Faroese-Icelandic band
Kiasmos
Get to know the artist
Kiasmos brings together Ólafur Arnalds and Janus Rasmussen. The duo connects orchestral and acoustic textures with electronic rhythms, moving between quiet atmosphere and dancefloor release.
- Explore the catalogue
The self-titled debut and II provide two album-length introductions. On II, the pair broadened the rhythmic language with broken beats and more expansive string arrangements.
- Country
- Iceland
- Active since
- 2009
- First RA show
- 2012 · Horst Krzbrg, Berlin
- On RA
- 279 shows in 39 countries
- Released on
- Erased Tapes
- RA followers
- 30,352
- Plays
- Electronica
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In our cities
- 29 shows · last Nov 2025 at E1
- 26 shows · last Oct 2025 at Studio1111
- 19 shows · last May 2026 at Paal69
- 3 shows · last Jul 2025 at Sydney Opera House
- 1 show · last Oct 2022 at The Wildlands
- 1 show · last Nov 2015 at Fort Canning Park
- 1 show · last Jan 2020 at VENT
Upcoming across cities
No upcoming sets listed.
Often on the same bill as
- Janus Rasmussen
21 shared bills · last May 2026
- Natascha Polké
3 shared bills · last May 2026
From Resident Advisor's listings. Since Oct 2021, leaving out bills of more than 12 acts.
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