Original material written and produced by Ollie Bown and Sam Britton. Mastered by Will Worsley. Artwork by Alice Scott. Design by Atelier Elephant.

We would like to thank all of the artists who have contributed remixes to this compilation and to Jens and all the Rump Recordings artists for making it possible. These remixes are the first ever of Icarus and have amplified the spirit of the original album 'Sylt', which was also a remix as much as a new departure, reinterpreting elements from previous albums within our live material. It is a great pleasure to hear Icarus further rewired.
Alice Scott created an animation to an early version of the track 'Keet' (which appears on this release as 'Keets'), and the track in fact acquired its title from the subject of the film; the increasing number of bright green squawking parakeets that have slowly taken over London's parks since their release in unknown circumstances [still the subject of much speculation] in the mid 1980s. The tropical birds are now more common than native blackbirds or sparrows and the film imagines a future scenario where the parakeets become as prolific as the common pigeon is today. The film is available to view and download through our website: [www.icarus.nu]

"Given the feeling of flux that imbues Icarus's music a remix album makes perfect sense, while judicious choices regarding the producers chosen to carry out the task mean this feels more like a collection of brand new music than reinterpretati...

"Sylt" builds on the duo Icarus' inquisitive approach to electronic music production acquired over 6 album releases spanning over a decade. Improvisations, understated melancholy, outbursts of joyous rhythmic lunacy and a developing sense of instrumental musique concrète are all part of this intriguing album.

'Sylt is a wonderful deep album that proves that experimental music can be accessible to a bigger audience. One of the most surprising new albums in 2007. Perfect! - Michael Muck/Cuemix Magazine.

'Icarus are one of the most underrated and overlooked electronic artists who are so perfect at their craft, it almost concerns me how they´ve gone virtually unnoticed. They deserve far more attention then they have ever gotten throughout their entire career, and it is my hope this album will prompt people to invest time into the strange, wonderful and confusing music progression that is Ollie Brown and Sam Britton´s music project, Icarus.' - Eric Common/The Silent Ballet.

'Imagine placing albums by Four Tet, Amon Tobin, Squarepusher, Murcof, Lutz Glandien, György Ligeti, Iannis Xenakis, SND and Philip Glass into your cd changer and then pressing play only to find them all playing at the same time.' - KS/Experimusic.com

'A playful masterpiece of hyperrhythmic avant beat freetronica' - audioculture.org

'Giver man sig tid til at opleve Icarus' til tider frenetiske og altid krævende musik, belønnes man med et givende album, som bør begejstre fans af Sun Ra såvel so...