YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Oskar Por Arngrimsson, an electronic musician and sound artist, has released his next album, “Fjoour,” and will perform it at the McDonough Museum of Art on Sept. 23.
The album can be heard here.
Angrimsson is artist in residence at Akron Soul Train, and the release culminates his work there.
Built from field recordings gathered throughout Akron, “Fjoour” weaves together the sounds of water, wildlife, wind, plants, trains and industrial machinery. Layered with modular synthesis and electronic instrumentation, the recordings become slowly evolving compositions that reveal the often-overlooked relationship between Akron’s natural and industrial environments.
Originally from Iceland and now based in Akron, Arngrímsson creates music under the stage name Ótal, an Icelandic word meaning “a large unknown number,” or “a myriad.”
The McDonough Museum concert will start at 5:30 p.m. Admission is free.
The performance, featuring live videography by Ella Medicus, will transform the album into an immersive audiovisual experience.
Akron Soul Train is a nonprofit artist residency organization dedicated to supporting visual, literary, and performing artists.
The Outlaws, Blackhawk to Play Robins Theatre
WARREN, Ohio – The Outlaws will come to Robins Theatre on Nov. 20, and Blackhawk will perform at the venue on Nov. 21.
Tickets for both shows are on sale at robinstheatre.com and at the box office, 160 E. Market St. Prices start at $30.
The Outlaws helped define the Southern Rock genre, with hits like “Green Grass and High Tides, “ There Goes Another Love Song” and “Hurry Sundown.”
Blackhawk had a flurry of country hits in the 1990s, including ”Goodbye Says It All,” “Every Once In a While,” “I Sure Can Smell the Rain” and “Big Guitar.”
Author to Sign Copies of Her Book ‘Transforming Tessa’
WARREN, Ohio – Nancy Christie will sign copies of her latest novel, “Transforming Tessa,” and her other books on Saturday, Sept. 5, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at The Book Nook, 222 E. Market St.; and on Sept. 1, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at No Limits Bakery and Cafe, 5512 Youngstown Poland Road.
Pictured at top: Oskar Por Arngrimsson.