Description
Made up of BAFTA-winning Icelandic composer lafur Arnalds and Bloodgroups Janus Rasmussen from the Faroe Islands, Kiasmos experimental take on minimal techno has been at turns surprising and entirely mesmerising since its inception. The unlikely merging of disparate worlds – Arnalds acoustic and classical influence and Rasmussens electronic approach – is brilliantly fulfilled on their tightly-woven, self-titled debut album.
Recorded in various locations including Reykjavk and Berlin, the EP opens with Drawn, a four-minute percussion fuelled track with gentle piano motifs. Gaunt features the addition of ambient synths and a drum loop, underpinned by slow-moving chords. Title track Swept which the duo offered to fans as a surprise gift in form of a free download card at previous show dates, showcases a more club-oriented beat structure alongside Kiasmos signature emotive instrumentation. Closing the EP is a remix from Berlin-based duo Tale of Us who met Kiasmos in London and twist the original downbeat title track into their distinctively dark aesthetic. Pulsating hats and a driving bass loop add pace as the track builds toward an epic breakdown. (via Label)
Label: Erased Tapes Records
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 RPM, EP
Released: 2015
Genre: Electronic
Style: Tech House, Experimental, Abstract
File under: Leftfield
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