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.
Order the album on 2xLP/CD/DL: http://www.erasedtapes.com/store/index/ERATP062
Or order the album DL via iTunes: http://snip.ftpromo.net/kiasmos

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

a night with the piano & me after listening to some genius Nils Frahm ...
full album available NOW - https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/album/2aUfcdFYn4GUmWWeKn3xxj or https://linktr.ee/martinroth

An Analog Guy in a Digital World

An Analog Guy In A Digital World

An exclusive track premiere from Amsterdam's new talent Mees Dierdorp's forthcoming Aviar Alom EP (13-10) on Eskimo Recordings, 'Las Parañas.' http://goo.gl/HR7K9S

Out now!
Beatport http://bit.ly/AviarAlom
iTunes http://bit.ly/iAviarAlom

Find out more about Mees Dierdorp:
https://soundcloud.com/meesdierdorp
Find out more about Eskimo Recordings:
https://soundcloud.com/eskimorecordings



Premiere: Mees Dierdorp - Las Parañas

‘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

Here's my remix for the great @christianloeffler. 
Hope you like the new direction my music is taking. 
<3
Z

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Christian Löffler - Lid (Zimmer Remix)

Livelihood

Après un premier EP ‘Supercruz’ sorti en juin, Rivière Monk présente son nouveau single ‘Understanding’. Un titre electro puissant, ou des voix profondes et mystiques viennent se mêler à une instru pleine de tension et d’énergie. Des instruments éléctroniques au service de la mélodie, à la frontière entre Depeche Mode et Stephan Bodzin.

Streaming & Download : http://hyperurl.co/tc6cdb

RIVIÈRE MONK
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DISTILE RECORDS
https://distilerecords.fr
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Understanding

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Swedish ambient house duo @gidgeofficial will release their new album, ‘New Light’, next month. Hear the cinematic album’s centrepiece, ‘The Cascades’, now

More info: https://djmag.com/music/premiere-gidge-cascades

New Light

Premiere: Gidge ‘The Cascades’

Vimala is reborn as ICARE SANDILAS
Music producer & Film composer
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