Sigur Ros: recording new album
Sigur Rós is recording their follow-up to Takk…, and "expect to finish it" this year. This album may be released in 2007, though "nothing is confirmed at this point." This will be Sigur Rós' fourth full-length album since they formed in 1994.
Georg Holm, bassist for the band, explained to Iceland's Fréttablaðið newspaper, “We have finished recording a few songs but some more things need to be done. We don’t know exactly where the album is heading yet. We are really just experimenting at this stage. some of the songs we recorded are old songs which we had written a while ago, unreleased material which we never got a chance to finish. We decided it was time they were recorded.â€
Sigur Rós used analog recording equipment to record Takk… (Icelandic for thanks), spending 18 months in the band's Sundlaugin recording studio. Taking less time in the studio may point to a different approach. Since this album will have several older yet unreleased songs, it shouldn't take as much time to write and record. It is unknown if this album will be in Icelandic, English, or Hopelandic (a derivative of the ancient Essil language).
Amiina, the string quartet for Sigur Rós, are releasing a 12" vinyl single on Rumraket. The vinyl's fourth song is a remix of Seoul by Frakkur, Jónsis solo project. They are planning to release a full-length this spring as well. "While playing mostly violin, viola, and cello, Amiina also regularly features the office bell, water glasses, and musical saw," mentioned CMJ. Amiina are also planning a fourteen gig tour in US and Canada.
Sigur Rós – untitled #4 (a.k.a. njósnavélin / the nothing song)
Sigur Rós – untitled #8 (a.k.a. popplagið / the pop song)
Sigur Rós – starálfur
Sigur Rós – olsen olsen
Live recordings of unreleased Sigur Rós songs:
Sigur Rós – rokklagið [the rock song] – laugardalshöllin, reykjavÃk, september 3rd 1999
Sigur Rós – fönklagið [the funk song] – reykjavÃk, june 4th 1998
Sigur Rós – gÃtardjamm [guitar jam] – le grand rex, paris, france, february 13th 2003
Sigur Rós – hrafnagaldur óðins [odin's raven magic] – chapter 3 – the barbican hall, london, april 21st 2002
Sigur Rós on:
iTunes | Emusic | Insound | Amazon | Hype Machine | Elbo.ws | SeeqPod | YouTube | Flickr
Amiina US/Canada tour:
march 21 РMadison (Caf̩ Montmartre)
march 22 – Minneapolis (Varsity Theatre)
march 23 – Chicago (Lakeshore Theater)
march 25 – Cleveland (Cambridge Room)
march26 – Detroit (Magic Bag)
march 27 – Toronto (Music Gallery)
march 28 – Montreal (National)
march 30 РPhilly (World Caf̩ Live)
march 31 – Boston (The Remis at Museum of Fine Arts)
april 1 – DC (9:30 Club)
april 2 – NYC (Lincoln Center)
april 5-7 – Cincinnati