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Eulogy for Evolution 2017 (Remastered 10th Anniversary Edition)

by Ólafur Arnalds

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jammingdevice Bigger, louder, and angrier than I expected—it's beautiful, but it does SOUND like it was written by a teenager, with the crudeness, angst, and inexperience that implies, but also the passion unalloyed by broken dreams. I don't know if it would be possible to produce this [original] album in a later period of life. I'm glad Arnalds was able to revisit this record and present a definitive version. The photography and story accompanying it in the liner notes is essential. Favorite track: 1953.
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Kafka963 Ouf! D'une si grande beauté! Au-delà des mots! On a l'impression d'être devant un incontourable destin, ne sachant si le vide est devant ou derrière nous. Favorite track: 3055.
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1.
0040 04:28
2.
0048 / 0729 05:24
3.
0952 03:04
4.
1440 06:56
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1953 08:05
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3055 05:26
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3326 03:38
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3704 / 3837 02:35

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Icelandic composer Ólafur Arnalds reissues and revives his debut album in form of a special remastered 10th Anniversary edition titled Eulogy For Evolution 2017 — available worldwide via Erased Tapes on August 25th.

Following its initial release in 2007 and coinciding with Ólafur’s 30th birthday, label founder Robert Raths gifted the chance for this record to shine a second time.


Eulogy For Evolution is a journey from birth to death, transporting the listener through life itself. Originally written as a teenager, the record has now been restored with the help of his friends, remixed by Ólafur himself and remastered by Nils Frahm. The cover art was redesigned and enhanced by Torsten Posselt at FELD using the original photographs taken by Stuart Bailes during a trip to Ólafur’s home in Iceland in 2007.

To experience the record in the present day is not only to experience the past, but also the sheer timelessness and relevance of these compositions, and the ambition Ólafur has had from the very beginning. “Fast forward 10 years, our relationships and knowledge in sound have matured, but you can still hear this urgency in Óli’s songs that caught my ears to begin with”, states Robert Raths.

Words from Ólafur, June 2017:

“I spent a couple of weeks in some sort of a time machine, opening up and working on 12-year-old recordings. There was noise in the microphones, some channels seemed accidentally muted, but sometimes I found myself admiring what my teenage self was capable of. It was somehow charming. Well, most of it. So I fixed the stuff that wasn’t before sending it off to Nils Frahm for remastering. 

It was an ambitious outing. When I was 18 my uncle passed away from cancer. It was the first time I had experienced the passing of someone close to me, so I dedicated my work to him. Around the same time his first grandchild was born, and was named after him. I was inspired by the joy and positivity he brought, and saw that somehow life was extended after our death. So I set out to create a solid piece of music that would take us through the circle of life. 

This work by a highly emotional teenager has been revived, matured and, I hope you’ll agree, improved by some of my favourite people in this world. I’m grateful to see it get another chance to shine and I hope you will enjoy this journey to the past.”

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released August 25, 2017

2017 Erased Tapes

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Ólafur Arnalds Reykjavík, Iceland

Born in the suburban Icelandic town of Mosfellsbær, a few kilometers outside of Reykjavík, the 25-year old composer has always enjoyed pushing boundaries with both his studio work and his live-shows. Through relentless touring and determination this young artist has steadily gained recognition worldwide. ... more

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