...And They Have Escaped the Weight of Darkness

by 脫lafur Arnalds

...And They Have Escaped the Weight of Darkness cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 8 June 2010
  • Label: Erased Tapes
  • Country: Iceland
  • Length: 43:31
  • Community rating: 3.68/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The Icelandic composer masterfully blends delicate piano and sweeping strings with subtle, pulsing electronic undercurrents on his sophomore album. Designed to conceptually reflect a journey from darkness into light, the recording is celebrated for its immense emotional depth and beautiful, melancholic post-minimalism.

Genres

Descriptors: Instrumental, instrumental, piano, strings, melodic, delicate, chamber

Tracklist

  1. 脼煤 ert s贸lin (3:25)
  2. 脼煤 ert j枚r冒in (4:34)
  3. Tungli冒 (4:27)
  4. Lofti冒 ver冒ur skyndilega kalt (5:48)
  5. Kjurrt (4:44)
  6. Gleypa okkur (5:48)
  7. H忙gt, kemur lj贸si冒 (5:33)
  8. Undan hulu (5:08)
  9. 脼au hafa sloppi冒 undan 镁unga myrkursins (4:01)

Credits

  • Fri冒rik Ingvar Ingimundarson - adapted by (text)
  • J贸nas Valt媒sson - artwork
  • Tony Levin - bass
  • Hallgr铆mur J贸nas Jensson - cello
  • 脼贸r冒ur Gu冒mundur Hermannsson - cello
  • Kjartan Bragason - drums
  • Bergr煤n Sn忙bj枚rnsd贸ttir - horn
  • Valdimar Gu冒mundsson - trombone

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