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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 5413356492224
Label: Fat Cat
Manufacturer: Fat Cat
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Fat Cat
Release Date: October 28, 2002
Studio: Fat Cat
Disc 1:
Editorial Review:
Amazon.co.uk Review:
Anyone expecting Sigur Ros to have abandoned their emotional and majestic approach will think again after hearing the opening bars of their new album, ( ). When Sigur Ros released their second long player Agaetis Byrjun back in 1999, they caught everyone on the hop. Though it was pretty much the first anyone outside of their native Iceland had heard of them, the quartet had been studiously honing their sound for the last five years, developing a spellbinding mix of rock guitars scraped with violin bows, angelic falsetto vocals and dramatic builds of percussion fuelled tension that offered all the ineffable quietude of religious music.
( ) is a slightly rawer, undoubtedly heavier experience than its predecessor, but it still manages to shine a torch into the darkest corner of our souls, describing accurately the aching beauty and the hopeless anguish that makes up the contradictory essence of human existence. Experimental flourishes hark back to their eldritch debut album Von, and Jonsi's vocals--which have devolved over two albums from Icelandic to his own "Hopelandic" half-language--finally melt into lyric-less harmonic textures that still float across the band's earthy tapestries as naturally as clouds cross the night sky. Rest assured though that any changes are slight; the melancholy brilliance that made Agaetis Bryjun such a life-changing event is still very much the driving force behind Sigur Ros's music, making this new album every bit as essential as the last. --Paul Sullivan
Rating:
- Like a beautiful trance
It's hard to really put the experience of listening to this album into words. It is just a relentlessly gorgeous soundscape, even by Sigur Ros' own high standards.
Of all their albums, this is the most seamless. As many listeners have commented, the songs seem to blend into each other, as if they are different movements of one work, and the album as a whole simply encapsulates me.
That is not to say that the mood is a constant throughout. Rather, the melancholy of Track ... Read More
Rating: - the sound of snowblind angels flying into the sun...
to appreciate this album, you must listen to it from start to finish, it is utterly sublime.
Rating: - ( ... )
First of all, don't be scared that it will be depressing. It's dark, emotional and immensely powerful, is what it is. This isn't an album to share headphones for at the bus stop, or put on shuffle on your MP3 player with any other tracks. Possibly the only way to do it is listen to the whole thing, in order, in bed in the middle of the night when no one else can hear you. Or maybe on a plane. Or sitting up a tree in a forest after a long bike ride, where birdsong can add to it. They say you're ... Read More
Rating: - strange beauty
Writing reviews is not something I normally do, but since this album is in my opinion a masterpiece in very many ways, I feel compelled. It is one of few in my collection of thousands that really stands out above the rest.
If like me, you think music has the power to evoke places, mood and atmosphere, then you simply must buy this.
I have never come across any music from any other genre that can make you both depressed and elated - at the same time. Its power is awesome. It ... Read More
Rating: - Powerful and Evocative...
...is two adjectives that come mind for this record. This was my first exposition to Sigur Rós. And on first listen, I was rather bemused. No really I was, the first time I listened, I am not sure I knew what to think, It didn't really make any sense, to the point where it stayed in dark deep bottoms of my CD cupboard until a few months later. Indeed I thought I had made terrible mistake, buying it, after all what attracted me that strange afternoon in HMV, was the beautiful packaging. And Indeed ... Read More
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by: Sigur Ros
Our Price: 108,464.40
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EAN: 5413356492224
Label: Fat Cat
Manufacturer: Fat Cat
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Fat Cat
Release Date: October 28, 2002
Studio: Fat Cat
Disc 1:
- Untitled I
- Untitled II
- Untitled III
- Untitled IV
- Untitled V
- Untitled VI
- Untitled VII
- Untitled VIII
Editorial Review:
Amazon.co.uk Review:
Anyone expecting Sigur Ros to have abandoned their emotional and majestic approach will think again after hearing the opening bars of their new album, ( ). When Sigur Ros released their second long player Agaetis Byrjun back in 1999, they caught everyone on the hop. Though it was pretty much the first anyone outside of their native Iceland had heard of them, the quartet had been studiously honing their sound for the last five years, developing a spellbinding mix of rock guitars scraped with violin bows, angelic falsetto vocals and dramatic builds of percussion fuelled tension that offered all the ineffable quietude of religious music.
( ) is a slightly rawer, undoubtedly heavier experience than its predecessor, but it still manages to shine a torch into the darkest corner of our souls, describing accurately the aching beauty and the hopeless anguish that makes up the contradictory essence of human existence. Experimental flourishes hark back to their eldritch debut album Von, and Jonsi's vocals--which have devolved over two albums from Icelandic to his own "Hopelandic" half-language--finally melt into lyric-less harmonic textures that still float across the band's earthy tapestries as naturally as clouds cross the night sky. Rest assured though that any changes are slight; the melancholy brilliance that made Agaetis Bryjun such a life-changing event is still very much the driving force behind Sigur Ros's music, making this new album every bit as essential as the last. --Paul Sullivan
Average Rating: 
Rating:
- Like a beautiful tranceIt's hard to really put the experience of listening to this album into words. It is just a relentlessly gorgeous soundscape, even by Sigur Ros' own high standards.
Of all their albums, this is the most seamless. As many listeners have commented, the songs seem to blend into each other, as if they are different movements of one work, and the album as a whole simply encapsulates me.
That is not to say that the mood is a constant throughout. Rather, the melancholy of Track ... Read More
Rating:
- the sound of snowblind angels flying into the sun...to appreciate this album, you must listen to it from start to finish, it is utterly sublime.
Rating:
- ( ... )First of all, don't be scared that it will be depressing. It's dark, emotional and immensely powerful, is what it is. This isn't an album to share headphones for at the bus stop, or put on shuffle on your MP3 player with any other tracks. Possibly the only way to do it is listen to the whole thing, in order, in bed in the middle of the night when no one else can hear you. Or maybe on a plane. Or sitting up a tree in a forest after a long bike ride, where birdsong can add to it. They say you're ... Read More
Rating:
- strange beautyWriting reviews is not something I normally do, but since this album is in my opinion a masterpiece in very many ways, I feel compelled. It is one of few in my collection of thousands that really stands out above the rest.
If like me, you think music has the power to evoke places, mood and atmosphere, then you simply must buy this.
I have never come across any music from any other genre that can make you both depressed and elated - at the same time. Its power is awesome. It ... Read More
Rating:
- Powerful and Evocative......is two adjectives that come mind for this record. This was my first exposition to Sigur Rós. And on first listen, I was rather bemused. No really I was, the first time I listened, I am not sure I knew what to think, It didn't really make any sense, to the point where it stayed in dark deep bottoms of my CD cupboard until a few months later. Indeed I thought I had made terrible mistake, buying it, after all what attracted me that strange afternoon in HMV, was the beautiful packaging. And Indeed ... Read More
Adult Contemporary • Blues • Children's Music • Christmas Music • Classical • Country • Dance & Electronic • Easy Listening • Hard Rock & Metal • Hip-Hop & Rap • Indie • Jazz • Miscellaneous • Pop • R&B and Soul • Reggae • Rock • Soundtracks • World & Folk •
