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NEW ALBUM: ÓLAFUR ARNALDS ~ Some Kind of Peace - Ruby - 13-11-2020
ÓLAFUR ARNALDS ~ Some Kind of Peace
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Cello – Unnur Jónsdóttir
Electronics – Ólafur Arnalds
Piano – Ólafur Arnalds
Viola – Karl Pestka
Violin – Björk Óskarsdóttir, Sigrún Harðardóttir
Written, Arranged and Produced by – Ólafur Arnalds
Engineer – Hafsteinn Þórólfsson, Ólafur Arnalds
This is ambient music using both standard instruments and elements of electronica as well as loops and other devices. He’s an Icelandic artist and has released several solo albums as well as having been involved in other bands of the much heavier persuasion, from what I can gather, which is not surprising given his latitude of origin! There is definitely a propensity to metal as one edges towards the north pole – a magnetic attraction?? Lol!
There are several guests (including Bonobo on track No 1) who contribute vocalese and actual singing, and some spoken word on the last track which gives pause for thought, however, those tracks seem to take a back seat throughout – it’s primarily an instrumental album and even although in hindsight I note that probably around half the tracks are vocal in some degree, they never dominate. I found it sparse yet lush in some strange way – loops and all – lots of breathing room. The production is such that the operational sounds are evident, purposefully – so there’s an alive feeling, but I can imagine there might be some criticism in that department - might become intrusive after a while, hard to say. I liked the album regardless – quite a lot - it really is some kind of peace - a little oasis in among all the crazy. Something different ... the eternal quest!
The full album - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMDwqeFQuKg&list=OLAK5uy_lcd25RzBIcKH1hG88GSjpM99sIsllSUy8
"Spiral" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1OatmatkMs
"New Grass" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-6WSrgr2xI
The last track with spoken lead in ...
RE: NEW ALBUM: ÓLAFUR ARNALDS ~ Some Kind of Peace - CRAZY-HORSE - 13-11-2020
Iceland...one of my bucketlist places to visit.
RE: NEW ALBUM: ÓLAFUR ARNALDS ~ Some Kind of Peace - Jerome - 14-11-2020
I like some parts and elements of this album but definitely not all of it. A lot of the tracks sound unfinished to me??!!?? But hey, that's just me.
(13-11-2020, 20:19)CRAZY-HORSE Wrote: Iceland...one of my bucketlist places to visit.
Quite an expensive place to go to.
RE: NEW ALBUM: ÓLAFUR ARNALDS ~ Some Kind of Peace - CRAZY-HORSE - 14-11-2020
^^
oh really.
when i think about it, yeah youre probably correct mate.
i read somewhere many moons ago that their dentists used to be the wealthiest in the world.
not because of the cost of what they do but the fact that it gets so cold in winter that fillings do two things there:
they either shrink and fall out or they crack and fall out,
thus every Spring they need to be replaced.
speaking of freezing countries...the Noregian island of Svalbard.
great reality series following the lives of people living there
not sure what its called but intersting.
what a brutally cold place to live
average Summer temperature of 4C/39F.
RE: NEW ALBUM: ÓLAFUR ARNALDS ~ Some Kind of Peace - Jerome - 14-11-2020
I think the lowest temperature ever recorded on earth is -89 deg C. If you were outside in that you would literally freeze solid in a few minutes.
RE: NEW ALBUM: ÓLAFUR ARNALDS ~ Some Kind of Peace - CRAZY-HORSE - 14-11-2020
^^
probably where the saying "freeze the balls off a brass monkey" came from LOL
seems we got away from the original thread subject again Jerome
RE: NEW ALBUM: ÓLAFUR ARNALDS ~ Some Kind of Peace - Jerome - 14-11-2020
Aunty Ruby's not going to be happy with us...
RE: NEW ALBUM: ÓLAFUR ARNALDS ~ Some Kind of Peace - Ruby - 14-11-2020
^^Lol! What can I say? Never can tell where a perfectly innocent little post might end up!!
One thing leads to another ... albeit usually similarly themed anothers.
RE: NEW ALBUM: ÓLAFUR ARNALDS ~ Some Kind of Peace - SteveO - 15-11-2020
I am familiar with Arnalds having listened to numerous albums and genres where nothing really sticks ! ha ha