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Ólafur Arnalds live from Hafursey, in Iceland for Cercle

Ólafur Arnalds

Ólafur Arnalds performing live with his band from the volcanic wilderness of Iceland, in Hafursey, Myrdalssandur, Kötlujökull, Katla, Iceland for Cercle.

Icelandic composer, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Ólafur Arnalds explores the crossover from classical to pop by mixing chamber strings and piano with discreet electronics. In addition to forming the experimental techno duo Kiasmos with Janus Rasmussen, Arnalds has produced a magistral repertoire of spine-tingling neo-classical works and film scores since the late 2000s.

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Ólafur Arnalds

Ólafur Arnalds (1986) is an Icelandic musician, composer and producer. A former hardcore, punk and metal drummer, he is part of the experimental electronic duo Kiasmos (with Janus Rasmussen) and an acclaimed composer of film and television scores. On his solo albums, Arnalds combines classical orchestration with post-rock dynamics and elements of electronic music, ambient, pop and Nordic folk. For his 2020 album “Some Kind of Peace”, he received two Grammy nominations.

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