Von (album)

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Von
Studio album by
Sigur Rós
Released14 June 1997
Genre
Length71:59
Smekkleysa
Sigur Rós chronology
Von
(1997) 		Ágætis byrjun
(1999)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic68/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Blender[3]
Drowned in Sound8/10[4]
musicOMH[5]
Pitchfork7.8/10[6]
Rock Sound6/10[7]
Under the Radar4/10[8]

Von (Icelandic pronunciation:

Smekkleysa Records. Production lasted over two years, and the result sounded significantly different from the original recordings. The band considered scrapping the final result, but decided not as it would have made the process too long. In exchange for recording time, Sigur Rós painted the studio they recorded in.[9]

Von was originally released in Iceland to positive reviews from critics, but went relatively unnoticed abroad. In the first year following its release, Von sold only 313 copies in Iceland. Following the band's popular international releases

platinum albums
in Iceland, signifying domestic sales of over 5,000.

Composition

The sixth track consists of 18 seconds of silence, and gave name to Sigur Rós's official website, 'eighteen seconds before sunrise'. The last track starts with six minutes and fifteen seconds of silence, then consists of a portion of "Myrkur" played backwards, hence the name of "Rukrym."

The tracks "Hafssól" and "Von" were later re-recorded with different arrangements, the former released as a B-side to the Hoppípolla single and both appearing on 2007's Hvarf/Heim.

Artwork

The cover depicts Jónsi's sister Inga Birgisdóttir as a baby.[10]

Track listing

No.TitleEnglish translationLength
1."Sigur Rós"Victory Rose9:46
2."Dögun"Dawn5:50
3."Hún Jörð ..."Mother Earth ...7:17
4."Leit að lífi"Search for Life2:33
5."Myrkur"Darkness6:14
6."18 sekúndur fyrir sólarupprás"18 Seconds before Sunrise0:18
7."Hafssól"The Sea's Sun12:24
8."Veröld ný og óð"A World, New and Crazed3:29
9."Von"Hope5:12
10."Mistur"Mist2:16
11."Syndir Guðs (Opinberun frelsarans)"Sins of God (Revelation of the Savior)7:40
12."Rukrym"Ssenkrad8:59
Total length:71:58

Personnel

References

  1. ^ "Reviews for Von by Sigur Rós". Metacritic. Retrieved 2015-03-02.
  2. ^ Andy Kellman. "Von - Sigur Rós | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-03-02.
  3. ^ Slower into its stride, with tune-free twittering and dull homages to FX-pedal rock making up the first half. [Jan/Feb 2005, p.123]
  4. ^ Alexander Tudor (22 April 2009). "Sigur Rós – Von". Drownedinsound.com. Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-02.
  5. ^ Heward, Emily (2009-06-08). "Sigur Rós – Von | Album Reviews". MusicOMH. Retrieved 2015-03-02.
  6. Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original
    on 19 November 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
  7. ^ Gardner, Noel F. (June 2009). "Sigur Ros – Von." Rock Sound (123): 84.
  8. ^ They failed handily on this effort, but as we all know by now, it was only a matter of time before they got it right. [#8, p.112]
  9. ^ "Sigur Rós – trivia". Sigur-ros.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-03-02.
  10. ^ "Sigur Rós - Timeline Photos". Facebook. Retrieved 2015-03-02.

External links

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