Serene Saturday 2 : Olafur Arnalds

     Welcome to the May 24 weekend, the absolute most hectic weekend up here in the great white north. This is the weekend tourist season begins, everyone leaves their crazy lives in the big city and heads up north for some relaxing time at the cottage, which in turn changes the lives of every up here from relaxing to absolutely bat shit insane.

     I'm starting to think that on these really busy days when I can barely post at all they will be just one artist, maybe one of their albums and some links, as like I said, this is the single busiest weekend up here. If I had more time, and maybe a better internet connection you would get more. But seeing as how the world didn't end I would say you shouldn't be asking for much anyway.

     Olafur Arnalds is a multi-instrumentalist and producer from Mosfellsbaer, Iceland. Arnalds was the drummer for metal bands Fighting Shit, and Celestine as well as others. Knowing this it is almost impossible to believe it. I listened to his solo work long before I even knew about the work with metal bands. His classical sounds mixed with piano and strings create emotional masterpieces out of every
track. To me this is the emotive music, the sit down and watch the rain, let the world go by music. Truthfully its isn't easy to function at all when you
play these tracks, so put your head back and relax. Check out his website above, and head here for a complete list of his albums, and purchase links.

Olafur Arnalds - ...And They Have Escaped the Weight of Darkness (Album)

     Olafur is also starting a solo tour, so just him and his piano, maybe some electronics, check out his website for location details. His way of touring is really quite amazing, his concerts take audience participation to a whole new level. He sometimes records the audience singing or clapping and turns it into a beat for him to freestyle piano to, check the vid below for more details.