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Ásgeir perform 'On That Day' for The Crypt Sessions.

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What better way to kick start Season 5, than with an artist we've been shouting about for several months. Born and raised in the tiny surrounds of Laugarbakki, Iceland (population, 40) Ásgeir may not be familiar with, though it's a sound you'll certainly want to hear more of. At just 20 years of age, he became an overnight sensation in the infamous Icelandic music scene with the September 2012 release of Dyrd í dauðathogn breaking all records to become Iceland's fastest and biggest selling debut album by a home grown artist, outselling legends Bjork and Sigur Ros. Staggeringly, one in ten of the Icelandic population now own the album. The English language version, In The Silence was later released worldwide, on 28th October this year.

Picking up no less than four Iceland Music Awards and a nomination for the prestigious Nordic Music Prize on the eve of Dyrd í dauðathogn's wider release in the Nordic countries, he later gained his first exposure to UK audiences, playing as support to John Grant - who was also responsible for the English translation of the album's lyrics. Combining both electronic and organic elements, the songs themselves are light and airy, inset with his distinctively melancholic voice, their vibrancy elevates his appeal way beyond the folktronica tag. We're delighted to bring you the first in a series of sessions recorded with Ásgeir. Enjoy

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Crew:

D.O.P. - Lee Pullbrook
Camera - Toby Miles
Camera - Joakim Tonnberg
Sound - Anthony Leung
Editor - Joakim Tonnberg
Producer - Ricky Barber

Recorded and mixed at The Crypt Studio, London: http://bit.ly/2rTCvLP