Two of my favorite albums this year are from Icelandic composers, Jóhann Jóhannsson - Orphée and Ólafur Arnalds - Islands.  How does the tiny country of Iceland produce so many incredible artists? I don't know how but I'm happy every time new music comes from that mysterious place.



The moment I heard these two recordings I knew I'd have to make a new modern classical mix. All of the music here is fairly new and most of it has an accessible classical take with an ambient touch.



http://www.deutschegrammophon.com/us/artist/johannsson/



http://olafurarnalds.com/works/



Cheers!








T R A C K L I S T :
00:00    Johann Johannsson - Flight From The City
06:06    Ólafur Arnalds - Oldurot
10:27    Kenneth James Gibson - Poured Semi Silently Upon You
16:27    Matt Dunkley - Cycle 6
21:12    Johann Johannsson - A Sparrow Alighted Upon Our Shoulder
23:36    A Winged Victory for the Sullen - Atmos VII
26:00    Ólafur Arnalds - 1995
29:48    Sarah Neufeld & Colin Stetson - And Still They Move
32:23    Nick Cave & Warren Ellis - Casino
34:00    Kenneth James Gibson - Long Gone Canadian Summer
40:30    Johann Johannsson - Good Night Day
44:22    Matt Dunkley - Cycle 5
48:06    Ólafur Arnalds - Doria
51:11    Dustin O'Halloran - We Move Lightly
54:02    Nils Frahm - The Shooting
58:26    Ryuichi Sakamoto - Hell Ensemble
61:01    end

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