Copenhagen, Denmark's
Jakob Skott debuted his heavily processed dream pop productions as
Syntaks in 2001, when the MP3 label DataMusik issued a three-track recording. The following year,
Skott and frequent collaborators
Jonas Munk (aka
Manual) and
Jess Kahr released the post-rock/IDM hybrid
Orion, as Limp, on the Morr Music label. After 2004's Golden Sun, credited to
Manual and
Syntaks,
Skott concentrated on his solo material, releasing Awakes and the limited-edition Below the Meridian -- both on the Scottish Benbecula label -- in 2006. The former incorporated vocals from Anna Cecilia, who transformed
Syntaks into a full-fledged duo.
Ylajali, their first proper album as a duo, was released on Ghostly International in 2009. Additionally,
Skott recorded with
Munk and
Kahr as
Causa Sui. ~ Andy Kellman