Ólafur Arnalds is an Icelandic multi-instrumentalist and producer from Mosfellsbær, Iceland. He mixes strings and piano with loops and beats, a sound ranging from ambient/electronic to atmospheric pop. He is also the former drummer for hardcore and metal bands Fighting Shit, Celestine, and others. In 2009, Arnalds also formed an experimental techno project, entitled Kiasmos, with Janus Rasmussen from the Icelandic electro-pop band Bloodgroup, announcing his electronic debut album in 2014. In 2021, he was nominated in two categories at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards. "Loom (feat. Bonobo)" was nominated in the Best Dance/Electronic Recording category and "The Bottom Line" was nominated in the Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals category. Both songs appear on his fifth studio album Some Kind of Peace (2020).
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Surface (2022)
Show crew as Music
(8 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: See You on the Other Side (Sep 2, 2022)
- Episode 1x07: It Was Always Going to End This Way (Aug 26, 2022)
- Episode 1x06: The Myth of California (Aug 19, 2022)
- Episode 1x05: It Comes in Waves (Aug 12, 2022)
- Episode 1x04: Psychogenic (Aug 5, 2022)
- Episode 1x03: New Person, Same Old Mistakes (Jul 29, 2022)
- Episode 1x02: Muscle Memory (Jul 29, 2022)
- Episode 1x01: Ictus (Jul 29, 2022)
Moonhaven (2022)
Show crew as Music
(6 episodes)
- Episode 1x06: The Seeker (Aug 4, 2022)
- Episode 1x05: Dreadfeel (Jul 28, 2022)
- Episode 1x04: Mada (Jul 21, 2022)
- Episode 1x03: The Envoy (Jul 14, 2022)
- Episode 1x02: The Detective (Jul 7, 2022)
- Episode 1x01: The Pilot (Jul 7, 2022)