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olafurarnalds.bsky.social @olafurarnalds.bsky.social · 22h

Unknowing. I would love to hear you sing, play, dance, scream, live to this. Send me your duets ❤️

olafurarnalds.bsky.social @olafurarnalds.bsky.social · 6d

Bright on the horizon / I am a curve of light / The spark between the space

The Sofia Kourtesis remix of Opnening by SAGES is out now, everywhere you listen to music

sages.lnk.to/openingremix

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olafurarnalds.bsky.social @olafurarnalds.bsky.social · 11d

For your Sunday, Island Songs - the film.  tr.ee/IslandSongs

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olafurarnalds.bsky.social @olafurarnalds.bsky.social · 15d

one day this korg-only synth album will happen

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olafurarnalds.bsky.social @olafurarnalds.bsky.social · 19d

As always, if you find yourself playing anything from the book, please tag me, I’d love to see it. As a little anniversary gift, below you can find a download of Words of Amber.
A fitting song for the coming fall I think.

Download here: tr.ee/SkissurSheet

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olafurarnalds.bsky.social @olafurarnalds.bsky.social · 19d

The beautiful Skissur – the collection just turned one year old.
It was through your requests that we decided to finally collect all of these into a single book and I’m so thankful for the reception – now and in the past – for the Skissur series.

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olafurarnalds.bsky.social @olafurarnalds.bsky.social · 26d

In 2009 I made this album as a part of an attempt to escape my perfectionist tendencies and see what would happen if I forced myself to write, record and release a song per day every day for a week.

Get it via my webstore tr.ee/OAstore
Alda Music record store in Iceland has a few signed copies!

Ólafur Arnalds | Official European Webstore

Official European webstore of Ólafur Arnalds. T-shirts, vinyl, CDs, sheetbooks, merchandise and more available now with worldwide shipping.

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olafurarnalds.bsky.social @olafurarnalds.bsky.social · 26d

After being unavailable for quite some time now, @erasedtapes just did a re-pressing of Found Songs on this beautiful clear vinyl!

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olafurarnalds.bsky.social @olafurarnalds.bsky.social · Aug 18

“Don’t let that light outrun us yet,
it feels like this war is our dawning”

The title track on A Dawning and some of my favourite lyrics Eoin ever wrote. The writing process was silent, unspoken, never planned.. Weaving layers of meaning that took me a while to get to the core of.

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olafurarnalds.bsky.social @olafurarnalds.bsky.social · Jul 18

I hope A Dawning continues to ignite your creative flame.

You can find the album anywhere you like to listen to music.

A Dawning

Listen to content by Ólafur Arnalds.

olafurarnalds.lnk.to

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olafurarnalds.bsky.social @olafurarnalds.bsky.social · Jul 18

Ahead of the release of A Dawning we planned a series of pre-listening events. Some with me attending, others only attended by many of you dear people.

These precious moments of sharing time together, in way or another, have been so very inspiring. Thanks everyone, from the bottom of my heart.

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olafurarnalds.bsky.social @olafurarnalds.bsky.social · Jul 11

Find A Dawning here:

A Dawning

Listen to content by Ólafur Arnalds.

olafurarnalds.lnk.to

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olafurarnalds.bsky.social @olafurarnalds.bsky.social · Jul 11

Thank you to everyone who helped make A Dawning a reality. Our friends, family, collaborators and everyone who held us through this process. This would not have been possible without you.

I hope I’ve done you proud brother 🤍

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olafurarnalds.bsky.social @olafurarnalds.bsky.social · Jul 11

These songs tell the story of a beautiful friendship in its entirety and throughout everything we went through they became a place of solace, a reason to meet, a place to pour our grief into. It is a celebration of life and the time we shared together - as friends and as a community.

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olafurarnalds.bsky.social @olafurarnalds.bsky.social · Jul 11

I am nervously excited to tell you that A Dawning is finally out in the world!

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THE LINE of BEST FIT @thelineofbestfit.com · Jul 7

When Eoin French passed, his friend Ólafur Arnalds (@olafurarnalds.bsky.social) was left with demos, grief, and a single question – how do you complete a record when its co-creator is gone?

Ólafur Arnalds: "It felt like this music already existed and it was our job to channel it."

When Eoin French – better known as Talos – passed, his friend Ólafur Arnalds was left with demos, grief, and a single question – how do you complete a record when its co-creator is gone?

www.thelineofbestfit.com

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olafurarnalds.bsky.social @olafurarnalds.bsky.social · Jul 10

We're live now

www.youtube.com/live/edSceJK...

A Dawning - Album premiere - by Ólafur Arnalds & Talos

YouTube video by Ólafur Arnalds

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olafurarnalds.bsky.social @olafurarnalds.bsky.social · Jul 7

I have some sketchbook aficionados on my team so the standards were high when creating these high quality, soft cover, A6 sized books, decorated with art by Eoin/Talos.

Find the notebooks here: olafurarnalds.bingomerch.com/collections/...

A Dawning, New Album By Ólafur Arnalds & Talos

olafurarnalds.bingomerch.com

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olafurarnalds.bsky.social @olafurarnalds.bsky.social · Jul 7

We are proud to present “A Dawning” - the note book. Now available in my store, with all of its proceeds going to Marymount Hospice in Cork to support their amazing, selfless work 🤍

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olafurarnalds.bsky.social @olafurarnalds.bsky.social · Jul 5

Direct link to live stream here: olafurarnalds.lnk.to/ADawningLive...

We will collect all tagged content on to the ‘A Dawning’ website here: www.adawning.net

Home - Ólafur Arnalds & Talos - A Dawning

www.adawning.net

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olafurarnalds.bsky.social @olafurarnalds.bsky.social · Jul 5

This is a chance for us all to listen to the album together in full once before it releases officially. We’ll be extending our Shared Time concept to this event, inviting you to get creative and share your drawings/paintings/writing with us via #ADawning.

I hope to see you there 🤍

Ólafur Arnalds & Talos - 'A Dawning' YouTube Livestream

Go to Ólafur Arnalds & Talos - 'A Dawning' YouTube Livestream.

OlafurArnalds.lnk.to

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olafurarnalds.bsky.social @olafurarnalds.bsky.social · Jul 5

Next Friday, July 11th, A Dawning by myself and @Talos will finally be out in the world.
As you may have seen we are hosting a few in-person listening events next week, but for those that can’t attend we invite you to an online listening event on Youtube on July 10th at 12pm EST / 9AM PST / 5pm BST

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olafurarnalds.bsky.social @olafurarnalds.bsky.social · Jul 3

“When you feel butterflies in your stomach, that’s when you should speak. Because it means you have something important to say.”

I had a lovely time speaking with The Blank Mag about 'A Dawning' and the process of making it. You can read all about it below.

Ólafur Arnalds on How Music and Memory Shaped his Most Personal Record — The Blank Mag

www.theblankmag.com

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olafurarnalds.bsky.social @olafurarnalds.bsky.social · Jun 27

Feel free to share your results via #ADawning - I’d love to see what you create.

Links and info on how to join here: olafurarnalds.lnk.to/SharedTime

Ólafur Arnalds & Talos

Listen to content by Ólafur Arnalds.

olafurarnalds.lnk.to

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olafurarnalds.bsky.social @olafurarnalds.bsky.social · Jun 27

You’ll be able to listen to the album ahead of its release while unleashing your creativity with art supplies provided by each venue. Whether it’s drawing, painting, writing or just immersing yourself in the music, I hope the event sparks something in you.

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