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Though it’s only a two-track single, there’s a weight to Nymphs II. This is Nicolas Jaar’s first solo release since 2011’s Space Is Only Noise, the album that propelled him to crossover stardom. In the meantime, he’s scored films, started a successful record label and taken the world by storm with his band DARKSIDE (which has since disbanded).

One of the first things people will tell you about Laurie Osborne is that he’s a really nice guy. You could even say that his humble personality has been the one constant in a career that’s taken many twists and turns. Osborne got his start in the mid-‘90s as a bass player in a psychedelic rock group and became a key name in the dubstep scene in the mid-to-late '00s. These days it would be tough to label him at all—he’s just as likely to release IDM-influenced techno as he is sunny house music. In club music circles, Osborne’s name will also be forever linked to Skull Disco, the singular label he ran with Sam Shackleton. Mate Start in the mid-'90s as a bass player in a psychedelic rock group and became a key name in the dubstep scene in the mid-to-late '00s. These days it would be tough to label him at all—he’s just as likely to release IDM-influenced techno as he is sunny house music. In club music circles, Osborne’s name will also be forever linked to Skull Disco, the singular label he ran with Sam Shackleton.