Trance Frendz - An evening with Ólafur Arnalds and Nils Frahm 

Some of my friends use to say that i am only listening to sad music. But when I‘m listening to these guys I don‘t feel sad, not at all. I feel so much more. I feel comfort, I feel warmth I feel at home. When I close my eyes I don‘t think, I just sit there and listen to this music and know that everything is gonna be fine. It makes me sad that my friends don’t understand this music and its incredible beauty. I hope everyone who read this enjoy it as much as i do Thank you Olafur and Nils

When I found out that Olafur & Nils (whom I discovered and listened to extensively separately) were friends and jammed out together, I felt genuine hope for humanity.

My daughter was born to 20:17. Thank you for beautiful music to go with beautiful memories

Close your eyes to see better.

"I'll keep it more minimal this time..." "Yeah, I'll stick to like 3 notes too..." - the genius of these guys. Thanks for this film!

I have listened to this every single night before bed for almost 3 years.

I cannot believe this has been released almost 7 years ago, still creating the same emotions as when I have listened it for the first time, with 23:52 still giving me goosebumps. I would love to hear the set live, in some cosy place, where you just enjoy your presence and forget of all the other things. Thanks for this!

Stunning. Love their collaborative harmony. And all the comments here remind me that there are folks in this world who can hear and appreciate subtlety and beauty. 🌅

Well this is easily the greatest video I've ever seen in my life.

I loved every second of this!!!

Beautiful! 😊

UGH. Their friendship as musicians, I would watch their vlogs Everday!

20:17 makes me cry, because my mom die and i feel like she still here...

This reminds me of simple times in my youth before i became restless irritable and discontent. When i used to be able to listen to ambient music in the summer in Hulme in Manchester listening to Harold Budd with the windows open. I'd love to feel like that again. This gave me some nostalgia for those times in the late 80s early 90s. Thank you

this apartment is fucking heaven or what? a four voice and ps3100 (and all the other insanely cool shit)? wow. not to mention two of my favourite contemporary composers under one roof co-creating. this is certainly heaven, without a doubt. keep it up guys- you deserve all the toys and money and then some.

I'd love to be their neighbour!

The first two tracks (20:17 & 21:05) and 03:06 are an arc of thought, reflection and memory for the grieving. Magnificent Opus.

transports me to a place without pain and suffering.

My heart aches with love for the music you create in this. My dream life in one video. Love you guys, never stop.

After all those years, this keps bringin me back here, honestly the album is perfect, but the track 20:17 is one the most beautiful things that i had ever listened. Thanks Olly and Nils, i wouldnt be here without your songs. Sending Love from Brazil.

The 6 people who have disliked this video seriously need to review their life situation pronto!

I never left a comment on this video in the last couple years because every time I listen I'm speechless. Now I guess I can at least say that much.

My Great Aunt just passed away yesterday. Hearing the piano theme with a light, harmonic texture underneath was something that I needed to allow my mind to go into some deep thoughts. Truly musical in what you have here.

I thought about making a tracklist here in the comments. But as a matter of fact, you should listen to this in one piece. It is worth taking the time, I really enjoyed it.

Such a privilege to see these two modern-day Da Vincis of music letting their creative magic loose. Fantastic!

Have you ever seen/heard an instrument played so perfectly, you can't breathe for a little while? That's what this is for me.

24:10 - goosebumps!

It’s almost too much to be with. Their music stirs me at my core. In a good way. It moves me to deep profound grateful tears. Thank you thank you thank you 💛

Breathtaking. I have the album, but it never occurred to me before that this would have been filmed. Thank you Erased Tapes.

