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He also contributed banjo, guitar and piano for in his friend's solo project \"My Summer as a Salvation Soldier\".\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2004, Arnalds composed and recorded the intro and two outros for tracks on the album Antigone by German metal band Heaven Shall Burn.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn 12 October 2007, Arnalds' first solo album Eulogy for Evolution was released. It was followed by the EP Variations of Static in 2008. In the same year, Arnalds toured with Sigur Rós. He is also reported to have sold out The Barbican Hall in London.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn April 2009, Arnalds composed and released a track daily for seven days, instantly making each track available within 24 hours from foundsongs.erasedtapes.com. The collection of tracks was entitled Found Songs. The first track was released on 13 April.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eÓlafur Arnalds mixes strings and piano with loops and edgy beats crossing-over from classical to pop.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn April 2010, Ólafur released a new album entitled \"...and they have escaped the weight of darkness\".\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/Olafur+Arnalds","playStationPath":"/stations/259929552/play","stationId":259929552,"bioPath":"/music/Olafur+Arnalds/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/This+Will+Destroy+You","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/a95/a95234c2148822d2c01f5c33530367fc_md.jpg","artistName":"This Will Destroy You","artistId":85655,"station_id":269446830},{"musicPath":"/music/Lubomyr+Melnyk","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/e05/e053bdbc8177159fdfe3b37d937b828e_md.jpg","artistName":"Lubomyr Melnyk","artistId":402115,"station_id":398557601},{"musicPath":"/music/Michael+Nyman","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/61a/61a5559fce1e4be43f2a281f3a750ec5_md.jpg","artistName":"Michael Nyman","artistId":1284,"station_id":113320782},{"musicPath":"/music/Julia+Kent","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/1c4/1c4edf49047c5678abb6b10d3f738816_md.jpg","artistName":"Julia Kent","artistId":402824,"station_id":398609220},{"musicPath":"/music/Explosions+in+the+Sky","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/f42/f42fc848756e1874d1b47b4546838729_md.jpg","artistName":"Explosions in the Sky","artistId":10325,"station_id":113286526},{"musicPath":"/music/Phoria","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/82f/82fd0efe5aad4dab19693457fe402e41_md.jpg","artistName":"Phoria","artistId":392140,"station_id":397681611},{"musicPath":"/music/Roberto+Cacciapaglia","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/464/46435ddac83f44f1422e4542d8002725_md.jpg","artistName":"Roberto Cacciapaglia","artistId":106602,"station_id":281787541},{"musicPath":"/music/Caspian","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/51b/51bdef8d13102d17ca8325b764531660_md.jpg","artistName":"Caspian","artistId":95714,"station_id":276275797},{"musicPath":"/music/Mum","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/a3c/a3c870db06cd49d429fb170b40a5e374_md.jpg","artistName":"Múm","artistId":1155,"station_id":113477910},{"musicPath":"/music/Francesco+Tristano","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/2dc/2dcd014e28d6c97264316f2925f6719a_md.jpg","artistName":"Francesco Tristano","artistId":115826,"station_id":282865971},{"musicPath":"/music/Chad+Lawson","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/16e/16ea9374f4d102933a90f6d75f9d9d7c_md.jpg","artistName":"Chad Lawson","artistId":455320,"station_id":401238232},{"musicPath":"/music/Maxence+Cyrin","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/dc5/dc5cc8cec1754095d05ab2379ef0093e_md.jpg","artistName":"Maxence Cyrin","artistId":130348,"station_id":285078862},{"musicPath":"/music/Efterklang","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/ef1/ef11be435071bebc5ce97ae0113937ad_md.jpg","artistName":"Efterklang","artistId":12953,"station_id":114568260},{"musicPath":"/music/Mogwai","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/f80/f80da7675f3f0e7a4c0b2c21fdf61b02_md.jpg","artistName":"Mogwai","artistId":1302,"station_id":113329842},{"musicPath":"/music/Mono","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/f3b/f3bc012d4eb609492397c906d6fc93ce_md.jpg","artistName":"Mono","artistId":555,"station_id":113364895},{"musicPath":"/music/Lowercase+Noises","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/6f7/6f78d452606a15a590c0024e49f380d8_md.jpg","artistName":"Lowercase Noises","artistId":294461,"station_id":377273456},{"musicPath":"/music/Rhian+Sheehan","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/c5d/c5d2cde947872366abd14b8e31886b6f_md.jpg","artistName":"Rhian Sheehan","artistId":93096,"station_id":287827871},{"musicPath":"/music/Lambert","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/383/383eaf1e40fd59d78e478d4553f2819a_md.jpg","artistName":"Lambert","artistId":459448,"station_id":401312285}]}