#4517, From the Soundcheck Podcast: Priya Darshini and Ólafur Arnalds
There’s music from the Soundcheck Podcast series of live performances with music by both the Icelandic composer and pianist Ólafur Arnalds, and the Mumbai-born, Brooklyn-based singer Priya Darshini.
Ólafur Arnalds is an Icelandic composer and multi-instrumentalist whose work toes the line between classical music, electronic music and film scores, mostly with a delicate undercurrent of minimalism. His last record, the 2016 Island Songs, was made from a seven week recording journey around towns and villages in Iceland, collaborating with local musicians. For his latest introspective album, some kind of peace, which reflects on connections and rituals, he has incorporated piano, strings, and electronics, but also live and taped voices. Ólafur joins us from home in Iceland, solo on a pianette, or mini-piano, to play recent music.
Also, listen to the cross-cultural approach to songwriting by Brooklyn-based Mumbai-born singer, composer, bandleader, and ultra-marathoner Priya Darshini. Her musical studies range from Indian Classical music and ghazals (devotional songs) to jazz, and she has experience in Mumbai indie rock bands and on Bollywood film soundtracks besides. Darshini joins us with a band that includes hammered dulcimer, bass, and drums, performing music remotely from the Brooklyn venue Wild Birds. - Caryn Havlik
#4517, From the Soundcheck Podcast: Priya Darshini and Ólafur Arnalds (First Aired 7/20/2021)
ARTIST: Ólafur Arnalds
WORK: Doria, excerpt [1:20]
RECORDING: Island Songs
SOURCE: Mercury Classics 0289 481 1486
INFO: deutschegrammophon.com
ARTIST: Priya Darshini
WORK: Jahaan [1:39]
RECORDING: Live for the Soundcheck Podcast
SOURCE: This performance not commercially available, but the song appears on "Periphery"
INFO: priyadarshini.com
ARTIST: Priya Darshini
WORK: Des [1:39]
RECORDING: Periphery
SOURCE: Chesky Records
INFO: priyadarshini.com
ARTIST: Ólafur Arnalds
WORK: We Contain Multitudes [2:58]
RECORDING: Live, from Reykjavik
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2V1aZ0mBKM
INFO: From the Soundcheck Podcast: bit.ly/olafur2020
ARTIST: Ólafur Arnalds
WORK: Woven Song [1:00]
RECORDING: some kind of peace
SOURCE: Decca Records
INFO: https://mkx.lnk.to/OASKOP
ARTIST: Ólafur Arnalds
WORK: Momentary [1:43]
RECORDING: Live, from Reykjavik
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2V1aZ0mBKM
INFO: From the Soundcheck Podcast: bit.ly/olafur2020
ARTIST: Ólafur Arnalds
WORK: Saman [2:21]
RECORDING: Live, from Reykjavik
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2V1aZ0mBKM
INFO: From the Soundcheck Podcast: bit.ly/olafur2020
ARTIST: Ólafur Arnalds with Josin
WORK: The Bottom Line [0:34]
RECORDING: some kind of peace
SOURCE: Decca Records
INFO: https://mkx.lnk.to/OASKOP
ARTIST: Ólafur Arnalds
WORK: New Grass [:40]
RECORDING: some kind of peace
SOURCE: Decca Records
ARTIST: Priya Darshini
WORK: Loneliest Star [5:34]
RECORDING: Live for the Soundcheck Podcast
SOURCE: This performance not commercially available, but the song appears on "Periphery"
INFO: priyadarshini.com
