Let's talk about Ólafur Arnalds

I'm pretty sure that you've listen Björk or maybe a bit hear of her music. The biggest musical export from Iceland was an explosive fresh international-hit in the nineties whose first-solo debut album career marked a before and after in a new young generation full of talent. Just to name a few: Jóhann Jóhannsson, JFDR, Paul Oscar and so on. Today from Heavenly Rhythm we are digging deeper on (a restless boy capable of convey contemplative Icelandic landscapes to a world-audience) Ólafur Arnalds. Enjoy it mate!

Arnalds is an Icelandic composer. He was born in Mosfellsbær in 1986. He was a drummer in Fighting Shit since his early days of hardcore/metal formation. He has also advanced from a former support-act for Sigur Rós in October 2008. Next year, he was able to took part in a progressive-techno project, entitled Kiasmos alongside w/ Janus Rasmussen. His mother introduced Chopin's vast oeuvre when he was only nine. Then he met a device called Status. An interface - rather than Pro Tools - full of possibilities.

"[...] it gives people an image of Icelandic music. If it wasn't so easy, they'd probably have no image." - The Guardian interview bout Icelandics.

In the early ages he used to play the drums 

Ólafur's first solo album Eulogy for Evolution was released on 2007. Living Room Songs was his second  The third solo album was From Now I Am Winter (2013). A first contract label with Mercury that lacks the prestige of Decca or Deutsche Grammophon. It was followed by re:member (2018) and the last one release d last November 6th: some kind of peace. Also as fifty percent of Kiasmos their first album named Kiasmos released back in winter 2014. An album which rediscover new sounds Sigur Rós.