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Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust

Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust
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Inspired by the unfettered feeling of the acoustic performances filmed during Heima, Sigur Rós
adopted a looser approach in creating their fifth album Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust.
The album consequently is fresher and more human than anything they ve previously
recorded.
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 not
though, plenty of electric guitar can be heard throughout the album ensuring Sigur Rós
commitment to challenging sonic limitations.
Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust is truly a groundbreaking album for Sigur Rós. It s the
first time they ve attempted to write, record, mix, release and support (by touring) an album in
the same year. Notoriously known for their laborious writing/recording style and their Icelandic
roots, Sigur Rós decided to record an album outside of Iceland for the first time. Recording,
mixing and mastering sessions took place in such un-Reykjavik cities as New York (Sear
Sound and Sterling Sound), London (Abbey Road and Assault & Battery) and Havana. The
result is pretty much their leave home album, the anti-Heima.
The opening track, Gobbledigook , is a manifesto setter with its shifting/no time signature. On
the last track, All Alright , Sigur Rós find themselves singing a song solely in English for the
first time. The seventh track, Ára Bátur , was performed with a full orchestra and the London
Oratory Boys Choir. This was recorded in one take with no overdubs and the result was 90
people playing at once and just one perfect take. This is their first album working with Flood
(U2, Depeche Mode, PJ Harvey) and the first since their debut to not be recorded with Ken
Thomas. It was a true co-production, one that found Sigur Rós breaking out of old
molds/habits.
The cover artwork is a photo taken from a flyer for Ryan McGinley s most recent photo
exhibition in NYC, I Know Where the Summer Goes , and the image captures perfectly the
spirit of the album, one of free-spirited happiness and exploration.
The band will be touring the US throughout the fall of 2008 to support Med Sud I Eyrum Vid
Spilum Endalaust.

 

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By this logic the AdultCon conventions should be worthy of highbrow review in the New Yorker. What will you guys think of next. Contractual obligations. Free coffee at the studio. Wait, don't tell me. One wonders why they even agreed to render the interview. I really wish this review fell on April Fools Day, somehow that would make this whole write-up even more amusing. Case in point: the disastrous 2007 NPR interview (which can still be seen online, replete with "director's commentary") during which the band is somewhat polite yet awfully reticent for radio.

Since the late nineties, Sigur Ros have established themselves as the premier purveyors of delicate orchestral melodies ripe for feature film soundtrack inclusion. So what majestic aesthetic are we presented with this time. The album cover and music video of "Gobbledigook" are, wow, just wow. Because we all know naked bodies equal poetic art. Granted, the majority of the questions are approaching inane, yet there's little question the band could have been more gracious. Instead they come off as bleary-eyed sedative addicts. Who among us can forget the lilting piano strains that signal the beginning of "Hoppipolla" or the explosion of sound that "Saeglopur" bursts into mid-stride. If nothing else it's impossible to forget the titles.

Thanks Sigur Ros, for providing beautifully eclectic music with a hearty serving of unintentional hilarity. Naked people running and/or dancing. Sigur Ros has a grand tradition of gorgeous disc packaging and thoughtfully crafted video clips. Why. It is so very droll to read the comments of the fans as they blindly defend their precious heroes and decry the career choice (among other things) of the interviewer.But I digress.It was with great fanfare that the band released the first single from this album on their website last year, titled "Gobbledigook".

As for me, I'm simply pleased to behold a group so wonderfully bizarre they defy explanation. I want to be surprised. Were he still with us, I'm sure Helmut Newton would love this stuff. The band themselves are nearly as inscrutable as their music, particularly since the members are notably boorish in dealing with the press. LOTS of naked people.

Yes, I spelled that correctly - "Gobbledigook". Publicity. Though, personally, I wouldn't have it any other way.

I'm willing to admit that it may just be over my head, or my expectations of this group have grown too narrow, but in the meantime I am waiting for their next album. I have to be honest, I want to love this album. I have really enjoyed everything Sigur Ros has distributed, (except that one 3 song EP you were supposed to be able to overlay into 1 song.)., but I was just never hooked here the way I was with Takk, ( ), or their other work.

You will be singing along in Icelandic in no time. They are beautiful and very interesting. Definitely get this album and do not ever stop listening to it. Don't shy away from this band simply because they only sing in Icelandic, because they have some of the best music around. I have listened to this CD at least 12 times in the past few days and I can not get enough.

i only heard it once, but based on that, it might be my favorite sigur ros album. this album is so super sweet. i would reccomend it to anyone with functional ears.

I can listen to the album a couple of times a day without getting bored or the music stale. It's peaceful, thumpy, sweet, driven, and changes from song to song. It's very different, but very wonderful. Unless you speak Icelandic, you won't understand the lyrics, but that doesn't matter - the music speaks for itself. This is not to say that the lyrics are meaningless - far from it: they are very evocative and uplifting (you just don't know what the words are).

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