// 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 View Product Quick View Joyfultalk Familiar Science Electronica | Constellation | 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 6th May 2022 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Joyfultalk Familiar Science £21.00 Genre: Electronica Label: Constellation SKU: CST163LP Formats: 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 6th May 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Overmono & The Streets Turn The Page Electronica | XL Recordings | 12", Etched, Single Released 12th July 2024 £12.00 Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders Overmono & The Streets Turn The Page £12.00 Genre: Electronica Label: XL Recordings SKU: XL1439T Formats: 12", Etched, Single Released Date: 12th July 2024 Read More Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Richard Skelton These Charms May Be Sung Over A Wound Electronica | Phantom Limb | 2LP Released 26th September 2020 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Richard Skelton These Charms May Be Sung Over A Wound £22.00 Genre: Electronica Label: Phantom Limb SKU: PHNTM015LP Formats: 2LP Released Date: 26th September 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View µ-Ziq Hello Electronica | Planet Mu | 1LP Released 4th November 2022 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders µ-Ziq Hello £21.00 Genre: Electronica Label: Planet Mu SKU: ZIQ447 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 4th November 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Crewdson Toys Electronica | Slowfoot Records | 1LP Released 14th July 2017 £13.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Crewdson Toys £13.00 Genre: Electronica Label: Slowfoot Records SKU: SLOLP032 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 14th July 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Oneohtrix Point Never Again Electronica | Warp | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes Download Code Released 29th September 2023 £29.00 - £30.00 Select options Oneohtrix Point Never Again £29.00 - £30.00 Genre: Electronica Label: Warp Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes Download Code Released Date: 29th September 2023 Read More Select options View Product Quick View CUTS UNREAL Electronica | Village Green | 1LP Released 4th December 2020 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders CUTS UNREAL £19.00 Genre: Electronica Label: Village Green SKU: VGLP067 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 4th December 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Aphex Twin Syro Electronica | Warp | 3LP Released 18th September 2014 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Aphex Twin Syro £26.00 Genre: Electronica Label: Warp SKU: WARPLP247 Formats: 3LP Released Date: 18th September 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Hauschka Philanthropy Electronica | City Slang | 1LP Released 20th October 2023 £25.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Hauschka Philanthropy £25.00 Genre: Electronica Label: City Slang SKU: SLANG50551LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 20th October 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nearly New View Product Quick View Mark Kozelek & Sean Yeaton Yellow Kitchen Electronica | Caldo Verde | 1LP Released 14th June 2022 £10.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Mark Kozelek & Sean Yeaton Yellow Kitchen £10.00 Genre: Electronica Label: Caldo Verde SKU: nn244196 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 14th June 2022 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket See more in Electronica Start again
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