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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.

HITs that 2020 left us!!!

This year is almost gone! Well, music has been the only consistently good thing since March, right? Perhaps it would be unfair.  Doing a looking back to 2020 for the BEST tracks, albums and live shows of the year! Live you said? Yes, because thanks Corona we had a flood of live streamings all around the world. Pointed out Mousse T.'s Glitterbox Virtual Festival, Disclosure's Twitch & many more. Carl Cox's Mixcloud Cabin Fever had a massive support from his fellows and fans. Selecting from dozens of songs that captivated us in the last 12 months... Since the lockdown we might have gone on a festival anthem as Camelphat's hit Easier or an Ibiza's LOST season track such as Jamie Jones & Alan Fitzpatrick's GEM Sundancing. Don't worry mate! If Heavenly Rhythm exists is not just for discovering hits, but because so you can check this out:

Here is the definitive list of the year! Full of fresh music hits such as Fever's Dua Lipa & Angèle collab.  Listen it all! Enjoy mate!

Top15 international electronic HITs of 2020:

1. Bicep - Atlas [Ninja Tune]

2. Camelphat & ARTBAT (feat. RHODES) - For A Feeling [RCA Records]

3. Jayda G - Both of Us [Ninja Tune]

4. Kelly Lee Owens - Melt! [Smalltown Supersound]

5. Purple Disco Machine (feat. MIND ENTERPRISES) - Exotica [Sweat It Out]

6. Róisín Murphy - Murphy's Law [Skint Records]

7. Yves Tumor - Gospel for a New Century [Warp]

8. Cinthie - No One Can Take You from Me [Aus Music]

9. Jessy Lanza - Lick in Heaven [Hyperdub]

10. Four Tet - Baby [Text Records] 

11. Earth Trax - Ambient Dance [Shall Not Fade]

12. Dua Lipa - Physical [Warner Records]

13. Meduza (feat. SHELLS) - Born to Love (Extended Mix) [Defected Records]

14. India Jordan - For You [Local Action Records]

15. Boys Noize - Mvinline (Extended Mix) [Defected Records]

   *a special mention: Hannes Bieger (feat. Ursula Rucker) - Poem to the Planet [Awesome Soundwave] (only for people who love messing around in the studio)

Top15 international pop HITs of 2020: 

1. Fiona Apple - Fetch To The Bolt Cutters [Epic]

2. Bob Dylan - Murder Most Foul [Columbia]

3. Dua Lipa - Physical [Warner]

4. Waxahatchee - Fire [Merge]

5. Fiona Apple - I Want You To Love Me [Epic]

6. Christine and the Queen - People, I've been sad 

7. Megan Thee Stallion - Savage [1501 Certified]

8. The Weeknd - Blinding Lights [XO/Republic]

9. Phoebe Bridges - I Know the End [Dead Oceans]

10. Dua Lipa - Hallucinate [Warner]

11. Haims - The Steps [Columbia]

12. Miley Cyrus - Midnight Sky [RCA]

13. Waxahatchee - Lilacs [Merge]

14. Dua Lipa (feat. DaBaby) - Levitating [Warner]

15. Kylie Minogue - Real Groove [Darenote]

 *an special radio-friendly: Lady Gaga (ft. Ariana Grande) - Rain On Me [Interscope Records]

Top15 international remixes of 2020:

1. Caribou - Never Come Back (Four Tet Remix) [City Slang]

2. Mike Dunn - If You Can Get Down (Mousse T.'s Shizzle Mix) [Classic Music Company]

3. Diplo & SIDEPIECE - On My Mind (Purple Disco Machine Remix) [FFRR]

4. Tale Impala - Is It True (Four Tet Remix) [Island Records]

5. Michael Gray - The Weekend (Mousse T. Disco Shizzle Remix) [Altra Moda Music]

6. The Vision - (feat. Andrea Triana) - Mountains (Dave Lee Live & Direct Mix) [Defected Records]

7. The Vision (feat. Andreya Triana & Ben Westbeech) - Missing (Deetron Remix) [Defected Records]

8. Earth Trax - I'm Not Afraid (Computer Data Remix) [Shall Not Fade]

9. DAVIE - Testify (Mousse T.'s Funky Shizzle Remix) [Defected Records]

10. Dua Lipa (feat. Madonna & Missy Elliott) - Levitating (The Blessed Madonna Remix) [Warner Records]

11. Monolink - Sinner (Mathame Remix) [Embassy One]

12. Eiffel 65 - Blue (Flume Remix) [Future Classic Records]

13. Copyright (Feat. Song Williamson) - He Is (Alaia & Gallo Remix) [DFTD]

14. Disclosure - Douha (Mali Mali) (Joe Goddard Remix) [Island Records]

15. Disciples - I Got You (CINTHIE Remix) [Ministry of Sound Recordings]

   *a very special stop: Camelphat (feat. Yannis) - Hypercolour (ARTBAT Remix) [Sony Music] (just for festival-goers)

Top25 international electronic LPs of 2020:

