ianuar was formed in 2003 by bassist Jirasol P, drummer Jan Sørensen and singer Christel Laura Voss. The idea was to create music set in a melancholic and experimental universe using mainly acoustic instruments. ianuar seeks to keep the organic and acoustic sound in an otherwise minimalistic electronic landscape. The vocal and the strong poetic lyrics moves in and out of the music, sometimes dancing off the surface and sometimes blending in as a new instrument.