Ratatat - Classics

Ratatat - Classics (2006)

1. Montanita
2. Lex
3. Gettysburg
4. Wildcat
5. Tropicana
6. Loud Pipes
7. Kennedy
8. Swisha
9. Nostrand


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Jóhann Jóhannsson - Fordlandia

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Genre: Instrumental, Ambient, Classical

Similar Artist: Ólafur Arnalds

I must say, this is one compelling, beautiful album.


Jóhann Jóhannsson - Fordlandia (2008)

1. Fordlandia
2. Melodia (i)
3. The Rocket Builder (Io Pan!)
4. Melodia (ii)
5. Fordlandia - Aerial View
6. Melodia (iii)
7. Chimaerica
8. Melodia (iv)
9. The Great God Pan Is Dead
10. Melodia (Guidelines For A Propulsion Device Based On Heim's Quantum Theory)
11. How We Left Fordlandia


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Detektivbyrån - E18 Album

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Genre: Electronica, French Pop, Instrumental, Folk

Similar Artist: Yann Tiersen

Highly recommended!


Detektivbyrån - E18 Album (2008)

1. E18
2. Hemvägen
3. Nattöppet
4. Monster
5. Dansbanan
6. Granmon
7. Vänerhavet
8. Lyckans Undulat
9. Hem ljuva Hem
10. Home Sweet Home
11. Laka-Koffa


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Detektivbyrån - Wermland

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Genre: Electronica, French Pop, Instrumental, Folk

Similar Artist: Yann Tiersen

Wermland is the ultimate comfort music. The band's generosity of giving us soothing tunes comprising of accordion, music box, glockenspiel, and toy piano are simply clever.

Detektivbyrån - Wermland (2008)

1. Om Du Möter Varg
2. Kärlekens Alla Färjor
3. Honky Tonk Of Wermland
4. Rymden I En Låda
5. Generation Celebration
6. Life/Universe
7. Neonland
8. Hus Vid Havet
9. Partyland
10. Camping
11. Sista Tryckaren
12. En Annan Typ Av Disco
13. Dygnet Runt
14. 054

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Yann Tiersen - Le Fabuleux Destin D'Amélie Poulain

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Genre: Classical, Instrumental

Glorious.


Yann Tiersen - Le Fabuleux Destin D'Amélie Poulain (2001)

1. J'y suis jamais allé
   
2. Les Jours tristes
   
3. La Valse d'Amélie" (Original version)
   
4. Comptine d'un autre été: L'après-midi
   
5. La Noyée
   
6. L'Autre valse d'Amélie
   
7. Guilty (Al Bowlly)
   
8. À quai
   
9. Le Moulin
   
10. Pas si simple
    
11. La Valse d'Amélie (Orchestral version)
    
12. La Valse des vieux os
    
13. La Dispute
    
14. Si tu n'étais pas là (Frehél)
15. Soir de fête
    
16. La Redécouverte
    
17. Sur le fil
    
18. Le Banquet
    
19. La Valse d'Amélie" (Piano version)
    
20. La Valse des monstres
    

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Ólafur Arnalds - Variations of Static EP

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Genre: Instrumental, Post-rock, Ambient

Similar Artists: Sigur Rós, Amiina

Not much deviation from Ólafur Arnalds' style. However, "Himininn er að hrynja, en stjörnurnar fara þér vel" creates immediate impact. An eerie, child-bot voice was used into two of the songs here to great effect.

Ólafur Arnalds - Variations of Static EP (2008)

1. fok
2. við vorum smá...
3. haust
4. lokaðu augunum
5. himininn er að hrynja, en stjörnurnar fara þér vel


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Ólafur Arnalds - Eulogy for Evolution

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Genre: Instrumental, Post-rock

Similar Artists: Sigur Rós, Amiina

Ólafur Arnalds' music is instantly affecting, unlike most of today's cookie-cutter post-rock artists. Perhaps, it's because of the cohesiveness and brilliance of his piano-driven art and his truthfulness that makes Eulogy for Evolution stand out from the rest.

Ólafur Arnalds - Eulogy for Evolution (2007)

1. 0040
2. 0048/0729
3. 0952
4. 1440
5. 1953
6. 3055
7. 3326
8. 3704/3837


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Fifths of Seven - Spry from Bitter Anise Folds

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Genre: Instrumental, Folk, Folkloric Eastern European

Similar Artists: A Silver Mt. Zion, A Journey Down the Well

This album is worth your attention. You don't even need to know that the project involves Sunset Rubdown and Wolf Parade's Spencer Krug! (Or maybe you have to!)

Fifths of Seven - Spry from Bitter Anise Folds (2005)

1. Rosa Centifolia
   
2. Sweet Grace for Devious
   
3. Out from Behind the Rigid Bellows
   
4. Waiting
   
5. Coeur, Arteries and Veins
   
6. Echoes from a Wandered Path
   
7. For You Alone in the Smoldering City
   
8. Bless Our Wandering Dreamers

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