Ólafur Arnalds - ...And They Have Escaped The Weight Of Darkness Album

Tracklist

1	Tunglið	4:27
2	Þú Ert Sólin	3:25
3	Hægt, Kemur Ljósið	5:33
4	Loftið Verður Skyndilega Kalt	5:48
5	Þau Hafa Sloppið Undan Þunga Myrkursins Horn – Bergrún SnæbjörnsdóttirTrombone – Valdimar Guðmundsson	4:01
6	Þú Ert Jörðin	4:34
7	Kjurrt	4:44
8	Undan Hulu	5:08
9	Gleypa Okkur Vocals – Vala Yates	5:48

Versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
ERATP022	Ólafur Arnalds	...And They Have Escaped The Weight Of Darkness ‎(LP, Album, Ltd)	Erased Tapes Records	ERATP022	UK	2010
ERATP022LP	Ólafur Arnalds	And They Have Escaped The Weight Of Darkness ‎(LP, Album, RP, Gat)	Erased Tapes Records	ERATP022LP	Europe	2012
KOLSKI003	Ólafur Arnalds	...And They Have Escaped The Weight Of Darkness ‎(CD, Album)	Kölski	KOLSKI003	Iceland	2010
ERATP022 SE	Ólafur Arnalds	... And They Have Escaped The Weight Of Darkness ‎(CD, Album, Ltd, SECAM + DVD-V, Ltd)	Erased Tapes Records	ERATP022 SE	UK	2010
ERATP022 TP	Ólafur Arnalds	...And They Have Escaped The Weight Of Darkness ‎(LP, Album, TP)	Erased Tapes Records	ERATP022 TP	UK	2017

Credits

• Artwork – Jónas Valtýsson
• Bass – Tony Levin
• Cello – Hallgrímur Jónas Jensson (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 7, 9), Þórður Guðmundur Hermannsson (tracks: 3 to 5, 8)
• Co-producer, Mixed By – Barði Jóhannsson (tracks: 3, 6, 7, 8)
• Composed By, Arranged By, Producer, Mixed By – Ólafur Arnalds
• Drums – Kjartan Bragason
• Mastered By – Axel "Flex" Árnason
• Piano, Keyboards – Ólafur Arnalds
• Viola – Arndís Hulda Auðunsdóttir
• Violin [1st] – Margrét Soffía Einarsdóttir
• Violin [2nd] – Edda Hreinsdóttir (tracks: 3 to 5), Karl Pestka (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 7, 9)

Notes

℗ & © 2010 Erased Tapes Records
All tapes erased by a kooky German. Made in the EU.

Recorded and mixed at Studio Bang. Mastered at Studio Írak.
Concept inspired by the opening scenes from The Werckmeister Harmonies, a movie by Bela Tarr. Text adapted by Friðrik Ingvar Ingimundarson.

Packaged in gatefold with a 12-page multi-colored graphic fold-out booklet.

A barcode on a sticker. Variant 2 barcode printed on the back of the gatefold cover.

Barcodes

• Barcode (Text [EAN-13]): 4 050486 016930
• Barcode (Scanned [EAN]): 4050486016930
• Label Code: LC 15952
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 1): ERATP022CD-2
• Matrix / Runout (Variant 2): Z20640 ERATP022CD-2
• Mastering SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI LD02
• Mould SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI 5J05

Companies

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Erased Tapes Records
• Copyright (c) – Erased Tapes Records
• Manufactured By – GZ Digital Media – Z20640
• Recorded At – Bang Studio
• Mixed At – Bang Studio
• Mastered At – Studio Irak

Short intro

RyanPenber One of the best works of Olafur Arnalds. Perfect combination of emotion and nostalgic. Sin So beautiful,clear and nostalgic. but some parts, It has dynamics too much for relaxing. Þau hafa sloppið undan þunga myrkursins 04:01. The highly anticipated second album '. and they have escaped the weight of darkness' will herald another intense year for Ólafur Arnalds, with the album being accompanied by a world tour starting in China. It will bring him to the UK for his first performance with the RNCM Symphony Orchestra, conducted by André de Ridder Nico MuhlyDamon Albarn on July 1 at Bridgewater Hall, Manchester. Ólafur Arnalds is a young Icelandic musician whose work defines architectural, as bulky strings are built around skeletal frameworks of piano, sometimes with sparse electronic loops for detail. He has a strong ear for proportion and balance, as if a single misplaced sound could trigger a collapse. At worst, his music can feel conservative and utilitarian, or overly cautious. Þau hana sloppið undan þunga myrkursins. Ólafur Arnalds. And They Have Escaped the Weight of 1986 in the suburban Icelandic town of Mosfellsbær, a few kilometers outside of Reykjavík, composerperformer Ólafur Arnalds has always enjoyed pushing boundaries with both his studio work and live-shows. Since the release of his debut album Eulogy for Evolution in 2007 he has built up a dedicated international following and is well established for his genre-crossing compositions blending classical, pop and ambientelectronica influences to a unique musical language. Starting out as drummer for several hardcoremetal bands, Ólafur was asked to write instrumental int read more. Album 2010 9 Songs. Ambient 2010. Classical Crossover. Songs in album Ólafur Arnalds They Have Escaped The Weight Of Darkness 2010. Ólafur Arnalds - Bu Ert Solin. Ólafur Arnalds - Bu Ert Jordin. Ólafur Arnalds - Tunglià. Ólafur Arnalds - Loftià Veràur Skyndilega Kalt. Ólafur Arnalds - Kjurrt. At an age when most young men are still trying to decide between grad school and the night shift at Denny's, Olafur Arnalds has already made a name for himself as a musical maverick who skirts the edges of the classical, rock, electronic, and avant-garde worlds with enthusiastic ease, a Nico Muhly with a higher tolerance for cold weather, if you. Instead, Arnalds focuses on a single point and encompasses everything therein. The piano chords are powerful the strings are moving. Theyre all pieces to the impressively large puzzle just less than 44 minutes that are both enthralling and noticeably well-executed. Despite some stagnation in the first five songs, the album as a whole is a resounding success for Arnalds, and further proof that he is one of the best up-and-coming composers around. Hes toured with post-rock band Sigur Ros, hes sold out The Barbican Hall the largest performing arts center in Europe, and his music is so down-to-earth and real that you wouldnt guess any of that. and they have escaped the weight of darkness Q&A. More Ólafur Arnalds albums. re:member. Broadchurch - The Final Chapter Music from the Original TV Series. Show all albums by Ólafur Arnalds. Ólafur they have escaped the weight of darkness. Sigur Ros, the late Johann Johannsson. and now Olafur Arnalds. It may be my irrational love of post-rockambient music that makes me instantly fall in love with records such as these. Arnalds's reverb-soaked piano, accompanied by the sweeping strings build up slowly but. read more. 9mo. A beautiful ambient piano and strings album. A truly wonderful experience for anyone who is at all into post-rock, classical or ambient music as a whole