The Erased Tapes roster is keenly experimental, but rather than focusing on harsh or off-putting tones, the label's chief concern is beauty. Nils Frahm's dreamy work for prepared piano is spacious and emotional; ambient duo Winged Victory for the Sullen create dense, heavily textured worlds; Ólafur Arnalds mixes looped, ultra-modern beats with composed strings. These avant-garde artists apply folky intimacy to their rich sonic landscapes, even as they deconstruct, stretch and bend melody around electronic strains and classical structures.