![]() ![]() Even on aesthetic matters, Sigur Rós entitle their sophomore effort not in a manner to play up the irony of high expectations (à la the Stone Roses' Second Coming), but in a modest realization. By this time, the band recruited in a new keyboardist by the name of Kjartan Sveinsson and it seems to have done nothing but take the band to an even higher state of self-awareness. The band released “Flugufrelsarinn” from this set to coincide with the release.Two years passed since Sigur Rós' debut. The 90-minute set also marked the final time their original drummer, Águst Gunnarsson, would perform with the band. The package includes a live recording of their June 12th, 1999 concert at Íslenska Óperan (Icelandic Opera House), which has been remixed by former keyboardist Kjartan Sveinsson with Birgir Birgisson who originally recorded the performance. ![]() It also features then-untitled songs and B-sides. Guided voice versions of “Svefn-g-englar” and the title track, an original speed version of “Staralfur,” an extended version of “Vidrar vel til loftarasa” and an oboe-featuring “Olsen Olsen” are among the variations found in the set. The band dove into its personal archive for the source material, surfacing long-ago forgotten recordings. Demos, early song versions and live recordings comprise six sides of the vinyl box set. Sigur Rós is commemorating the 20th anniversary of their breakthrough album, 1999’s sublime Ágætis byrjun (A Good Beginning), with a massive reissue. Sigur Rós - Rafmagnið búið (From Ný batterí EP, 2000) Sigur Rós - Debata mandire (Live at Laugardashöll, 1999) Sigur Rós - Viðrar vel til loftárása (Alternative Ending) Sigur Rós - Hjartað hamast (bamm bamm bamm) (1995 Demo) Sigur Rós - Starálfur (Original Speed Version) Sigur Rós - Svefn-g-englar (Live at Popp í Reykjavík, 1998) Sigur Rós - Hafsól (Live at Íslenska Óperan, 1999) Sigur Rós - Nýja lagið (Live at Íslenska Óperan, 1999) Sigur Rós - Ný batterí (Live at Íslenska Óperan, 1999) Sigur Rós - Svefn-g-englar (Live at Íslenska Óperan, 1999) Sigur Rós - Viðrar vel til loftárása (Live at Íslenska Óperan, 1999) Sigur Rós - Ágaetis byrjun (Live at Íslenska Óperan, 1999) Sigur Rós - Olsen olsen (Live at Íslenska Óperan, 1999) Sigur Rós - Flugufrelsarinn (Live at Íslenska Óperan, 1999) Sigur Rós - Syndir Guðs (Live at Íslenska Óperan, 1999) Sigur Rós - Von (Live at Íslenska Óperan, 1999) Sigur Rós - Intro (Live at Íslenska Óperan, 1999) ![]() Sigur Rós - Hjartað hamast (bamm bamm bamm) ![]()
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