Ágætis Byrjun

It has an original vibe and really good points. It is a very well made album. But still it feels more like a background sound most of the time an it can be overwhelming. Good for listening while studying

Favourite song: Hjartaõ Hamast (Bamm Bamm Bamm) One for the karaoke: Staràflur One for the car: Olsen Olsen Didn’t understand a word that was said. Lovely stuff

Very relaxing; satisfying motives and song progression

Smooth. Didn’t finish

I've heard of this band before but I've never had the chance to listen to any of their music so I was excited for the experience. The music itself was pleasant. The language barrier did make it a little tough to connect with the singer initially but with subsequent listens I think I could dig the sound. One of my favorite bands is rammstein and I only know a few words in German so that doesn't prevent me from enjoying music I don't understand.

The sound of each song is very good. I am almost getting entranced the first portions of each song, however it quickly becomes a repetitive mess and wears me down forcing to fast forward to skip the rest of the song entirely. There are a few unique moments to a couple songs where they change the sound or add other instruments. Overall repetitive, and not something i can truly sit down and enjoy.

A little too chill for my tastes. Loved the third song and it was an extremely consistent album, but I want a bit more upbeat.

Très sympa pour ambiance calme mais trop calme à mon goût.

Although not what i usually listen to i did enjoy listening to this album. It was very ethereal and otherworldly. There were some rock elements which i enjoyed with the occasional elec guitar and drums. Not my vibe but definitely worth the listen

More ambient music. Did not have any strong feelings about this.

Listening to this it's like an ambient soundscape production, with the themes of birth, childlike wonder, and love. At times it is slightly strange sounding, but also sounds like the late 90s - almost like a "Bittersweet Symphony" by The Verve vibe. Couldn't understand a word of what was being sung, but it was ethereal nonetheless. Best: Svefn-g-englar Worst: Viðrar vel til loftárása

Staralfur incorporates timeless methods. reminds me of mae's album with mixed instrument and vocal use Interesting one time listen

Dreamy but not dream-pop. Orchestral but it doesn't sound like an orchestra. Ágætis Byrjun is easier to describe in terms of what it isn't than to describe what it is. I can say that it is a wonderful piece of art but as an album -- a listenable collection of tunes that you want to hear on repeat -- I'm left looking for something to grab onto. Perhaps this is better consumed as a score than a pop music album.

Meh. Kinda dreamy. Kinda dull. Pass.

Beautiful work. Nicely orchestrated and even though I don't understand a word of Icelandic, the language sounds so wonderful, including in this context. I enjoyed the whole album very much. (Side Note: if you like Snowy White's 'Midnight Blue', give Flugufrelsarinn a listen. Just the opening slow organ chord progression. So cool!)

Sigur Ros question for Sigur Ros fans - How do you identify the songs? Is there some kind of phonetic spelling out there or are ya’ll just saying “The second track sounded like outer space”. I guess it makes the most sense to think about Sigur Ros’s music in terms of albums rather than individual songs anyways, and thats the approach I took. After listening to Ágætis Byrjun on loop a few times there were identifiable moments but I couldn't distinguish between tracks. I like the album, Im a sucker for grand post rock with big spacey atmospheric tones. Theres a lil Smashing Pumpkins and Spiritualized in there but Sigur Ros’s instrumental experimentation with the bow/guitar and make-believe vocals created a sound that's uniquely their own. About those vocals though . . . I appreciate that each listener is supposed to draw out their own shapes from this record - and Hopelandic is a way to remove language as a bias - but I cant help but feel like this is some serious nerd bait. Is there semantic meaning to the words coming out of this dude's mouth or not? I dunno Good album. Wouldn't put it on, but wouldn't turn it off if I heard it either Standout Tunes: Couldn't pick one out. Do us a solid and start cranking out ambient music.

Eh, its okay, got bored after a while

I enjoyed the ethereal vibes, but found myself yearning for a beat or hint of a melody most of the time.

Good sounds but boring. Ambient music is not for me

Tjú tjú

😫

Algjör bakgrunnstónlist og ágæt sem slík. Sækist ekki í Sigur Rós.

Jayson Greene (Pitchfork) said of this album "If you are inclined to sniff suspiciously around grandiose music, examining it for kitsch, you probably reeled away staggering from Sigur Rós, who proudly stink of it. This was another part of their appeal and their strength: The music is texturally complex, for sure, but the emotional framework is deliberately simple and clear." Hard to state clearer; The sound if cinematic and huge with large emotions, even if somewhat cryptic through use of Icelandic and (made up) Hopelandic lyrics. Does this make them an ideal screen on which the listener can project their own emotions? Maybe. It doesn't connect for me, though I can hear the massive influence of the scope and sound, which you hear everywhere in TV, films and advertising. I can listen to this, but I don't trust it enough to be moved by it.

Ganske digg album å jobbe til.

Something different, but pretty cool.

