Ólafur Arnalds - Untitled New Song (Síðrokkarinn) on TV

[iocakir]

2:57 - 3:23

[martcial]

Tunglia, that's the name of the song

[pumpkinheadjrb]

is this still untitled, or did he release it or what?

[thesurgeon]

@pumpkinheadjrb it was released as Tunglið on his 2010 album "And They Have Escaped the Weight of Darkness"

[VyntreN13]

amazing, gave me chills once the drums started.

[JD32771]

what the heck is she saying? haha

[thedeeliciousplum]

This is so beautiful. I love how classical instrumentation and expressive modern composition are weaving with one another. It sounds wonderful.

[xjockex]

AWESOME SONG and a very cute tv-presenter.

[rusko2134]

Amazing

[duckseasonalex]

Is amazing!!!

[NeonFoxLetsPlays]

well this song does have a name now. it's called "Tunglið" and it's from his newest album "...And They Have Escaped the Wight of Darkness"

[912x]

Messi ? :P

Can't wait for his gig in Poland :)

[Lemure333]

Louder pleeeeeeze

[worldillusionist]

Έχω πάθει πλάκα με τον τύπο...

[faopus14]

this is awesome

[evndrsldti]

I have all the his albums, including the most recent Dyad 1909 which came out in December 09, but this song doesn't seem to be on any of them. I am completely in love with it and would like to purchase it, but where can I find it? Or will it be made available soon (I assumed it would have been on Dyad, since this video was uploaded in 2008)? Would someone care to shed some light on this?

[rustedempire]

This is one of my favourites...hands down!

[abjectofdecay]

tunglid hehe.

[charlieenders]

Oh man this is great. Can't wait to hear it on the new album.

[bigboylive2008]

Composing genius. Everything just meshes so well together. I am moved by your music sir.

[TakashiKashikura]

can't wait to hear this one in the new album :)

When can we expect the next album afrd Dyad 1909?

I really hope to hear this on CD soon

[RickyFitz]

there's a teddybear at the cello :)!

[RickyFitz]

you're cute

[JulettaGrad]

It's amazing artist.

[Melquep]

is one good music.

Congratulations..

[MellowLE]

Thank you for uploading this. I'm excited for his new one <3

[abrandy]

was this ever recorded? I think i have all his albums but i can't find this on any of them =[

[nameofthepen]

Original, beautiful, and very evocative. 5*s

[weepingrockrock]

peeeeeerfect *o*

[joshlondoner]

amazing!

[moonlitesymphony]

I'm kind of disappointed at the percussion. It seems like the super ambient band cliche to throw heavy drumming in as a climactic move. I think at this point it's so DONE that it took me away from the song.

[drakudemine]

I totally agree

[moonlitesymphony]

Apparently people don't like it when someone says something critical.

I still think they make beautiful music, I just think it was a bad move to use the drums in that way. They'd probably be better off excluding them all together.

[WernerUnderbheit]

You definitely have a point, it's a fairly common way to use drums. That being said, just because it's a common move doesn't necessarily make it a bad one. I really liked the drums. The heavy percussion contrasted to mellow strings cliché works for me almost every time, but that's just my taste.

[grantcore]

The percussion adds to the epicness of the piece. Without it, the song would build up like every other string quartet. Give it a fair go. It seems as though you are being critical based on your personal view of what you consider good. I think it could be critiqued better from other perspectives. This is classical meets pop. Not classical! (from what I've researched anyway). And yes, it is amazing!

[moonlitesymphony]

Grantcore:

The problem is; with the drums it builds up like every other neoclassical/minimal/ambient group. More importantly to me though, all you wrote essentially summed up to "people have different opinions." Of course I'm being critical based on my own bias...that's kind of how it works.

[lindabjalla]

@moonlitesymphony I agree with you. I want to hear this song without drums. I am curious. Maybe he can make many different versions ;)

[k0b4yn3]

...anyone find out what song it is?...

[EVILka87]

beautiful concert in Poznan :)

[Aydanea]

Fantastic.

buuuuuuuu... I can't go to your concert in Poznań :(

[tymonkokoszka]

Thank you Ólafur.

[deejaydubla]

very beautiful!

[mbakira]

Oli thanks (Dziękuję - that means thanks in Polish:D) a lot for a GREAT concert in Warsaw!!!:)

[Njal117]

Thanks Olafur Arnalds for your beautiful performance at the Bozar (Brussels) early this year. Really enjoyed that one!!

[esegallaso]

la musica es un idioma universal y esta musica es celestial hermoso

[unkraeutlein]

takk fyrir!

hljóð dásamlegur

[nostalghicMemories]

Who told u this is post-rock?! This is bunch of emotional violin solo, with relatively a cheap and hollow percussion... I can't categorize it as post-rock in no way :)

[michaeljameswhelan]

What is post-rock to you? Post rock is a very broad term that is pretty much inadequate as a genre label.

[nostalghicMemories]

A pretty precise question! I have never wanted to classify this music az a certain genre! But the term POST ROCK usually refers to those pioneer bands like Talk Talk and Tortoise, while from 5 or 6 years ago if i could still remember, bands like Godspeed You! Black Emperor or Mogwai, The Evpatoria Report, 65daysofstatic, Mono and the other fellow musicians gave different concept rather than just using noise and distortions, power riffs and all those stuffs to the experimental music.

[nostalghicMemories]

Thus, nobody could truely categorize it under a defined musical style; Therefore they named it as Post-Rock, which originally derived from the principles of "postmodernism" definition. Anyhow, the noise that i've been listening along from 5 years equipped my ears and many post-rock fans, which has allowed us to practically determine it's genre automatically.

[nostalghicMemories]

According to this track i would better say experimental music is not an emoional violin solo, even if you use it in a regular basis in music rhythm. Cello, Counter Bass, Violin and all these instruments are part of the track, not the entire texture. They are the atmospher of music, while lead guitar guides the music apparently.

Those things are my self experiences about a genre which I have never meant to call it post-rock...

[nostalghicMemories]

...but this is the only thing left to address a particular type of music like this for me.

[michaeljameswhelan]

I understand you. You're referring to the first bands who formulated the styles that started the genre, instead of the more far removed music classified as post-rock. I agree with you then, when I look at it from your perspective.

[lauranoodapera]

I'm in love with Ólafur Arnald's music. Hope to see him live someday. I wish him the best of luck!

[erasedtapes]

Finally... The Drums! LOVE IT!

[DemoColorScheme]

Pretty interesting. I'm seeing a drummer and a bassist in this track, something we're not really used to from Óli. I like it !!

[kiwolive]

a bit different from the rest of óli's stuff but  very very nice still:)