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Island Songs
Classical · 2016 · 8 tracks · 32m

Island Songs

Ólafur Arnalds

Travelogue of Iceland. Intimate piano, local voices, and strings recorded in lighthouses and living rooms. Quiet, communal, and deeply rooted in place.

August 12, 2016 · Mercury (Universal France)

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A deeply rooted, communal stillness that feels both ancient and modern.

Tracklist · 8 Tracks · 32m
01
Árbakkinn
4:52
02
1995
4:00
03
Raddir
4:11
04
Öldurót
4:27
05
Dalur
3:59
06
Particles
3:55
07
Doria
3:19
08
Study for Player Piano (II)
3:38
Moments Worth Listening For
The elderly poet Einar Georg Einarsson reciting verse over a fragile piano melody on track 1
Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir's breathy, vulnerable vocal entry amidst the lighthouse acoustics of Particles
The mechanical clicking and rhythmic ghost-notes of the self-playing instrument on Study for Player Piano (II)
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How does Island Songs sound next to the rest of Ólafur Arnalds's catalogue?

Field Recordings+2.3σ

The production is built around field recordings than this artist usually allows.

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