Ólafur Arnalds - Eulogy for Evolution [MP3][320]

Eulogy for Evolution

Label: Erased Tapes Records

Format: CD

Country: Iceland

Released: 2006

Genre: Classical

Style: Neo-Classical, Post Rock, Progressive

One of my best secret finds. For real, This guy music is simply stunning. The combination of violin, great composition skills and fiery good memories are some examples of what you can extract from this album and this guy. It's so lovely, graceful. If you are into post-rock and want to listen to something a little bit intriguing, heart-breaking, you should definitely download Ólafur Arnalds.

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Majestic, graceful, gorgeous and sublime are only the first few words that come to mind when I listen to Ólafur Arnalds’ debut on Erased Tapes Records titled Eulogy For Evolution. Iceland scores once again, with another composer feeling right at home with many instruments - piano, organ, and a melodica. Bring in the strings - cello, viola and violins - and you’ve got an acoustic ensemble for the melancholic sound easily compared among countryman Jóhann Jóhannsson and, of course, Max Richter. Just when you’ve slotted the chamber sound among the modern classical genre, Arnalds throws in some drums and all of a sudden you’re listening to progressive post-rock.

The last pieces on the album are exceptionally emotional, starting off with a solo violin performance and building into a progression full of surprises - so I won’t ruin it here. I especially like how the piano recording is separated in the stereo field: the sound of key action preemptively heard in right channel, followed by the hammer striking the string in center, and the soft dull stomp of a pedal somewhere in the left. I rate the album with AAA - Astonishing Acoustic Aural experience. No wonder it showed up at the top of many Best of 2007 lists.

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