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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Kiasmos -Looped (Original Mix) )

composed and performed by Zola Blood
produced and mixed by Richard Formby

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Composed, Produced & Mixed by Lola
Mastered by Neil MacLeod
Strings by Calla 
Double Bass by Phoebe Johnson

Cover Artwork by Úna Conlon
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Composer: Christian Löffler
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Mare

Haul (feat. Mohna)

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.

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We are proud to present our very first release « Side Roads » 🙌
Two refreshing songs for the sunny season, like a tribute to evasion.

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Side Roads - Single

Horizon

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The track is taken from the forthcoming album "Rocco"
which will be released March 15, 2019
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Written and produced by HVOB
Cover Artwork by Denise Rudolf Frank
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2nd World

The track is taken from the forthcoming album ROCCO
which will be released March 15, 2019
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Video "Bloom" https://youtu.be/FwXUxPYiwUc

Written and produced by HVOB
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Rocco

Bloom

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)

The track is taken from the forthcoming album ROCCO
which will be released March 15, 2019
Preorder ROCCO smarturl.it/rocco

Video "A List" https://youtu.be/Gekh-6OLUFc

Concert Tour Dates www.hvob-music.com

Written and produced by HVOB
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