première: july 06, 2023
ólafur arnalds live from hafursey, in iceland for cercle
ólafur arnalds performing live with his band from the volcanic wilderness of iceland, in hafursey, myrdalssandur, kötlujökull, katla, iceland for cercle.
about the artist: ólafur arnalds – icelandic composer, multi-instrumentalist, and producer ólafur arnalds explores the crossover from classical to pop by mixing chamber strings and piano with discreet electronics. In addition to forming the experimental techno duo kiasmos with janus rasmussen, arnalds has produced a magistral repertoire of spine-tingling neo-classical works and film scores since the late 2000s.
about the location: hafursey, iceland – hafursey is a palagonite mountain located on the north side of mýrdalssandur and near the katla volcano in Iceland. the lonely inselberg is surrounded by vast valleys of volcanic sand, sanders, glaciers, and waterfalls that render one of the most special, almost lunar sceneries in the world. 63°32’26.0″n18°48’01.4″w
set tracklist
00:00 ólafur arnalds – loom feat bonobo
05:15 ólafur arnalds – brot
07:55 ólafur arnalds – only the winds
14:39 ólafur arnalds – re:member
20:58 ólafur arnalds – still / sound
24:54 ólafur arnalds – saman
27:20 ólafur arnalds – doria – island songs VII
31:30 ólafur arnalds – ypsilon
36:11 ólafur arnalds – hafursey (yfir)
44:10 ólafur arnalds – ekki hugsa
48:58 kiasmos – blurred
54:00 ólafur arnalds – near light
59:19 ólafur arnalds – we contain multitudes
1:04:45 interview with ólafur arnalds
this artistic performance has been recorded live
partner: bang & olufsen supported the audio on this show:
bang & olufsen lent the beoplay h95 headphones, which derek and ólafur used during their interview alongside the A9 speaker behind them (with its iconic shape!). beoplay ex earbuds were offered to ólafur in the mystery box.