Very atmospheric and if I was listen while watching the aurora borealis gently drifting over scandinavian fjords this could easily be 5 stars. But as I’m listening while walking my dog around the streets of Yorkshire, I quickly lost interest.

Creative and great for working, but not something to which I can actively listen.

Beautiful, almost formless, but somehow less than the sum of its parts

I used to like Sigur Rós when I was first getting into post-rock, but now I must admit that they sound kind of cheesy to me. I think the vocals turn me off, tbh. GY!BE holds up better by keeping their mouths shut in comparison, and they write more gorgeous harmonies. This is still good, but I seldom get into their work as much now. C

Good background

Initial thoughts: - 👽 baby alien being sung to in the womb by its Icelandic earthly mother - u2 meets Bjork meets radiohead? - Good music to have on in the background to code to. - harmonica solo on hajartad hamast is too bluesy 🎵 🎸 Enjoyed having this album on in the background as I worked! This album felt like it should have been paired with a modern art installation, or was intended to be a concept album of some kind. Really enjoyed the blending of instrumentations and calm melodies and tempos. This was also a nice exposure to some non-english music, and knowing the lyrics could have given me better context on the album.

3 stars. Some great melodies. Needs a big surround speaker situation to fully immerse in the Scandinavian greatness.

Ihan kaunista kyllä, mutta on näillä parempaakin

Stile inconfondibile. Non per tutti.

Cool

Hjartað hamast is a five star song.

not really a fan of the vocals but I like the rest alright

rimelig dope

Nice soundscapes - no idea what they're singing about and unlikely to listen again, but not inoffensive

Good music to work to.

very relaxing first two tracks, though with the average song being over 6 minutes, we are going to see if this album starts to wear out its welcome. Staralfur has the sappiest strings and is really effective right now, though the end leaves me cold. The rest of the album just sort of meanders aroud.

Mostly nice to listen to

speciaal en rustig

I like Sigur Ros, and I like putting on one of their albums while I'm going things around the house. However I'm not sure how they make the list of 1001 albums but I guess that could be said for how I feel about a lot of these albums.

Best thing to come out of Iceland since the Sugarcubes I suppose. About one 10-min song is enough for me.

Ow-gettis Beer-yoon

Música ambiental. Agradable. Parece como música de despedida.

This album is truly an experience, one that flows from sentimental ballads to sweeping orchestral movements. It is hard not to get emotionally moved as these songs are both melancholic and beautiful - it also doesn't hurt that they've been used in many films and shows. That being said, the album can be a little meandering and some brevity could improve its digestibility.

Sounds very "of it's time". As a self absorbed, ponderous 19 year old I would have thought this rather cool in a smokey studio flat. Less so as a 41 year old that needs EDM to get up in the morning.

The song’s are very long so not for me

First Listen. Really interesting sound. Falling in love with this band. This is the reason I started listening to the albums on this list - to find amazing bands like this. Standout: Svefn-g-englar.

I found this to be an interesting listen. I like music in unfamiliar languages because instead of paying attention to the lyrics, you just kinda vibe with the melodies and whatnot. I could see myself revisiting this album/band, especially as some background music for work/reading or even meditation. The only thing I dislike about albums/music like this is that you can't really sneak it into most playlists (except for like a study/focus one) so it's hard to show/introduce other people to it. Anyways, hope we get more interesting albums like this, it was a nice change of pace.

Hyvä esimerkki vanhasta suosikista, joka tuntuu nykyään vähän "ylimelodiselta". Nautin jälkimmäisestä puoliskosta nyt enemmän.

Very ethereal, good to put on and not think about

Not something I’m likely to go out of my way to listen to again, but it was interesting.

Very experimental. Not exactly my thing stylistically but some very lovely melodies that make it worth a listen. Fave track: Staralfur

The cynic is me says this album, that so many folks grovelled over, is more than a bit too eccentric for me

Uno de esos discos que no tenía idea de que encontrar. No me molestaría que alguien lo ponga de fondo en una reunión mientras conversamos pero no iría a un concierto del grupo

I was excited to check it out. I enjoyed some of the chill aspects to it but also it went into the background and I didn't pay much attention. Keep em comin keep em comin

If your looking for a meditation album …look no more. Very transcendental music. Even though I didn’t understand one word said😆. But did add this to my meditation play list. The album cover is strangely beautiful. A fetus that is an Angel praying 🙏🏻 .For what we can only guess.

Prachtig, maar meer filmmuziek eigenlijk dan dat je hier eens echt aandachtig naar gaat zitten luisteren. Komt ook doordat die zang voor mij gereduceerd wordt tot een melodie zonder inhoud.

Heel sfeervol, maar wel echt voor het juiste moment.

Aantal prachtige sferische soundscapes. Maar meer dan een uur is iets teveel voor mij.

Not my vibe, but I do appreciate the tones and sounds.

3. decent atmospheric music though it went on longer than I would have liked.

