ÓLAFUR ARNALDS: Eulogy For Evolution (Erased Tapes)
Eulogy For Evolution is Ólafur Arnalds's debut album. Released on rising London-based imprint Erased Tapes, it was recorded over four months in early 2006 and features eight tracks, identified only by...
View ArticleÓLAFUR ARNALDS:Variations Of Static (Erased Tapes)
Recorded at home, with Arnalds on the piano and a string quartet providing the accompaniment, Variations Of Static features more prominent electronics than its predecessor.
View ArticleINTERVIEW: ÓLAFUR ARNALDS Opening Up Spaces
With an opening slot for Sigur Rós during the summer and a major tour already in full swing, Ólafur took a few moments to talk about his musical background, the elitism in modern classical music and...
View ArticleRIVAL CONSOLES: Helvetica / KIASMOS/RIVAL CONSOLES: 65/Milo (Erased Tapes)
Versatile is an adjective that can be applied to Ryan Lee West’s Rival Consoles, whose debut release, The Decadent EP, was published on Erased Tapes at the end of 2007.
View ArticleÓLAFUR ARNALDS: Found Songs (Erased Tapes)
In April 2009, Icelandic composer Ólafur Arnalds endeavour to compose, record and publish one track a day for an entire week, posting each update on Twitter, with fans adding their photos to a specific...
View ArticleTHE 2009 REVIEW
Twelve months compiled into just twenty albums. From the thousands of records released each year, it is difficult to get even a handful on the site, and even more difficult to decide which ones were...
View ArticleÓLAFUR ARNALDS: Dyad 1909 (Erased Tapes)
Early in 2009, British choreographer Wayne McGregor commissioned Icelandic composer Ólafur Arnalds to compose the score for his ballet Dyad 1909, which was then premiered at Sadler’s Wells last October.
View ArticleÓLAFUR ARNALDS: … And They Have Escaped The Weight Of Darkness (Erased Tapes)
Twenty-three years old Icelandic composer and pianist Ólafur Arnalds returns with a second album which revisits some of his favourite themes and continues to bring together modern classical and rock.
View ArticleÓLAFUR ARNALDS: Living Room Songs / A WINGED VICTORY FOR THE SULLEN A Winged...
Two very different projects, one for Icelandic composer Ólafur Arnalds, and other a collaboration between Dustin O’Halloran and Adam Wiltzie, conclude the year on a high for Erased Tapes.
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