// Kiasmos (Ólafur Arnalds And Janus Rasmussen) SKU: 29.00 31.00 £29.00 - £31.00 £29.00 - £31.00 Genre: Electronica Label: Erased Tapes Released Date: 5th July 2024 Buying Format: 2LP 2LP Coloured Vinyl Buying Options Choose an option2LP2LP Coloured VinylClear // quantity Add to basket ReservePre Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info Kiasmos – Icelandic composer Ólafur Arnalds and Faroese musician Janus Rasmussen – are returning, renewed and restored, with II. The triumphant follow-up to their universally acclaimed self-titled debut in 2014, which re-envisioned minimal techno with orchestral flourishes and weightless production. They’d made most of that album in just two weeks; this time it’s been 10 years. The making of II was a test of their friendship, but also testament to how great musical chemistry can always go the distance and be just the same as it ever was. They worked on a lot of II during the lost year of 2020-2021, including a trip to Ólafur’s studio in Bali. “We spent a month there and wrote a few songs that ended up on the record,” says Janus. The pair sampled traditional Balinese percussion like the gamelan and incorporated Janus’s field recordings of their natural surroundings – the sound of birds, crickets and, on standout track ‘Dazed’, echoing the sunrise over the lush landscape. Kiasmos have an enviable knack for conveying complex emotions and evocative visuals with instrumental music. But this time they’ve got more experience as producers to draw on. The album’s expansiveness can be linked to Ólafur’s intervening years as a Grammy-nominated composer and prominent soundtracker in film and TV. And they’ve subtly shifted from four-to-the-floor to the frenetic broken beats of UK dance music, experimenting more with BPMs, echoing Janus’s time spent DJing in major venues worldwide. There are still those aching melodies that fans know and love but they’re catchier too: tracks like ‘Laced’ and ‘Bound’ have an irresistible, elastic bounce beneath the ethereal palette. “We just want to make electronic music that there isn’t so much of right now,” says Janus, “to take you on a great journey that is a little bit unconventional.” “You have to develop into a new space,” Ólafur adds. But they had to impose limits, too, to keep them both on track and make something memorable. Often Ólafur would refuse to move on to the next idea until they’d perfected a chord progression or beat, to help them stay focused and forge, he says, a “deep understanding of what the song is.” “II is livelier,” says Janus, “but it still retains the signature Kiasmos style of transitioning from a whisper-quiet ambience to an explosive dance beat that can blow your socks off.” Artist Kiasmos (Ólafur Arnalds And Janus Rasmussen) Genre Electronica Label Erased Tapes Buying Options 2LP , 2LP Coloured Vinyl Format 2LP , Coloured Vinyl Condition New Country UK Track Listings Grown Burst Sailed Laced Bound Sworn Spun Flown Told Dazed Squared Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Kiasmos (Ólafur Arnalds And Janus Rasmussen) and more from Electronica View Product Quick View Kiasmos (Ólafur Arnalds And Janus Rasmussen) Kiasmos Rock And Pop | Erased Tapes | 2LP Released 29th May 2015 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Kiasmos (Ólafur Arnalds And Janus Rasmussen) Kiasmos £21.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Erased Tapes SKU: ERATP062LP Formats: 2LP Released Date: 29th May 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nearly New View Product Quick View Hundred In The Hands, The Commotion / Aggravation Electronica | Warp | 12", Single Released 28th January 2021 £5.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Hundred In The Hands, The Commotion / Aggravation £5.00 Genre: Electronica Label: Warp SKU: nn217846 Formats: 12", Single Released Date: 28th January 2021 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Oren Ambarchi Shebang Electronica | Drag City | 1LP Released 30th September 2022 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Oren Ambarchi Shebang £23.00 Genre: Electronica Label: Drag City SKU: DC853 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 30th September 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Ildefonso Aguilar Erosión Electronica | 2LP Released 11th January 2017 £29.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Ildefonso Aguilar Erosión £29.00 Genre: Electronica SKU: MENT010 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 11th January 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Chocolate Hills, The Orb Yarns From The Chocolate Triangle Electronica | Cooking Vinyl | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 19th May 2023 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Chocolate Hills, The Orb Yarns From The Chocolate Triangle £22.00 Genre: Electronica Label: Cooking Vinyl SKU: ORBSLP003 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 19th May 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders On Sale View Product Quick View Tim Hecker Konoyo Electronica | Kranky | 2LP Released 26th September 2018 £15.99 £26.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Tim Hecker Konoyo £15.99 £26.00 Genre: Electronica Label: Kranky SKU: KRANK219LP Formats: 2LP Released Date: 26th September 2018 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View John Foxx Church Electronica | Metamatic Records | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 15th October 2021 £21.00 Select options John Foxx Church £21.00 Genre: Electronica Label: Metamatic Records Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 15th October 2021 Read More Select options View Product Quick View JARV IS REMIX ED Electronica | Rough Trade | 2LP Released 26th November 2021 £26.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations JARV IS REMIX ED £26.00 Genre: Electronica Label: Rough Trade SKU: RT0267LP Formats: 2LP Released Date: 26th November 2021 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Foreign Beggars 2 2 Karma Electronica | Par Excellence | 2LP Released 12th October 2018 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Foreign Beggars 2 2 Karma £20.00 Genre: Electronica Label: Par Excellence SKU: FB009 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 12th October 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Nonkeen Oddments Of The Gamble Electronica | R&S Records | 1LP Released 15th July 2016 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nonkeen Oddments Of The Gamble £20.00 Genre: Electronica Label: R&S Records SKU: RS1610LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 15th July 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Chemical Brothers, The For That Beautiful Feeling Electronica | EMI | 2LP Released 8th September 2023 £36.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Chemical Brothers, The For That Beautiful Feeling £36.00 Genre: Electronica Label: EMI SKU: XDUSTLP 12 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 8th September 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Electronica Start again
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