Sigur Rós – Ágætis byrjun
August 13, 2007, 8:31 pm
Filed under: Sigur Rós
Filed under: Sigur Rós
Ágætis byrjun (An Alright Start) is the third album by the Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós, which was released in 1999. Ágætis byrjun was recorded between the summer of 1998 to the spring of 1999 with producer Ken Thomas, and became Sigur Rós‘ breakthrough album, both critically and commercially. Ágætis byrjun represented a substantial departure from the band’s previous album Von, with that album’s Cocteau Twins-esque dream pop and extended ambient soundscapes replaced by Jónsi Birgisson’s now signature cello-bowed guitarwork and lush orchestration (using a double string octet amongst other orchestral elements).
Track listing and English translations
- “Intro” – 1:36
- “Svefn-g-englar” [Sleepwalkers] – 10:04
- “Starálfur” [Staring Elf] – 6:47
- “Flugufrelsarinn” [The Fly's Saviour] – 7:47
- “Ný batterí” [New Batteries] – 8:11
- “Hjartað hamast (bamm bamm bamm)” [The Heart Pounds (Boom Boom Boom)] – 7:11
- “Viðrar vel til loftárása” [Good Weather for Airstrikes] – 10:18
- “Olsen Olsen” – 8:03
- “Ágætis byrjun” [An Alright Start] – 7:56
- “Avalon” – 4:00
