Samaris’ ambitious filmic sound belies the young Icelandic trio’s age.

But they have much work to do to make their live shows match their two albums in as many years for One Little Indian.

Singer Jófríður Ákadóttir and clarinettist Áslaug Brún Magnúsdóttir looked awkward and nervy on a sparse stage in front of Þórður Kári Steinþórsson, who triggered and programmed the minimal techno which forms the basis of Samaris’ music.

The three-piece have said they’re not afraid to use playback instead of analog but it made it difficult to get past the fact so little of their sound was live.

Instead of composing lyrics Samaris put Icelandic poetry to music.

Night revealed the natural beauty of its sounds, with Ákadóttir’s clever vocal lines dovetailing with Magnúsdóttir’s creative clarinet playing but the track screamed out for a live band.

Ákadóttir admits Bjork is a huge influence on her style and it was hard to listen to her singing without being reminded of the great Icelandic star.

Samaris are far darker than Bjork, though. A track translated to English as Raven was a dark melancholic stew while another, revealed Ákadóttir, dealt with “the stupidity of man”.