
"Bamm Bamm Bamm" is very different to the others, adding more upbeat work to the album. Other amazing tracks are the title track which offers some amazing melodic string work and atmosphere. Godspeed You Black Emperor's debut, this is most noticable on the second track of this The sound they get is very reminiscent of "The Dead Flag Blues", from This album has some looming basslines and the guitars are played with violin bows to get Together as it then starts to build back up. When the violins and vocals pick up it soundsĪmazing! A truely spectacular moment, followed by a really amazing guitar to link it Score to it and the vocals are at their best. Track 3 however, is definitely my favourite of all their tracks. It is a bit long winding but this is one of my fave pieces by Sigur Ros. This piece is very warm and fills you with a good feeling. With a cool dark side of the moon-esque heartbeat that adds to the atmosphere of this It hasĪ captivating spacey atmosphere and the vocals are positive and lifting. One, althought it doesn't progress much and lasts 10 minutes i find it very listenable. The intro on this album is a little sum up of sounds on the way. Depending on what mood your after, they will both serve you well. I feel like "( )" is sigur ros' sad, downer album, whilst this album is the They are both great albums to own and they go This album will go really well with "( )". Posted Thursday, Ma| Review this album | Report (Review #34511) Say that this is the strongest of the two. While I respect both Agaetis Byrjun and ( ), I must Others' perception of the music may differ, but the overall effect of thisĪlbum is to uplift. Lately, this album has even been a comfort in trying to deal with a recent "Avalon" even takes on a somewhat minimalist approach not unlike TALK TALK's later Seem to move in a less orchestral direction that foreshadows the work on ( ). Vel til loftarasa", as well as its innovative orchestral outro. Other highlights include the percussion work on "Ny batteri" and the piano on "Vidrar In light of that section, even the more brooding sections no longer seem so dark. Hamast" is a very interesting combination between a melancholy-seemingīlues-influenced piece and a sequence so beautiful that it evokes a sense of flying.

Love to be greeted in Heaven-especially the final great orchestral solo. This is the sort of work with which I would A gorgeous piano riff in "Staralfur" serves as theīackdrop to a beautiful string section. While it is all quite good, my absolute favorite tracks, without a doubt, are In and of itself, even higher than RADIOHEAD's THOM YORKE, and even more melodic. JONSI's voice, rather than conveying any message, is an instrument SIGUR ROS songs is not created by a synth, but instead by an electric guitar played Also, the haunting backdrop common to most The Hammond organ is clearly audible in "Svefn-G-Englar", and the Rhodes electric More traditional instruments rather than allowing it to be completely synth-driven. The classic rock influences also show in SIGUR ROS' reliance on Own way, the same kind of relaxed beauty found in the opening and closing sections of To "Svefn-G-Englar", which seems to have been heavily influenced by "Echoes".Īlthough "Svefn-G-Englar" is not an epic on the scale of "Echoes", it manages in its Probably PINK FLOYD's album Meddle is one of the best comparisons-especially Places here, but overall, this is a very comforting work to listen to. This evokes in me the beauty I might imagine in Heaven. In fact, I would go so far as to say that It's also, in spite of the darker cover art, theīrighter and more optimistic of the two. Orchestral of the two, using fuller, more sweeping arrangements. Of the two SIGUR ROS albums, I would characterize Agaetis Byrjun as the more Szymon Kuran / strings leader Releases informationĢxLP FatCat Records - FATLP11X (2009, UK) RemasteredĬD Smekkleysa - SM 79 CD (1999, Iceland) Ágúst Ævar Gunnarsson / drums, percussion Kjartan Sveinsson / piano, keyboards (Roland Juno 106, Hammond B3, Yamaha VSS30, Yamaha SK20) Viðrar Vel Til Loftárasa (Good Weather for an Airstrike) (10:17)ĩ. Hjartað Hamast (bamm Bamm Bamm) (The Heart Pounds (boom boom boom)) (7:10)ħ. Flugufrelsarinn (The Fly's Savior) (7:48)Ħ.

Svefn-g-englar (Sleep(walk)ing Angels) (10:04)Ĥ.