03:16 is so beautiful, it broke me from the inside out! I could feel all the love in my life, all the beautiful folks and all the lost loves

"That was good" "Yeah" O_O

This is one of the most beautiful music albums in human history. Music that speaks to your heart, so you can clear your head and find the peace within

Did I just see Nils on the toilet?

i often feel likeif someone asks me what kind of music i hear, i don't answer with Nils Frahm or Ólafur Arnalds just because its more that just that. This should not be compared with some pop, rock or dance music. I think if someone would ask me about art, i would tell them about this. Its nothing to sing or dance along. It's something to reflect and fly away from everything. It's the experience of music that counts right here. Thank you for this

Sit, relax, let go of whatever it is...close your eyes and just float with this, wherever it may guide you.

tracks at 17:00 and 23:00 should be worked on and released, i desperately need them they're so gorgeous

When you watch and hear this you know there is a higher power in the universe, beautiful.

15 people still waiting for the drop

Ab 28:15 ..... this magic Song are so beautiful. Pls make a Song i will buy it.

for at least 4 years i have listened to this piece of music (20:17) on a fairly regular basis and it still brings me joy every time I hear it. Thank you Olafur and Nils :)

I have loved some of these pieces for a long time. I didn't realize you improvised them in one evening. What a magical evening. What you do with the Korg in 00:26 is so wonderfully warm and deep. Can a synthesizer sound more beautiful than in this piece? Thank you so much for sharing this with us.

Definitely these songs have helped me to be at peace with myself, in moments of depression and anxiety, also to reflect on the course of my life. It is magical how each note conveys a unique feeling.

since I don't think any family will be there for me on the time I die, I think that if I still have my brain working on my deathbed, the last thing I would like to hear start here : 8:58 and I would let go right there : 14:16... I think it would be nice to leave like that...

alles was der nils anfasst wird zum gold. dieser junge ist einfach ein wahrer Meister. sein album the gamble mit nonkeen ist ein ABSOLUTES MEISTERWERK!!!!!,- und das beste was ich in den letzten Jahren gehört habe. trotz seines momentanen erfolges, finde ich, dass er noch viel zu unterschätzt ist. das ist halt so, weil die meisten Leute seine Musik nicht verstehen!!!ich wünsche ihm alles beste für seinen weitern weg. much love from Munich/germany

I can't stop dreaming of those piano sheets. it's impossible to describe, what does this music mean to me. you guys are just amazing

On what Camera was this shot? the image is beautiful

This is therapy. I am sure, considering all past comments, I am not alone by saying : THIS emotional music collaboration, and/or also those guys each themselves performing solo - well - it is And has been: So so so healing to me….in such ways I cannot even describe it - but thats what‘s music is for, I play the piano myself, and whenever I feel totally exhausted, overwhelmed, inable to speak emotions - I sit down and play my piano. And some people said, its way too melancholic, but fuck yes - that is raw not censored feelings you‘re listening to. And then again, close friends tell me „fuck, i feel so close to your soul your heart, thank you for trusting me that much to play „your feelings to me““. (At this point, ….thank you, nils and olafur, for trusting, that your beauty of expressing emotions, experience, notes, ideas , all in one, and believing in people over the globe, FEELING it and being maybe encouraged themselves, like I am, to KEEP ON GOING NO MATTER WHAT. Bottom line… Those guys used their emotions, feelings, and - didnt push them away - instead decided to collaborate / or individually took on the possibility, that WE ARE ALL LONGING FOR EXPRESSION OF EXPERIENCE IN ALL ITS FORMS. No matter what society thinks. Peace.

Absolutely stunning. I sit here and watch and listen. This calms me down even more than a 45 min meditation! The only thing is left is this feeling of longing to be able to have this sort of night myself.

Esto es tan hermoso que no puedo evitar llorar.

This track they did together was superb, almost has a strong Bavarian feel to it!

Isso é como limão com mel, não cura, mas significa que eu fiz algo e deixa uma sensação de que vai ficar tudo bem. Obrigado!

Take my money. Make a tour. Please.

I'm sure Frahm imagined 'Sunson'' while improvising this. Lovely...

this is the most beautiful thing i have ever seen.

if this had at least 3 million views, there would be no more war

What a beautiful sound. I listen to this song every evening on Soundcloud. Mesmerizingly beautiful !! I hope this music is available in south Africa

Sencillamente magnífico. Es una lástima que estos artistas sean tan poco conocidos en España. Simply amazing. This is MUSIC!!

