In this new series I just wanted to highlight ways my brother has influenced my taste in music by looking at particular songs. Jasmine by Jai Paul is a great place to start. It's smooth. It thumps. It's got a laser filled flying through the future breakthrough in the middle of it. What more could you ask for?
In an interview with pitchfork, Caribou artist Dan Sniath talked about how the song and the artist just appeared to us, fully formed, seemingly out of nowhere, with a sound that was totally it's own, motoring in it's own direction. You can hear a short history (8 minutes) of Jai Pauls sudden appearance and disappearance here.
I don't have actual data, science, or history on this, but I also think this song was a seed that helped me get into artists like Elder Island, Bonobo, Caribou, and others in the dance/electronica space. In thinking about it's generation, I think it was probably artists like El Ten Eleven, Kanye West, and the Gorillaz that made me more receptive or brought me closer to this kind of sound.
Thanks brother.
Here's Jasmine by Jai Paul. Enjoy.
