{"product_id":"olafur-arnalds-found-songs-2026-repress","title":"ÓLAFUR ARNALDS - Found Songs (2026 Repress)","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"169\"\u003eOriginally released in 2009, \u003cem data-start=\"29\" data-end=\"42\"\u003eFound Songs\u003c\/em\u003e is \u003cstrong data-start=\"46\" data-end=\"64\"\u003eÓlafur Arnalds\u003c\/strong\u003e’ second EP. This is a repress on black vinyl following the translucent pressing selling out last year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"205\" data-end=\"546\"\u003eIn April 2009, Iceland’s neo-classical export Ólafur Arnalds created the 7-song series \u003cem data-start=\"292\" data-end=\"305\"\u003eFound Songs\u003c\/em\u003e, recording a song a day for 7 days and instantly making each track available via Twitter. With artwork contributions from fans via Flickr, this modern release awakens memories of a tradition that seemed lost in the digital age we live in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"548\" data-end=\"1235\"\u003eBorn in 1987, Ólafur hails from the suburban Icelandic town, Mosfellsbær, just a few kilometres outside of Reykjavík. He has immersed himself completely in a world of delicate symphonic compositions generating near weightless orchestral pieces. Arnalds explores the crossover from classical to pop by mixing chamber strings and piano with discreet electronics, which makes him a perfect fit for cinematic pop label \u003cstrong data-start=\"963\" data-end=\"979\"\u003eErased Tapes\u003c\/strong\u003e. His motivations are clear: “The classical scene is kind of closed to people who haven't been studying music all their lives. I would like to bring my classical influence to the people who don't usually listen to this kind of music…open people's minds.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1237\" data-end=\"1701\"\u003eThis young artist steadily gained recognition worldwide since his 2007 debut \u003cem data-start=\"1314\" data-end=\"1336\"\u003eEulogy for Evolution\u003c\/em\u003e. The 2008 follow-up EP \u003cem data-start=\"1360\" data-end=\"1382\"\u003eVariations of Static\u003c\/em\u003e earned Ólafur acclaim from both the contemporary and classical field, transcending a traditional divide by uniting their ideals. After filling London’s world-famous Barbican Hall, fellow Icelanders \u003cstrong data-start=\"1581\" data-end=\"1594\"\u003eSigur Rós\u003c\/strong\u003e invited Ólafur to open their most recent European shows, playing to an audience of over 5,000 per night.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1703\" data-end=\"2073\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eÓlafur conceived \u003cem data-start=\"1720\" data-end=\"1733\"\u003eFound Songs\u003c\/em\u003e as a way to collate several lost and found musical sketches and ideas in a “very challenging, but fun” series. The experiment offers its listeners an intimate insight into Ólafur Arnalds’ creative world. “The songs will be different from what's on my albums; they will be short, mostly just made up from piano. Something to keep me going…”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Erased Tapes","offers":[{"title":"Black Vinyl 10\" EP","offer_id":57961945891161,"sku":"SDZ-45315","price":28.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/433f5f63213cebcbc16734bcebe9f5ad.png?v=1777567644","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/olafur-arnalds-found-songs-2026-repress","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}