It’s only February, but it’s pretty obvious that Jamie XX is going to be a top trending name in the meta-blog meme of our minds this year. How many acts can release their first single back in Sept, then issue a longer version to equal excitement five months later. Probably the same guy who can remix and entire Gil Scott-Heron album, We’re New Here, while also issuing scores of DJ mixes, including this recent two hour epic session for BBC’s consistantly awesome 6Mix.You can stream that for a few more days, here.

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