Far Nearer / Beat For

"Far Nearer" / "Beat For"
Single by Jamie xx
Released 6 June 2011
Format Digital download, vinyl
Recorded 2011
Genre
Length 12:35
Label
Writer(s) Jamie Smith
Producer(s) Jamie xx
Jamie xx singles chronology
"I'll Take Care of U"
(2011)		 "Far Nearer" / "Beat For"
(2011)		 "Take Care"
(2012)

"Far Nearer" / "Beat For" is the debut solo single of English producer Jamie xx, who rose to fame as being a member of the indie pop band The xx. The double A-side single was released on 6 June 2011[1][2] through Numbers, part XL Recordings.

Composition

The single features two songs, "Far Nearer", a downtempo song with steel pan drums and Caribbean rhythms and tones, and "Beat For", a post-dubstep song with pitch shifted, distorted vocals and a heavy bassline.

Reception

The single received positive reception upon release. Larry Fitzmaurice of Pitchfork Media named the track "Far Nearer" as "Best New Track" for the week of 6 June 2011.[3] Reviewing the single, Fitzmaurice said:

“ While the downcast bleeps of "Beat For" sound similar to the moody, melodic strain of vocal-abstracted bass music that's become so prevalent over the last year, "Far Nearer" is another thing entirely-- a bright, steel-drum laden burst of euphoria that sounds better suited for beach umbrellas than dark clubs, melodically recalling the Tough Alliance at their bounciest. Crisp drum tracks ping-pong across "Far Nearer"'s wide span, clapping and retreating around the song's dramatic, pitch-fucked vocal sample: "I feel better when I have you near me". After all that waiting, "Far Nearer" is finally something you can keep close; forget "better," it feels great.[3] ”
— Larry Fitzmaurice for Pitchfork Media

The single reached a peak of #128 on the UK Singles Chart.[4]

Track listing

All songs written and produced by Jamie Smith.

No. Title Length
1. "Far Nearer"   6:50
2. "Beat For"   5:45
Total length:
 12:35

Chart positions

Chart (2011) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[4] 128

References

  1. ↑ http://nmbrs.net/releases/jamie-xx-far-nearer/
  2. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/far-nearer-beat-for-single/id438161125
  3. 1 2 http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/12215-far-nearer/
  4. 1 2 http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/110618cluk.txt

External links

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