Jamie xx: Girl / Sleep Sound Vinyl 12" Kranky Records Fits SR225i

Fits SR225i

big kicks and catchy piano

you'll be hooked from the opening moments of the Prosper's first track: a little "Symphony"

Riggins and Gibbs go line for line over a menacing Madlib beat without skipping a beat

Jamie xx: Girl / Sleep Sound Vinyl 12" Kranky Records Fits SR225iLove the simplicity of this Jamie XX release. The single is edited down to its purest form: minimal artwork (with just enough pop from the color combination and die cut), no unnecessary remixes, one song per side. Like the physical format, "Girl" is an exercise in nuances. Jamie manipulates equal parts (maybe that bass dominates a bit) into a long simmering soup full of layers and small sparks. "Sleep Sound" takes a similar low key approach,