasted longer

    by Anonymous on 2/11/14Terminal 5 - New York

    Show was great, although it turned into a bit of a jam sesh towards the end and I think the crowd wanted something they could dance to a bit more. Dave's awesome on the guitar and Nico's vocals were on point as usual. They went on close to 11 and the show was over by 12, with a 10 minute "hey-we're-finished-just-kidding" fakeout around 11:30. I know this is their first album so they don't have a ton of material but I feel like they could have played some of Nico's old stuff to keep the party going. Also T5 was packed as usual... really wish they would cut off ticket sales a little sooner to make this more enjoyable for everyone going.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    by Anonymous on 2/11/14Terminal 5 - New York

    One of the best concerts for 2014! Do not miss the talent of Jaar and Harrington

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Darkside killed it

    by Anonymous on 2/11/14Terminal 5 - New York

    Great event. Love the cozy venue. Intimate. The venue is cozy yet big. And the drinks are good. You can pick one of the 2 floors of the stage floor.

  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    by Anonymous on 2/11/14Terminal 5 - New York

    Great performance and Children Of The Light gave an excellent visual presentation. Terminal 5 is always overcrowded. It is my least favorite venue in New York.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Darkside was incredible

    by Lt0ne on 2/11/14Terminal 5 - New York

    One of the best shows I've been to in ages. Had really high expectations coming in as I've been waiting for this for months and my expectations were absolutely blown away. Best show of 2014!!

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Best Show Ever

    by tooshea on 2/11/14Terminal 5 - New York

    I don't use that title lightly. I was truly blown away by Darkside's performance and the production. The beam of light from a hanging circular mirror behind them, gave me goosebumps each time it passed over the crowd. The projection over the crowd simulating the sky was something I'd never seen before and all of the lighting and smoke enhanced the music to the nth degree. The first two songs took half an hour, so much build up and groove lasting for what felt like forever. I would love to go to this show every weekend.

  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    by barbaros on 2/11/14Terminal 5 - New York

    it was so good but too short, i kinda disappointed...

  • Rating: 3 out of 5

    Beautiful performance to an apathetic crowd

    by LettuceSalad on 2/10/14Paradise Rock Club - Boston

    First off let me say Darkside was on point, it was haunting, beautiful and atmospheric just like you'd expect it to be. My main problem was this show was clearly oversold as you couldn't even move inside, and to a crowd of people who didn't even know what they were going to see. Apparently Nicolas Jaar has become a tumblr icon for teen girls because it was mostly underage teens expecting some wild dance concert. Also people talked throughout the entire performance, like the crowd was more audible than the performers most of the time. The Paradise has been letting me down with the crowd it's attracting. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed the show. It just had so much taken away from it by rude and insensitive people who had clearly had no respect for those trying to enjoy the music, which is what a concert should be about, right?