Samaris single Viltu Vitrast released on 7th October 2013.


‘Elegant and unusual, this is a gem’ NME 8/10 
‘Imagine The xx and Little Dragon eloping to that magical forest in Lord of The Rings and you might be getting close to this record’s wonderfully paranormal aesthetic’ The Line of Best Fit 8/10 
‘Samaris specialise in gorgeous, haunting nocturnes’ Drowned In Sound
‘Samaris is superb. It’s fantastic. It’s amazing.’ The 405
‘This is an effortlessly atmospheric album that has all the arty sophistication of any great Icelandic act’ The Fly 4/5
‘An excellent forward thinking record from three talented musicians, not yet out of their teens’ Loud&Quiet  8/10
‘Mesmerisingly breathy groove from the young Icelandic combo, which should lure you to the delicious confections of their self-titled album’ Metro 

Icelandic teenage wunderkind Samaris’ first UK release comes in the shape of an eponymously-titled album on 29th July. Samaris compiles their two Icelandic-released EPs, Hljóma Þú (2011) and Stofnar falla (recorded at Sigur Rós’ Sundlaugin studio with Gunnar Tynes of múm, 2012.

Combining disparate elements of electronics (Þórður Kári Steinþórsson), clarinet (Áslaug Rún Magnúsdóttir) and Jófríður Ákadóttir’s haunting voice, Samaris mix glacial electronica and bold, percussive beats with haunting chant-like vocals - the lyrics culled from nineteenth century Icelandic poems. Viltu Vitrast for example retells an Icelandic folk tale about villages who ask for help from a supernal being, but worry it will choose not to manifest its power on Earth. The effect is simultaneously ancient and modern – an ethereal sound filled with dark spaces and alien atmosphere. 

Formed in 2011 in Reykjavik, within months Samaris had won both the Icelandic Músíktilraunir (past winners include the likes of Of Monsters and Men) and Kraumur Award. The band’s show at Iceland Airwaves in 2012, attracted the attention of Line Of Best Fit, Drowned In Sound and NPR amongst many others. Singer Jófríður also performs with her sister Ásthildur in the more folk-inclined Pascal Pinion.
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Samaris - Viltu Vitrast

Tour CD 2010.
All tracks written and produced by Dan Snaith. 
Cover photograph by Jason Evans.

DJ Mix Tracklisting:
#. artist. track. album. label. 
1. lothar and the hand people. yes, i love you. space hymn. acadia records. 
2. voices of conquest. o yes my lord. good god! a gospel funk hymnal. numero group. 
3. rotation. rotation. 7". polydor. 
4. r.d. burman. pain is a many splendoured thing. dard ka rishta. emi. 
5. a number of names. sharevari. 12". capriccio records. 
6. the new york community choir. express yourself. 12". rca. 
7. marcus mixx. the spell (ron hardy mix). 12". let's pet puppies. 
8. niagara. sangandongo. niagara. united artists. 
9. between. and the waters opened. and the waters opened. vertigo. 
10. arzachel. queen st. gang. arzachel. roulette. 
11. sidney owens & the north south connection. sputnik. 7". moving up. 
12. lacques lejeune. petite suite. clozier lejeune. perspectives musical/emi. 
13. the paris sisters. i love how you love me. back to mono. abkco. 
14. franco battiato. areknames. pollution. bla bla. 
15. the byrds. fiddler a dram (moog experiment). ballad of easy rider bonus tracks. sony. 
16. paul mccartney. ram on. ram. capitol. 
17. the zombies. the way i feel inside. i love you. decca.

Shim Shimmer

Grandbrothers debut album 'Dilation' is out now!

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Grandbrothers - Ezra Was Right

Music Video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pZEE2waoyI

So Young

Mysterieus beatje

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHx_AngdXQo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKj1YI1tuKk
 
 Quand mon ami Helmaud ( https://soundcloud.com/h-e-l-m-a-u-d ) m’a fait écouter son morceau de piano; une improvisation bien sentie et pleine de belles choses, je n’ai pas pu la laisser filer. J’ai donc entreprit le même travail ; j’ai mis le morceau, j’ai allumé mes machines et j’ai joué. Il me donne l’impression d’une histoire amoureuse, de la découverte à la passion. 

 Ce morceau est la tentative d'un accident maîtrisé, la recherche d'une coïncidence. Différents mouvements s'amorcent, cherchent à se comprendre et se retenir. Viennent les premiers accords. C'est l'étreinte. Les codes n'existent plus, la communication est insatisfaite... Un souffle cinglant arrive 


 When my friend Helmaud( https://soundcloud.com/h-e-l-m-a-u-d )made me listen to his piano piece; a heartfelt improvisation, full of beautiful things, I couldn't let it go. So I approached his work the same way he composed it : I launched the track, turned my machines on, and started to play. It gives me the impression of a love story, from discovery to passion

Oppose

Art in the Age of Automation

Endless

Cubenx - These days - downliners sekt remix

Following the release of his debut record “A Louder Silence” last October on Late Night Lates, Leifur James returns with his new single ‘Wurlitzer’ ahead of a run of dates including a headline show at The Southbank Centre in late March.

Leifur’s debut fused ambient electronica, jazz, classical and soul music, a recording process which was over a 2 year period. ‘Wurlitzer’ is the first piece of music he reveals from a new creative period after those sessions.

“’Wurlitzer’ was kind of a break away from the ambience of the album.” says Leifur. “I was wanting to corrupt the mood of the album with something a bit intense and destructive. I guess there was an unusual balance there for creating something new but in a bit of a destructive mind-set.” 

“I’d been staying at my dad’s in the winter months, he lives in the middle of a rural pre historic stone circle, its quite an intense place in winter. I was playing on the old upright wurlitzer piano there and the wind was shaking the house, I could hear it aggressively whistling in the chimney. The contrast of the wind with the piano was interesting and gave me the idea.” 

The video was created by animator/director Balázs Simon. “We spoke about the video and this balance of creation and destruction in the music. The theme for the video being the duality of creation; creation and destruction and the cross over point between those.” The result is ravishing 4 minutes of piano-fused electronica haunted by ecological currents.

Leifur James – Live

16.03.19
Paradiso, Amsterdam
17.03.19
La Botanique, Brussels
30.03.19
Southbank Centre, London
06.04.19
La Petite Halle, Paris
10.05.19
The Great Escape, Brighton
01.06.19
Inner City Electronic Festival, Leeds (Solo)

Wurlitzer

Leifur James - Wurlitzer

Kindness (The Soft Remix)

Taken from Grandbrothers debut album 'Dilation'
Out Now.

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Ezra was Right

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