Gabríel Ólafs shares a new set of singles today from his upcoming album Absent Minded Reworks, due November 13th on One Little Independent Records (Björk) – “Lóa (Niklas Paschburg Rework)” and “Bára (Hugar Rework).”
“Absent Minded Reworks is a project featuring the artists I listen to, love and look up to,” says Ólafs. Along with Hugar, the record features many of Ólafs’ friends and colleagues from his home country of Iceland: Kippi Kaninus, Skúli Sverrisson, Katie Buckley, and Ásta Soffía.
“Hearing my work reinterpreted by some of my absolute favorite artists has been incredible for me, so this project was a treat to make. I wanted it to feel like a record with a partial thread but with more variety in styles; so we had that in mind when curating and mixing it. I did not want to limit the reworkers but instead give full creative control. From Kelly Moran’s stunningly cinematic rework, to Niklas Paschburg’s inspiring danceable uptempo remix, to Masayoshi Fujita’s solo vibraphone performance. It has also been interesting not being able to travel because of lockdown, yet still working with artists from Germany, Japan and the US.”
Stream HERE.
