I just rearranged my turntable and small vinyl collection (a decent amount of classic rock and Motown singles that I stole from my dad), which is motivating me to add to it. There are certain types of music that I think lend themselves to the warm, intimate, nostalgic feeling I get when I put a record on. Classical music is definitely at the top of that list for me. I've written before about my soft spot for some of the music coming out of Iceland, specifically Sigur Ros and Olafur Arnalds. Arnalds' neo-classical music is something that I came across through a video for "Ljósið" off of his ambitious and beautiful "Found Songs" EP. His most recent effort, "...and the have escaped the weight of darkness" was released earlier this year and, after hearing "Þú Ert Sólin," me and my record player are ready to devour the whole album. If you're interested, the song is available for free download at Olafur Arnalds' website. I suggest you check it out. Also, there's a video out for "Hægt, kemur ljósið." Here's the video of the soaring track (I wish I understood what the song titles meant, because ljósið is used in the two tracks and there's a cool reference to the violin from "Ljósið" in "Hægt, kemur ljósið"...anyone know Icelandic?). I dare you not to like it.
Olafur Arnalds - Hægt, kemur ljósið
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