Ólafur Arnalds — in collaboration with photographer Benjamin Hardman — has released a short film for his song ‘New Grass’, a cut from Ólafur’s 2020 album some kind of peace. Using a macro lens, the pair captured the microscopic, dance-like movement of Icelandic moss when exposed to water. Benjamin was introduced to the phenomenon by a […]
German producer and composer Josin is an artistic nomad who plays with timeless, experimental and ambient musical textures. Her latest single and music video, The Darkness, touches upon a familiar sense of numbness felt both individually, and by contemporary society at large. In the darkness, however, Josin finds hope. “I’ve been drowned in darkness too, […]
Decca Records has released the soundtrack to director Chloé Zhao’s Golden Globe-nominated film Nomadland, starring Academy Award-winning actor and producer Frances McDormand. The expansive, dreamy soundtrack includes music from Ludovico Einaudi, plus a previously unreleased track from Icelandic composer Ólafur Arnalds. Stream the Nomadland (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Music by Ludovico Einaudi The Nomadland soundtrack includes […]
We review five albums Icelandic composer Ólafur Arnalds: ‘some kind of peace’, ‘re:member’, ‘Island Songs’, ‘The Chopin Project’, and ‘For Now I Am Winter’
Icelandic composer and producer Ólafur Arnalds has been at the vanguard of contemporary instrumental music for over a decade. A punk drummer turned ambient pianist (thanks in part to a supportive grandmother), Ólafur’s music has been streamed over one BILLION times (yes, with a B). Ólafur’s intimate compositions and organic production style have thrived in […]
Ólafur Arnalds has released his brand new single ‘Loom’, featuring Los Angeles-based electronic music producer Bonobo. The collaboration is taken from the Ólafur’s forthcoming album some kind of peace, to be released on 6 November via Mercury KX. The new single is accompanied by a music video directed by Neels Castillon. Pre-order Ólafur Arnalds’s new album […]
Icelandic multi-instrumentalist and composer Ólafur Arnalds has announced his new album, some kind of peace, out November 6th on UK label Mercury KX. The lead lead single ‘We Contain Multitudes (from home)’ and accompanying music video are out now. Pre-order some kind of peace (vinyl, download, streaming) SOME KIND OF PEACE some kind of peace […]
Icelandic multi-instrumentalist and producer Ólafur Arnalds has released a single and music video, ‘Back To The Sky’ featuring the fellow Icelander JFDR. ‘Back To The Sky’ follows Arnalds’ 2018 album re:member, a technological triumph featuring his ground-breaking, patented, self-playing and semi-generative Stratus Pianos, which he supported on a 140+ date world tour in 2018-19, selling […]
Unlike the piano – which unless creatively modified is confined to the 12 pitches of the Western chromatic scale – the strings have access to the notes between the notes. This freedom allows for all manner of expressive wobbling, bending, and sliding. The emotional potential of stringed instruments is only magnified when they gather in […]