Easy to listen to but a bit bland for me

good for studying and reading

Not my jam

Like a meditation album. Not unpleasant, in fact quite soothing but not outstanding either. 3*

Pues tiene canciones bonitas que he guardado entre mis favoritas y otras que como música de fondo no están mal. A día de hoy creo que es prescindible aunque interesante para conocer a su líder, Jonsi, que ahora escucho más en bandas sonoras que como músico alternativo.

I like it. More appreciation this time around then when I first heard it several years ago. Relaxing, meliw yet edgy and interesting 3.5 🌟

3/5

Gets credit for having a song in The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. The algorithm must believe I've been handing out too many positive reviews because they've thrown some stinkers at me recently. This would be a decent album to put on to fall asleep to, since a lot of it resembles white noise. That said, I didn't loathe it, and it started to grow on me considerably as the album moved along. Spotify tells me I liked one Sugar Rós song before this exercise ("Hoppípola, from one of their later albums). It's sleep music, and there's a place for that. I have a sneaky suspicion I'd bump this score up if I listened while indulging in an edible or two. Actual rating is closer to a 2.5 than a 3 (which is a minor achievement considering I had this earmarked as a 1 early on), but I think Steve Zissou would appreciate marking it in the records as a whole number.

Never listened to Sigur Ros but always wanted to check them out, guess this is a good excuse! UPDATE: This shit's long as fuck. Good, though!

Not entirely sure what to make of this. One lengthy track can be a soothing balm; one whole album can slide into the soporific. There are both cosmic and subterranean aspects to the soundscapes conjured up here, though at times I feel like it's all a little too safe and mannerly, like something composed to be played in a planetarium exhibition. I've been to Iceland, one of the more magic places in the world

Got a lil' post-diner nap on to this one. Enjoyed Svefng-englar and Starálfur but I likely won't revisit it. Sweet cover art tho! þrír (3) stars!

Trippy ambient chill. Real cool sound. Wish it was in English.

Nice background music. Thought I'd listened to it before but clearly hadn't.

Starts off trippy as heck. Some good relaxing songs to chill to.

Pleasant, spacey, atmospheric A good listen :) Flugufrelsarinn was good (I think)

Amazing production, strong Radiohead vibes which is a big plus. To be very honest I drifted off a bit as the album went on, but am intrigued to go back to it.

Somewhere between classical music and another genre The tempo is slow but relaxing 3/5

It sounds pretty nice, but I don't care for it too much. The keys are really nice. It's good relaxing background music. Highlights: 2, 3, and 8.

I'd have to be in a specific mood for this

enjoyed a different type of music

Для меня слишком хаотично.

I thought this album was beautiful. Sigur Ros will always remind me of Chole giving me a massage whilst we watched them live -remember that Chole? If not I am personally offended because it was a VERY SPECIAL moment and for me it really encapsulates the spirit of, like, who we are as friends, so if you don't remember I think it might make me doubt my whole understanding of our friendship, you know? Like what if I've got us all wrong? I mean, what about MY needs Chole?

Isländsk ailien-musik. Det är inte helt hemskt men ganska så konstigt... Lite lite kent-vibes speciellt Starálfur. Hans röst är exakt likadan som Jocke bergs!! Låtarna är för långa!! Tror det blir 3/5

Good but I found it a bit dull in places, plus way too long

heavenly melancholic indie movie music

Not sure what to make of this. It's well done, but there's nothing there to latch on to - it's like a backing track. I don't find myself yearning to listen to any one particular track or section.

Nice vibe

The only song I knew before this was that really uplifting one that always used in movies and adverts and tbh that still the only song I’ll give any of my time to. This album was fine but it’s not gonna be used to advertise planet earth 2 or have you reaching for your wallet to donated to the Red Cross in between back to back episodes of friends.

Such a unique sound which now seems part of the fabric of pop culture with a lot of their tunes being used in adverts and documentaries. But I remember at the time finding their sound so different to anything else out there.

Good background music. I enjoyed it.

pretty chill

Durante años había evitado escuchar a Sigur Ros. Me parecía un producto pretencioso que encandilaba a los hipsters de finales de siglo por lo exterior y lo por lo intrínseco. Después de escuchar el disco me doy cuenta de dos cosas: tenía razón y el disco está bastante bien.

What a disturbing album cover. Production is very good but it's hard to listen to mostly ambient orchestral type music for over an hour. Also I don't really like how Icelandic sounds vocally compared to other languages that I'm more used to. It’s alright but I probably won’t revisit this album often.

Not bad. Reminds Magnet

Some nice tunes. It's mostly instrumental, so nice for listening when trying to concentrate and avoid distraction because of lyrics

Serene, calm

Experimental, interesting, but I couldn't get into it. It being a foreign language did not help me.

Muy insistente de repente. me gusta pero me asusta

Pas fan, mais bonne musique de fond posée.

