View basket “Commotion / Aggravation” 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 La Fraicheur Self-Fulfilling Prophecy Electronica | InFine | 1LP Released 6th July 2018 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders La Fraicheur Self-Fulfilling Prophecy £22.00 Genre: Electronica Label: InFine SKU: IF1046LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 6th July 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Death In Vegas Scorpio Rising Electronica | Music On Vinyl | 180g, 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 11th December 2018 £24.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Death In Vegas Scorpio Rising £24.00 Genre: Electronica Label: Music On Vinyl SKU: MOVLP2251C Formats: 180g, 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 11th December 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Iglooghost Clear Tamei / Steel Mogu Electronica | Brainfeeder | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 24th November 2023 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Iglooghost Clear Tamei / Steel Mogu £21.00 Genre: Electronica Label: Brainfeeder SKU: BF079C Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 24th November 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View MJ Cole MJ Cole Presents Madrugada Electronica | Decca | 1LP Released 19th June 2020 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders MJ Cole MJ Cole Presents Madrugada £20.00 Genre: Electronica Label: Decca SKU: 851749 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 19th June 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Haxan Cloak, The Observatory Electronica | Archaic Devices | 12", Single Released 24th November 2023 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Haxan Cloak, The Observatory £16.00 Genre: Electronica Label: Archaic Devices SKU: AD001EP Formats: 12", Single Released Date: 24th November 2023 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 Groove Armada 21 Years Electronica | Demon Records | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl, Gatefold Sleeve Released 13th September 2019 £31.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Groove Armada 21 Years £31.00 Genre: Electronica Label: Demon Records SKU: DEMREC459 Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 13th September 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Parris Soaked In Indigo Moonlight Electronica | Can You Feel The Sun | 1LP Released 19th November 2021 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Parris Soaked In Indigo Moonlight £16.00 Genre: Electronica Label: Can You Feel The Sun SKU: FEELYRHEART Formats: 1LP Released Date: 19th November 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Me Lost Me RPG Electronica | Upset The Rhythm | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 7th July 2023 £17.00 Select options Me Lost Me RPG £17.00 Genre: Electronica Label: Upset The Rhythm Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 7th July 2023 Read More Select options View Product Quick View Sean McCabe Its Time Electronica | Z Records | 2LP Released 24th November 2014 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Sean McCabe Its Time £20.00 Genre: Electronica Label: Z Records SKU: ZEDDLP033 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 24th November 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Electronica Start again
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