Sigur Ros - strange brew

[dave hall]

Sigur Ros - strange mix of Bjork, Amon Duul, and Van Der Graaf.  Saw God
Speed You Black Emporer on the last tour - a tad dull - unlike the previous
tour which was awesome.

Dave
-----Original Message-----
From: Jill Strobridge <jill at THETA-ORIONIS.FREESERVE.CO.UK>
To: BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
Date: 12 October 2002 22:00
Subject: Re: Sigur Ros - strange brew


>Sorry not to respond to this earlier!   I've had major email problems
>but a nice person came along, performed some rapid internal surgery and
>all is better now 8-)
>
>I actually don't know any Dead Can Dance.   Somebody said Sigur Ros
>reminded him of early Radiohead.     I'm not sure if I agree with this
>entirely but I can see where it's coming from.   Sigur Ros are more the
>kind of band that Porcupine Tree should have mutated into (perhaps via
>IEM) after Sky Moves Sideways except they kind of fell asleep while
>Sigur Ros generate an almost electric intensity on stage.    I had the
>eerie feeling listing to Sigur Ros that if the world came to a terrible
>and catastrophic end this was exactly the kind of music I wanted to be
>listening to as it all fell apart - it absorbs you so totally you don't
>actually care what else is going on around you!
>jill
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>> Can you somewhat relate them with Early Dead Can Dance? Thats what
>came to
>> mind when I first heard them. I bet they're great live. Cheers STEPHE
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>> From: "Jill Strobridge" <jill at THETA-ORIONIS.FREESERVE.CO.UK>
>> To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
>> Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 3:34 PM
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>> > Goodness me - what a strange experience.    I never managed to see
>GSYB
>> > in the end but I went to see Sigur Ros last night and they must come
>> > very close to them.   An incredibly stately, dark, full, intense
>sound -
>> > I dunno how to describe it really.   Germanic or Icelandic trance
>music
>> > I guess - incredibly powerful and solid.    Actually probably closer
>to
>> > King Crimson in many ways - especially when they do the discordant
>> > aspect.    Loads of keyboards and strings and a vocalist with an
>almost
>> > female languorous voice.   Strange lad, he was.   Sang/chanted into
>his
>> > guitar pick-up microphone at one point.
>> >
>> > Definitely an evening to remember!
>> > jill
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