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Vast

Vast (feat. Ólafur Arnalds)

From Chrome Sparks 'Goddess' EP, out now on Future Classic. 

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i dont rlly have anything to say about this. when i made it i was honestly just trying to express my ether in the purest way possible for me, which is music. I didnt add words and i didnt use a 4/4 standard timing because i didnt want any limitations in how i could express myself i wanted the song to be completely me and my soul. The singing/humming is completely improvised and first take since i wanted to make it as authentic as possible, i tend to get super perfectionist and completely change everything i make and if i know others will see it i change it for them aswell, i didnt want to end up doing that for this i wanted it to be completely my own. The birds in the beginning were recorded from my phone on my daily bike ride home, i added it because whenever im on my bike in the woods by myself i feel completely free and myself, at peace, and i wanted to put that feeling into the song. The cover is of a place i go to by myself whenever i feel sad or i want to think or i just want to be at peace and see a nice view (there r cool cows there), sometimes i go there just to scream as loud as i can because of how empty it is, its another place i feel completely free and myself without judgement so i made it the cover, I got the idea to do this from "all about lily chou chou" where they describe what ether is and i tried to replicate that in real life but i cant really explain here what ether really is so i think if anybody reads this you should watch the movie "all about lily chou chou" to understand what ether means to you.. the movie is really good and it has really really good music too. I hope somebody can enjoy this thingy ive crudely made

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Pre-order 'Trance Frendz' on LP/DL: www.erasedtapes.com/store/index/ERATP081
or digitally iTunes: snip.ftpromo.net/trancefrendz

Having been available exclusively as the second disc to 2015's 'Collaborative Works', Ólafur Arnalds and Nils Frahm's improvised audio recordings 'Trance Frendz', taken from their 45-minute studio film of the same name, have been given their own vinyl release – out March 4th, 2016.

Prior to a string of collaborative Erased Tapes releases, which include 2012's 'Stare' 10” and last year’s 'Life Story Love and Glory' 7” and 'Loon' 12” – compiled on the 'Collaborative Works' 2-CD set, Ólafur Arnalds and Nils Frahm spent many hours together in their studios across Berlin and Reykjavik. Both have carved out genre-defying musical careers and formed unique live shows, creating a fan base loyal to their prolific output.

During a session at Durton Studio in Berlin last summer, Nils and Ólafur invited Alexander Schneider and his camera to document it. The recording continued long after the first take, stretching out into the next day until, eventually, several new improvisations had been recorded in 8 hours with no overdubs or edits. The unexpected nature in which these pieces had been created was reminiscent of their first on-stage improvisation many years ago. It became immediately clear how special these songs were.

"At the end of the night we had all this music that sounded unfamiliar even to us, loudly asking to be included in this collection.”

Originally made available as a 45-minute film on their joint website (www.arnaldsfrahm.com) last September, 'Trance Frendz' will be available to own on vinyl from March 4th, 2016.

Press for their 'Collaborative Works':

'A particularly joyous wash of slinky percussion and juddering layers' (8/10) – Clash

'An enchanting listen. The bar for a Lads' Night In has just been raised a few notches' (7/10) – Drowned In Sound

‘This is music for slowing down the pace of modern life... An immersive listening experience is guaranteed, while we must hope Frahm and Arnalds go on ‘holiday’ together more in future, and don’t forget to take their musical instruments.’ ★★★★ – MusicOMH

'A collection of gorgeously intimate piano compositions and eye-opening synth pieces, each never aggressive but always powerfully poignant' (8/10) – Under The Radar

'What Collaborative Works offers is something strange: a shared world created by two mad geniuses. Long may Arnalds and Frahm tinker' (8/10) – PopMatters

'Collaborative Works further proves just how natural a fit Ólafur Arnalds and Nils Frahm are together' – Resident Advisor

Trance Frendz

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‘The Birds’ are three tracks released together as the lead singles from the upcoming album, aptly named ‘Sketches’, due to its stripped down nature, is bejeweled by thematic undercurrents. 

‘Sketches’ serves to reintroduce listeners to Ackroyd’s most stunning pieces from her previous albums, all of which have been reworked into ‘acoustic’ solo piano arrangements alongside four brand new unheard pieces, which offer a taste of a new forthcoming record. The mini album sees a July release in preparation for a brand new full length album to be released in October, and One Little Indian will also reissue Ackroyd’s back catalogue on CD and vinyl alongside the new mini-album.

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