View basket “Konoyo” has been added to your basket. // 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 Laake Volt Electronica | Believe Recordings | 1LP Released 6th October 2023 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Laake Volt £19.00 Genre: Electronica Label: Believe Recordings SKU: BLV8176 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 6th October 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Dorian Concept What We Do For Others Electronica | Brainfeeder | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 28th October 2022 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Dorian Concept What We Do For Others £19.00 Genre: Electronica Label: Brainfeeder SKU: BF128 Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 28th October 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Jane Weaver The Architect EP Electronica | Fire Records | 12", EP/Mini Album Released 24th October 2017 £14.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Jane Weaver The Architect EP £14.00 Genre: Electronica Label: Fire Records SKU: FIRE485EP Formats: 12", EP/Mini Album Released Date: 24th October 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Eno · Hyde High Life (Limited Indies Only Edition) Electronica | Warp | 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes Download Code Released 21st August 2014 £24.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Eno · Hyde High Life (Limited Indies Only Edition) £24.00 Genre: Electronica Label: Warp SKU: WARPLP255X Formats: 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes Download Code Released Date: 21st August 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Empire Of The Sun Walking On A Dream Electronica | UMR / EMI | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Gatefold Sleeve Released 28th June 2024 £30.00 Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders Empire Of The Sun Walking On A Dream £30.00 Genre: Electronica Label: UMR / EMI SKU: 6527657 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 28th June 2024 Read More Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Charlotte Adigery & Bolis Popul Cliché – Soulwax Remix Electronica | Because Music | 12", Single Released 25th November 2022 £13.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Charlotte Adigery & Bolis Popul Cliché – Soulwax Remix £13.00 Genre: Electronica Label: Because Music SKU: BEC5611214 Formats: 12", Single Released Date: 25th November 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Bastille Doom Days Electronica | Virgin EMI | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 14th June 2019 £18.00 - £22.00 Select options Bastille Doom Days £18.00 - £22.00 Genre: Electronica Label: Virgin EMI Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 14th June 2019 Read More Select options On Sale View Product Quick View Chris & Cosey Elemental Seven Electronica | Conspiracy International CIT | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 24th March 2023 £15.99 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Chris & Cosey Elemental Seven £15.99 £23.00 Genre: Electronica Label: Conspiracy International CIT SKU: CTIE722 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 24th March 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Disclosure Alchemy Electronica | Apollo | 1LP Released 15th December 2023 £25.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Disclosure Alchemy £25.00 Genre: Electronica Label: Apollo SKU: DSCLR002LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 15th December 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Circle Sky Dream Colour Electronica | BMG Rights Management | 2LP Released 29th October 2021 £25.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Circle Sky Dream Colour £25.00 Genre: Electronica Label: BMG Rights Management SKU: 4050538678062 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 29th October 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Electronica Start again
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