Young Turks announce the 12” release of Idontknow, Jamie’s first solo artist release since his highly acclaimed BRIT and GRAMMY ® nominated 2015 debut album 'In Colour'.
Without knowing the artist behind it, people have been raving to Idontknow since late Autumn 2019, when Jamie first debuted the track. Since then, the track has taken on a life of its own in clubs and on dancefloors around the World, garnering huge support from the likes of Ben UFO, Four Tet, Caribou, HAAi and Bicep, or via Jamie’s own residency on NTS Radio and the series of last minute, word-of-mouth parties he threw in aid of the MIND and CALM charities at North London’s The Cause (where he was joined by the likes of Four Tet, HAAi and Koreless) and beyond. Idontknow comes hot on the heels of Jamie’s recent collaboration with Headie One and Fred again.. on 'Smoke' from their acclaimed GANG mixtape.

In addition to recording with the xx, Jamie xx is working on a solo album, and he just shared another song from it. The new tune is called “All Under One Roof Raving,” and it features the producer’s signature steel drums matched against ominous fart bass and some confrontational spoken-word samples (including material from Mark Leckey’s 1999 short film Fiorucci Made Me Hardcore). As Fact points out, “All Under One Roof Raving” premiered on Annie Mac’s BBC Radio 1 show today.

So what happens when one of the most exciting young producers around reworks one of the most acclaimed albums from a true legend? The result is Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie xx's We're New Here which sees Jamie xx re-imagining thirteen tracks from the original I'm New Here album sessions. * In February 2010, Gil Scott-Heron released I'm New Here, his first album in 13 years. Produced by XL Recordings head Richard Russell during various studio sessions in New York, the album was enthusiastically received by fans and critics alike. * Meanwhile, the last eighteen months have been meteoric for Jamie xx. His band The xx's self titled debut album (which Jamie produced) received huge acclaim, picking up 2010's prestigious Mercury Music Prize, while Jamie garnered respect for his remixes (in particular of Florence & The Machine's `You've Got The Love' and more recently Adele's Rolling In The Deep) and solo productions (single `Far Nearer' on Numbers).

Jamie xx首张个人专辑”In Colour“四首先行单曲，包括在Annie Mac's BBC Radio 1 show首播的"Loud Places", "Gosh"，以及去年发行的"Girl" 和"Sleep Sound".

Hello! Here are three remixes by Anstam, Nathan Fake and Jamie xx that sadly didn't make it in time for the vinyl release - we wanted to get them out because we're big fans and wanted you to hear them too.
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英国制作人 Jamie xx（本名 Jamie Smith）堪称划时代的存在，他 2015 年的专辑《In Colour》可以说是直接为下一个十年的前卫电子乐定下了基调。不过，这张九年后才姗姗来迟的二专《In Waves》，却无意引领潮流。此前一年半的时间内，Jamie xx 已经发行了一系列“好蹦”的单曲，带着沉稳的大将风范，在《In Waves》中他继续将目光锁定于舞池中央。“跟其他音乐人合作，让我不必总是一个人苦苦思索自己的风格，便能推进项目的进度。”他告诉 Apple Music。

之后，《In Waves》其他曲目的进展也相当顺利。专辑主要灵感源自疫情封城时期的独处实感，在那期间，Jamie xx 想象着如果能再次在无数观众面前表演大热金曲会是什么状态。因此，他便把这张专辑的底色渲染成人群喧闹的欢愉，他说：“我开始幻想，要是能再演出该有多好。”

这场热闹大趴的嘉宾名单可谓相当豪华：首先是 Jamie xx 与 The xx 另两位成员在《Waited All Night》的幻梦中再聚首；接着曾与 Beyoncé 合作过的 House 舞曲专家 Honey Dijon，又往复古浑浊的《Baddy On the Floor》之中施展了神奇的法术；灵魂味十足的恍惚曲调《Dafodil》，则迎来了 Panda Bear 和实验派歌手 Kelsey Lu 的加入。但是，专辑最突出的还是 Jamie xx 自信张扬的态度，他彻底开启俱乐部模式，在不失个人风格的前提下，志在必得地取悦舞客。在他眼里，“去俱乐部玩，就能给我带来无穷灵感，舞池中的人无论处在什么状态下都能触探到深邃的奥秘”。