Ólafur Arnalds
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 Ólafur Arnalds in 2007 |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 3 November 1986 Mosfellsbær, Iceland |
| Genres | Neo-classical Indie Experimental Electronica |
| Occupations | Musician, Composer, Record Producer |
| Instruments | Piano Drums Guitar Banjo Violin |
| Years active | Early 2000s–present |
| Labels | Erased Tapes Records |
| Website | Official Myspace Page |
Ólafur Arnalds (born 3 November 1986) is a multi-instrumentalist and producer from Mosfellsbær, Iceland.[1] Ólafur Arnalds mixes strings and piano with loops and edgy beats crossing-over from classical to pop.[1]
Ólafur was a drummer of hardcore/metal bands Fighting Shit and Celestine, as well as others.
In 2004, Ólafur composed and recorded the intro and two outros for tracks on the album Antigone by German metal band Heaven Shall Burn.
On 12 October 2007, Ólafur's first solo album Eulogy for Evolution was released. It was followed by the EP Variations of Static in 2008. In the same year, Ólafur toured with Sigur Rós. He is also reported to have sold out The Barbican Hall in London.[1]
In April 2009, Ólafur composed and released a track daily for seven days, instantly making each track available within 24 hours from foundsongs.erasedtapes.com. The collection of tracks was entitled Found Songs. The first track was released on 13 April.
In October 2009, the ballet Dyad 1909 premiered with a score composed by Ólafur. Choreographed by Wayne McGregor and performed by Wayne McGregor Random Dance, the ballet was inspired by Ernest Shackleton’s Nimrod expedition to the South Pole in 1909.
In April 2010, Ólafur released a new album entitled ...And They Have Escaped The Weight Of Darkness.[2]
On October 3rd 2011, Ólafur started another seven-day composition project similar to Found Songs, this one entitled Living Room Songs. The tracks are made available at livingroomsongs.olafurarnalds.com/ each day throughout the week. The project was released as an album on December 23rd, 2011.[3]
Ólafur Arnalds has been involved with various other projects and has his music appear in many films, television shows and advertisements. His song Brotsjór was featured on So You Think You Can Dance Season 8. He also spoke at length on the subject of fan-submitted art in the 2011 documentary film, Press Pause Play. [4] [5]
Ólafur's cousin Ólöf Arnalds is also a well known singer/songwriter.
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[edit] Discography
- 2007: Eulogy for Evolution
- 2008: Variations of Static (EP)
- 2009: Found Songs (EP)
- 2009: Dyad 1909 (EP)
- 2010: ...And They Have Escaped the Weight of Darkness
- 2011: Living Room Songs (EP)[6]
[edit] Film Scores
- 2010: Blinky TM (Short)
- 2010: Jitters
- 2011: Another Happy Day
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Ólafur Arnalds: Beautiful the Same way the Arctic is". Headphone Commute. http://www.headphonecommute.com/exclusive/olafur_arnalds/olafur_arnalds.htm.
- ^ Ólafur Arnalds. "Ólafur Arnalds' Facebook page". http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/olafurarnalds?v=feed&story_fbid=272151700674. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
- ^ erasedtapes.com. "Ólafur Arnalds' Store at Erased Tapes". http://www.erasedtapes.com/Store/Index/ERATP037. Retrieved 2011-10-05.
- ^ youtube.com. "Ólafur Arnalds' interviewed in Press Pause Play". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YTH9h-a80k.
- ^ presspauseplay.com. "Press Pause Play cast list". http://www.presspauseplay.com/media/static/PressPausePlayPresskit.pdf.
- ^ Ólafur Arnalds. "Living Room Songs' page". http://livingroomsongs.olafurarnalds.com. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
[edit] External links
- Ólafur Arnalds (Official Site)
- Ólafur Arnalds on Myspace
- Article on Ólafur Arnalds.
- interview on tokafi
- Olafur Arnalds on …And They Have Escaped The Weight of Darkness, July 2010
