Kiasmos is made up of Icelandic award-winning composer Ólafur Arnalds, known for his unique blend of minimal piano and string compositions with electronic sounds, and Janus Rasmussen from the Faroe Islands, known as the leader of the electro-pop outfit Bloodgroup. Based in Reykjavík, Arnalds used to work as a sound engineer, often for Rasmussen’s other projects, where the two musicians discovered their common love for minimal, experimental music. They eventually became best friends, often hanging out in their studio, exploring electronic sounds.

By focusing solely on their self-titled debut album for Erased Tapes, Ólafur and Janus have been able to combine and further develop their unique sound aesthetics to complete an album driven by their mutual love for electronic music. Made in Ólafur’s newly built studio, a majority of the album was recorded using acoustic instruments next to a variety of synthesisers, drum machines and tape delays.

After completing their first US tour with show in Los Angeles earlier this month at Hollywood Forever, Ólafur Arnalds and Janus Rasmussen made their way to Barcelona to perform live at Sonar 2015.

Check out the hour long performance via FranceTV and Culturebox here: