{"product_id":"inert-lp-marble-vinyl","title":"(PRE-ORDER) Inert LP (Marble Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePre-order: Please note that this item is a pre-order and as such this and any items ordered together with it will not ship out until on or around release date June 19th 2026.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFaroe Islands born and Reykjavik based producer Janus Rasmussen has consistently refined an elegant sound that marries sonic precision with emotional depth. Over the past decade, he has built a wide-ranging body of work through collaborations across multiple genres as a producer, songwriter, musician, and mix engineer.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBest known as one half of KIASMOS alongside Ólafur Arnalds, as a solo artist Janus has crafted compositions that balance immersive sound design, subtle melodic shifts and rhythmic drive, drawing on his diverse musical appreciation and studio experimentation. These experiences have shaped a creative identity that now comes into sharp focus on his most ambitious solo project to date - Inert.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe album marks a bold step forward, thematically exploring the act of breaking free from inertia through embracing creative freedom. With his new work, Janus incorporates his own vocals more than ever, weaving them seamlessly around intricate electronics as he expands his sound into new territory, while retaining the subtle restraint that has defined his output. Drawing inspiration from the dance music spectrum, Inert reflects a renewed sense of momentum, vulnerability and adventurousness in his sound.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAcross the album Janus demonstrates an ambitious breadth, bringing together downtempo wistfulness, dancefloor uplift, leftfield beats, postclassical piano and layers of rich texture. It’s all delivered with an accessible pop sensibility and periodically laced with his soft, angelic vocal, all-the-while flowing between styles like liquid.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFollowing the hypnotic, oscillating pull of “Murk” and the bright yet melancholic “Drain”, “Fumes” emerges as the album’s sonic apex, its most immediate and unfiltered moment. Moving with a restless energy, and driven by a pulsating bassline and swelling synths, the track builds into something anthemic. Janus had this to say on it:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“'Fumes' appeared almost out of nowhere. It was written quickly, without much thinking, just following a certain impulse. There’s a restless energy running through it, carried by a persistent bassline and a looping, almost absurd lyric that mirrors the unease of the song. I wanted it to feel immediate and unfiltered, even slightly confrontational. It sits in a different space than my usual work, which makes it feel like an important step for me.” Janus Rasmussen\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eElsewhere, the deep 2-step pulse of “Doom” evokes a plaintive, autumnal mood, while “Bones” drifts like embers in darkness, layering waves of cosmic texture. “Sift\" closes this section with synth-meets-piano melancholy that tugs at the heart. In more experimental territory, “Tomb” delivers a playful broken-beat groove before giving way to the somber grandeur of “Evil.” The momentum returns with the propulsive, growling-bass-and-cashmere-vocals of “Blame,” culminating in the epic, festival-ready climax of “Spiraling.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Janus Rasmussen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53149486809354,"sku":"JRN02-LTD","price":24.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2550\/3722\/files\/InertFrontandDownloadcardweb.jpg?v=1780487189","url":"https:\/\/shop.bingomerch.com\/products\/inert-lp-marble-vinyl","provider":"Bingo Merch","version":"1.0","type":"link"}