1. Autechre - SIGN/PLUS [Warp Records]

2. Earth Trax - LP1/LP2 [Shall Not Fade]

3. Caribou - Suddenly [City Slang]

4. Moby - All Visible Objects [Mute/Little Idiot]

5. Kelly Lee Owens - Inner Song [Smalltown Supersound]

6. Julianna Barwick - Healing Is A Miracle [Ninja Tune]

7. Jessy Lanza - All thee Time [Hyperdub]

8. Beatrice Dillon - Workaround [PAN]

9. Arca - KiCk i [XL Recordings]

10. Horse Meat Disco - Love & Dancing [Glitterbox Recordings]

11. Ela Minus - acts of rebellion [Domino Recording]

12. The Vision - The Vision [Defected Records]

13. Cerrone - DNA [Because Music]

14. All Against Logic - 2017-2019 [Other People]

15. Daniel Avery - Love + Faith [Phantasy Sound]

16. Cinthie - Skylines - City Lights [Aus Music]

17. Four Tet - Sixteen Oceans [Text Records]

18. Yaeji - What We Drew [XL Recordings]

19. Yves Tumor - Heaven To A Torture Mind [Warp Records] 

20. Róisín Murphy - Róisín Machine [Skint Records]

21. Nicolas Jaar - Cenizas/Telas [Other People] 

22. Moodymann - Taken Away [KDJ]

23. Dj Python - Más Amable [Incienso]

24. Marie Davidson - Renegade Breakdown [Ninja Tune]

25. Fatima Yamaha - Spontaneous Order [Magnetron Music]

  *a special listening: Camelphat - Dark Matter [Sony Music]  (explicit content only for party-goers)

Top15 international electronic EPs of 2020:

1. Jayda G - Both Of Us / Are U Down [Ninja Tune]

2. Never Dull - Discotech [theBasementDiscos]

3. Joe Corti - You EP [China White]

4. All Against Logic - Illusions of Shameles Abundance / Alucinao [Other People]

5. Shygirl - ALIAS [Because Music]

6. Hannes Bieger - Arc EP [Tronic]

7. Jamie Jones & Alan Fitzpatrick - Fairytale Frequency [Hot Creations]

8. Charlotte de Witte - Return To Nowhere [KNTXT]

9. Christoph - Consequence of Society, Vol X [Truesoul]

10. Burial & Four Tet & Thom Yorke - Her Revolution / His Rope [XL Recordings]

11. Charlotte de Witte - Vision EP [Figure]

12. Loraine James - Nothing [Hyperdub]

13. Charlotte de Witte - Rave On Time [KNTXT]

14. Pendulum - Driver / Nothing For Free [Earstorm]

15. Duck Sauce - Smiley Face / Get to Steppin/Captain Duck / I Don't Mind [Duck Sauce]

Top15 international streamings of 2020:

There is much more behind the Livestreaming shows - just as Bicep's second in a year -. The production is not everything! Here is a snap for the best streaming shows this year:

1. Defected Virtual Festivals (first of six streamings aired on March 20th) & Glitterbox Virtual Festivals (first of three streamings aired on April 1th) for dead times 

2. Dua Lipa's 2054 from London is the best visual-show (massive worldwide event)

3. United We Stream ARTE Concert Channel (from March 19th to nowadays)

4. Defected Virtual Festival: We Dance As One 1.0 (October 30th)

5. Defected Virtual Festival: We Dance As One 2.0 (November 27th)

6. Glitterbox: Love Stream We Dance As One (December 18th)

7. Awesome Soundwave Live Online Festival: Powered by Beatport (April 25th, May 9th and December 19th)

8. Defected WWWorldwide: Powered by Twitch (first three weekends of July)

9. ReConnect: Beatport Live (sponsored by the musical scene)

10. Cinthie's livestream set from Hör (Berlin)

11. Monolink's livestream Beatport x Dessert Livet from TV Tower (Berlin)

12. Laurel Halo's livestream ARTE Concert live from Monopol (Berlin)

13. Charlotte de Witte's New Form I Live from her terrace (Ghent) / New Form II: Return to Nowhere Live from the medieval castle Gravensteen (Ghent) / New Form III: Rave On Time Live from Mogren Fortress (Montenegro) 

14. Pan-Pot's BOAT RIDE from The Spree (Berlin)

15. Camelphat's Essential Mix from an empty Printworks (London)

   *special mention: Pete Tong's Lockdown Hot Mixes and Defected: We Dance As One from Collins Music Hall (London)

Dj Hell strikes back again!

Last Friday outed (online-market) the latest LP from Dj Hell. Called to be a homage with much more inside than the first Chicago house, Detroit techno & Philadelphia soul funk music. House Music Box (Past, Present, No Future) is a back to the roots for the Bavarian artist. He posted footage of his new single: Out of Control, tracked in his sixth studio album. It was 1994 when he released his first solo LP. We break down it below: 

1. Herz is a soluble piece of acid, 90s techno, rave machine. A 135 bpm track with Chemical Brothers echoes in its pad, beats and phrases. Together lead us thought the mystery tour of Hell around Black Forest Welcome to the Hell's Jungle!

2. I Feel Love is another banger composed by atypical euphoria that make shake your body 'till sunrise mate! An MOODY path impregnated with a kind of joy. The right dose your need for the day we can party again mate! Blew it up!

3. Im Mutterlieb is a three-minutes-track of pure immersive straight-belly. Dreamy infused, nostalgic  days of uterus life. Criss-crossing the PAST, the Present and the Future forever and once experienced in life for all human being. We can' ever imagine how that life sounds again, but here is a self-justified reason to

4. Hot on the Heels of Love was built for festivals, with a huge, catchy rave riff, that collapse into slinky drum break. Fans of his deeper productions—bangers like "My Definition of House Music"—might find this one less rewarding on repeated drum machine

5. Definition of House (Remix) by Northstar is a punchy percussion, throbbing kicks. Summery pitch with an aesthetic synthesis touch on its beats

6. Alleseelen is a soppy production with some tunes elements from the 90s

7. My Life Is Hell has nonetheless Hell's succeeded in its formula - which never sounded so good before -,  that mimic wrist-snapping groove, follows by a rattlesnake. We are witnesses of a non-stop travel right into the Hell's paradise. Non-stop travel to the noisier - but no less epic - track of Hell's first LP.

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