Kiasmos is a Faroese-Icelandic minimal, experimental techno duo, composed of

Ólafur Arnalds Ólafur Arnalds (; born 3 November 1986) is an Icelandic multi-instrumentalist and producer from Mosfellsbær, Iceland. He mixes strings and piano with loops and beats, a sound ranging from ambient/electronic to atmospheric pop. He is also th ...

and Janus Rasmussen. They started in 2009 and released their first

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, ''Thrown'', in 2012 and their album ''Kiasmos'' in 2014.

History

In 2009, the duo started with the ''65/Milo'', a split 12"' release, together with record-label colleague

Rival Consoles Ryan Lee West (born November 10, 1985), known by his stage name Rival Consoles, is a British electronic musician, living in London. All of his albums and EPs have been released by Erased Tapes Records. Biography West was born in Leicester. He l ...

. In 2014, they released their debut LP, '' Kiasmos'', on

Erased Tapes Records Erased Tapes Records is a London-based independent record label focusing on releasing avant-garde and experimental electronic music. History The record company was established by Robert Raths in early 2007 in London, with the release of Ryan L ...

Ltd. Kiasmos released their fourth EP, ''Blurred'', in 2017, which ''PopMatters'' described as "one of the most emotionally engaging electronic releases of the year . . . It is an intricate yet unforced and natural sounding set of songs with every song allowed room to bloom gradually."

Members

and Janus Rasmussen worked together when Ólafur was a sound engineer for Rasmussen's Bloodgroup project. Ólafur is a multi-instrumentalist and producer from

Mosfellsbær Mosfellsbær (, colloquially Mosó) is a town in south-west Iceland, east of the country's capital, Reykjavík. The coat of arms of the municipality is a tightly-knotted triquetra, a symbol often used in Celtic knotwork and strongly associated ...

, Iceland. His work is characterized by strings and piano, with loops and edgy beats as a fusion of ambient/electronic and pop. Rasmussen, from the

Faroe Islands The Faroe Islands ( ) (alt. the Faroes) are an archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean and an autonomous territory of the Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark. Located between Iceland, Norway, and the United Kingdom, the islands have a populat ...

, is a member of Bloodgroup. Rasmussen also worked along with other artists such as

Guðrið Hansdóttir Guðrið Hansdóttir (born 6 October 1980) is a Faroese singer, songwriter, composer, and musician. She has released six full studio albums and has released an EP called "Taking Ship" on 24 January 2014 in the United States, in February in Europe ...

in the band Byrta.

Discography

*''Thrown'' (2012 Erased Tapes EP) *'' Kiasmos'' (2014 Erased Tapes) *''Looped'' (2015 Erased Tapes EP) *''Swept'' (2015 Erased Tapes EP) *''Blurred'' (2017 Erased Tapes EP) *''II'' (2024 Erased Tapes)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kiasmos Icelandic electronic music groups Musical groups established in 2009 Erased Tapes Records artists