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.