By The Beard of Odin!
No, this is not a Ron Burgundy post, sorry -- just a quick note about Sigur Ros, an icelandic band that seeks to convey the beauty of their country through their music. Equal parts ambience, myth, and folk, they are sort of the flipside of my other favorite scandinavians, FinnTroll (think, Finntroll=Mordor, Sigur Ros=Lothlorien). Their music gives you the feeling of windswept, icy crags; dramatic icy-green seas crashing on rocky, ancient coasts...runes, elves, all that good stuff. Excellent chill music, or going-to-sleep by music.
I hope to procure their product soon, but they are nice enough to provide a whole cartload of freebie mp3's at their website, now added to the links over there to your right, including some live tracks (including some that feature readings from ancient icelandic poetry, having something to do with the Raven of Odin) and so far everything is very mood-perfect for the wandering soul thirsting for dramatic landscapes. Hit that dang link and head for the north pacific....you wont regret it.
I hope to procure their product soon, but they are nice enough to provide a whole cartload of freebie mp3's at their website, now added to the links over there to your right, including some live tracks (including some that feature readings from ancient icelandic poetry, having something to do with the Raven of Odin) and so far everything is very mood-perfect for the wandering soul thirsting for dramatic landscapes. Hit that dang link and head for the north pacific....you wont regret it.
Brought to light by JTK at 8:34 PM
1 Comments:
Your description of the music of Sigur Ros is stunning! I haven't heard of FinnTroll before - will have to check them out! At the moment I'm really into atmospheric nordic folk-band Gjallarhorn, one of the members plays a large 'contra bass recorder', which sounds like an electronic didgerydoo, and the noise is reminiscent of parts of Sigur Ros. I'm also listening to a band called Bazar Bla, which features nyckelharp, and they play a mix of folk-styles which they call 'trip folk' - really worth a listen.
All the best - Simon
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