Contemporary Sounds

Taken from debut album "Engravings" out now through Tri Angle Records. 

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The Weight Of Gold

Ólafur Arnalds and Janus Rasmussen finally release their unique Nordic electronic sounds in album size.

Get the limited edition 12" exclusively on Record Store Day 2015.
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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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Kiasmos – Looped

A. AaronAhrends Newborn Ada Remix

Sandwalker

Official Music Video - http://youtu.be/OdZsAtDuPfQ

From the EP 'Bloodworks' - out now.

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Music by Phoria
Produced and Mastered* by Trewin Howard
Released by Akira Records

Artwork by Jessica Truscott & Daniel Finnerty
Design by Drew Lorimer

Eskimo Music Management

*Except Red - Mastered by Alan Witts


Lyrics - 

If you hadn't asked 
Leave my answer the same 
Leo's mine 
If you hadn't asked her 
Staining my whole tongue red 

It's you I ask now 
Stirring my indulgent sentiment 
Don't, don't, fall, 
You so might as well 
Be un-done 
Lay low 
You're staining my whole tongue red 

Dying all my colours red 
How'd you get this out, she said you won't 
Fallen far a clear mile 
Bound for all the sun to spoil 

If you hadn't asked 
Made the stuff 
Made it so fine 
Leo's mine 
If you hadn't asked her 
Staining my whole tongue red 

It's you I ask now 
Stirring my indulgent sentiment 
Don't, don't, stare
You so might as well 
Be un-done 
Lay low 
You're staining my whole tongue red 

Dying all my colours red 
How'd you get this out, she said you won't 
Fallen far a clear mile 
Bound for all the sun to spoil

Two human beings playing with instruments, analogue surrounding sounds, microphones, microwaves, fridges, improfessional instruments, you 
on earth, out of this world...

Sandwalker

LOUCHE