30:30 anyone knows that magic?

One of my favorite vinyls 🙌🎵

when i saw the "living room", i pressed the like button. there was no chance, that this is shit. wow. tears in my eyes! didnt expect this deeep masterpiece either.

@1:45 - Toilet edition lol made my day

Это волшебно! Спасибо! Слушаю целый день по кругу:)

what a meditation

40 minutes of love. Thank you!

Eating pizza with a friend and make epic songs, seems a nice way to spend the evening 🍕 ❤️

Ive been listening to nils, olafur and some kiasmos.. and Im actually ignoring this video suggestion for the longest time(somehow, I KNEW I'D LISTEN TO THIS anyway), and now for the first time i clicked it, now I know why skipped on this, i was really just preparing myself to some cosmic dive... At the top of their crafts.. these guys are masters. Thanks to everyone involved on this audio video recording. I will definitely listen to this all the time. Much love from the Philippine, I hope all y'all are enjoying your day

my god beautiful. this music fills my mind and calms my soul.

Anyone who's ever owned a keyboard!

Ólafur and Nils: *playing* Cameraman: oh, cables! I love cables! 😂

When Im listening to this song, there are moments that I stop breathing. It feels like everything disappears, all bad moments,all bad thoughts. Thanks for this master piece❤

This has me almost as excited as I was for living room songs. Brilliant work!

You should do it again... Invite Hania Rani with you, she could play an sings along your improvisations..

funny how the world has developed... that two of these Mainland europeans' lingua franca is English.

How could anyone dislike this!?

15:20 this song made me cry. the high pich tone made me feel really alone. The piano gave me a confused and distorted feeling, a nervous tension was building. Followed by the low horn that made feel like some forgotten memory just squeezed out the aggony that was long subdued.

Beautiful music and a wonderful video. Keep up the phenomenal work!

Fucking Genius. This has so much Love and Soul in it! Big Fan :))

Would you believe when I saw this was called 'Trance Frendz' I came here expecting to hear trance music? How in heck is this stuff trance music!?!

Mark my words: these men are the greatest of our time

Eine wundervolle Art...Schon lange nicht mehr so berührende Musik gehört,wie diese.

As I watched I was taken by the way the two of you fall into trance as you play together, both deeply "in the zone". Such intimate presence, which creates such beauty. Then I realised you'd named the video "Trance Frendz" So apt.

What is the synth he's playing around 23 minutes?

Me listening to all powerful lush sound. Nils: "Needs more reverb, and also lets tape some more keys down for more drones." Also Nils: "I'll stick to only 3 notes." Masters.

Can someone please explain what kind of magic waw going on at that moment? Do they have an agreement on certain chord progressions or is it 100% improvisation or they just know each other so well that they just let it flow?

you guys don't understand but they are making love through music in bromance style.. :)

this is beautiful ...

So schön. Weiß jemand, was dieses Shaker-ähnliche Geräusch verursacht, das nach manchen Anschlägen zu hören ist? Danke!

Had truly peaceful time while listening. Deep and light. Thank You!!

This is like Pink Floyd's "Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast" for the digital age lol

I demand you guys to work on that track from 22:30 , it is awesome but kinda finishing unexpected :-/

I love that PS 3100 + RE 501 .... absolutely awesome

Are they gonna share these tracks one day ? I think we all want to

It's soooo magical ✨✨😍. From time to time I return to listen to it and see how they transmit the energy of the moment.

And the Tequila .? You forgot ! Next time you are in Mexico City the Mezcal is on me ! To celebrate the creation.

Ah, to be young and beautiful like these two once again... heaven with the whole future stretching out ahead of them. Bravo! Thank for posting.

A beautifully crafted, deeply immersive blissful collaboration, perfectly documented.

Can't say enough about how awesome these guys are! I buy all of their work I can get my hands on. And that track at 22:30... so awesome and you can tell Olafur was super impressed with it, rightfully so!

lmao at the 1 person who disliked this

I am so eternally grateful for this

Peace, Love, Unity and Respect. #ForeverInLoveWithSynths