Ólafur Arnalds

Ólafur Arnalds - Improvisations

short musical improvisation inspired by the lights from my wall/ lullaby

Lights

Exit

Hey all! Another coffee shop type beat. I like the strings I added to this one a lot, really proud of how it turned out :)

#Lo-Fi #Chill

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Intrinsic

Weeping Willow

A 2015 re-recording of Ljósið, originally released on Found Songs in 2009. 

Violin/Viola: Viktor Orri Árnason

Ljósið - 2015

Inititate is a unique track. Its very organic piano playing enables to forget any technical stand point in order to focus on the feelings it conveys. This track is an attempt to translate the feeling of willpower at the genesis of everything we create: an ode to the first impulse.

Instar

Initiate

Piano version of my song Yamaha from my upcoming second album called Two-Headed Girl out June 17th, 2016 !! 

Piamaha (for Piano Day)

My personal contribution in Celebration of a declared annual holiday by Nils Frahm.  "Piano Day".
The 88th day of this year 28th March 2016
You can also enjoy the fitting visuals created for the piece here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ujg4YXWaAT4&feature=youtu.be

Enjoy x

'In The Wake' - Piano Day 2016

Three different boundary mics let the piano breath in this short extract of a piano solo from the ostinato symphony.


Klavierovertüre Symphonie I "Ostinato"

'The atmosphere at the start of this song is taken from the wonderful crowd at the Union Chapel Daylight Music show earlier this year. It's all piano, modular synth processing, tape effects and piano derived sounds. I hope you enjoy the music. Happy Piano Day! ' – Michael Price

michaelpricemusic.com · erasedtapes.com · pianoday.org

Michael Price - Union (Piano Day exclusive)

love song without words 
solo piano, whistling 
part of #PianoDay 2016

Maya (for my precious daughter)

Prayer 2 (improvisation piano day 2016 )

You can PRE-ORDER Living Room Songs on CD/LP/Download or Special Edition CD&amp;DVD here: 
http://www.erasedtapes.com/store/index/ERATP037

ABOUT LIVING ROOM SONGS:

Icelandic contemporary composer Ólafur Arnalds created and released a new song, one per day for one for one whole week during the month of October 2011. The songs were recorded and filmed live in the living room of his Reykjavik apartment and released instantly for free as streamed videos and mp3 downloads.

Thousands of fans followed this exciting project online at: livingroomsongs.olafurarnalds.com

Living Room Songs will now also be released on CD, Vinyl, Ltd. Special Edition CD &amp; DVD and as High Quality Downloads on December 5th via Erased Tapes.


Following in the spirit of Ólafur Arnalds’ critically acclaimed Found Songs (2009) now comes Living Room Songs. This time Ólafur takes the idea further and invites the audience into the comfort of his living room, where the songs were recorded live and the whole process filmed. The songs were instantly released in form of a free mp3 download and video stream- straight from Ólafur's Reykjavik apartment.

IN HIS OWN WORDS: ‘One night I was just playing my piano here in this apartment and I was writing a new song and I didn't have my phone on me which I usually use to record ideas. So I actually took out my MacBook and I didn't want to open like a proper recording program, so I just opened Photo Booth and recorded a video of myself playing the song so that I would remember the song. And I really liked the atmosphere of that video and that's when I thought I should do a series of songs in my living room...’             – Ólafur Arnalds


Born in the suburban Icelandic town of Mosfellsbær, a few kilometers outside of Reykjavík, the 24-year old composer has always enjoyed pushing boundaries with both his studio work and his live-shows. Through relentless touring and determination this young artist has steadily gained recognition worldwide since his 2007 debut Eulogy for Evolution. Ólafur Arnalds’ second full-length album ...and they have escaped the weight of darkness, continues his mission to lure an indie-generation of pop and rock fans into an emotive world of beguiling electronic chamber music and delicate classical arrangements. Ólafur is currently touring with Ryuichi Sakamoto on his Trio Tour throughout Europe.

'The indie kid who knows the score’ – Guardian’s Observer

'Timeless and sublime’ **** – Uncut

'An artist of immense maturity' (9/10) – Drowned In Sound

'Hotwired to the soul. ...will reduce you to wordless tears'  – The Quietus


 
TRACK LISTING: 

I. Fyrsta 
II. Near Light 
III. Film Credits 
IV. Tomorrow's Song 
V. Ágúst 
VI. Lag Fyrir Ömmu 
VII. This Place Is A Shelter


Near Light

Ólafur Arnalds - Near Light

from compilation ‘Algorithmics’ (Piano Day 2017)
Bandcamp: http://bit.ly/2oG1fbz
iTunes: https://itun.es/ca/wNf5ib
Spotify: http://spoti.fi/2pfs44p

@daniel-mulhern
Piano and programming by Danny Mulhern
Recorded and mixed by Danny Mulhern
Mastered by Mandy Parnell at Black Saloon

Artwork by Marin Blanc (http://www.marinblanc.com)
Layout by Nicolas Hyatt

Danny Mulhern - Depth Perception (Algorithmics/Piano Day 2017)

Pianist, singer, composer based in Brisbane Australia.   
Originally from Nara, Japan.    https://www.facebook.com/momoenhamada/
https://www.instagram.com/momo.enn/
https://momo-piano.bandcamp.com/

Prayer 2 (improvisation piano day 2016 )

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