sigur ros

Sigur Rós are celebrating this year’s Summer Solstice a little differently, you are invited to join them on a 24 hour live trip around Iceland’s coastal road via a Slow TV event being streamed live on Youtube now – a a 1332km trip.

On Monday this week in Redditich, Birmingham, Sigur Rós took to the stage for a final dress rehearsal for their brand new stage show with jónsi, orri and goggi on stage, their first live performance as a 3 piece.

Sigur Rós are to make an appearance in the popular HBO series Game of Thrones based on the fantasy novel by George R. R. Martin.

The ambient-leaning and largely-untourable valtari album will seem like something from the distant pass by the time sigur rós hit the road across Europe, USA and South East Asia…watch a small taster

Watch the latest films to be released as part of the Sigur Rós Mystery Film Experiment in which a dozen film makers are allowed the utmost creative freedom to interpret the album.

Listen to the latest track from sigur rós. Ekki Múkk is taken from their forthcoming album valtari due for released on May 28th. “i really can’t remember why we started this record, i no longer know what we were trying to do back then. i do know session after session went pear-shaped, we lost focus and almost gave up…did give up for a while. but then something happened and form …

I’ve gone a bit more alternative this week with our selection of videos from O’Death, Alessi’s Ark, Zun Zun Egui, Sigur Ros, Tasseomancy and Horla Patrie…plus we have tracks from AA Bondy, Tenderfoot and Megafaun!

About a week ago, Sigur Ros released a trailer and not a lot else in way of information. Up until recently this new project was a mystery. The new project is in fact a double live album and 75 minute film. The full title is: INNI – THE DEFINITIVE SIGUR RÓS LIVE EXPERIENCE.

Northern Latitudes was inspired by two field recordings made by Chris Watson for a CD called ‘The Sea Ice Border’. It comprises of two recordings: 89 24 N Below and 89 24 N Above. Both feature in the mix at the beginning and end. The music in between was chosen based on the feel of those sounds.

The last thing that Sigur Rós placed up on Soundcloud was a Christmas track, then yesterday they uploaded three unreleased sets featuring an early 1999 demo of svefn-g-englar as well as ‘manipulations’ and demos of ágætis byrjun.

Since the release of Jonsi’s solo album go which we mentioned back in April the music press have been all over it. This was not suprising, taking into account the mammoth world tour and a stage set designed by 59 productions, bringing together the worlds of theatre and music. With each video release, expectations are raised even further. You can decide for yourself whether the latest video for Animal Arithmetic …

Listen to Jonsi’s new album “go” along with video and interviews. In celebration of his debut solo album, jónsi will began his 2010 world tour this month. The tour features a brand new band and a stage set designed by 59 productions, bringing together the worlds of theatre and music.