Ólafur Arnalds

This 21 year old Icelandic kid did a bit of a Project168 and recorded 7 songs in 7 days. Peaceful melancholic music based on piano and some strings. The EP, Found Songs, is possible to download and has a pretty video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYIfiQlfaas

I like his stuff a lot- not quite on the level of Richter or Johannsson yet, but he's getting there. I think he is working on the next full-length now...

I saw him in 2007 when I was at an AFX gig in The Hague, was alright

mmh