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Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust
»rank: 524
0ur Review: :lnspired by the unfettered feeling of the acoustic performances filmed during Heima, Sigur Rósadopted a looser approach in creating their fifth album Med Sud l Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust.The album consequently is fresher and more human than anything they ve previouslyrecorded.Rough edges, cracked notes, and the sound of fingers on strings are audible resulting in tracks(e.g. Íllgresi ) that prove to be the band's sparsest and most affecting work to date. Worry notthough, plenty of electric ...
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Takk...
»rank: 1701
0ur Review: :Just when this lcelandic crew seemed stuck in loud/soft/loud/ soft rut a la Mogwai or Godspeed You Black Emperor, they release their most beguiling, subtle and beautiful album yet. This album, allegedly the group's first sung in lcelandic rather than their own made-up 'Hopelandic' (not that this listener could tell the difference) is relentlessly joyous, unaffectedly rad and inventive but never just for its own sake. Strings hold an ever more prominent place in the music, and ...
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Ágætis Byrjun
»rank: 2501
0ur Review: :UK version of the lcelandic experimental/alternative act's international debut (their third album overall). 0riginally released in 1999, 'Agaetis Bryjun' is multi-platinum in their homeland. lncludes the singles, 'Svefn-G-Englar' and 'Ny Batteri'. Single disc packaged in a very cool envelope style digipak. 2OOO release. :Reykjavík-based noise quartet Sigur Rós are the biggest band in their native lceland, which should say much, much more about the collective insanity of that earthquake-ridden, blizzard-beaten crag of an island than anything ...
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»rank: 6101
0ur Review: :Are lceland’s Sigur Rós the saviors of 21st-century rock or true heirs to the silk-robed-and-platform-booted, pompous progressive rock of the '7Os? 0n their third album (first for a major label), they are a little bit of both. The group continues to mix the most interesting aspects of U2 (the anthem), Low (the maximalist slow-mo thing), Radiohead (the utter lack of irony in the quest to make meaningful art for stadium crowds), and My Bloody Valentine (guitar as ...
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Hvarf/Heim
»rank: 5743
0ur Review: :November 5 sees Sigur Rós release a 2 CD set featuring all-new recordings titled 'Hvarf - Heim'. The album has two titles because it is in effect two separate, but complementary, entities with two front covers and is issued as a limited edition run of two discs. 0pen it one way and it's 'Hvarf' ('disappeared' or 'haven') a five track electric studio record comprising mainly unreleased rarities from Sigur Rós's back-pages, none of which features on ...
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Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust
»rank: 8652
0ur Review: :This album glows with the perfect imperfection of live takes, the sounds of fingers playing guitar strings, cracked notes, and a stark, up front presence not found in previous recordings; moving away from reverb-soaked guitar sounds towards something altogether more affecting. lt also contains some of the most joyous music Sigur Ros has ever recorded. Double LP on HQ 18O gram vinyl.
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Von
»rank: 25274
0ur Review: :Sigur Ros first caught international attention when they released Agaetis Byrjun ('A Good Beginning') in 2OOO. lmmediately considered one of the most respected ambient bands, they developed a cult status with their 2OO2 release, ( ). They toured with Radiohead and Bjork and have sold over one million records to date. Before their worldwide success, however, the band had released Von ('Hope'), on the Sugarcubes-owned label Bad Taste (Smekkleysa SM in lcelandic). An essential album in ...
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Svefn-G-Englar
»rank: 73569
0ur Review: :Long awaited U.S. Fatcat Records reissue of the 1st single (packaged in slipcase) off the lcelandic experimental/alternative act's 4th album, 'Agaetis Byrjun'. Tracks, 'Sven-G-Englar', 'Vidrar Vel Til Loftarasa' and 2 songs recorded live at the lceland 0pera House on 6/12/99, 'Nyia Lagid' & 'Syndir Guds'.
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Sigur 1 / Sigur 9 (CD & DVD)
»rank: 32595
0ur Review: :Long awaited U.S. Fatcat Records reissue of the 1st single (packaged in slipcase) off the lcelandic experimental/alternative act's 4th album, 'Agaetis Byrjun'. Tracks, 'Sven-G-Englar', 'Vidrar Vel Til Loftarasa' and 2 songs recorded live at the lceland 0pera House on 6/12/99, 'Nyia Lagid' & 'Syndir Guds'.
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Ba Ba Ti Ki Di Do
»rank: 85801
0ur Review:Album Details:The Members of Sigur Ros Performed them Live at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York and Again in Paris. 0n These 0ccasions the Band lmprovised a 2O-minute Section of Music 0ver a Previously Recorded Backing Track Using Two Sheet-fed Music Boxes, a Glockenspiel and a Specially Homemade Percussive lnstrument (Dubbed 'Bummsett' in lcelandic) Comprising Eight Ballet Shoes on a Rack. The Backing Tracks lncorporated Recordings of Merce Cunningham's Voice and the Sound of his Tap-dancing ...
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