Ólafur Arnalds Release New Song and Video By Jess Distill 25. september 2020 16:00 Ólafur Arnalds. Benjamin Hardman Renowned Multi-instrumentalist and composer Ólafur Arnalds released a new single, ‘Woven Song’, from his upcoming album earlier this week. On Youtube, Ólafur Explains the inspiration for the song: “This was one of the first songs I wrote for ‘Some Kind of Peace’ but it ended up becoming a defining moment. It’s a metaphor for being embraced by something larger than yourself whilst exploring new territories, the feeling of being held while you open your heart.” The video, directed by Thomas Vanz, is made up of a series of dreamy patterns, created using acrylic paint pouring techniques, recreating the patterns and visions induced by ayahuasca, an hallucinogenic tea used in rituals in South America. Ólafur was supposed to have started his tour this week, to promote the new album ‘Some Kind of Peace’, but plans got cancelled due to the pandemic. Yesterday he tweeted “I should be on a bus en route to London to play the first show of many. This tiny little virus has further confirmed that we are not in control of our destinies. But we can control how we react to it.” ‘Some Kind of Peace’ is out on November 6th and is available to pre order HERE You can watch the video for ‘Woven Song’ below: watch on YouTube The post Ólafur Arnalds Release New Song and Video appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine. Note: Due to the effect the Coronavirus is having on tourism in Iceland, it’s become increasingly difficult for the Grapevine to survive. If you enjoy Grapevine’s content and want to help it’s journalists do things like eat and pay rent, please consider joining the High Five Club. You can also check out Grapevine’s shop, loaded with books, apparel and other cool merch, that you can buy and have delivered right to your door. Athugið. Vísir hvetur lesendur til að skiptast á skoðunum. Allar athugasemdir eru á ábyrgð þeirra er þær rita. Lesendur skulu halda sig við málefnalega og hófstillta umræðu og áskilur Vísir sér rétt til að fjarlægja ummæli og/eða umræðu sem fer út fyrir þau mörk. Vísir mun loka á aðgang þeirra sem tjá sig ekki undir eigin nafni eða gerast ítrekað brotlegir við ofangreindar umgengnisreglur. Mest lesið Svona var Pallborðið með Baldri, Höllu Hrund og Jóni Innlent Straumhvörf í veðrinu Innlent Átta forsetaefni klár með listana Innlent Ísraelar gera árás á Íran Erlent Hættir með Matargjafir á Akureyri með sorg í hjarta Innlent Helga ekki tilbúin að henda inn handklæðinu Innlent Myndband sýnir þjófana í Hamraborg hafa lítið fyrir hlutunum Innlent Sakaður um fjölda afbrota: Ungar stúlkur einar heima urðu skelkaðar þegar hann ruddist inn Innlent Kæra bónda eftir að 29 naut fundust dauð Innlent Segjast hafa skotið niður dýrmæta sprengjuflugvél Erlent
Renowned Multi-instrumentalist and composer Ólafur Arnalds released a new single, ‘Woven Song’, from his upcoming album earlier this week. On Youtube, Ólafur Explains the inspiration for the song: “This was one of the first songs I wrote for ‘Some Kind of Peace’ but it ended up becoming a defining moment. It’s a metaphor for being embraced by something larger than yourself whilst exploring new territories, the feeling of being held while you open your heart.” The video, directed by Thomas Vanz, is made up of a series of dreamy patterns, created using acrylic paint pouring techniques, recreating the patterns and visions induced by ayahuasca, an hallucinogenic tea used in rituals in South America. Ólafur was supposed to have started his tour this week, to promote the new album ‘Some Kind of Peace’, but plans got cancelled due to the pandemic. Yesterday he tweeted “I should be on a bus en route to London to play the first show of many. This tiny little virus has further confirmed that we are not in control of our destinies. But we can control how we react to it.” ‘Some Kind of Peace’ is out on November 6th and is available to pre order HERE You can watch the video for ‘Woven Song’ below: watch on YouTube The post Ólafur Arnalds Release New Song and Video appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine. Note: Due to the effect the Coronavirus is having on tourism in Iceland, it’s become increasingly difficult for the Grapevine to survive. If you enjoy Grapevine’s content and want to help it’s journalists do things like eat and pay rent, please consider joining the High Five Club. You can also check out Grapevine’s shop, loaded with books, apparel and other cool merch, that you can buy and have delivered right to your door.
Note: Due to the effect the Coronavirus is having on tourism in Iceland, it’s become increasingly difficult for the Grapevine to survive. If you enjoy Grapevine’s content and want to help it’s journalists do things like eat and pay rent, please consider joining the High Five Club. You can also check out Grapevine’s shop, loaded with books, apparel and other cool merch, that you can buy and have delivered right to your door.
Athugið. Vísir hvetur lesendur til að skiptast á skoðunum. Allar athugasemdir eru á ábyrgð þeirra er þær rita. Lesendur skulu halda sig við málefnalega og hófstillta umræðu og áskilur Vísir sér rétt til að fjarlægja ummæli og/eða umræðu sem fer út fyrir þau mörk. Vísir mun loka á aðgang þeirra sem tjá sig ekki undir eigin nafni eða gerast ítrekað brotlegir við ofangreindar umgengnisreglur. Mest lesið Svona var Pallborðið með Baldri, Höllu Hrund og Jóni Innlent Straumhvörf í veðrinu Innlent Átta forsetaefni klár með listana Innlent Ísraelar gera árás á Íran Erlent Hættir með Matargjafir á Akureyri með sorg í hjarta Innlent Helga ekki tilbúin að henda inn handklæðinu Innlent Myndband sýnir þjófana í Hamraborg hafa lítið fyrir hlutunum Innlent Sakaður um fjölda afbrota: Ungar stúlkur einar heima urðu skelkaðar þegar hann ruddist inn Innlent Kæra bónda eftir að 29 naut fundust dauð Innlent Segjast hafa skotið niður dýrmæta sprengjuflugvél Erlent