I don't want my music to be of its time; I want it to be timeless. Jamie xx musictimetimeless Change image and share on social
My uncle, who gave me my first turntables when I was ten, also gave me records to mix, but I never understood house music. I thought it was boring until I was old enough to go to a club and feel it, the fact that it actually makes you just want to dance. Jamie xx boreclubdance share on social
Floating Points plays a lot of music that I don't know, and I like geeking out and trying to find out what the tracks are. His knowledge of house music is pretty deep, and his selection is just amazing. And I think it's a pleasure to listen to his music because it's so perfectly produced. Jamie xx amazedeepfind share on social
When I hear something new, mostly in rhythms, I often find it interesting to recreate it in a studio in a completely different way. Jamie xx completelyfindhear Change image and share on social
For some producers who are technical-minded, making the song sound good is easy, and getting the emotion into the song is harder. Jamie xx easyemotiongood Change image and share on social
It doesn't make sense for me to try to be, like, a dance dude who only releases two 12-inches a year and then plays every weekend. Making an album, you get to put out a body of work that shows a lot of different sides of you. And you get to work on it for an intense period of time and promote that album. And then you get to move on. Jamie xx albumbodydance share on social
I started using vinyl because I stole all my parents' records when I was 10. I didn't think about sound quality then, but I always loved how they sounded. Jamie xx loveparentquality Change image and share on social
I'm used to making songs; that's how I learned to make music. My structures will always be more like pop songs than dance tracks. Jamie xx dancelearnmake Change image and share on social
It's still as exciting to play records I've not heard before as it was when I was young. There's not much that makes me feel like that besides making music. And they definitely feed into each other. Jamie xx excitfeedfeel Change image and share on social
In the U.K. especially, dance music goes in cycles. It's often kids reappropriating sounds they loved when they were younger, but were too young to be a part of. Jamie xx cycledancekid Change image and share on social