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Ólafur Arnalds and Janus Rasmussen finally release their unique Nordic electronic sounds in album size.

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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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--- Keep Me There --- After Laughter Comes Tears --- Mi Mujer --- Russian Dolls --- Time For Us --- Stay In Love --- El Bandido --- Love Teacher --- Nicolas Jaar: John The Revelator vs Lulu Rouge: Am I Blue ---

--- Nicolas Jaar : Mix Tape 24 --- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mqp63UyfM2c

Nicolas Jaar - Mix Tape 66 ...Mi Mujer: Russian Dolls: Time For Us: Stay In Love: El Bandido...

Culese din Cartier prezintă Argatu’ – Volumul IV aduce la suprafață o reinterpretare completă a sound-ului compozitorului în Underground Folclor. Al patrulea album semnat Argatu’ trimite ascultătorul într-o lume și o poveste conturată de propriul său soundtrack, având totodată elemente folclorice să îi susțină punctul de pornire/origine.
Coperta albumului/masca Argatu’ a fost realizată de către Sabin Onceriu, același om care a realizat și coperta albumului de la Subcarpați “S.U.B”.
Argatu’, un proiect marca “Culese din cartier”, creează muzică încă de la 17 ani. Este student la UMF Iași și reprezintă cu cinste orașul Fălticeni (județul Suceava). Fiecare album încearcă să aducă un element inovativ, o mică schimbare. De la album la album, calitatea soundului și tehnicile de producție s-au maturizat.

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