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| Artist : ╙lafur Arnalds |
| Album : ...And They Have Escaped The Weight Of Darkness |
| Rip date : 2010-05-08 |
| Source : CD |
| Grabber : EAC V0.99 prebeta 4 |
| Encoder : LAME v3.97 |
| Bitrate : 177 kbps avg |
| Size : 57.96 megs |
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| Label : Erased Tapes Records |
| Year : 2010 |
| Genre : Ambient |
| Store date : 2010-05-07 |
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| 1. ▐· Ert s≤lin 3:25 |
| 2. ▐· Ert j÷r≡in 4:34 |
| 3. Tungli≡ 4:27 |
| 4. Lofti≡ Ver≡ur Skyndilega Kalt 5:48 |
| 5. Kjurrt 4:44 |
| 6. Gleypa Okkur 5:47 |
| 7. Hµgt, Kemur Lj≤si≡ 5:34 |
| 8. Undan Hulu 5:08 |
| 9. ▐au Hafa Sloppi≡ Undan■unga Myrkursins 4:02 |
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| 43:29 |
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| The stock of this young Icelandic composer has risen dramatically within |
| a relatively short period of time, and although this is only the second |
| album proper from Olafur Arnalds, there's been a healthy amount of |
| anticipation building up to its release. And They Have Escaped The |
| Weight Of Darkness takes its name from a line in Bela Tarr's |
| Werckmeister Harmonies, a film that Arnalds cites as a major inspiration |
| all round for this album, and knowing that certainly invites you to draw |
| parallels between the stately, elegant pacing and proportions of the |
| respective works. Arnalds is able to draw a vast spectrum of colours |
| from a relatively restricted palette, and previously the interplay |
| between strings and piano gave him all manner of achingly lovely |
| material, but for this latest project Arnalds has set aside the homespun |
| electronic additional productions of his prior releases and looked to a |
| bigger, more fully produced sound, assisted by fellow Icelandic |
| maverick, Bar≡i Johannsson (known for his work with pop/electronica |
| outfit, Bang Gang). Tracks like 'Tungli≡' and the massive sounding |
| 'Gleypa Okkur' really benefit from the additional live instrumentation, |
| with drums and noisier, rockier elements all helping to broaden Arnalds' |
| repertoire beyond the neo-classical parameters we'd ordinarily associate |
| with him, and resituate his work within a more contemporary and |
| hard-wearing style. A confirmed career milestone for this ever-improving |
| artist. |
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