Ólafur Arnalds live from Hafursey, in Iceland for Cercle

​ @olafurarnalds performing live with his band from the volcanic wilderness of Iceland, in Hafursey, Myrdalssandur, Kötlujökull, Katla, Iceland for Cercle. ☞ Join Cercle Odyssey immersive events: ☞ Join our next events: ☞ Listen to our playlists, tracks & sets: ☞ 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. 63° 32’ 26.0“ N 18° 48’ 01.4“ W ☞ About the location 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. ☞ About Hafursey (Yfir) by Ólafur Arnalds (Cercle Records) « Yfir » (“Above“) is a musical journey through Iceland’s various moods and seasons. At times, the music swells with a powerful surge, mirroring the crashing waves against rocky cliffs or the thunderous roar of a distant volcano. Other moments evoke a sense of stillness and serenity, echoing the peacefulness found in secluded valleys and hidden fjords near the inselberg of Hafursey. The song is the continuation of another track written by Ólafur, Undir: “We’ve been playing Undir for 5 years, and rearranged it every time for each set, changing every element one by one. Last year, we realized the latest version of Undir was not the same track that the one we originally composed! On the occasion of our Show with Cercle, I decided to take the track back to the studio, rearranging it especially for the Show to meet Cercle’s energy”. ______ Video credits: Artist: Ólafur Arnalds Drummer : Christian Tschuggnall Violin : Vaka Eythorsdottir & Petur Björnsson Viola : Karl James Pestka Cello : Unnur Jonsdottir Venue: Hafursey, Myrdalssandur, Kötlujökull, Katla, Iceland Produced by Cercle Founder & Creative Director: Derek Barbolla Music Director: Philippe Tuchmann Film directed by: Pol Souchier & Derek Barbolla Director of photography & Post-production: Mathieu Glissant (Saison Unique Production) Cameramen: Mickaël Fidjili, Mathieu Glissant Drone pilots: Alexis Olas, Jérémie Tridard, Aurélien Moisan Production team: Armand Prouhèze, Anaïs De Framond, Dan Aufseesser, Mollis Schulze Elshoff Technical manager : Aurélien Moisan IT & Internet: Eric Caucheteur (Paris WebCube) Sound engineers: Jonathan Lucas, Terence Goodchild, Ólafur Arnalds Sound mastering: Zino Mikorey Photographer & location manager: Elli Thor Magnusson Icelandic producers: Covert Productions, The Empire, Steve Lewis, Will Morris, Eddie Lewis Artist production: Brace Productions, Finn Zitscher Driver: Kristjan Sveinsson Communication: Pol Souchier, Lola Lebrati, Louise Dorne & Jeremy Maurin Graphic Design: Anaëlle Rouquette & Stanley Obobogo Label Manager: Clémence Maillard Finance: Andy Cheremond & Kevin Benisty Executive assistant: Marcelo Ernesto Velit Castillo ______ Official Partners: We were lucky to be supported by the audio brand Bang & Olufsen on this show: They lent us the Beoplay H95 headphones, which Derek and Ólafur used during their interview alongside the A9 speaker behind them (with its iconic shape!). The Beoplay EX earbuds were offered to Ólafur in the Mystery box. Special thanks to: Sven Hasenjäger, Árni Þór Árnason, Beth Lawson, David Heath, Benedict Curran, Laura Monks, Lee Barter, Natalie Rapp, Jessica Graham-Wright, Yung-Yee Chen, Robert Raths, Courtesy of Erased Tapes Records Ltd., Luxor Iceland, Teitur Sigurðsson, Óli Valur Þrastarson, Marcos Viladomiu, George Papageorgiou, Cerys Weetch, Elli Thor Magnusson 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 This artistic performance has been recorded live.