The so-called neo-classical music (which is in nothing else than ambient music influenced by retro stylistics) has it's hero! Hell, it's about time for the genre: Mike Oldfield rests in peace on Bahamas, alive, but far from music industry; Vangelis sold out before retirement; Johan Johansson and Max Richter are far from getting full publicity. So the winner is... Ólafur Arnalds, twenty-two years old guy from Mosfellsbær, Iceland.Taking advantage of the icelandic boom that started years ago, Arnalds teamed up with most notable artists of his neighborhood: Amiina and Sigur Rós. Nothing surprising: all musicians from this coutry are like one big family. But playing with Aphex Twin and mixing some strings for 65daysofstatic is not a thing average Joe might do: especially for a guy, who used to be a heavy metal drummer before switching to ambient. That's right: I'd never guess this by listening to his music, but thank God he gave up drumming!
This guy is trully a music freak: his 7-track release 'Found Songs' took only a week to be made: he's been submitting all songs day after day on his website. Arnalds also tweets quite frequently, making himself followed by over 2.000 users. Good job ÓA: as long as you are making excellent music, autopromotion is welcome.
Artist: Ólafur Arnalds
Album: Eulogy For Evolution (2008)
Track: 0040
Track Number: 1
Track Length: 4:28
Labels: Erased Tapes (GBR)
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