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Ólafur arnalds - Living Room Songs
It may well be the case that the whole modern classical scene suffered from a possibly fatal case of over-familiarity and over-exposure these last few years, but it would be a shame if a genuinely gifted musician and composer like Iceland's Ólafur Arnalds was lumped in with the vast majority of his contemporaries - the guy is just the real deal. And if there were any doubts about his talents, Arnalds created and released a new song a day for one whole week during the month of October this year. The songs were recorded and filmed live in the living room of his Reykjavik apartment and released instantly as streamed videos - now available on this lovely new album. The quality of the compositions is just heart-stopping, bringing genre-defining albums from the likes of Goldmund, Max Richter, Hauschka and Gonzales' classic "Solo Piano" to mind. The idea that these pieces were really little more than improvisations, however, is hard to fathom - the arrangements just sound so damn complete. In Arnalds own words: 'One night I was just playing my piano here in this apartment and I was writing a new song and I didn't have my phone on me which I usually use to record ideas. So I actually took out my MacBook and I didn't want to open like a proper recording program, so I just opened Photo Booth and recorded a video of myself playing the song so that I would remember the song. And I really liked the atmosphere of that video and that's when I thought I should do a series of songs in my living room..." Ok, so Arnalds is keeping to a tried and tested sound here, but when the quality is this high, it's just impossible to argue with the sheer beauty of it all.
Substrata (Deluxe Vinyl Edition)
Biophon Records
2LP // £37.99
*Deluxe gatefold reissue, re-mastered and cut by Stefan Betke (Pole), including 14 minute bonus track*
The Blue Notebooks (LIMITED VINYL EDITION)
Fat Cat
LP // £16.99
*FIRST EVER VINYL EDITION OF THIS CLASSIC ALBUM - LIMITED TO 500 COPIES ONLY FOR THE WORLD*
Ideologic Organ
LP // £16.99
Ghostly chamber music and occult minimalism on Stephen O'Malley's Ideologic Organ imprint.
Fat Cat
LP // £12.99
**Includes MP3 download coupon redeemable from the label**
Spectrum Spools
LP // £21.99
Reissue of the debut 1981 album by revered multi-instrumentalist/avant-garde operator Robert Turman.
Touch
10" // £8.99
Fennesz's first solo release since 2008 - as impeccably wrought and moving as you'd expect.
Plays Piano (Bloomsbury Theatre, London, July 28th 1985)
Bureau B
LP // £13.99
Recorded in 1985 at an exclusive concert at London’s Bloomsbury Theatre.
Songs From Before (DMM REMASTERED EDITION)
Fat Cat
LP // £15.99
*NOW AVAILABLE ON LIMITED EDITION, RE-MASTERED DMM VINYL*
ERASED TAPES
LP // £13.99
Sumptuous soundtrack for Another Happy Day, Sam Levinson's 2011 feature film.
Living Room Songs (Special Edition)
ERASED TAPES
10" + DVD // £16.99
**Special tour edition with bonus DVD with the filming of the recording session - only 250 made**
ERASED TAPES
MP3 Download // £5.99
FLAC Download // £6.99
Absolutely heartbreaking improvisations on piano and strings from Ólafur Arnalds - highly recommended.
ERASED TAPES
CD // £10.49
Absolutely heartbreaking improvisations on piano and strings from Ólafur Arnalds - highly recommended.
ERASED TAPES
MP3 Download // £6.99
FLAC Download // £8.99
Sumptuous soundtrack for Another Happy Day, Sam Levinson's 2011 feature film.
ERASED TAPES
CD // £11.99
Sumptuous soundtrack for Another Happy Day, Sam Levinson's 2011 feature film.
and they have escaped the weight of darkness
ERASED TAPES
CD // £13.99
The second full-length from the young Icelandic composer features his most assured and developed work yet
ERASED TAPES
CD // £10.99
Gorgeous 39 minute score penned for award-winning British choreographer Wayne McGregor.
and they have escaped the weight of darkness
ERASED TAPES
MP3 Download // £6.99
FLAC Download // £8.99
The second full-length from the young Icelandic composer, his most assured and developed work yet.
ERASED TAPES
MP3 Download // £5.99FLAC Download // £6.99
Gorgeous 39 minute score penned for award-winning British choreographer Wayne McGregor.
OLIVERAY (NILS FRAHM & PETER BRODERICK)
ERASED TAPES
LP // £14.49
Lovely stuff from longtime sparring partners Peter Broderick and Nils Frahm.
ERASED TAPES
7" // £6.49
**RE-PRESS** Includes free download code redeemable from the label**
ERASED TAPES
LP // £16.99
Now in on limited vinyl - A close, confessional, nocturnal album, new from Nils Frahm.
ERASED TAPES
2x10" // £17.99
The composer collects his works for choreography: Music For Falling Trees and Music For Congregation
ERASED TAPES
MP3 Download // £6.99
FLAC Download // £8.99
An excellent album from Peter Broderick, returning to the lush, glacial orchestrations of his debut ‘Float’
ERASED TAPES
7" // £8.99
Serving as a taster for Peter Broderick’s forthcoming ‘Music for Confluence’ LP.
A WINGED VICTORY FOR THE SULLEN
A Winged Victory for the Sullen
ERASED TAPES
LP // £16.99
Lush collaboration between composer Dustin O'Halloran and Stars Of The Lid's Adam Wiltzie.
ERASED TAPES
LP // £14.99
**Limited edition on Erased Tapes - the first time this album has been available on vinyl!**
Wintermusik (Erased Tapes Edition)
ERASED TAPES
LP // £13.99
Finally available on vinyl!!! Incredible piano-led album from burgeoning modern classical talent Nils Frahm.
ERASED TAPES
LP // £18.49
Strong but tender instrumental Post Rock from Dartford, Kent-based quintet Codes In The Clouds.
Fat Cat
LP // £13.99
On his third Fat Cat LP, Hauschka augments his prepared piano works with strings and woodwind arrangements
PETER BRODERICK & MACHINEFABRIEK
FANG BOMB
MP3 Download // £4.99FLAC Download // £5.99
A rich and resplendent new full collaborative album from Broderick and Machinefabriek - a must.
Village Green
CD // £12.49
Ryan Teague's third solo album proper and a welcome return from the Bristol-based composer/producer
Julianna Barwick
CD // £10.99
A six song cycle of effortless beauty and elegiac quality from the amazing Julianna Barwick.
Touch
CD // £13.99
A stunning tapestry of field recordings from the master, Chris Watson.
And In The Endless Pause There Came The Sound Of Bees
Type Recordings
CD // £7.99
Breathtaking new album from Johann Johannssonn...
Type Recordings
CD // £7.99
An amazing album poised between outright aural punishment and an impenetrably black chasm. Immense.
Type Recordings
CD // £7.99
NOW: £3.95
Peter Broderick's earliest work now compiled on this amazing 25-track album for the Type label.
