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Me su i eyrum vi spilum endalaust | 
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| Artist: Sigur Ros
Label: EMI
Category: Music
List Price: £14.99
Buy New: £7.98
You Save: £7.01 (47%)
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Rating:  19 reviews
Sales Rank: 32
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 4.8 x 0.2
EAN: 5099922872821
ASIN: B0019ZMN5A
Release Date: June 23, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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| Tracks:
| • | Gobbledigook | | • | Inni mer syngur vitleysingur | | • | Go an daginn | | • | Vi spilum endalaust | | • | Festival | | • | Me su i eyrum | | • | Ara batur | | • | Illgresi | | • | Fljotavik | | • | Straumnes | | • | All alright |
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Amazon.co.uk review
Sigur Ros--the sound of snow-capped peaks. Or winged things flocking over vast plains. Or salmon making that final courageous, muscular leap upstream, homeward bound. Ever since the BBC so aptly enlisted the help of their "Hoppipolla" single to theme their groundbreaking natural history series Planet Earth, the ever-ethereal Icelandic band have become somewhat typecast, finding themselves conducting the awe across the backdrops of nearly every other programme in that broad genre. And with that came the danger that all which followed would automatically become an instant cliche. And though their last album Takk saw a slowing of their evolution in favour of solidifying the established sound in accessible earfuls, the reassuringly unpronounceable Me Su i Eyrum Vi Spilum Endalaust (which translates as "with a buzz in our ears we play endlessly") sees enough of a stylistic twist to keep things moving, without undercutting this new approachability. Where previously they sounded untouched by human hands, all alien post-rock abstractions, they now sound much more organic, sometimes literally like men playing instruments in a room. Albeit pensively, and extraordinarily. It is a perky record, attentive and exquisite, familiar but not derivative. The rhythmically adventurous "Gobbledigook" reminds of Brooklyn experimentalists Battles, unplugged, the xylophone heavy "Inni Mer Syngur Vitleysingur" is this album's "Hoppipolla" and "Ara Batur" is trembling, lonely and eventually triumphant. "Festival", the album's centrepiece, melds the old and new Sigur Ros dramatically over nine majestic minutes and must number amongst the best moments of their career. --James Berry
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 Build Your Own Paradise June 16, 2008
Mr. M. A. Reed (Somewhere, GB)
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
In the year Sigur Ros released their first album "Von", it sold 313 copies. Things have changed a lot in the past decade, and yet, they haven't. Their records are round and they play instruments, but that's about all they have in common with anyone. Their songs still have unique titles, their albums have unwieldy names, their artwork is still uniquely individual : the cover of this sums up the record in an instant : naked men and women running across a road, breaking with convention - not because it is an act of rebellion, but because it is what the heart feels is true.
From the off, Sigur Ros have never been so accessable, and yet it is still, utterly and completely filled with the trademarks of their sound : ascending rhythms, vistas of strings, ethereal otherworldly vocals that soar and elevate, music that eschews the convention of verse / chorus / guitar solo in favour of a unfolding panorama of invention. Sure, all this flowery language is so very 1986-NME-Cocteau-Twins, but then again, about the only thing that is familiar about this record is that you can buy it in shops.
Starting with the rampaging crescendo is "Inni Mer Syngur Vitleysinger" (rough transalation : "I have no idea what this means"), "Meo Suo I Eyrum..." is very possibly the greatest Sigur Ros record yet. It opens like a weird James hit single, then within 17 seconds takes an abrupt left turn into a fluffy Jesus & Mary Chain with a vast chorus. This record hints at a world yet unseen, touches upon the vast possibilities, takes the promises of other music, and leaves them all in the dust. You thought Radiohead were weird? Compared to Sigur Ros, Radiohead are Take That.
The first half of the record is vibrant, uplifting, all drums and choruses and massive swathes of indistinct angels trilling in your ears. The second half is quieter, more reflective, introspective half-seen glimpses of songs, an alien lullaby, or an insomniac sunset seen from the window of a transatlantic jetliner.
In fact, words are pretty much redundant to explain the intricate and unique world this record creates. Unlike any other music I've heard. Sigur Ros is immersive. It's the sound of music you hear on the stairs when two different records are playing at the same time, and you heard a new third, impossible song - and that is Sigur Ros, a world underneath your fingertips you didn't know existed. And its also the closest thing Sigur Ros have ever come to a conventional pop music : at times ("Ara Batur") it sounds like something Coldplay and Brian Eno would reject as far-too-weird. In one respect, Sigur Ros music is a blank canvas - there is no `meaning' except that we make ourselves, no interpretation but that we add. Every listener, every reader, everyone who's ever seen a film brings with them, unwitting or not, their baggage, their interpretation, their world, and creates something that is what the author intended but also, far far more than that. Sigur Ros music is impressionistic, foggy, a musical Rosharch Inkblot Test that provides the listener to create their own paradise and get lost in that forever.
Business as Usual June 25, 2008
Muso (Scotland)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
Another great album from Sigur Ros. There is a shock! This band can do no wrong! From the whimsical almost Arcade Fireish start with the chirpy "Gobbledigook" to the beautiful "Inni mer syngur vitleysingur". The mood changes to the elegant sound on "Godan daginn". From the frenetic sound of the first two tracks this calms things down.
There is almost a churchlike quality to some of these tracks as if they were being recorded in a church. Jonsi'a voice having the angelic quality.
