Tuesday, May 18, 2010

...And They Have Escaped The Weight Of Darkness by Olafur Arnalds

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Majestic, graceful, gorgeous, melancholic and emotional is the best way to describe this fully instrumental album by Ólafur Arnalds, an multi-instrumentalist and producer from Mosfellsbær, Iceland. This album slowly peeled your emotion piece by piece and eventually exposing your emotion in the most vulnerable state ever. Leaving echoes of memories that haunted you ever since you can remember, lingering still even though the last music note has ends. I guess this is what nostalgia means.

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His classical styles of music is magnificent. Soothing yet haunting. Hopeful yet hopeless. Beautiful yet sorrow. Complex yet simple. He is a musician no doubt about that but I think he should pun in a story teller too. There is(are) story(ies) waiting to be unfolded by own interpretation. Is like he is composing the soundtrack of our life stories.
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It was such a glee to discover this artist. His music gives me a peace of my mind; creating an oasis or a sanctuary for oneself. In the meantime while we escape from the reality it walked us down the memories lane as if this is the soundtrack of our past. His music is almost spiritual. For such an young musician to compose such inspiring music, to say he is talented is understatement. Gifted sounds more appropriate.

Buy: And They Have Escaped the Weight of Darkness by Ólafur Arnalds. MP3 dl format/Audio CD
DL: Not Available as it seems the forum had removed the links. Try google it. If still not available can send me your email add and I can upload the album temporary for dl which of course the link will be send to you through email. 

Ólafur Arnalds - Hægt, kemur ljósið (Official Video Trailer)

This is not the song from this album. Is from his EP. Anyway, just listen to this song which he performed in 2007 in Iceland local TV which would give you what to expect in this album. It was stunning beautiful. I like the part where the bass kick-in. And the electronic buzzing sound is part of the song. Not some technical glitch.

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