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  • Night Ice

    CE17

    Artist: Elias Krantz

    Label: Country & Eastern

    Elias Krantz’s music revolves around asymmetrical melodies, driving rhythms and ambient soundscapes. These elements, when combined, conjure up a strange mix of melancholy and euphoria. A wide range of different instruments co-exist while adhering to the principle, as Einstein once said "Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler"

    Elias' first album “Island Rock” was released via Airwaves in 2007 to rave reviews.
    While listening to his new album you might be reminded of Krautrock legends such as NEU! and Can, as well as modern post-rock in the vein of Tortoise, Four Tet and Caribou, but obviously Elias has a very personal and unique musical language.
    He has been working on the follow up over the last two years and the result will be released on Country & Eastern on May 23rd.
    The name of the album is Night Ice.
    It's hard to avoid hyperbole in texts like these but this album is indeed a huge step forward from his debut. More collaborations with a wide range of different musicians have allowed more ideas to be explored and developed. The result is an album in which your favorite track changes with every listen. Its brave, dynamic and as pure as they come. An album worthy of the two years spent on it's details."

  • Island Rock

    AIR002

    Artist: Elias Krantz

    Label: Airwaves

    Elias Krantz' music draws from assymmetrical melodies and rhythms that, when combined, create a sound consisting of polar opposites – While it is dreamy, meditative and contemplative it is at the same time groovy as hell. A wide range of instruments co-exist in perfect harmony while adhering to the principle of “less is more”.

    When listening to the result it might be difficult not to be reminded of german Krautrock-legends such as Neu!, Michael Rother and Cluster, just as well as modern post-rock in the vein of Americans Tortoise and german To Rococo Rot. Krantz however makes use of a personal and unique musical language, in which a jazzy flavour sometimes shines through. This might well be an inheritance from his father – jazz musician Sigvard krantz. (Who, amongst others, performed with Don Cherry).