Many have described this album as being Sigur Ros moving forward and I would have to agree. You cannot stay put with what you know will sell!
You can tell many of the tracks are Sigur Ros due to their beauty but some you may not realise like "Gobbledigook".
I would not say it is their finest work but it will take an awful lot to better "Takk" and "Agaetis Byrjun".
All in very worthwhile purchase and my CD does not hiss! Just buzzes!!
Imagine this... June 9, 2008
Jack Ruby's Dog (Leicestershire, UK)
21 out of 29 found this review helpful
You're ten years old and it's Christmas morning. You haven't been greedy towards Santa this year, you've just asked for eleven presents and that is all you want. As long as you get those - even if you get nothing else - it'll make your Christmas so special. You're ten now, a tiny bit older and a tiny bit wiser, and what you've asked for is just a shade more mature than last year.
So, it's 7am, so you race downstairs, pausing only to look at the gentle blizzard raging outside. You count your presents under the tree and they number eleven. The signs are good. Then you open them and to your immense delight you get exactly what you wanted, and they are all wonderful, surpassing your expectations. In fact they are all so wonderful you cannot decide which is your favourite - it's just impossible.
And so to "Me su i eyrum vi spilum endalaust". A new Sigur Ros album is just like Christman Day, of course. But Christmas Day seldom lives up to all the expectations - sometimes the turkey doesn't defrost in time, sometimes the crackers are a bit wimpish, sometimes the Christmas Dr Who is a bit of an anti-climax. But have no fear children, this new album is like those wonderful Christmas Days you remember when you were ten years old.
"Gobbledigook" begins matters in a carefree, happy-go-lucky way that bodes extremely well, and the euphoria is maintained by the tub-thumping "Inni mer syngur vitleysingur". Track 3, "Go an daginn" is a delightful little acoustic-guitar and vocal piece (thankfully Jonsi is singing properly so far, not in Hopelandish), Track 4 "Vi spilum endalaust" has you jumping once again with thumping bass and drums. Halfway it's time for a rest and "Festival" calms you right down again (unfortunately Hopelandish makes its first appearance) with five minutes of Jonsi and some etherael sounds that take you right back to "()", then Track 4 seems to invade again. From this point the album does seem to lose just a smidgeon of momentum, although "Su i eyrum" with its crunching drum loop just manages to keep you engaged enough. "Ara batur" seems to be a re-imagined version of the previous track which is slightly confusing. Too very short tracks, "Fljotavik" and "Straumnes" follow, calming things down even further, both little vingnettes of aural beauty. To round things off we get "All alright" in which Jonsi signs in English, although he sings with such a seeming lack of enthusiam it's slightly difficult to work out what he's singing about.
It's difficult to know where to place this in the Sigur Ros canon. It's certainly a progression from "Takk", and smacks more of instant gratisfaction than either "Takk" or "()". There are no forgettable tracks - ones that you instantly skip through as with those afore-mentioned albums, and every song is sturdy enough to stand on its own two feet without the other tracks having to offer support. This gives this album such strength and such solidity.
So Happy Christmas! Put this down on your list, then rub it out and go out and buy it - why wait for Santa?
Hiss on the CD!? June 23, 2008
Steve Fox (Midlands, UK)
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
Brilliant album. Ive been listening to it for a few weeks now via the sigur ros website, but today i bought it, twice!
Reason is, the first one had quite a noticeable hiss in the background, like you used to get on a dirty record. It was most noticeable on the intro to track 3. I then bought a second copy, thinkin this was just a one off bad cd, this time from ASDA (first time from HMV) and the same hiss is present throughout the album. This is very disappointing, and now I'm not sure what to do, probably will wait for a few weeks, until this bad batch has been taken off the shelves.
Anyone else had this problem?
It's actually very good June 18, 2008
Mr. A. Shepherd (THE NORTH)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
After finding out that music maestro 'Flood' was to produce their 5th album, I was a little,(some may say justified) cautious about this new offering from Icelandic cloud landscapers, Sigur Ros.
Their new and latest free download Gobbledigook, took me somewhat by surprise, it's a brave move. I couldn't help but think bands like 'The Flaming Lips' could carry this off with absolute ease, but as a Sigur Ros track, for me, didn't really work.
I couldn't help but think it's like someone taking a wild endangered animal, sticking it in a cage and getting it to perform tricks for a paying audience. Thankfully, the other tracks are as good as anything they have done previous. Some Sigur Ros purists still may be a little disappointed with its more structured sound, but for me, I'm happy to report, it still sounds pretty darn good.
I think it's a fine mix of lets try something new/with not wanting to alienate their core audience, the only slight problem for me is that at times it seems a little obvious and slightly mechanical. Compared to their usual style of organically producing stunning backdrops for movies that have never been made, Me su i eyrum vi spilum endalaust, may be a tad forced, I like my Sigur Ros tracks less obvious, taking something different from them every time I hear them.
Having said that, it isn't a criticism, just a personnel preference.
I read a review that said "some of the tracks sound a little OTT", couldn't help but laugh when you consider this is a band who live in Iceland, record music in churches and caves and sing in a made up language no one can decipher.
Sigur Ros remain superb, the back lash may have started, but if they had continued doing another Takk or ( ), the critical damage could have been far worst. At least it proves that Sigur Ros are not beyond criticism like some suggested. Sit back and enjoy, tracks Ara batur & Festival are an absolute treat. Over blown syrup? .. yes, maybe, but isn't that why we like them?
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