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1997 |
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| Label (s) | Smekkleysa | |||
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CD |
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12 |
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72 minutes 10 seconds |
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Von ([ vɔːn ]; Icelandic for "hope" ) is the debut album by the Icelandic band Sigur Rós .
Title list with translations
- Sigur Rós - ("Victory Rose" / "Sigurrós") - 9:46
- Dögun - ("Dawn") - 5:50
- Hún jörð - ("Mother Earth") - 7:17
- Leit að lífi - (“Search for Life”) - 2:33
- Myrkur - ("Darkness") - 6:14
- 18 sekúndur fyrir sólarupprás - ("18 seconds before sunrise") - 0:18
- Hafssól - ("Sun of the Sea") - 12:24
- Veröld ný og óð - (" Brave New World") - 3:29
- From - ("Hope") - 5:12
- Mistur - ("Fog") - 2:16
- Syndir Guðs (opinberun frelsarans) - ("Sins of God (revelation of the Savior)") - 7:40
- Rukrym - ( Myrkur backwards; thus about "Tiehleknud") - 8:59
publication
Von was released in Iceland in 1997 on the Smekkleysa label ; however, only under 500 copies were sold. In 2004 it was re-released for the worldwide market after the band had become more popular through the follow-up albums Ágætis byrjun and () . Von , like Ágætis byrjun , has now achieved platinum status in Iceland.
The recordings of Von took a long time; Nevertheless, the band was not particularly satisfied with the result and wanted to record the songs again. However, due to time constraints, it was ultimately decided against it. A year after the release of Von , a remix album called Von Brigði was released , which can be translated with disappointment ( Vonbrigði ) as well as with variations of Von ( Von Brigði ). In addition to the remixes, it contains a song called leit af lífi , which should have been released on Von, but was not finished at the time of publication.
The title of the first regular album after Von , Ágætis byrjun (“A pretty good start”) also suggests that the band was n't particularly satisfied with Von .
Reviews
When it was re-released in 2004, Von received mostly positive reviews. Allmusic gave the album three and a half out of five and Pitchfork Media gave it 7.8 out of 10 points.
Individual evidence
- ↑ The literal translation of Sigur Rós is something like "Rose of victory". In addition, Sigurrós (without spaces) is also a common female given name in Iceland. The band was named after the sister of singer Jón Þór Birgisson , who bears this name. → cf. also FAQ on the band website .
- ↑ a b Pitchfork review
- ↑ sigur-ros.co.uk/news
- ↑ sigur-ros.co.uk/band/trivia
- ↑ From at Allmusic (English)