OPandolfo - patterns

OPandolfo is the solo project of Ólafur Josephsson, also known as Stafrænn Hákon. "Patterns" was written and recorded between December 2021 and February 2023 by Josephsson with the help of his friends, and also members of Stafrænn Hákon, Lárus Siguðsson and Árni Þór Árnason, who provided acoustic guitar and lyrics respectively, and then was mixed and mastered by himself at his Vogor Studio in February 2023.
Acoustic guitars, live drums and bass are the main instruments used on this record along with some keyboard layers and some electric guitar here and there. Four songs have vocals and the remaining songs are instrumentals. The original concept was to explore the raw sound of the acoustic guitar which eventually progressed into more structured songs with more instruments added along the way. The opening track Random Patterns is a clear example of this concept. Taking inspiration from minimalist repetitive patterns found in music made by the great Steve Reich & Terry Riley´s In C as well as elements from more traditional pop music.

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