The solo output of Reykjavik producer Janus Rasmussen can be best understood as a distillation of his many diverse collaborations to date. Originally from the Faroe Islands, Janus has spent the better part of the last decade creating, performing, and innovating with other artists across myriad musical genres, amassing a wealth of experience and inspiration that he now condenses into his own brand of experimental electronic music. 

Janus’s debut solo album Vín, saw him hone his minimal techno chops into an hour-long exploration of acoustic textures and electronic sound design that peaks and lulls like a well-crafted DJ set. In his most recent work, he meshes Vín’s dancefloor rhythms and dark sonic palette with his own vocals to craft a unique, melodic sound that runs counter to the prevailing current of electronic dance music.

Aside from his own music, Janus performs alongside Ólafur Arnalds as one half of KIASMOS.

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Previous clients include Lincoln Motor Company, Spotify, Riot Games, Alexia Sinclair, Scion Racing/Toyota USA, Energetiks, Khaadi, Hunger TV, Flaunt, ZEAL Optics, VELUX, Deerz & David Dang.

Modeling the universe, searching for the numinous.

Oskar Schuster is a German composer and artist, living in Berlin. His songs without words evoke a fairytale-world, strange and surreal. A world full of blurry images of the past; of childhood memories and characters from children’s books; of clicking and ticking clocks and ever-looping music boxes, of far-away-lands, far-away-seas, far-away-skies, far-away-everythings. At times reminiscent of Yann Tiersen's Amélie, his music is still very distinct, arising from a mixture of various influences including experimental electronic music (Aphex Twin, Pogo), the minimalist folk-pop of Beirut, the ethereal and mystical sounds of Sigur Rós as well as classical piano music by Robert Schumann and Frédéric Chopin. As a true self-made artist, he not only plays all the instruments and produces the music by himself, but also creates his own music videos and designs most of the artwork by himself. 

In 2011, he released his debut album, Dear Utopia, followed 2014 by Sneeuwland and 2015 by Tristesse Télescopique which he managed to produce with the help of successful crowdfunding campaigns. Abandoning the traditional full length album format, he continues to regularely release new EPs and singles, such as Singur in 2016, Záhada in 2017 and Maribel in 2018.

Boards of Canada is a Scottish electronic music duo comprised of brothers Mike Sandison (b. 1 June 1970) and Marcus Eoin (b. 21 July 1971). 

They have released a number of works, most notably Music Has the Right to Children and Geogaddi, with little advertising and few interviews. Their sound has frequently made reference to sounds of the 1970s and the 1980s. It recalls, amongst other things, the warm, scratchy, artificial sounds of 1970s television, and indeed, band members Michael and Marcus admit to being inspired by the documentary films of the National Film Board of Canada, from which the group's name comes.

For the past decade, Ed Carlsen has consistently produced music distinguished by his signature blend of electronic beats and dreamy soundscapes. Born Edoardo Pucci in Sardinia (IT), he debuted on the Canadian label Moderna Records in 2016 with his highly praised first album “The Journey Tapes” and two EPs. From there onwards, Ed brought his sound to renowned international platforms such as Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Müpa Budapest and Palac Akropolis in Prague.

Ed’s sophomore album ‘Grains of Gold’ (2021) marked the start of a collaboration with Sony Masterworks’ latest instrumental imprint XXIM Records. His third EP ‘Gravity’ followed up in 2022, together with a soundtrack commission for the Amazon Prime documentary film ‘Ben Stokes – Phoenix from the Ashes’, produced by Sam Mendes and featuring the filmmaker’s insight on Stokes’ life story and career as an international cricket champion. Over the years, the innate tendency for Ed’s music to pair up with film and visual work brought several partnerships and features with media outlets such as BBC, Netflix, and various Scandinavian television networks.

2023 is a pivotal year for the Sardinian artist, bringing a distinct change of pace and new insights into sound. Ed’s forthcoming EP ‘in the absence of stars” (out November 10th), produced by long-time friend and collaborator Marco Caricola, will portray the first milestone in this new journey of self-discovery.

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