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Ólafur Arnalds’ ‘Living Room Songs’ 1-3

October 5, 2011
 Ólafur Arnalds creates and releases a new song, one per day for one whole week. The songs will be recorded and filmed live in the living room of his Reykjavík apartment and released instantly for FREE as streamed videos and MP3 downloads.
Following in the spirit of Ólafur Arnalds’ critically acclaimed ‘Found Songs’ (2009) where he wrote, recorded and released a free song every day for a week – now comes ‘Living Room Songs’. This time Ólafur takes the idea further and invites the audience into the comfort of his living room, where the songs will be recorded live and the whole process filmed. The songs will instantly be released in form of free MP3 downloads and videos to stream – straight from Ólafur’s Reykjavík apartment.
‘Living Room Songs’ will also receive a physical release (CD/Vinyl/High Quality Digital Version as well as Special Edition CD & DVD) before the year is out. You can already pre-order it from the Erased Tapes online store.
Day 1: Fyrsta
FREE MP3 at http://livingroomsongs.olafurarnalds.com
The first song of Ólafur Arnald’s “Living Room Songs”.
The song is called “Fyrsta”, which means “First”. Because it is the first song of the series, but also because this piano theme was the first thing Ólafur managed to write while temporarily living in Los Angeles after weeks of severe creative block while trying to adjust to a new and strange place.
Violins: Gréta Salóme Stefánsdóttir and Margrét Soffía Einarsdóttir
Viola: Roland Hartwell
Cello: Unnur Jónsdóttir
Day 2: Near Light
FREE MP3 at http://livingroomsongs.olafurarnalds.com
The second song of Ólafur Arnald’s “Living Room Songs”.
The second installment in my Living Room Songs series. This time with added  electronics. Featuring Ólafur’s  mother and sister on synths as well.
Violins: Roland Hartwell and Margrét Soffía Einarsdóttir
Viola: Arndís Hulda Auðunsdóttir
Cello: Karl Jóhann Bjarnason
Juno 106 and drum loop operation: Fríða Ósk Arnalds
Korg MS-10: Guðrún Pálmadóttir
Piano, electronics programming, recording, mixing and mastering by Ólafur Arnalds
Shot and edited by Gunnar Guðbjörnsson and Bowen Staines
Day 3: Film Credits
FREE MP3 at http://livingroomsongs.olafurarnalds.com
The third song of Ólafur Arnald’s “Living Room Songs”.
“Film Credits” is the third installment in Ólafur Arnalds’ “Living Room Songs” and is a new variation of a theme from his score to the film Another Happy Day – www.anotherhappydaymovie.com
Violins: Roland Hartwell and Margrét Soffía Einarsdóttir
Viola: Arndís Hulda Auðunsdóttir
Cello: Karl Jóhann Bjarnason
Written, Recorded, mixed and mastered by Ólafur Arnalds
Shot and edited by Gunnar Guðbjörnsson and Bowen Staines

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