Ólafur Arnalds

创建于2008-01-26     组长： Monsieur W.

Ólafur Arnalds (born 3 November 1986) is a multi-instrumentalist and producer from Mosfellsbær, Iceland.
Arnalds was a drummer of hardcore/metal bands Fighting Shit and Celestine, as well as others. He also contributed banjo, guitar and piano for in his friend's solo project "My Summer as a Salvation Soldier".
In 2004, Arnalds composed and recorded the intro and two outros for tracks on the album Antigone by German metal band Heaven Shall Burn.
On 12 October 2007, Arnalds' first solo album Eulogy for Evolution was released. It was followed by the EP Variations of Static in 2008. In the same year, Arnalds toured with Sigur Rós. He is also reported to have sold out The Barbican Hall in London.
In April 2009, Arnalds composed and released a track daily for seven days, instantly making each track available within 24 hours from foundsongs.erasedtapes.com. The collection of tracks was entitled Found Songs. The first track was released on 13 April.
Ólafur Arnalds mixes strings and piano with loops and edgy beats crossing-over from classical to pop.
In April 2010, Ólafur released a new album entitled "...and they have escaped the weight of darkness".

1986年， Ólafur出生并居住在冰岛首都雷克雅未克郊外几公里的小镇Mosfellsbær。他曾沉迷于交响乐章创作，笔下的纯音乐多半沾染着空灵飘渺的气质。 随后，Arnalds开始探寻古典与流行的并融，将室内弦乐，钢琴与散漫的电音共冶一炉。他的动机几乎一目了然：“古典乐对于那些一生从未学习过音乐的人而言，几乎无从入耳。我想用我的古典乐根基，去影响那些从未尝试此类音乐的人们，去接近人们的心。”
自2007年发行首张专辑“Eulogy for Evolution”以来，这位年轻的音乐家凭借马不停蹄的巡演和坚定的决心，赢得了全世界范围的广泛认可。在许多享誉盛名的演出场馆，他的演出都是座无虚席，而这其中就包括伦敦的巴比肯艺术中心。 2008年，Ólafur在BBC电台1频道的现场演出，被主持DJ Gilles Peterson本人选为当年最佳的电台现场。随即推出的一张EP “Variations of Static”则同时得到了来自现代乐界与古典乐界的一致首肯——跨越了传统音乐分类的鸿沟。
随着下一张全长专辑在这个冬天的即将发行， Ólafur想出了一个有趣的企划，“Found Songs”，是将一些失而复得的音乐片段和“棘手但极为有趣”的一些想法，整理成章的一次尝试。在一个星期的时间里，他每天创作，录制一首歌，并将它们放到网上免费下载。这个小小的实验性企划，让他的听众得以一探 Ólafur Arnalds真实的音乐世界——至今已有超过10万人通过 foundsongs.erasedtapes.com下载了“Found Songs”系列。
Ólafur去年完成了他备受期待的第二张全场专辑“…and they have escaped the weight of darkness”的创作。这张专辑已于2010年春天发行，配合以3月底的中国巡演为开端的全球巡演，5月巡回欧洲大陆，8月去到英国及北美。

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