{"id":2128124,"date":"2025-11-01T00:46:50","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T00:46:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2128124"},"modified":"2025-11-01T00:46:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T00:46:50","slug":"new-music-olafur-arnalds-opia-to-release-third-collaboration-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/new-music-olafur-arnalds-opia-to-release-third-collaboration-album\/","title":{"rendered":"New music \u2013 \u00d3lafur Arnalds\u2019 OPIA to release third collaboration album"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/arcana.fm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/opia003.jpg\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>adapted from the press release by <strong>Ben Hogwood<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00d3lafur Arnalds\u2019<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>OPIA\u00a0<\/strong>label announces<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>its third collaborative compilation. Following an open call that drew nearly 60 submissions, the label invited composers from around the world to team up and create new works together, often working across continents, time zones, and genres.<\/p>\n<p>The theme of collaboration guided the project, encouraging artists to combine their ideas, styles, and perspectives to create unique musical dialogues.<\/p>\n<p>The resulting 10-track collection is a deeply atmospheric journey through neo-classical, ambient, electronic, and experimental soundscapes. Each piece reflects a meeting of minds, where ideas evolved through shared sessions, remote file-trading, and creative dialogue. The compilation captures the beauty of collaboration, the moments where different voices merge into something unexpected, intimate, and resonant.<\/p>\n<p>Featuring artists from countries such as Chile, Norway, France, UK, Australia, US, Poland, and India, the release highlights the truly global nature of the OPIA community. Even the cover art was sourced from within the community, with JJ Studios contributing the evocative artwork that ties the project together.<\/p>\n<p>The full compilation will be released 13th November, inviting listeners to slow down and immerse themselves in a cross-continental conversation between composers.<\/p>\n<p>The immersive and cinematic <em>Only Know<\/em> by <strong>ENGRANE<\/strong> and <strong>Lara Frank<\/strong> blends dark ambient textures with atmospheric electronic pop, evoking the rhythmic pull and mystery of the ocean. Male and female vocals entwine across synths, deep bass, and intricate percussion, creating a haunting yet emotionally resonant dialogue. With rich production and a sense of vastness, the track invites listeners into a deep, introspective soundscape shaped by nature\u2019s ebb and flow.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Only Know\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3H9EaOZVfJw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Born from a transatlantic collaboration, ENGRANE (Berlin) and Lara Frank (Nashville) connected through the OPIA music community, drawn together by a shared affinity for emotive, atmospheric sound design. Working remotely across continents, they exchanged ideas and layers over multiple sessions, allowing the track to evolve organically. Lara\u2019s evocative soundscapes and ENGRANE\u2019s detailed production merged seamlessly, resulting in a piece that captures both the intimacy of creative connection and a broader call to reconnect with the natural world.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About OPIA:<br \/><\/strong>Born out of \u00d3lafur Arnalds\u2019 desire to create an environment that encourages experiments and collaboration, OPIA is focused on strengthening the scene where modern-classical music meets electronic and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>A three-pronged entity, OPIA is a travelling festival series, a record label and a community hub fostering a variety of conversations and initiatives.<br \/><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/phantom-limb.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=6c1bf0253a9f91b50dd6b6855&amp;id=f98d03cbc1&amp;e=403e94dc47\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.opiacommunity.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Published post no.2,704 \u2013 Thursday 31 October 2025<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"wordads-inline-marker\" style=\"display: none;\"\/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;appId=249643311490&version=v2.3\"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source arcana.fm \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>adapted from the press release by Ben Hogwood \u00d3lafur Arnalds\u2019\u00a0OPIA\u00a0label announces\u00a0its third collaborative compilation. 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