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Ólafur Arnalds — artist photo

Ólafur Arnalds

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Labels:Decca Music Group, Erased Tapes, An OPIA Community & Mercury KX recording, An OPIA Community & Mercury KX release·13 releases tracked ·Latest: Sunrise Session III

An Icelandic musician, born on November 3rd, 1986, whose music is described as "architectural," featuring heavy strings constructed around simple piano frameworks, occasionally enhanced with minimal electronic loops for detail. He is also a member of the Icelandic minimal, experimental techno duo Kiasmos, alongside Janus Rasmussen.

Details

Real nameÓlafur Þór Arnalds
Also known as
Ólafur Þór Andrésson Arnalds, Óli, オーラヴル・アルナルズ, Arnalds, O. Arnalds
OriginMosfellsbær, Iceland
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Discography

Frequently Appears With

  • Talos(4 releases)
  • Janus Rasmussen(3 releases)
  • Kiasmos(3 releases)
  • Loreen(2 releases)
  • SAGES(2 releases)
  • ANNA(1 releases)
  • Jon Hopkins(1 releases)
  • Sandrayati(1 releases)

Labels

Related Artists

  • Ye Vagabonds
  • DJ Anna
  • Talos
  • Nils Frahm
  • Talos
  • Janus Rasmussen
  • JFDR
  • RY X
  • Loreen
  • Niamh Regan

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