Inside a note: explore minimalism with Björk home studio visits

“It’s very brave to look complex things in the eye and say, calm down.” Some Björk TV clips from the 90s explore minimalism, immediacy, tiny handheld instruments, and the work of the late Mika Vainio.

An injury left Olafur Arnalds unable to play, so he turned to machines

Following nerve damage, Icelandic composer/producer/musician was unable to play the piano. With his ‘Ghost Pianos’, he gets that ability back, through intelligent custom software and mechanical pianos.

Peter Kirn - June 10, 2019

In Living Rooms, Homes, Beautiful Music as a Ritual: Olafur Arnalds; Matthew Flook; Free

For centuries, music was something made in a living room, made at home. It was a brief fluke of the 20th Century that music came out of a heroic process in a hidden-away studio. But if the gold-plated, magical record is threatened, some artists are trying to bring the daily ritual of home music making […]

- April 2, 2014

Sound of Threads: Music Extended Onto Strands of Icelandic Wool [AV Installations]

Peter Kirn - September 23, 2013

Crisp Beats from Iceland’s Magnoose, Free to Download, with Videos

- February 15, 2013

From Empty Bookshelves, Music Video Composes in Form: Chat with Harald Haraldsson

Peter Kirn - January 15, 2013

Cool Yule: Iceland’s Bedroom Community Spins Wintry, Eclectic Releases [Listen]

- December 26, 2012

The Intimacy of Gesture, in Videos for Sigur Ros, aka Let’s All Run Through the City

Peter Kirn - August 15, 2012

The Intimacy of Gesture, in Videos for Sigur Ros, aka Let's All Run Through the City

Peter Kirn - August 15, 2012

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