Un poco plano pero buen disco en general.

liked 4 of the 10 songs, nice vibe tho

best part is the album cover. I problem is that there are too many songs for too long. coulda done with half the amount. a good though. 3.5?

Sight Ros is another one of these things I feel like I'm supposed to really like but just find OK. I certainly didn't have this but it didn't really go to a deep place with me that it seems to with many people.

Relaxing, chill

Fun! A little like Zero 7.

Good but, make me feel sleepy

What I like with Sigur Rós is that the voice sounds like an extra instrument as I have no idea what he's saying. This is also a problem as I can't connect with the lyrics.

Just a bit odd, didn't mind it being foreign language though.

I felt as if I was transported back to ancient times.

i don't hate the vocals but i like the instrumentals so much that i wish the vocals weren't there 3 songs left and i'm pretty ready for this to be over maybe if i was on a roadtrip and not stuck in the office this would be higher

I am sure that if I were a slightly different person, I would enjoy it because it has all the elements that I typically enjoy. But the way the band put it together simply grates me.

First of all, I love Icelandic music, literature, and the Icelandic language, so I was genuinely excited when this album appeared in my recommendations one morning. I went into it expecting to love it. The opening immediately caught my attention with its eerie, atmospheric soundscapes and unique sense of space. It felt mysterious and promising, and I was intrigued by where it was going. Unfortunately, that feeling didn't last. While the first part of the album drew me in, the second half gradually lost my interest. The songs began to blur together, and what initially felt immersive eventually became repetitive and emotionally static. I kept waiting for a moment that would re-engage me, but it never quite arrived. I can absolutely appreciate the craftsmanship, the haunting ambience, the beautiful use of Jónsi's falsetto, and the cinematic production. It's easy to understand why this album is so highly regarded and influential. However, despite respecting what it achieves artistically, it simply didn't connect with me on a personal level. I wanted to like it much more than I actually did.

ethereal, slow, calm, icelandic. like no mans sky

Takie 2. Niby fajne, ale nie na ten klimat.

Very difficult to enjoy this album very depressing soundscapes reminding me of barren desolate areas in the world which I'm sure Iceland has some of them.

Decent, atmospheric, weirdy background music, which never really goes anywhere. Kept expecting the Clangers or Moomins to start singing at any point!

Good background music for a science museum, but not for me.

While I get why some might like this record, it requires more from me than what it could ever give. The album is not bad by any means and it definetely manages to give me a very dreamlike feeling, but personally, I wouldn't listen to this piece: to me it's like background noise (NOT in an inherently negative way!) The whole time I was listening to the album I just couldn't stop waiting for something to happen (something that never did). It was very challenging to try to listen to such long tracks with minimal progression while staying engaged. I can't think of a single other reason to why the songs have to be so long, with so little substance other than the album being meant to be used as sleep aid.

This one never really clicked for me, despite all the praise.

A bit too experimental for me. It's not bad, it's just a lot.

Kinda weird and very chill, very slow. It's like Tcho got slower and worse.

Very chill. Not really fitting the 80 degree summer Sunday morning walk vibe

These folks are really good at what they do but for my ears this sounds more like a sleepy time playlist.

Groundbreaking, another album of ambient noise

Ambieht guys (a lot of their music is blocked for me on yt music)

Como me costo este album, creo q el autor del libro tiene una definición de dreampop diferente a la mia 4/10

Shout out to Sigur Rós, every middle/high schoolers first introduction to music that's "deep" and "not shallow like mainstream pop or whatever". Classic. I think this is the first instance of me enjoying something when I was younger and not liking it as much as an adult. Still easy listening though. 2.75 rounded down to 2. Favorite track: Hjartað Hamast (Bamm Bamm Bamm)

Some of the sounds are quite cool. But it's not an album I would ever just put on. But I can appreciate some of what they were trying to do.

I amvery happy I listened to this. There were some great textures and interesting tones. With that said I would never be in the mood to listen to this album. It never really takes off and makes me feel a little uneasy. This album was just ok.

Background music with an edge? Soundtrack to a story I have not heard?

Funky as expected when you see an outlined baby and a blue background. Kind of rncapsulated what the womb might have been idk I don’t remember but nothing all the memorable anyway. The feeling of doing weeding in the yard while zoned out in 88 degree weather. Drink: have to go with an orange Gatorade. Touches elements of what you want but way better alternatives.

Christ. That was long.

didnt do it for me, too strange, i mean its something different, I get it, I get how this album got into the 1001, a few songs felt like the song at the end of a good movie, but hearing a whole album like that or worse wasnt for me,

interesting but needed more energy that day 5/10 Will I add this album to my library: no

Cool for 5 minutes. Not for 1 hour

Maybe in another dimension

Dreamy and atmospheric but not my thing. Music to fall asleep to

Perché et planant, pas ma came

Quite droney at times. I can imagine these songs backing a dramatic scene in a movie, but it's not the sort of music I generally like on its own

Since I don't understand Icelandic, I have to treat the vocals as an instrument in my brain. It is haunting until the repetitive nature of the lyrics goes over my repetition threshold and than I start to chimp and have to next it. I've run into a couple of the songs in the wild, but this isn't my thing.

