If I were asked about my favourite music genre, I would name rock groups and singers first, pop singers next, and probably mention that sometimes I go to listen to classical concerts.
I don't think I would ever say ambient is my all. But then, except for songs I like extremely hard, hardly ever were there moments when I felt more bliss than when listening to Haruka Nakamura, or Serph, or, this time, Olafur Arnalds.
Just as much as I was swept away by his '3055' which appeared on an album by 'various artists' recommended to me by Google Play Music, I was disappointed by his other albums.
Tracks like 'Endalaus I' or 'Film credits' were too monotonous even for an ambient piece.
Highly praised 'Another happy day', 'Broadchurch' and 'Invisible front' were an absolute torture... If I ever wanted to watch 'Broadchurch' I gave up completely because of the music.
And then 'Remember' comes out.
First week I only consider it a nice mellow background for having an afternoon nap... but then I suddenly realise it's the best kind of music I have ever heard. It makes me want to cry no less than a heart-piercing rock ballad by Kyosuke Himuro or Tchaikovsky's Adagio from 'Nutcracker'.
'Saman' makes me love this world again.
But the one that made me realise the value of this album is 'Partial'. It's a masterpiece, I tell you. These whirling sounds, like pink and lilac fish swimming in the space, spin my mind round and round.
So, just like 'Ekki hugsa' tell you - don't think, feel...
After I thoroughly went through the whole discography, there appeared other songs I liked.
'A2' is black and warm, if you know what I mean.
'W' and 'M' sound as if they were part of 'Smash hit' soundtrack.
And once again, '3055'. I liked it, forgot it, then found it and liked it again. The only song from the whole 'Eulogy' album I left in the playlist. I compared the number in the playlist and the number in my Google Play Music history... Yes, both are '3055'.
