If you've never seen Sigur Ros live, I highly recommend it. They're from Iceland, and they played The Depot in SLC last night, and I still feel like I'm floating. Not because I'm such a huge fan, but just because their music transcends the experience of the average live show.
The opening band was Amiina, four girls who met in college in Reykjavik, and play what I would describe as children's music for adults. They used a very unique instrumentation including a toy piano, bells, and an Apple PowerBook G4 identical to mine. The coolest part was when one of them played the saw. Yes, a saw.
Sigur Ros is such an interesting band. Their art-rock is like the soundtrack to a dream. Singer Jon Por Birgisson sings mostly in falsetto, and the "words" may not even be words at all, but just amient noises that blend with the instruments to create something bizarrely beautiful.
The show itself was a sight to behold. As if the music alone weren't enough to take me into a different universe, the visuals were breathtaking. Slow moving lights and a backdrop onto which was projected seemingly unrelated footage of such random things as electrical line towers, little girls playing, boots marching through puddles, trees blowing in the wind, and radar dishes; but it all came together for a magnificent spectacle. It was an ethereal experience I won't soon forget.
1 comment:
oooo, i am so glad you got to see a show on the same tour. i bought some wee badges at the merch stall. how about you?
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