Kiasmos
Kiasmos is an Icelandic minimal, experimental techno duo, composed of Ólafur Arnalds and Janus Rasmussen. They started in 2009 and released their first extended play "Thrown" in 2012 and their album "Kiasmos" in 2014.
Members
Arnalds and Rasmussen worked together when Arnalds was a sound engineer for Rasmussen's Bloodgroup project.
Ólafur Arnalds
Ólafur Arnalds (born 3 November 1986) is a multi-instrumentalist and producer from Mosfellsbær, Iceland. He was a drummer for hardcore metal bands Fighting Shit and Celestine, among others.
His work is characterised by strings and piano, with loops and edgy beats as a fusion of ambient/electronic and pop. He won a BAFTA in 2014 for his work on the UK ITV program Broadchurch.
Janus Rasmussen
Janus Rasmussen, from the Faroe Islands, is a member of Bloodgroup. Rasmussen also worked along with other artists such as Guðrið Hansdóttir in the band Byrta.
Labels
In 2009 the duo started with the label "Rival Consoles" for their '65/Milo split 12"' release. They also work with Erased Tapes Records Ltd., more particularly for their album Thrown.
Kiasmos (album)
Kiasmos is the 2014 debut album by the Icelandic minimal experimental techno duo Kiasmos, composed of Ólafur Arnalds and Janus Rasmussen. It was released on 27th October 2014 on Erased Tapes Records.
Reception
On its release the album received critical acclaim. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received a score of 86, based on 5 reviews which is categorised as "Universal acclaim".
Track listing
References
Category:2014 albums Category:Erased Tapes Records albums
Podcasts:
Kiasmos
ALBUMS
- Kiasmos released: 2014
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In The Dark Of The Night
by: CosmosLike a bird in a cage
Apathetic and quiet
Enslaved thoughts in an overloaded head
Rising tears in lonely eyes
The sun is hiding
Now you can forget
The raising of the artificial light
Brings your mask to life again
In the dark of the night
In your brain blinding light
A beautiful girl
You give her a smile
Your sad and lonely looking face
Covered by a drunken shine
Through the shining sun
You wake up under a bridge
With shaking hands and a feeling of pain