He processes real pieces of his life story on the album, using masterly sampling techniques to open a window into his experiences for the listener. It is a personal journey, told by Ólafur's most introspective music to date, against the backdrop of a world plunged into chaos. Some kind of peace is about what it means to be alive, to dare and to be vulnerable. While Ólafur's last highly acclaimed album, re: member, was a technological triumph with his groundbreaking, self-playing Stratus pianos, his new album, some kind of peace, is completely different and more personal for him. (Financial Times) His post-minimalist compositions of haunting, atmospheric beauty were most recently heard on an acclaimed world tour with over 140 concerts. The internationally acclaimed BAFTA winner and Emmy-nominated Icelandic composer Ólafur Arnalds is known as the "superstar of contemporary instrumental music" thanks to his masterful fusion of symphonic strings and piano with subtle electronica.
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