Ólafur Arnalds and Janus Rasmussen finally release their unique Nordic electronic sounds in album size.

Get the limited edition 12" exclusively on Record Store Day 2015.
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After dropping several tracks and performing at select festivals throughout the years, Ólafur Arnalds and Janus Rasmussen dedicated the year 2014 to explore the area in-between Ólafur’s more acoustic, piano-based solo work and Janus’s synth-heavy electro pop, with their collaborative electronic project Kiasmos.

By focusing solely on their self-titled debut album, Ólafur and Janus have been able to combine and further develop their unique sound aesthetics to complete an album driven by their mutual love for electronic music. Made in Ólafur’s newly build studio in Reykjavík, Iceland, a majority of the album was recorded using acoustic instruments next to a variety of synthesisers, drum machines and tape delays. It features a live drummer, string quartet and Ólafur performing on the grand piano, producing an ambient, textured sound, which makes it a perfect home listen and equally danceable record. If you listen closely, you can spot them record the thumb piano, finger snapping and even the sound of the metal grinder of a lighter slowly to replace the usual electronic hi-hat sounds, giving the album a far more intimate and unique atmosphere.

“We decided to start almost completely over with this record, so most of the material is written this year with the idea of making a record that can stand as one piece rather than a collection of songs. I am very excited to get a proper record out exploring a different territory than I am used to. I touch a lot on electronic genres in my own music but never have the opportunity to go full out electronic like we do here.” – Ólafur Arnalds

“The Kiasmos project has been around since 2007, but because of all our other projects we never really got the time to sit down and write all the tracks we always wanted to. So when we early this year finally found the time to sit down and make a full length album there was so much we wanted to try out. The result surprised us a bit, it's deeper and more emotional than we imagined it to be, but that's the beauty of being able to make an album.” – Janus Rasmussen

Kiasmos – s/t will be released on Double-Vinyl, CD and Download via Erased Tapes on October 27th, 2014.

TRACK LISTING: 

1. Lit  2. Held  3. Looped  4. Swayed  5. Thrown  6. Dragged  7. Bent  8. Burnt 

LIVE DATES:	

17.08. HAMBURG (DE) - Dockville Festival			
26.09. BRUSSELS (BE) – Bozar Electronic Arts Festival
27.09. DEN HAAG (NL) – Todays Art Festival

OFFICIAL WEBSITES:  	facebook.com/kiasmos · erasedtapes.com

Kiasmos

Looped

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Palaces

A1 - Christian Löffler - Lost
A2 - Christian Löffler - Lost (Lake People Remix)
B1 - Christian Löffler - Unknown
B2 - Christian Löffler - Unknown (Nuno Dos Santos Remix)

Digital: pro.beatport.com/release/lost/1666180
Physical: www.kompakt.fm/releases/lost_ep

Christian Löffler

Christian’s sound comes from a small city next to the Baltic sea.
“Lost” between landscapes, his music expresses a unique vibe drifted from a dialogue through an inspiering nature.
Walking alongside “unknown” paths, passing through misterious boundaries of a unique soul.

Lake People’s interpretation is a strong melting pot of different energies.
Breaking through a journey that brings flashbacks of a stroboscopic basement, flashing lights and a tipsy dance floor mood.

Nuno Dos Santos is a magnetic translation of a dialogue between soulful ambients and dark atmosphere.
Hidden voices whisper melancholic anthems of a never ending night.

www.just-this.org

Christian Loffler - Unknown

This is a track I recorded for the 'Beating Heart - Malawi' album.
It samples traditional music recorded there over 60 years ago!

All the proceeds from the album go to feeding children in Malawi.
Each 1500 albums sold will feed a school of 500 children forever.

Available - https://lnk.to/oYQz0So
Learn more - http://beating-heart.co.uk

First Light

‘Mare’ is Christian Löffler’s second studio album and follows in a similar vein to his self-released debut, 2011’s ‘A Forest’. However a key difference is that while his first album was heavily sample-based, ‘Mare’ is much more organic, in which nearly every sound and every instrument is self-recorded.  Many of the album’s ideas are based on field-recordings taken from the surroundings. 

Mare is out 7th October via Ki Records

iTunes: http://snip.ftpromo.net/mareitunes
Spotify: http://snip.ftpromo.net/marespotify

Mood in C is the latest EP by @parraforcuva. Following the highly acclaimed album “Darwīš” together with Senoy on @projectmooncircle, the release is a collection of songs that have been created in and around the last year.
The song “Unfinished Colours” together with “Others” is the first collaboration of a future joint project of the two friends. All percussion was either recorded on journeys and travels or at home with everyday objects to give the EP a unique sound.

Follow Parra For Cuva
https://www.facebook.com/parraforcuva.official
https://twitter.com/Parra_for_Cuva
https://www.instagram.com/parra_for_cuva

PREMIERE : Parra For Cuva - Unfinished Colours Ft. Other [Project Mooncircle]

Christian Löffler - Neo

First preview of upcoming Kiasmos LP! Out soon on Erased Tapes Records

Buy Kiasmos' 2009 single, 65, here: http://erasedtapes.com/store/index/ERATP013

Thrown

This is my remix of this Masterpiece
Go check my side project @wingsforlouise 

Thanks to @Pheek for mastering.

📷 Damien di Toro

Nils Frahm - Says (Echo 6 Remix)

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Melt

Like Water (feat. Mohna)
Originally the song was an improvised, acoustic piano piece I used to play at the live shows. It was born out of a happy accident while we were soundchecking for a concert and Mohna was improvising vocals to the piano. After we had played it a few times live I decided to record it. The song has changed completely from its initial acoustic version.

Graal (Prologue)

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Like Water (feat. Mohna)

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2015 saw BBC 6 Music radio presenter Mary Anne Hobbs stage an Erased Tapes evening featuring Nils Frahm and A Winged Victory For The Sullen at the Royal Albert Hall as part of the prestigious BBC Prom. It was the fastest selling ticket of the entire season. Shortly after Erased Tapes was awarded Best Small Label 2015 at the AIM Awards.

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