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Sólarupprás

Bring on the BBQ.

About Me


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Sólarupprás means "sunrise" in one of the most beautiful and interesting languages on earth, Icelandic.
This page came about as a result of my love for ambient, laid-back, inaccessible, downtempo, experimental, and otherwise avant-garde music. Although my musical tastes run the gamut from classical to minimalist to death metal to jazz (and almost literally everything between), this type of music is what I was drawn to make by artists like Everett, Sigur Rós, and The Album Leaf. I never really intended for anyone other than a few friends to actually HEAR my music. However, once I started and people started liking what i was putting out, I decided to share my music with others. My first album came out on May 4th, 2007. You can buy it from the music store above or (hopefully) from iTunes sometime. My second album (EP) was released on December 5th, 2007. You can download it for FREE by clicking HERE .
I would love to collaborate with anyone who would like to do so. If you would like to work with me, let me know. I'm always open to a new experience.
Go check out my friends in Everett. They're MUCH better than I.
And Jason does all of my banners, album art, etc.


Wils-Dog Fantastic



Mike makes some pretty awesome music.
Other friends of mine that you should really check out.


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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/11/2006
Band Website: myspace.com/alienspirit
Band Members: Jon O'Neal
Guitars
Ibanez RGT42BP
Ibanez AX7221
Ibanez AS73
Fender Stratocaster
Ibanez PF5CE-NT Acoustic/Electric
Ibanez AEF30EACV Acoustic/Electric
Dunlop DB-01 Dime Crybaby From Hell
Ibanez DE7 Delay/Echo
Bass
Rogue LX400 Pro
Drums/Programming
Samples/Loops
Keyboards/Synths
Vocals (few and far between)
Pretty much everything.


Computer
Macintosh 15-inch Powerbook G4 (Wish it was a 15-inch Macbook Pro.)

ONGOING COLLABORATIONS
alien spirit
June Thomas
Benson

Influences: Everett
Stars Of The Lid
65daysofstatic
Boards of Canada
Sigur Rós
The Album Leaf
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Godspeed You Black Emperor!
Radiohead/Thom Yorke
Spylacopa
Zero 7
Pelican
Vector Lovers
Günther And The Sunshine Girls
Isis
Red Sparowes
Russian Circles
Jimi Hendrix
16 horsepower
All good music
Sounds Like: The soundtrack to an awesome dude's life.
Record Label: The Optimator
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

I have a dilemma on my hands.

There's a song that I've been working on (on and off) for the past few months. It could very well be my favorite song that I have written so far. That's just me.Anyhow, I was trying to think of a na...
Posted by Sólarupprás on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 09:28:00 PST

FREE MUSIC. READ THIS BLOG!!!!!!!

So, what is my present to you?It's simple.My debut album, The Last Place You'd Expect.For free. 12 songs. 1.2 hours.After the good response to the free EP, I thought, "Hey, why not?"So, without furt...
Posted by Sólarupprás on Tue, 25 Dec 2007 11:59:00 PST

Ambiente: Volumen Eins. . . download it here!!!!!

OK everyone, the EP entitled Ambiente: Volumen Eins is finally FINISHED!!!!As I have said before, it is free. The link is at the bottom of this blog. The tracklisting is as follows.1) Apogee (13:2...
Posted by Sólarupprás on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 10:16:00 PST

The EP is FINISHED. And it’s FREE!!!!

OK everyone, the EP entitled Ambiente: Volumen Eins is finally FINISHED!!!!As I have said before, it will be free. The tracklisting is as follows.1) Apogee (13:21)2) Spatial (12:54)3) Optical ...
Posted by Sólarupprás on Tue, 04 Dec 2007 02:52:00 PST

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SONG?????

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Posted by Sólarupprás on Mon, 13 Aug 2007 04:25:00 PST

DESTINATION EP

It's not by me, it's by my friends in Everett. Yes, I have listened to it. And yes, it is superb. BUY IT ON AUGUST 7th OR I'LL NEVER FORGIVE YOU....
Posted by Sólarupprás on Tue, 31 Jul 2007 01:30:00 PST

UPDATE (June 20, 2007)

I'm still waiting on word from iTunes about whether or not my music will make the cut to be on the store. Keep your fingers crossed.There are several things that I'm working on right now.One is my on...
Posted by Sólarupprás on Wed, 20 Jun 2007 08:17:00 PST

"The Last Place You'd Expect" is out NOW!!!!!!

Thank you all for your continuing support. I couldn't do this without you....
Posted by Sólarupprás on Sat, 05 May 2007 04:20:00 PST

UPDATE FOR APRIL 3RD

I have posted a rough copy of my new song called "The Calm." Let me know what you think of it as it is quite different than what I have recorded before. I plan on posting the remixed, remastered, an...
Posted by Sólarupprás on Tue, 03 Apr 2007 01:25:00 PST

The Worst Song Ever

My friend Jonathan Wilson and I set out to record the worst song of all time.I think it's close. Maybe I should lay down an awful vocal track on it.Or I could just cover a Panic At The Disco song....
Posted by Sólarupprás on Sat, 31 Mar 2007 11:39:00 PST