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ÓLAFUR ARNALDS – Near Light

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Released: Dec 2, 2011

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ÓLAFUR ARNALDS – Near Light
3:28
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NILS FRAHM – Snippet
4:26
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A WINGED VICTORY FOR THE SULLEN – Steep Hills Of Vicodin Tears
4:26
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RIVAL CONSOLES – Kid Velo
4:41
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WORLD'S END GIRLFRIEND – Teen Age Ziggy
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General Info

Genre: Classical / Electronica
Location London / Berlin, Please select your region., Un
Profile Views: 330704
Last Login: 3/21/2012
Member Since 10/11/2006
Website erasedtapes.com
Record Label Erased Tapes
Type of Label Indie
Bio
At The End Of All Music Happiness Will Be Erased. Erased Tapes Records is a London/Berlin-based independent record label focusing on Cinematic Pop Music featuring a wide variety of genres and styles. The company has been established by German-born Robert Raths since early 2007. It's the loving home of Icelandic neo-classical composer Ólafur Arnalds, London-based purveyor of intelligent dance music Ryan Lee West aka Rival Consoles, contemporary solo pianist Nils Frahm from Berlin, multi-instrumentalist and Efterklang live member Peter Broderick from Portland (US), instrumental rock quintet Codes In The Clouds from Dartford (UK), yourcodenameis:milo mastermind Justin Lockey's electronica project The British Expeditionary Force from Newcastle Upon Tyne (UK), Janus Rasmussen and Ólafur Arnalds' minimal techno outfit Kiasmos (IS/FO), Japanese composer World's End Girlfriend and more. We want to celebrate our 3rd anniversary with a FREE Digital Download compilation entitled 'Erased Tapes Collection II'. Visit http://ddc.erasedtapes.com and type in the following DDC: MY-FREE-ERATP020. We hope you'll enjoy it! If you want to help, then all we ask of you is to tell your friends about us and our artists' music. You can also support us and the artists by purchasing the HIGH QUALITY DOWNLOAD of 'Erased Tapes Collection II'. 'Pure sonic perfection' (8/10) - Drowned In Sound 'All different, all unique, all essential and each a gold star for this label to be cherished' - Clash 'Essential listening for sonic explorers' (9/10) - Rock Sound 'The label renowned for its recognition of innovative acts...as odd as they are addictive' - Bearded Magazine 'Erased Tapes are one of the most promising labels at the moment. They seem to be showing great diversity, but excellent focus' - The Milk Factory 'I love nothing more than seeing genuine, hardworking, creative people capture attention of audiences, creating instead of complaining and talking. The new music industry is in their hands. The Erased Tapes team is a similarly inspired bunch' – Anthony Volodkin, The Hype Machine (US) 'DIY label of the week' – Huw Stephens, BBC Radio 1 You can now subscribe to our first FREE Erased Tapes Podcast in the iTunes Store; presented by Ben Mynott from Fluid Nation / Big Chill.
Members
Robert Raths (initiator) Contacts for General Queries, Licensing, Public Relations and Technical Support can be found at ERASEDTAPES.com
Influences
'Oh yeah the music industry. Yeah, it's a piece of shit full of deluded "yes" men, most real talent gets located and sent to a horrible beast who then proceeds to program a machine to churn out the idea. Only when it leaves the factory the idea has overwhelmed everyone' – Ryan L. West
Sounds Like
ÓLAFUR ARNALDS NILS FRAHM PETER BRODERICK RIVAL CONSOLES WORLD'S END GIRLFRIEND CODES IN THE CLOUDS A WINGED VICTORY FOR THE SULLEN THE BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE NILS FRAHM & ANNE MÜLLER KIASMOS