Untitled #1 (a.k.a. Vaka) (DVD Edition)
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Free Music Notes for Untitled #1 (a.k.a. Vaka) (DVD Edition)
Free Music Review: I am dumbstruck
Hit: 5 Stars
This music is set to be an influence way beyond the next few years.What Radiohead started Sigur Ros have taken to undreamed directions and heights. But enough of the music- to the videos: Vidrar Vel Til Loftarasa just left me dumbstruck and it's worth the paying price for this video alone. Although I'm not gay, I've experienced bigotry being one of the only punks in a small town many years ago and I related to the extent I was in tears at the end. The use of the camera, the confident and sophisticated symbolism,the time setting and performances of the two boys and the real film effect (as opposed to god-awful looking modern video) made me believe that this was an accomplished full film that the guys had edited for their own benefit. When I found out they directed it I realised that I am witnessing true greatness at work.Sigur Ros are the kind of band that make you celebrate the existance of life, connect you with Yourself and fill you with hope.Extraordinary.Free Music Review: late but important
Hit: 5 Stars
this is my late review, but i felt i had to post to clear some stuff for those who go out buyin sigur ros cds to brag about listening to foreign music without even knowing what it means or what it stands for.
The music cd, didnt really shock because i knew what i was buying, and it was pure "sigur ros"; musical interpurtations that reflecte human emotions, which is why i like it, and why thier concert in houston was sold out a whole month prior. I was shocked cause i didnt think anybody would even know them.
About the gay kids, i can't relate to it, but it, and the song, so together perfectly. Same with the "untitled 1", which got the MTV Europe award for best video last year. It would be a good addition to any fan, and a brief intro to the sigur ros world
Free Music Review: I stand in awe...
Hit: 5 Stars
Although I've been a Sigur Ros fan since Von, and the band has grown and matured beautifully since their beginning, none of their music had in any way prepared me for the awe inspiring beauty of what Jonsie et al could create for the eye as well as the ear. These three videos are stunning works of art. After numerous viewings the hairs still stand on my arms and tears well up in my eyes. a couple of reviewers claim they may be distastefull or offensive,...In my mind, only to those so closed minded who don't or can't see all the beauty life and the world around us has to offer. I didn't think it could any better than the music of Sigur Ros,
I was wrong.
Free Music Review: a great addition to your collection
Hit: 5 Stars
Ever since I bought ( ), Sigur Ros has been one of my favorite bands. This CD single is a great addition to your collection of Sigur Ros CDs. Untitled track 1, also known as "Vaka," starts off the CD, and ends with the three-part song, "Track 9." The DVD is interesting. "Svefn g Englar" shows a group of Downs Syndrome people dancing in a large field. "Vidrar Vel Til Loftarasa," two young boys are shown kissing on a soccer field, and one of the boys licks his friend's lips. In "Untitled track 1," a schoolteacher checks a group of kids' faces, and leads them out to a post-apocalyptic area by the school. This CD is NOT a waste of money.Free Music Review: Worth the Purchase.
Hit: 4 Stars
American fans of Icelandic quartet Sigur Ros probably found the announced release date of their "Untitled 1" single/DVD a bit curious--especially considering that the promotional video for the song was shown here in the States way back in February.This can largely be attributed to the delays that are associated with international releases (see Pulp's "We Love Life"), but regardless of the reasons, "Sigur 1/Sigur 9" is worth the wait.
"Untitled 1" is basically unchanged from its original album version (found on 2002's "( )"), but like most Sigur Ros material, is consistently listenable and re-listenable; its precious vocals from vocalist Jon Thor Birgisson and mixture of icy vocal samples and warm keyboards are engrossing, even if the song has no explicit meaning (or for that matter, language).
Even more captivating is the b-side, known on the street as "Smaskifa," which began as a reworked version of "Untitled 1" but became its own song. Sigur Ros's trademark sampled vocal gurglings cascade across the stereo field with haunting pace, giving way to an almost cathedral-esque performance by Birgisson. This all gives way to what sounds like a squirrel giving an incantation (I'm not kidding), to a more meditative piano progression, composed by the band's drummer, Orri Pall Dyrason, that recalls some of Eno's ambient works.
The b-side ends with a minimalist, looped interval of strings. This portion of the single will likely draw the most criticism, as, even for a band that prides itself on using meditative pace, it is a bit simplistic. Nonetheless, the beauty of the song as a whole is enough of a reason to purchase the single.
But there is another reason, and that is the three-track DVD, which includes videos for "Svefn-g-englar," "Vidrar vel til Loftarasa" (both from 1999's "Agaetis Byrjun") and "Untitled 1." The first two videos are sweeping in their imagery, using the crags and expanses of Iceland as their background. "Untitled 1," on the other hand, could be construed as having a more political edge (considering the time period in which it was released). The video is effective in its depiction of the world our children could conceivably inherit.
"Sigur 1/Sigur 9" may not be a treasure trove of rarities, but there's enough stirring power on this 20-minute disc that listeners can cope with its shortcomings. And that's a testament to the impact Sigur Ros has in today's music.