Blindfold is the alias of Biggi from Ampop, and is the latest in a long line of Icelandic artists to record for Resonant; however, while retaining the atmospherics and serenity of the output of many of his fellow countrymen, this eponymous collection has little in common musically with his compatriots. In fact, Blindfold is rather difficult to classify; ultimately, this is very accessible melancholic electronic pop with an acoustic element - melodic but backed with sparse, emotive, organic, textured arrangements, coming across on the whole as understated, warm and earnest. Direct comparisons are therefore hard to draw, with only maybe Piano Magic (circa "Artist's Rifles") and Tarwater springing to mind, and with the two achingly fragile vocal numbers that segment the album reminiscent of Maximillian Hecker. 'It all started during cold, lonely nights in the deep of winter 2002. I had recently spent all of my money on a small studio, which I put up in a bedroom at home, equipped with a rhodes piano, a Juno synthesizer, guitars, a PC and a mixer. I had no idea what I was about to write, but I felt like I had to commit some uncomfortable feelings and emotions to music. That's when I came up with the song "Echoes" - an electronic beat mixed with the soft touch of the Rhodes, along with organic, textured sounds from the Juno keyboard. It was somehow related to my recently-released material with my band Ampop, but I felt like it had something very honest to it - however, I decided to keep it to myself for a while. I wrote two more songs on the same night and managed to create a 7-track EP within a month, which I burned onto a CDR and gave to a few of my closest friends, including Olafur (Stafraenn Hakon). It was only when I went to a prty at Olafur's house that I discovered that his friends were all listening to my music and enjoying it. They encouraged me to release it and that's when I decided to send the recordings to a few labels. Fortunately the response was positive, and now they're poised to see light of day....'