Ólafur Arnalds, one-half of Icelandic band Kiasmos, has mixed the latest instalment in the Late Night Tales mix series. The BAFTA-winning multi-intrumentalist and producer is known for a hybrid sound that fuses classical and electronic music, as heard on his solo work and as Kiasmos alongside Janus Rasmussen. (He won the 2014 award for scoring British TV series Broadchurch.) The 18-track mix features music from Jamie xx, Jai Paul, Koreless and James Blake, as well as three exclusive productions of his own and a cover of Destiny Child’s R&B classic “Say My Name.” There’s also a cameo from acclaimed British actor David Tennant, who closes out the CD with a reading.
Arnalds says of his Late Night Tales instalment: “When I was asked to do the next installation of…
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…the Late Night Tales series I thought ‘This will be fun and easy, only a couple of days work. No problem!’. Six months later, I was still pulling my hair out in some kind of quest to make the perfect mix. As someone who has never really done mixes before, I learned a lot of things along the way and the whole experience was very inspiring. I decided to approach the mix in a similar way as I would one of my scores. This is the soundtrack of my life. I included songs from many of my friends and collaborators and tried to deliver a mix that represents who I am as an artist and where my influences are coming from – both personally and musically.”
1. Hjálmar Lárusson & Jónbjörn Gíslason – Jómsvíkingarímur – Ýta Eigi Feldi Rór (1:12)
2. Julianna Barwick – Forever (5:29)
3. Koreless – Last Remnants (4:20)
4. ODESZA – How Did I Get Here (Instrumental Version) (2:10)*
5. Anois – A Noise (4:05)
6. Samaris – Góða Tungl (4:10)
7. Ólafur Arnalds – RGB (4:38)*
8. Rival Consoles – Pre (5:14)
9. Four Tet – Lion (Jamie xx Remix) (7:08)
10. Jai Paul – Jasmine (4:13)
11. James Blake – Our Love Comes Back (3:39)
12. Spooky Black – Pull (4:13)
13. Ólafur Arnalds – Say My Name (feat. Arnór Dan) (5:41)*
14. Sarah Neufeld & Colin Stetson – And Still They Move (2:57)
15. Kiasmos – Orgoned (6:00)*
16. Ólafur Arnalds – Kinesthesia I (1:46)*
17. Hjaltalín – Ethereal (6:39)
18. David Tennant – Undone (3:52)
19. Ólafur Arnalds – Late Night Tales: Ólafur Arnalds (Continuous Mix) (1:9:23)