Synopsis
This is not a conventional narrative music video but a stylized editorial portrait of Nicolas Jaar. The film presents the electronic musician through composed, fashion-oriented imagery rather than a fictional storyline, emphasizing his reserved presence and the atmosphere surrounding his work. Its visual approach favors mood, stillness, and texture over action or plot, making the piece feel closer to a magazine profile film than a standard promotional clip.
Factoids & Trivia
- The film was created for Flaunt magazine and was published in connection with the magazine's 2013 feature on Jaar.
- The accompanying editorial presented Jaar as a young but already highly regarded electronic artist, shortly after the release of Darkside's debut album, "Psychic."
- The film appeared during a transitional period in Jaar's career. In 2013, he was moving away from the Clown & Sunset era and establishing Other People as a new label and creative platform.
- Flaunt's broader feature framed Jaar as an artist working across music, visual culture, and independent creative projects rather than as a conventional dance-music producer.
- The piece is notable because Jaar has generally favored live performance films, experimental audiovisual projects, and abstract visual collaborations over a large catalog of traditional narrative music videos.