Island Songs (CD/DVD)

 
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Island Songs (CD/DVD)
Ólafur Arnalds

[ Mercury Classics / 2 CD/DVD ]

Release Date: Friday 28 October 2016

Island Songs is the innovative brainchild of BAFTA award winning composer Ólafur Arnalds, alongside acclaimed film director Baldvin Z (BBC's Trapped, Life in a Fish Bowl).

Ólafur travelled to 7 towns across Iceland where he collaborated with 7 local artists, and at each location he creatde, recorded and performed a new composition with the artist. He delivered the audio and video the following day. Mercury Classics released one audio track and one live performance video each week.

Island Songs is a real-time interactive project that will evolve in the digital space, hosted via a bespoke website. Arnalds' dedicated fanbase will be able to follow him on his travels via Facebook live-streams, Snapchats, Instagram, Twitter and Apple Connect.

Ólafur's journey was chronicled by acclaimed film director Baldvin Z. The 7-week period which resulted in an hour-long music film, including conversations exploring music, history and identity, to create a powerful musical portrait of their native land.

This is the most ambitious project that Ólafur has ever undertaken, creatively and logistically.

"The most interesting tracks are those which feature the South Iceland Chamber Choir in the Pärt-like 'Raddir' and the brass trio in 'Dalur'. Their contributions give a slightly rough hew to Arnald's often smooth and polished musical surfaces, and confirm the composer's view that 'ultimately it is people rather than places that inspire music and art'." Gramophone Magazine, January 2017

Tracks:

CD
1. Árbakkinn (Island Songs I)
2. 1995 (Island Songs II)
3. Raddir
4. Öldurót (Island Songs IV)
5. Dalur (Island Songs V)
6. Particles (Island Songs VI)
7. Doria (Island Songs VII)
8. Study for Player Piano (ii)

DVD
1. Árbakkinn (Island Songs I)
2. 1995 (Island Songs II)
3. Raddir (Island Songs III)
4. Öldurót (Island Songs IV)
5. Dalur (Island Songs V)
6. Particles (Island Songs VI)
7. Doria (Island Songs VII)

Watch Particles via Youtube