Ólafur Arnalds and Janus Rasmussen finally release their unique Nordic electronic sounds in album size.

'Full of melancholy-frosted electronics and emotive swells of classical piano, the new single from Nordic duo Ólafur Arnalds﻿ and Janus Rasmussen is a delicate, icy slowburn' – NME

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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 2009, 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:

29.11.2014 London (UK) – Village Underground
05.12.2014 Berlin (DE) – Watergate
06.12.2014 Istanbul (TR) – Salon
15.01.2015 Groningen (NL) – Eurosonic

OFFICIAL WEBSITES: facebook.com/kiasmos · erasedtapes.com

Kiasmos

Bent

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Kiasmos - Bent

A droney and dreamy version of a track taken from the upcoming album We're Not Like the Most.
http://youtu.be/RP1zi326Lpg?list=UUWstv10pDGlErptbPqusgew
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Recue X Jolea - Knives Are Falling, Live For Sunnuntaikooma 10y special (video in description)

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This live set was performed exclusively for the NYE 2015 Sedna Sessions Showcase presented by @up-digital-dj.
Album available on: www.recuexjolea.com

Recue X Jolea - Live At Sedna Sessions NYE Showcase

My album is out now.
I put my soul and a few hundred hours into it. Im tired.
I hope you like it. 
Download it for free, i don't want your money, 
instead play it to your friends, your grandma, repost it on your myspace, that shit is so so appreciated.
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ice grave
part 33
we always will
alone
be over
misery
be over part two
psycho
together
you can sleep so easily
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Thanks










Bonus tracks - my bones,fifty grand remixes and a few other things

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i c e ` g r a v e  - . NEW ALBUM out now FULL STREAM

Sugar-sweet with a little bite. A new Tinker mix to brighten your wintery daze. Share the sugar! Like, Repost, and Retweet to show some love.

Tracklist:
Sam Gellaitry - Powder
TroyBoi - O.G.
Kid Kanevil and DZA - Temple
Cosmo's Midnight - The Dofflin (Wave Racer Remix)
Mechatok - Fallin' [For ama]
Evil Needle - Antidote
Herzeloyde - Phanboy
Luude - Izzo
Sammie - Gettin' Em (Aztek Edit)
Mr Carmack - Blouses
Mad Zach - Airport Chronicles 
Hataah - Webra (Skrude Remix)
Mr. Carmack - Terra Instro
Modeselektor - Hasir
Brenmar - Wish You Would
DZA - Fireball
Robert Nelson and Kaytradamus - Charlotte (instramental)


Werk It!

Video here: https://youtu.be/YRN3pYOTRnE
A little Sunday gear jam session together with Jolea using various quirky little synths including a Yamaha ”toy” keyboard, an awesome DIY kit synth, a ”hackable digital synthesizer” and a drum machine that looks like a pocket calculator.
The track is called Tempo 17 taken from the album We're Not Like the Most, available here: http://bit.ly/rxj-wnltm-special

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