Sigur Ros - strange brew

[Jill Strobridge]

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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From: "stephe lindas" <lindas1 at ADELPHIA.NET>
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Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 8:46 PM
Subject: Re: Sigur Ros - strange surprise!


> 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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> > 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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