Would've liked it even more without any words at all

Cold and somewhat pretentious, still, this is what I wished Radiohead sounded like

Has not aged well

its good technically, but to me it was lowkey boring...

Not very exciting nor interesting. Ok to listen to once, but that’s about it. 2/5

Not for me, but can appreciate a lot of the music, like the instruments on tracks 4,5,7.

Icelandic fairy music. However I am neither Icelandic nor a fairy

Die isländische Band Sigur Rós aus Reykjavík nahm ihr zweites Album zwischen Sommer 1998 und Frühjahr 1999 gemeinsam mit Produzent Ken Thomas im bandeigenen Studio Sundlaugin im Mosfellsbær, einer kleinen Gemeinde nahe Reykjavík, auf. Erschienen auf dem Reykjavíker Independent-Label Smekkleysa, verankert Ágætis Byrjun – auf Deutsch etwa „Ein recht guter Start" – die Band im internationalen Post-Rock-Diskurs, ohne sich je wirklich darin einrichten zu wollen. Die Platte markiert einen radikalen Neuanfang gegenüber dem Debüt Von: Wo zuvor diffuse Ambientsketches dominierten, tritt nun ein durchkomponiertes Orchesterpanoptikum in den Vordergrund, getragen von Frontmann Jónsi Birgissons mit dem Cellobogen gespielter Gitarre und einem doppelten Streichoktett. Die bekanntesten Stücke des Albums – das hypnotisch kreisende „Svefn-g-englar", das breit angelegte „Ny Batteri" und das titelgebende Abschlussstück „Ágætis Byrjun" – demonstrieren eine emotionale Dynamik, die zwischen zerbrechlicher Stille und orchestralem Ausbruch pendelt. Jónsi singt teils auf Isländisch, teils in der von ihm erfundenen Kunstsprache Vonlenska, die jeden Bedeutungshorizont offenhält und das Hörerlebnis in eine seltsam universelle Melancholie taucht. „Olsen Olsen" und „Ára bátur" runden eine außergewöhnlich kohärente Tracklist ab, die keine Lücke, keinen Leerlauf kennt. Ágætis Byrjun erschien in Island zunächst fast unbemerkt, bevor es über FatCat Records in Großbritannien (2000) und später in Nordamerika internationale Aufmerksamkeit erlangte und auf zahlreichen Jahrzehnt-Bestenlisten landete. Das Album steht für jene seltene Übereinstimmung von Ort, Zeit und Klang: Die isländische Landschaft scheint in jeder Frequenz zu resonieren, ohne je zur Kulisse zu werden. Ágætis Byrjun ist eines der wenigen Alben, das tatsächlich so klingt, wie sich Stille anfühlen würde, wenn sie Form annähme.

Not for me

As always, I applaud the effort to include a variety of musical styles on the list of 1001 albums. This album, though, is a long, slow slog. Maybe it would be tremendously uplifting or something if I spoke Icelandic?

I mean, ok

Wat de knakkerbrood is dit.

meh

muy flashero para mí ahre, la verdad es que no me gusta mucho pero no esta nada mal

5 on mushrooms, 2 or 3 sober

I qyiite like a lot of Sigur Ros’s music. It’s ethereal relaxing quality felt like the perfect accompaniment to the drive round the m25 and back north. It certainly started that way, however as the album went on it just got a bit boring and slightly irritating

The dreaded "open an album, see the length, feel your heart drop" issue. The problem with making an album that's 1 hour, 11 minutes, is that you REALLY have to enjoy the artist to not get fed up of it. They don't half drone on, eh? It's pretty, but also repetitive. And in parts beautiful, but also soooooo long. I feel like I should like it, but 1 have no intention of ever listening to it again. Just not for me... 2/5

Found this band boring when my friends were crazy about them. Hoped to liked it better now because maturity but it didn't happen.

scandinavian garbage jk its just lame and boring

for me its boring and the songs sound too similar

586/1001 2026.04.06 😴😴🌑🌑🌑

119. dune music

Radiohead if Thom was trying to squeeze into Barry Gibb's pants.

j’étais vraiment, mais vraiment pas dans le mood pour ça aujourd’hui à réécouter 🖤— Flugufrelsarinn, Hjartað Hamast

They're taking themselves way too seriously.

Very boring album, not my style at all. There are times throughout listening I thought the album showed promise, but those were far and few between. A standout for me was Flugufrelsarinn, and the bass intro of Olsen Olsen. Ný batterí wasn't too bad a song either. Overall, the second half was better, but I still didn't enjoy this one, but I can see why people do like it.

