sigur rós, heima
August 28th, 2007 by Dave Allen
Click to play and marvel at the sights
Hopefully without sounding too lazy I have to admit to not finding a lot of info about the upcoming documentary that follows Sigur Rós as they tour their homeland, Iceland. From the trailer I have garnered that they visited every hamlet, fishing port and town, bringing their music to the people of Iceland. They also are supporting Saving Iceland. Click the image to watch the trailer to Heima [Home]. The Icelandic vistas are stunning.
August 29th, 2007 at 1:48 pm
Dave, cheers for the Save Iceland link. I lived there for two years back in 1999-2001. It was indeed something to see, especially Reykjavik in winter…I had no idea industry was so royally dorking things up over there. A shame, as it’s one of the few places left that seemed to be untouched by much of that. Ahhh, well…Kurt Vonnegut said it best, and I paraphrase–We could have fixed it, but we were too lazy. And too cheap.
August 29th, 2007 at 6:31 pm
sweet jesus, i am moving to iceland!
August 29th, 2007 at 9:14 pm
You could do worse…though the nightlife doesn’t even START til midnight. They like to go til unholy hours over there. Still, a Viking Lager in each hand is not a bad way to spend the evening.
August 29th, 2007 at 10:31 pm
nerd alert. had to convert the vid to an mp4 iphone setting to get it to play on iPhone. looks dreamy
August 29th, 2007 at 11:45 pm
Yeah don’t even get me started on this trailer…..I almost freaked out when I saw it… :)
August 30th, 2007 at 7:08 am
Can’t wait to see the full movie..
September 1st, 2007 at 11:12 am
[...] