Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Get Your Sigur Ros Fix in 2007



According to 18 Seconds Before Sunrise:

sigur rós have been keeping busy over the past few months with several new projects to be released later this year. preliminary details of upcoming sigur rós releases are as follows:
hlemmur DVD+CD. eta - july 2007.
the 2002 film and soundtrack together in a double release package
new EP. eta - august 2007.
tracks: von (new version), salka, lagið í gær, rokklagið. includes new live video as a bonus.
live DVD. eta - october 2007.
sigur rós on the road: the as yet untitled DVD of last summer’s iceland tour
acoustic LP. eta - october 2007.
full-length album of acoustic songs
odin’s raven magic DVD+CD. eta - january 2008.
the complete orchestral piece odin’s raven magic in concert

more details on each release will follow in due course.


And Here's a Review of This Week's Acoustic Show:

The first song is a new version of “Von,” followed by “Samskeyti,” “Vaka,” and “Ágaetis byrjun.” In the small room the sound is impeccable, every lilt and wisp in Jónsi’s voice coming through. Some children in the audience gather in front of the stage playing sweet-and-sour with the performers. Orri makes faces at them from behind his drums.

The band plays one new song, a languishing tune sung in Sigur Rós’s imaginary language, vonlenska, followed by “Heysátan” from their newest album, and finishing with a stripped-down, but powerful rendition of “Starálfur,” seldom played in concert. At the end all the players return to the tiny, cramped stage during the proud ovation, taking a fumbled group bow reminiscent of Christmas pageants and school plays.

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