Anton Kaldal
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Airwaves Tipsters: Tonik Ensemble
Anton Kaldal is the man behind Tonik Ensemble: an acclaimed Reykjavík-based producer who’s last LP, ‘Snapshots’, won Reykjavík Grapevine’s album of the year award in 2015. We caught up with him to find out what he’s excited about at Airwaves 2016. Snapshots…
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“The Soundscape Of Now”: Tonik Ensemble On Holly Herndon
As I struggled to comprehend the reference-laden visual language and chaotic sonic landscape of Holly Herndon’s Sónar show last night, a friend tried to guide me through it. When empty-eyed theatre masks started spawning ad infinitum on the big screen behind the…
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A Space Of Colour: Tonik Ensemble On Making The Album Of 2015
Sometimes, “dance music” goes beyond its implied mission of moving people’s feet, and moves them in other ways, too. Grapevine’s album of the year 2015—Tonik Ensemble’s ’Snapshots’—does just that. An educated, simmering take on house-techno-pop, it’s a lush production of cello, saxophone…