Olafur Arnalds

Olafur Arnalds is a deep, atmospheric downtempo artist from Iceland. Olafur's catalogue here runs a wide 80-170 BPM band (median 123). Harmonically the catalogue spreads across 24 of 24 keys, with an even split of major and minor, most often 5A, 9A, 11A. The overall sound is brooding and low-slung. The catalogue is mostly instrumental. The tracks here span 2006 to 2026. Since 2006 the typical tempo has climbed from 108 to 122 BPM. The catalogue traces a label journey from Mercury Classics to Erased Tapes Records. More restrained than 99% of the directory.

Groove:

less groove-driven than 99% of the directory

Harmonic focus:

more harmonically varied than 99% of the directory

Reach:

bigger than 96% of the directory

Plays across 24 of 24 keys, 58% in minor, most often 5A, 9A, 11A. Genre DNA leans 57% Ambient, then Minimal.

Evolution

Median tempo and energy of the analyzed tracks, year by year.

B2B pairings

Artists who play the same keys at a matching tempo and energy. A back-to-back that mixes cleanly.

• Jon Hopkins24 keys · 123 BPM · NRG 38
• Aparde22 keys · 122 BPM · NRG 45
• Four Tet22 keys · 122 BPM · NRG 57
• Röyksopp23 keys · 120 BPM · NRG 66

Set builder

A set arc from Olafur's own catalogue — picked by measured energy, tempo and groove.

Signature tracks

The defining cuts from Olafur's catalogue.

• Best knownm64/100 popularity
• Hardestpartial - Max Cooper's '99 Remixenergy 93/100
• LatestAshes2026
• Deepest cutVittu af mér115 BPM