Kiasmos

Over a collaboration as slow-burning as their music, the duo spent six years slowly germinating ideas, until in 2014 they sat down and finalised their first opus: Kiasmos. A perfect intersection between Arnalds’ stark piano-led figures and the lush synth pop favoured by Rasmussen, their debut album folds the listener into its own private universe, rich with sonic detail ...

Fan Reviews

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Anonymous
great music, great venue! Everything was perfect. Would def go back to Williamsburg music hall.
Rough Trade NYC - Brooklyn, NY - Tue, May 26, 2015
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Fruitcakey
After a long evening of wandering the city streets in a disenfranchised stupor, I stumbled into the Music Hall to a raging dark warehouse of angstless, sweatless 20-somethings with watered down drinks and iPhone preoccupation. Kiasmos was incrdible. The beats were solid, the energy was amazing and they kept everyone on a music high the entire time.
Rough Trade NYC - Brooklyn, NY - Tue, May 26, 2015
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Darkmatter
Kiasmos is composed of Janus Rasmussen and Ólafur Arnalds who is a headliner Modern Classical from Iceland. The concert was pretty good at pretty good venue that has good sound system. There were no drunk crowd, which often there are, I was able to immerse myself in their sound genuinely. People are missing another great sound experience from Iceland. They are a new addition of my favorite Icelandic artists like Bjork, Sigur Rós, Mum, Asgeir.
Rough Trade NYC - Brooklyn, NY - Tue, May 26, 2015
McAlmont and Butler :: Key! :: Walk the Plank :: At Last - the Etta James Story :: Band of Young Saints
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Anonymous
Awesome show. I hope they come back to NY again soon.
Rough Trade NYC - Brooklyn, NY - Tue, May 26, 2015
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MarySarah
Olafur Arnalds is a favorite of mine and when I found he was performing in Brooklyn, snatched up the opportunity to see him. This was the first time I had seen him in performance with KIASMOS! It was a lush, exciting sound which moved every part of your body and heart. Great grooves, pulsing in front of Olafur's lush melodies.
Rough Trade NYC - Brooklyn, NY - Tue, May 26, 2015
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parkslopebob
High energy performance and the crowd was totally into it. Great translation of quiet and somber parts of the record into sound suitable for club setting. They should be playing much larger venues.
Rough Trade NYC - Brooklyn, NY - Tue, May 26, 2015
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