Seems like everything needs to be just right for a song to land. Didn’t get the balance right for me.

It was interesting to listen to it, not for me 2/5

I listened to this in it's entirety and I struggled to stay awake and hold off on throwing my phone against the wall. This is wispy, whiney, wacko, woebegone, whimpering BS. Please, no more.

Huge disappointment. Im a big fan of "Every Morning" and "Fly" off of their record 14:59, but this couldn't be a huger departure from--wait, I'm just getting a message, one moment...uh huh...uh huh...ohhhhh. OK that makes sense. Still...not really my thing, though the fact that I listened to this on the first beautiful day of spring instead of the bleakest part of winter might have to do with my rating.

This was one I was just ready to get through. It felt longer than it actually is because every song is so slow and dreamy, and after a while it all started blending together for me. I get why people love the atmosphere, but it never grabbed me.

it’s very pretty, just not for me!

2.5

ehhhhh

A slog to get through, pretty boring.

A bit much, way too long and just not what I needed to start my weekend off right if I'm honest

Ummmm. Been digesting this one for 24 hours before reviewing. I liked it but I think I need to be in a specific mood for it to work for me. I did like a few songs especially Olsen olsen. Would be interested in listening to more

No clue what to think of this album. It wasn't unpleasant, but I don't think I really enjoyed it.

This album brings me back to a time where middling adolescents tried way too hard to be deep. To an extent, I enjoy the ethereal feel of this, but it really kind of just falls short due to the aforementioned statement. I will watch a life aquatic again though because of this.

If I didn’t put headphones in, I think this album would’ve gotten a one but lucky enough at song six I put headphones in and it got significantly better, but I don’t think I will ever return to this album, but I did save a few songs. I probably won’t listen to this album ever again entirety who knows maybe if I would’ve listened to this album with headphones all the way through. It would get a five but as of right now this album gets 2/5

I get the vision and the structure of the album, but I will never listen to it again.

I can see how it’s on the list and how people like it but I don’t have the patience for the 8 minute bs song

Not my cup of tea- may be good when high- marijuana or shroomies No words, ethereal, spacey vibes

Not for me

Just plain boring. Ambient in the wrong way.

Really atmospheric and kind of cool music. Entirely new to me and the experience was fun. Its not something I think I will come back to though. I can't see a time and place where this is the album I would choose to listen to. Perhaps in the future I will be in a time and place where that changes and if so I hope i remember this album exists.

Chillout music, its fine to listen maybe 1-2 songs from this album, but fuck over hour is too much. Not my type of music.

I generally like music like this and there were some good songs on the album, but it left a lot to be desired and I think there are bands that do this music better. Might revisit in the future or check out another of their albums because there is some interesting stuff here.

I listened to this album 3 times and let me tell you, I really didn’t like it. I almost fell asleep twice and was wondering when it would end. I understand that it was big in its era but this isn’t for me.

This sounds like is from Iceland. Pretty, Ethereal, and yet I have no clue what it is or what is going on

Bland.

Not for me.

Hmm where to start here. I guess this is technically what is called "Global" music? Super ethereal and vibey. Goes in a biiiiiit too long though. That's about all I can really muster up

My only previous experience of Icelandic music is Bjork. So I was kind of expecting something a bit unusual. Some tracks lived up to that expectation! Lyrics in Icelandic language doesn't help with understanding, and too many 'lyrics' just seemed to be dreamy floating sounds. Where the lyrics were sung that helped. The music was fairly dreamy too. Probably would have been OK as music to fall asleep to. Don't think I'll be seeking Sigur Rós out again though.

This album requires your full attention while simultaneously doing nothing to hold it. I definitely caught a few "hey that's kinda cool" moments throughout... and I'm sure I zoned out through a bunch more. Really tough to listen to and I honestly think it's not worth it.

Couldn't finish it.

Not my thing.

Not the most accessible album. Could I get into this with multiple listens? Maybe

I know how loved this group is by the millennials, and I have tried several times to appreciate them. And while there are some instrumental passages that are truly gorgeous, the vocals ruin it for me every time. Kudos for their made up song language, I guess, but I will leave Sigur Ros to the youngers.

sounds euphoric, i like the vocals although i cannot understand what they are saying; the instrumentals are loud but clear, not in an overbearing way

Atmospheric and moody, but veeeeeery slow.

Denne var nok ikke dårlig, men den var ikke for meg

It is surely something out of my comfort zone! I am not saying that it's a bad album, but it is an unusual and weird experience since it demands a little effort to keep listening (because of the unknown lyrics and the long songs).

Nierda!!! No quiero ser islandes

10,000 selling copies give you platina...that is weird.

Would be good movie music, it’s cinematic and evokes a feeling, but I didn’t enjoy it as an album listening experience.

I never really got the band when Hoppípolla went big and listening to their earlier stuff didn't do much for me either.

not in english, and kind of odd

⭐️⭐️ Better if high

Made it through 3 songs then got sleepy.

