( ) (album)
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| Studio album by Sigur Rós | ||
| Released | October 28, 2002 | |
| Recorded | Sundlaugin | |
| Genre | Post-rock | |
| Length | 71:10 | |
| Label | Smekkleysa Records | |
| Producer(s) | Sigur Rós | |
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| Sigur Rós chronology | ||
| Ágætis byrjun (1999) | ( ) (2002) | Ba Ba Ti Ki Di Do (2004)
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- For the short film of the same title, see ( ) (film).
( ) is the fourth full-length album from Icelandic band Sigur Rós. It comprises eight untitled tracks, divided into two parts: the first four tracks are more light and optimistic, while the latter four are bleaker and more melancholic.<ref name="sigurros1">Eighteen Seconds Before Sunrise. ( ) Informational Page. Eighteen Seconds Before Sunrise. Retrieved on 2006-11-26.</ref> The two halves are divided by a 36-second silence.<ref name="sigurrus3">Eighteen Seconds Before Sunrise. Sigur Rós; Frequently Asked Questions #10. Eighteen Seconds Before Sunrise. Retrieved on 2006-11-26.</ref>
The album’s title consists of two opposing parentheses. It has no official title. Fans have referred to it as "Parentheses", "Brackets", or just "The Untitled Album".
The packaging has the ( ) cut out of the sleeve and a natural image (taken from outside of their studio in Álafoss)<ref name="sigurros1"/> printed on the CD case under them, visible in its entirety when the case is removed from the sleeve. It included a 12-page booklet of blank pages, on which fans were invited to draw or write their own interpretations of the music. Four different covers were made for sale in different areas: America, Australia, Europe, Japan.<ref name="sigurros1"/> There is also a limited edition version of the album, released only in Spain, which contains a 94-page digibook of contemporary art.<ref name="Popplagid">Sigur Rós CD Booklet. Retrieved on 2006-11-26.</ref> Very few copies remain in circulation today.
The album's vocals are recorded in "Vonlenska" ("Hopelandic"),<ref name="sigurros1"/> which consists of meaningless syllables and resembles scat singing. The "language" is named after Von, the first song that featured it.<ref name="sigurrus2">Eighteen Seconds Before Sunrise. Sigur Rós; Frequently Asked Questions #7. Eighteen Seconds Before Sunrise. Retrieved on 2006-11-26.</ref> Most of the syllable-strings sung by vocalist Jón Þór Birgisson are repeated many times throughout each song, and often throughout the whole album.
Sigur Rós would also go on to release a music video for untitled #1 (a.k.a. Vaka) directed by Floria Sigismondi. The video later won the "Best Video" award at the 2003 MTV Europe Music Awards in Edinburgh, Scotland.
( ) has sold over 500,000 copies worldwide.
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[edit] Track listing
All tracks are officially untitled; the other names are the working titles the band members use to refer to the tracks.
- "untitled" – 6:38 a.k.a. "Vaka" (The name of Orri's daughter)
- "untitled" – 7:33 a.k.a. "Fyrsta" (The first song)
- "untitled" – 6:33 a.k.a. "Samskeyti" (Attachment)
- "untitled" – 7:32 a.k.a. "Njósnavélin" (The Spy Machine or "The Nothing Song")
- "untitled" – 9:57 a.k.a. "Álafoss" (Álafoss is the location of the band's studio)
- "untitled" – 8:48 a.k.a. "E-Bow" (Georg uses an e-bow on his bass in this song)
- "untitled" – 12:59 a.k.a. "Dauðalagið" (The Death Song)
- "untitled" – 11:45 a.k.a. "Popplagið" (The Pop Song)
[edit] Contributors
Sigur Rós:
- Jón Þór Birgisson – voice, guitar, keyboards
- Kjartan Sveinsson – keyboards, guitar
- Georg Hólm – bass, keyboards, glockenspiel
- Orri Páll Dýrason – drums, keyboards
And the string quartet Amiina, which usually plays with the band both live and on recordings:
- María Huld Markan – violin
- Edda Rún Ólafsdóttir – violin
- Ólöf Júlía Kjartansdóttir – viola
- Sólrún Sumarliðadóttir – cello
[edit] References
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[edit] External links
| Sigur Rós |
| Jón Þór Birgisson | Georg Hólm | Kjartan Sveinsson | Orri Páll Dýrason |
| Former Members: Ágúst Ævar Gunnarsson |
| Discography |
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| Albums: Von | Von Brigði | Ágætis byrjun | ( ) | Takk... |
| Related articles |
| Amiina | Hrafnagaldr Óðins |
