Nicolas Jaar is a talented upcoming 22 year-old musician from New York whose popularity has exploded recently, with his debut album “Space Is Only Noise” being declared the #1 album of 2011 by Resident Advisor, Mixmag, Crack Mag, #2 by DJ Mag and #20 by Pitchfork.

With those kind of plaudits it was only going to be a matter of time before he was invited to record an Essential Mix, and finally, here it is! When there’s *NSYNC included in an Essential Mix you damn well know it’s going to be a good one!

“I’ve watched Jurassic Park twice in my life – once when I was six and the second time a couple of weeks ago. It inspired me to think about how gaps in time change our way of perceiving”.

Nicolas Jaar Essential Mix Tracklist: Nicolas Jaar & Maceo Plex â€” Gravy Train (Nicolas Jaar Remix)

Nicolas Jaar â€” Space Is Only Noise

Laxx & Farkas â€” Creature

Nicolas Jaar â€” Don’t Break My Love

Angelo Badalamenti â€” Conversation On Twin Peaks

The Brothers Four â€” Greenfields

Jay-Z â€” My First Song (Acapella)

Jonny Greenwood â€” There Will Be Blood

Los Ãngeles Negros â€” Tu Y Tu Mirar… Yo Y Mi Cancion

LaShun Pace â€” It’s Me Oh Lord (Acapella Praise)

Jonny Greenwood â€” Open Spaces

Pearson Sound â€” Footloose

The Electric Prunes â€” Holy Are You (There Is No God Edit)

Aphex Twin â€” Ziggomatic 17

Keith Jarrett â€” Tokyo, November 14 (Encore)

My Girl And Me â€” Always Back To You (feat. Lorraine)

Vera November â€” Last Night Together (You’re Coming Back Edit)

Nikita Quasim â€” L’amour L’aprÃ¨s Midi

Nikita Quasim â€” The Way I Felt Today

Feist â€” Caught A Long Wind

??? â€” Yujemi’s Theme (In The Mood For Love)

*NSYNC â€” It Makes Me Ill (Edit)

ID â€” ID

Charles Mingus â€” Myself When I’m Real

Bill Callahan â€” America!

The Field â€” The Little Heart Beats So Fast

Sneaky Sound System â€” Always By Your Side (Nicolas Jaar Remix)

Just Friends â€” Avalanche

Pavla + Noura â€” Don’t Owe Me A Thing

Acid Pauli â€” La Voz Tan Tierna

Igor Wakhevitch â€” Taddy’s Dream: Ramallah’s Road

Nikita Quasim â€” Derridu

BeyoncÃ© Knowles â€” 1+1

Anouar Brahem â€” Vague / E La Nave Va

Rio Grande â€” Let’s Groove (Tonight Edit)

Gonzales â€” Manifesto

The Grass Roots â€” Let’s Live For Today (Learn To Live Edit)

Marvin Gaye â€” Inner City Blues (Sk Edit)

Man Friday â€” Real Love feat. Larry Levan (The Paradise Garage Mix)

DJ Slugo â€” What That Do

Ricardo Villalobos â€” What You Say Is More Than I Can Say

ID â€” ID

Nicolas Jaar â€” The Student

Nicolas Jaar – “Essential Mix”Â | Alternative Link

edit: Just found out that you need a Sharebeast account to download the mp3, which I didn’t realise when I first posted. If this is a problem for you then please download from the alternative link I’ve just thrown up!