I don't get it. It's music to fall asleep to.

Bem, eu não consegui me conectar muito às músicas. É um tipo de música atmosférica com BPM baixo que usa muitos teclados e pads (timbres bonitos, diga-se). Duas ou três músicas me agradaram mais, mas somente isso. Talvez numa segunda audição tenha uma opinião diferente. A capa é muito boa.

This is pretty good music to fall asleep to! Ethereal and soft (for the majority, there's a couple songs with breakdowns). It sounds like it comes from a different planet. Generally speaking, this just isn't really my thing. It was overly long and frankly somewhat boring for the majority. I would put this at like a 2.5 if I could, but 2 feels appropriate.

I have no idea how to rate this one. Atmospheric music where i am waiting for something to happen in seventy minutes, but it doesnt. very much like a Radiohead album. Whale music for the Avant-Garde at an art show. I do think the cover is pretty cool.

My goodness, just so boring. The only thing saving it from being a 1 is that at least SOME of the songs started to build up and shift a little, and knowing there's worse out there.

A very "dream like" melonic listen. Like being in a trance.

I thought this album was very similar to the one the other day. But not as good.

Just kind of meh for me.

I actually didn’t hate it quite as much as I thought I would. It’s slow and experimental and in Icelandic, but it works for like a chilly day background music. I certainly wouldn’t choose it, and honestly didn’t finish it, but it wasn’t the worst album on here

Not my cup of tea, would be good to listen to while working/studying. Some songs had weird audio level mixtures where the start of the song is insanely quiet and the end is extremely loud.

Probably would enjoy it more on repeated listens but no chance of that

pretty boring .... ok å ha i bakgrunnen på jobb

Scary

I feel like Im abstracting (tadc reference) 💀. The lyrics and premise are definitely out-there and unique for sure, but the actual music is sonically pleasant. Both dreamlike and nightmarish. I appreciate what they were trying to do but I don’t think I’ll be revisiting. I didn’t dislike it but I didn’t necessarily love it, I saved 4/10 songs so 2 stars ⭐️

Listening to this was an interesting experience. The instrumental is well done; the lyrics are okay. I don't think I'd find myself deliberately clicking on this album to relisten but if it came out I would not skip it.

Conceptually I like the idea of this album and would like to have rated it higher, but I think it just becomes a bit too airy chamber pop-y for my tastes Standouts Svefn-g-englar 2/5

Samey? Not much of an impression on me honestly. Can appreciate using a cello bow on guitars though.

Some good stuff in there but it's just too long :/

Again not for me but can why it’s popular

Very dreamy. Too dreamy.

Very chilled and relaxing but sometimes annoying

A few very nice chill songs but not many that I properly connect with, sound a bit like a Nordic stoned jamming session, good vibes but wouldn’t actively seek out

Didn't finish

The Icelandic cousins of the Cocteau Twins, happily making up their own dream pop language as they go.

Okay - not really my taste but can appreciate it musically. Lots of violin!!!

despite my love for post rock, i've never become a Sigur Rós fan. i really dig "Ny batterí" but apart from that it's just a tad bit too otherworldly for me...

very ambient - not very motivational.

Ihme vinkunaa

Not my kind of cake.. ⭐️⭐️

This is like Radiohead on Qualudes. Craftsmanship is there musically. I don't mind a bit of sombreness in music. Any of these tracks would be good in a playlist. But as an album it is just too much.

Look, I understand this album is a mood. And it's not a bad mood, but it's just not my mood.

It’s a no from me dog. 😔✌️

It's different, I'll give them that. I don't care for it, nice try though. 2

lofi music to study to

Got a bit samey too quickly. Not a fan, even though one or two tracks might sound ok if nestled in a mix tape.

Not for me

A little bit too........strange for me

wanted this to be over very quick into the listen

Not feeling this today

Unfortunately, this misses the mark for me. It made for solid background music though.

Just not my bag

As an instrumental, I would have liked this album much more. The vocals are grating to me. Since they're in a language I don't speak and that hits my ear in an assaulting way, I just can't get by it. Things picked up for me in the last 3rd of the album ⭐⭐.5

Not really my type of Music.

I don't think this is bad necessarily. There's a road less traveled where I'm a huge fan of this, it hit at the right formative moment, and I got super into it instead of A Perfect Circle or the Crüxshadows or another similar band that took a different left turn on this album's path. It's a three but I really, really hated every second of the 10:06 in Svefn-g-englar.

Post-rock is the most spectacularly boring genre of all time Does a nice job of sending me to sleep

Fine

I can see why some people like this kind of music, but its not for me. Sounds like background music to a marvel movie's action scene.

I can't say I liked it, I can't say I understand why this style of music exists, but I can't help but think if they were doing something closer to what I like, they're all talented enough that I would like them, so I can't hit them too hard - talented, just not my cup of tea I guess.

