Lifelines Davidsson

• 1light in the dark06:40
• 2stride04:51
• 3draumur06:21
• 4heimaey05:31
• 5afi02:25
• 6for woody03:38
• 7streetwise03:28
• 8unity of opposites03:17
• 9family tree03:04
• 10passing of time01:53
• 11sátt03:54
• 12overfall05:32
• 13on thin air04:16
• 14farinn03:27
• Total Runtime58:17

Info for Lifelines

Throughout his career so far, Ólafur Arnalds had one certain signature – taking risks. One of his current adventures is OPIA Community, a true three in one – a traveling music festival, label and community hub.

Its label part is now up to its second album, this time from Davidsson, an Icelandic musician and composer located in Nashville. If you wonder why a former Berklee College of Music scholar resides and works in Nashville, the first sounds coming from his OPIA album Lifelines will be a giveaway – Davidsson’s key instruments are a pedal steel guitar and a harmonica.

Immediately, possibly the first thought that would come to mind would be the recently often talked about sub-genre of ambient country, and the opening track ‘light in the dark’ certainly flows in that direction. Yet, when the following ‘stride’ steps in, you realise that Davidsson and his two collaborators here, musicians and composers in their own right, Skúli Sverrisson (bass) and Davíð Þór Jónsson (piano) are taking all the possible directions their experience and musical background offers – from post-modern classical to jazz variations.

Yet throughout their explorations here led by Davidsson’s instrumental array, they do not have a ‘simple’ (or complex) clinical run-through scales but a hefty dose of emotional involvement, particularly from Davidsson.

As Arnalds comments on this album: “He’s a truly unique artist whose humanity and heart shines through in his equally beautiful and heartbreaking debut album. We’re thrilled to be part of this journey with him.”

And it is that emotional element here that is the one that binds everything into something that surpasses just instrumental excellence on this album.

Thorleifur Gaukur Davidsson, guitars, harmonica, pedal steel
Skúli Sverrisson, bass
Davíð Þór Jónsson, piano

Please Note: We offer this album in its native sampling rate of 48 kHz, 24-bit. The provided 96 kHz version was up-sampled and offers no audible value!

Thorleifur Gaukur Davidsson
is an Icelandic composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist. He’s always been drawn to the instruments that pull at the heartstrings, the harmonica and the pedal steel guitar at the forefront.

Growing up in Iceland he got to play with the top musicians around and learned his craft on the stage. In 2015 Thorleifur was awarded a full-scholarship to Berklee College of Music and is one of a handful of students that has graduated with an artist diploma in the history of the college. This diploma was specifically designed for artist with a well established career in music.

When not touring with Kaleo, Grammy-nominated rock band from Iceland, Thorleifur is creating and collaborating in Nashville, TN and Reykjavik, Iceland. Through the years he has played on countless records with artists like Kaleo, Tony Trischka, Mugison, Bríet, and Club D’elf. He has also performed with top tier musicians like Darryl Jones, Chuck Leavell and Victor Wooten and Peter Rowan.

This album contains no booklet.