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90
Comparisons may still occasionally drift in and out but ultimately this is an album that demands to considered on its own terms and merits. The integration of beats, synths, strings and piano offers an uninterrupted, textured suite that is as assured as it is enveloping.
11y
90
If ‘Kiasmos’ was a hitchhiker you’d probably reverse. Striking, graceful and completely naked, this cold album hovers at the neglected crossroads where dance music meets the overgrown trail of modern classical, begging for a ride back towards the warmth of your ears.
11y
85
If you've got the patience, then this is a remarkably rewarding listen. Kiasmos is a beautiful relationship, and if one thing comes from the release of this record, we should all bow down and pray to all the gods that it's not a one-off. There's heaps of promise here.
11y
80
Perhaps because of this subtlety, at first listen Kiasmos feels like a laying-down of ground rules – as if the pair are setting a safe benchmark from which they can make more experimental, more risky forays into this territory in the future. Listen to it a few more times, though, and you can’t help feeling like ‘safe’ for these guys really isn’t that safe.
11y
80
Kiasmos has the feel of one of those albums that electronic heads will continue to celebrate with each passing decade, a work incomparable to any of its contemporaries that elevates the conversation for them all.
11y
75
If you want something shamelessly emotive to soundtrack your impending winter walks in the snow, you could do a lot worse than snap this up.
6y
60
With echoes of the gentle, pastoral quality of Four Tet’s early albums, Kiasmos is understated almost to a fault but nevertheless immersive.
11y
60
Although firmly within the boundaries of electronica, the self-titled debut instrumental album by Kiasmos still beats with an organic heart.
6y
REVIEW REPOST #059. I repost my old reviews, which got no attention, with updated thoughts. Posted this review two years ago (a long time ago) but I'm posting it again.
Ambient House is always something I've loved as a genre, and this project describes it perfectly. It's exactly what I love about this type of music, the ambient melodies, relaxed drums, progressive song structures, a lot of excitement, and emotion as well.
Sounds absolutely gorgeous, although I think the first 5 tracks are ... read more
A tad derivative of Jon Hopkins Immunity, but when your point of reference is that good and you got the production chops to match it, well... the result is a damn fine album.
Damn this was great. The self titled debut from Electronic music duo Kiasmos is a great Ambient Techno album blending in Downtempo and Progressive House. The ideas presented on here are wonderful and the production is top notch. There’s tons of great tracks on here and my only real complaint is that this album doesn’t stay as great as the first 5 tracks are. I could get rid of tracks 6-7 and be perfectly fine without them (did bro just say 6-7? 💀💀 get ts dude out of ... read more
Had to listen to something good to cleanse my ears of The Labrini Girls' album... This is a beautiful album if you're into progressive house/ambient techno and perfect to put on during a busy day at work where you need to get stuff done.
I'm too attached to this album to properly review it. Basically, if you want to know me better as a person, listen to this, cuz I've listened to it more times than I can count.