Sigur Ros is one of those bands I'd always heard of but never listened to. I can't even recall if I've heard a single Sigur Ros song, let alone an entire album. I didn't even know it was a band; I always thought it was the name of a solo artist. And for whatever reason, I have negative connotations with Sigur Ros because I groaned a little when I saw the album and said to myself, "I'll probably hate this." Turns out my fears weren't unfounded. There was like one song I didn't find impossibly boring. I get that it's moody and atmospheric and the fact that I can't understand the lyrics doesn't help but my God what a slog this one was.

I started listening to this feeling quite cheerful, 10 mins in I was gloomy, two tracks later I was clinically depressed. Luckily I found the off switch before self harm became an issue but it was close. All in all not for me.

This doesn’t resonate with me. I like some ambient and dream pop, but this just felt too ethereal.

Decent background music but couldn't get into it

first impressions, i like the cover A LOT. learned that they are icelandic, so i am immediately thinking they will give me weird bjork vibes...hopefully. - sounding like come down music - sad girl vibes - if i hadn't read that this was a man, would've thought it was a woman singing - not enjoying the rock bits - enjoying ny batteri more - i like viorar, v peaceful, not so ambient that it feels like the song is going nowhere -- yeah this song easily the best so far, the crescendo towards the end is killer. I wouldn't listen to this again intentionally. If it's on that's fine, but I doubt I'll seek it out

I'm fairly skeptical of any musical genre that starts with the word "post" but I haven't experience much postrock. Anyway, they say you can't really judge a book by its cover, but you can definitely judge this album by its cover. It sounds exactly like the music an alien baby with angel wings and webbed hands still attached to the umbilical cord would jam to. Or float to, I guess. It's not unpleasant, it just lacks rhythm, groove, character. Just floaty coffee shop music. Naturally, it's on the long side. 2/5

Perhaps I wasn’t in the mood, but this is not something I’d re-listen.

Some great tracks but a bit difficult for me to get through

Can listen the whole way through but sounds like sad background music

It was fine. It's not really 'trance' music, but it's also not not trance.

Sounded like ambient noise, which I'm not sure they were intending given that the genre is post-rock. Didn't really make me engaged.

No private session used for Spotify. A band that I know I know, but can't recall how and when I listen to their music. I knew one of the songs. I like that song, but didn't need an albums worth of it.

-Some of the songs are okay, or have interesting orchestral elements, but as a whole I don't think I really like this album or perhaps artist.

It starts interesting and atmospheric, but that wares thin fairly quick.

Not a bit of me, I get the idea behind it but meh

Staralfur good Harmonica jump scare Gets boring fairly quickly but I respect the vibes enough to give it a 2/5

Decent background music - couple of good songs but I probably won't be going back to it in a hurry

Nope. Ambient tones that are monotonous to my ear. Not offensive, and likely beautiful. Just not to my tastes.

Good post-rock stuff, but not really for me

Interesting but it ultimately doesn’t do it for me.

So much to trudge through until there are moments of pleasure. Moments, because soon you are trudging through drudgery again.

Listened while driving around Scotland’s highlands, and the vibes still didn’t carry this album too far.

I remember liking this when I was young, but now it's just noise to me.

Mostly boring

2.4

interesting.

2/5 not something I would normally listen to :(

Beautiful music but not for me.

Good ambient music, but I didn't care for the vocals. I'm sure this style was largely unheard of at this time, so I do have to give them credit for that.

Good production. Sounds fine. It's a lot of ambient tunes, sort of depressing vocals. A bit depressing all around. I'd say it's a good background album for an overcast or rainy day.

Is there anything from Iceland that just isn’t fucking weird? I don’t know if it’s something in the water, the isolation from the rest of the world, the small and possibly inbred population or some kind of fey fairy magic, but it’s weird stuff. Weird doesn’t mean bad, but weird it is. Bjork, Sigur Ros, the guy from Game of Thrones… Add to the fact that apparently Sigur Ros doesn’t actually sing any real lyrics- you’d be forgiven for thinking it’s Icelandic- which almost no one speaks- but it’s not. It’s their made-up fairy language. The music is lush, orchestral and electronic and the soundtrack for a noble Viking death in some 90s movie. ¨Hjartao Hamast¨ sounds like the Deftones if made the soundtrack for a futuristic gay sauna. This is meant as high praise- like the rest of the album, the song takes you somewhere. All in all, it was easy to let the music fall into the background- it was transportive enough when I actively listened but at times easy to disengage from. That’s not the band’s failing, it’s mine. Best songs: ¨Hjartao Hamast¨

Interesting album could revisit on a weird day

If it were a score to a movie it could be good- as a stand alone album less so.

It's not my cup of tea.

Icelandic radiohead.

Was it good? No. Was it interesting? Not really. Did it change music? Definitely not.

Enjoyable enough