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.

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Aurora

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The Cinematic Orchestra - Burn Out

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Art in the Age of Automation

Endless

Vocals, Lyrics-  Ola Szmidt
Recording and Mixing- Ola Szmidt
Mastering -  Kieran Hebden
July, 2017

Wrapped

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B.Fleischmann - Composure

Taken from the forthcoming album 'Memory Streams'. Gondwana Records 2019.

Memory Streams

Signals in the Dusk

There's no light today
I'm shining
There's no love today
I'm laughing

Everything I gave, I loved to
Anything from me is yours


Peace Orchestra - Shining

Sending out echoes of jazz, electronica, ambient music and minimalism, Mercury Prize nominated Portico Quartet have created their own singular, cinematic sound over the course of five lauded studio albums and one EP.

From the band’s 2007 breakthrough Knee-Deep in the North Sea, and the John Leckie produced Isla in 2010, to the self-titled recording Portico Quartet in 2012, the heralded Art In The Age Of Automation in 2017 and the critically acclaimed Memory Streams in 2019, each album has seen the band expand its palate or explore new trajectories. 

"Portico Quartet continue to plough their own furrow on their gorgeous new album Memory Streams" Bleep