Ólafur Arnalds - ...and they have escaped the weight of darkness

Born in 1987, Ólafur Arnalds hails from the suburban Icelandic town, Mosfellsbær, just a few kilometres outside of Reykjavík. He is an extremely talented artist, who explores the crossover from classical to pop by mixing chamber strings and piano with discreet electronics which makes him a perfect fit for cinematic pop label Erased Tapes. His is previous albums Eulogy for Evolution (already posted in this blog) and Found Songs (available for free here) are awesome. This is his latest album, which is - once again - excellent!

Artist: Ólafur Arnalds
Album: ...and they have escaped the weight of darkness
Year: 2010
Genre: neo-classical, ambient, piano

Tracks:
1. Þú Ert Sólin
2. Þú Ert Jörðin
3. Tunglið
4. Loftið Verður Skyndilega Kalt
5. Kjurrt
6. Gleypa Okkur
7. Hægt, Kemur Ljósið
8. Undan Hulu
9. Þau Hafa Sloppið Undan þunga Myrkursins

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Ólafur Arnalds - Eulogy for Evolution

Ólafur Arnalds is an extremely talented young artist from Iceland. His music can be described as fragile and emotional neo-classical, a combination classical instrumentation with an ambient aesthetic. This is his debut album, released in 2007. After this, he released one EP ("Variations of Static") and, more recently, he made available a collection of tracks, entitled "Found Songs", as a free download on foundsongs.erasedtapes.com.
From his MySpace page:
“Breaking classical music out of the tweed jacket and loafers and putting it into a t-shirt and trainers…”.
Absolutely brilliant!!

Artist: Ólafur Arnalds
Album: Eulogy for Evolution
Year: 2007
Genre: neo-classical, ambient

Tracks:
1. 0040
2. 0048/0729
3. 0952
4. 1440
5. 1953
6. 3055
7. 3326
8. 3704/3837

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