One to look out for in 2011: Jai Paul

First thing's first. If you haven't heard this London artist's 2007 demo, BTSTU, listen to it here now.

Jai Paul's album art is both humorous and touching (Copyright Jai Paul)

I'll presume you enjoyed that, but that wont stop me trying to define this other-worldly music. Paul's incredible falsetto harmonies are punctuated by swirling synth-bass melodies and even the odd saxophone tinkle. According to his new label, the giants XL recordings (The White Stripes, Adele, The xx, Vampire Weekend, Beck, Radiohead, M.I.A. etc,), we can even expect some Harry Potter-themed sampling on his debut album, due sometime this year.

It has been an achingly-long time since his cult classic BTSTU emerged on the internet, and since then he's only gone on to post one more demo on his MySpace. That's not to say it wasn't excellent. His remix of Emiliana Torrini's 'Jungle Drum' features Torrini's original vocals with an occasional vocal addition by Paul. The song shows inventive percussion and- wait for it- the use of numerous synth melodies and blurred bass sounds. The one criticism I would have is that 2 minutes 13 seconds is not nearly long enough. I want this music to last all day, all week, all month and all year. The album will be waited for with baited breath.