Low Roar Explained

Low Roar
Origin:Reykjavík, Iceland
Years Active:2011–2022
Associated Acts:Audrye Sessions
Past Members:Ryan Karazija

Low Roar was a post-rock/electronica project founded by the American immigrant Ryan Karazija.[1] Originally a solo act, the band later added Leifur Björnsson and Logi Guðmundsson.[2]

The band and the project itself became discontinued following the death of Karazija in October 2022. However, it was announced that a sixth album was in production at the time of his death.

History

After leading the California-based indie rock band Audrye Sessions from 2002 to 2010, Karazija relocated to Reykjavík, Iceland and started the new project Low Roar, releasing a self-titled album in 2011.[3] [4] [5] [6] A second album, 0, was released in 2014 through Tonequake Records,[7] followed by Once in a Long, Long While... in mid-2017.[8] The Low Roar album, ross., was released in November 2019,[9] with their latest album maybe tomorrow... released in July 2021.

The band's discography features heavily in the 2019 video game Death Stranding,[10] [11] following a collaboration with video game designer Hideo Kojima, after Kojima chanced upon their music while in a CD shop in Reykjavík.[12] Kojima described Low Roar's music as "sensual" and "unique". When Sony first contacted the band to license their music for Death Stranding, the band was struggling, with much of their music being recorded on a laptop in Karazija's kitchen. The use of Low Roar's music in the video game had a significant positive influence on the band's popularity.[13]

In 2021, they recorded the song "Feels" for the mobile game Arknights, later released in full under the title "Fade Away" on their 2021 album "maybe tomorrow...".[14]

Their song "Help Me" plays over the end credits of the 2021 film Flee.

On 29 October 2022, it was announced that Ryan Karazija, founder and lead singer of the band, had died at the age of 40. Hours later, it was revealed that the cause of death was from complications with pneumonia. It was also announced that a sixth album, which was being edited as of 2022, will be eventually released.[15]

Discography

Albums

EPs

Live albums

Singles

Notes and References

  1. News: Benedikt Reynisson . Nýtt tónlistarvor hafið á Íslandi . 30 October 2022 . . 3 April 2014 . Icelandic . Tímarit.is.
  2. News: Davíð Már Stefánsson . Eins og ein, ekkert rosalega stór, fjölskylda . 30 October 2022 . . 24 July 2014 . 33 . Icelandic . Tímarit.is.
  3. Svymbersky, Christopher (2012) "Ryan Moves to Iceland and Low Roar is Born ", Iceland Airwaves Journal. Retrieved 15 April 2013
  4. Cherrie, Chrysta "Low Roar Biography", Allmusic. Retrieved 15 April 2013
  5. Fiander, Matthew (2012) "Low Roar: Low Roar", PopMatters, 4 January 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2013
  6. Kevin O'Donnell . Breaking: Audrye Sessions . 30 October 2022 . . 18 February 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190104175852/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/breaking-audrye-sessions-2-103567/ . 4 January 2019.
  7. News: Helgi Snær Sigurðsson . Low Roar hitar upp fyrir Hozier . 30 October 2022 . . 26 March 2015 . Icelandic.
  8. Web site: Low Roar's newest, Once in a Long, Long While, was born of challenging times. 12 April 2017. The Georgia Straight. en. 25 February 2020.
  9. Web site: Review: Low Roar - ross. Sputnikmusic. www.sputnikmusic.com. 25 February 2020.
  10. Web site: Death Stranding sleuths decode hidden musical message in E3 trailer . Radulovic . Petrana . 20 June 2018 . . 17 November 2019.
  11. News: Fengið viðbrögð úr óvæntum áttum . 30 October 2022 . . 9 December 2016 . Icelandic.
  12. Watch Norman Reedus, Mads Mikkelsen in Creepy 'Death Stranding' Teasers . Weber . Rachel . 19 December 2016 . . 17 November 2019.
  13. Web site: Sony wouldn't even tell Low Roar its music was for Death Stranding – "We were in the gutter" . McKeand . Kirk . 6 January 2020 . . 12 September 2020.
  14. Web site: 塞壬唱片 - A WORLD FAMILIARLY UNKNOWN. 7 August 2021. Monster-siren.hypergryph.com.
  15. Web site: 2022-10-29 . Ryan Karazija (1982 - 2022) ***UPDATED*** After a short illness, Ryan Karazija, front man and driving force behind Low Roar, has died at age 40 due to... | By Low Roar . 10 December 2022 . Facebook.com.

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