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1 not long after it was released in Iceland in the summer of 1999 _ and remained on the charts for nearly a year. Nevertheless, the Sigur Ros album " Agaetis Byrjun " reached No.When Radiohead fans suddenly, en masse, discovered an Icelandic band called Sigur Ros, its album " Agaetis Byrjun " quickly disappeared from even the best-stocked downtown New York stores.It's a music forged in the studio : " Agaetis Byrjun " took nearly a year to complete.However, it is this humble beginning which proves why they still remain such a vital band. Half a decade later, Sigur Rós would find themselves on the soundtrack of practically every film and nature documentary produced. The gorgeous Starálfur still manages to be incredibly moving with its palindromic string arrangement, while Olsen Olsen features the introduction of the band's own gibberish language Hopelandic. Thanks to Kjartan Sveinsson's Beatles-esque ear for arrangement and orchestration, singer Jónsi Birgisson flourishes on this record. The Icelanders, assisted by the fin de siècle spirit of late 90s post-rock heralded by the likes of Mogwai and Godspeed You! Black Emperor, found their voice on Ágætis Byrjun, creating a musical universe. This repackaged 20th-anniversary edition extensively collects hundreds of alternate takes and b-sides, a book, and a live album from the Icelandic Opera House in Reykjavík.
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The song and album as a whole remain Sigur Rós's best and purest distillation of their enigmatic sound and still blows audiences and imitators away to this point. The only view of Iceland I’ve ever received is through the films of Fridrik Thor Fridriksson, such as Children of Nature and Cold Fever. However, even 20 years on, one only needs to listen to the opening moments of Intro/Svefn-g-Englar for all that bad taste to wash away. Much has been made of Sigur Rós’ music and how it reflects the landscape and climate of their native Iceland.