Jamie xx

Whilst the other two members of the xx were photoshoot-ing and ceremony-ing their hearts out, Jamie Smith has been doing DJ gigs. So far his remixes include Florence’s you’ve got the love (tune- check it out) Adele, Jack Penate, Eliza Doolittle etc. His latest project was risky business, but of course a success. Jamie managed to tackle Gil Scott Heron’s wounded emotions (whom some may argue, shouldn’t be interfered with) We’re New Here is a reworking of Herons 2010 album. It’s wow, its impressive, it’s almost orgasmic. Made up of Herons vocal samples, sporadic beats and a narrator, the sounds are haunting and fizzle together with progression. Trippy? Or a momentous wall of sound? As if the pieces weren’t jewels originally, everything Jamie touches turns to gold.