我打开他的MTV，远远地看去我以为是我老公！他也是出生于雷克雅未克！ 哈哈哈哈！侧颜也好像我老公，也戴眼镜（不知道是不是同款）！ 看来冰岛交友App需要检验是否近亲是非常有道理的！ 为什么冰岛人民那么喜欢大地黄！这衬衫我老公也有一件！他的全名应该叫 Gabríel Örn Ólafsson，（说不定真的是我老公亲戚家的孩子！） 还是个青葱少年，今年才21岁。 14岁的时候就为自己的专辑Absent Minded 谱曲。 他与英国One Little Indian唱片公司签约，这也是比约克的老东家。 他的音乐应该属于新古典的范畴吧，更准确来说是极简主义，似乎这是冰岛人民的大爱。我不大清楚他如何界定自己，有关他的报道真太少了。‘Cyclist Waltz’ 是我最喜欢的曲子。哎，姑且叫他我的小叔子，看在他和我老公同姓的份上，我找了一篇介绍他最全的文章，嘿嘿嘿！我慢慢翻哦！ （其实他们未必有血缘啦，冰岛人的习惯都是把爸爸的名加上son 或者dottir 当作自己的姓！ ） Melody-Minded Chapters: The Visual Classical World Of Gabríel Ólafs —Gabríel Ólafs’ debut album ‘Absent Minded’ is out now on One Little Indian, available on all streaming platforms and in stores on vinyl.
As Icelandic artists continue to establish themselves in the world of modern classical music, a new generation of musicians is beginning to follow in the same vein. One such artist is the bright young pianist Gabríel Ólafs, who is making melodic, romantic yet minimal music fit for a movie score. He has just released his first album, ‘Absent Minded’, after being picked up by One Little Indian records right at the inception of his career.冰岛艺术家们继续在新古典领域里占领一番天地，新一批音乐家也在继承这样的血脉。Gabríel Ólafs 就是其中一位耀眼新星。 他的音乐具有旋律性，浪漫而极简，适合为电影配乐。在他签约One Little Indian不久后，他发行了第一张个人专辑 “Absent Minded” （漫不经心），也成就了他事业的起点。
Jazz teenThe 20-year old Reykjavík native began playing piano at age five and headed to the FÍH music school in his teens to study jazz. From there, he began composing quite young. “I wrote the main melody of the album when I was 14,” he says. “I always had this melody in mind. It has different chapters that were written later and then I sort of put it together.”这位出生于雷克雅未克的20岁生人五岁开始学习钢琴，青少年时期前往FIH音乐学校学习绝世。在那里，他很早就开始作曲。“我十四岁的时候就写了这张专辑的主旋律，“他说，”这些旋律总在脑子挥之不去。他们有不同的乐章，我把它们规整起来写下来。““I didn’t have characters or a plot, but I wrote these melodies with themes. Even though I like to keep the story of the album with the listener, this is definitely how I approached it. I am always imagining a music video while I’m composing.”This piece became the title track of his album, which he composed, arranged and recorded himself over 2018. These songs with many chapters recall older classical pieces of the Romantic era that flow gracefully from one section to another, without necessarily repeating. “Some think it’s unnecessary to have too many movements in a track but liked it like that,” he says. “To have obvious chapters and strong melodies and different flavours.”Obsessed with film scoresHe actively composed as he recorded, each song creating visually evocative worlds. Gabríel finds much of his inspiration and influences in movie scores, and he approaches his songwriting with film in mind. “I’ve been obsessed with film scores since I was 7-years old, when I was watching Pixar movies,” he says. “It just blew my mind how writing a theme or having specific instruments for the score, it sort of transports you to the place or the vibe of the movie.““I definitely do this system, where they have certain themes to each song,” he continues. “I didn’t have characters or a plot, but I wrote these melodies with themes. Even though I like to keep the story of the album with the listener, this is definitely how I approached it. I am always imagining a music video while I’m composing.”Little bit of electronic
Gabríel is now on the cusp of playing at Iceland Airwaves for the second time, and is feeling far more confident and ready to put his best foot forward this year. “I was really happy back then because I hadn’t released the album and still a lot of people were there,” he says. “I had eight players with me last year, which is a bit much, so maybe I’ll do something a little different this time. Minimise it a little bit. Maybe have a bit of electronics. I think I’ll be playing work-in-progress songs.”In the meantime, he is already composing and recording for a second album, where he finds that his process has changed but the goal is still the same. “I think I’ve retained the sound I’m kind of creating for myself, with strong melodies and obvious chapters,” he says. “I’m really looking forward to the future, knowing what I’ve learned on this album. This album will always be close to my heart.”
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