{"product_id":"olafur-arnalds-island-songs-2024-reissue-green-vinyl","title":"Ólafur Arnalds - Island Songs (2024 Reissue Green Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBorn in the suburban Icelandic town of Mosfellsbær, a few kilometers outside of Reykjavík, the 25-year old composer has\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"peekaboo-text\"\u003ealways enjoyed pushing boundaries with both his studio work and his live-shows. \u003cspan\u003eThrough relentless touring and determination this young artist has steadily gained recognition worldwide. Labelled “a living musical film project”, \u003cem\u003eIsland Songs\u003c\/em\u003e is a joint multimedia concept album by Arnalds and film director Baldvin Zophoníasson, both from Iceland. Aiming “to make a nice musical portrait of Iceland and the artists of Iceland you don’t hear about that often”, while also celebrating the country’s landscape and community spirit, the project was filmed and recorded during the summer 2016.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFilmed and recorded over seven weeks in seven locations around the island, \u003cstrong\u003eIsland Songs\u003c\/strong\u003e features collaborations with a string ensemble and seven local musicians or small orchestras. Starting on 21 June 2016 in the small harbour of Havammstangi (“population 582”), the composer introduces the album with spoken words from local poet Einar Georg Einarsson. In total contrast with Ólafur Arnalds’ wonderful experimental and upbeat electronic duo \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/search?q=kiasmos\u0026amp;options%5Bprefix%5D=last\"\u003eKiasmos,\u003c\/a\u003e the entire \u003cem\u003eIsland Songs \u003c\/em\u003ealbum is imbued with a sense of calm and serenity with slow-paced compositions led by the musician on piano or synthesizer. In all instances, none of the performers have heard the songs before and each piece was rehearsed on the morning of the shot. All videos were then filmed live and in one take, adding an element of freshness and spontaneity to the whole experiment. — via Spellbinding Music\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/1LvZUmULkYj2c3oxIZhbkX?utm_source=generator\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Mercury KX\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Green\u003cbr\u003eReissued: 2024 \/ Original Release: 2016\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Electronic, Folk\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Nordic, Modern, Neo-Classical\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Ambient \/ Modern Classical\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mercury KX","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44711586103454,"sku":"00602465324013","price":48.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/Olafur-Arnalds-Island-Songs.jpg?v=1735205796","url":"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/products\/olafur-arnalds-island-songs-2024-reissue-green-vinyl","provider":"The Analog Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}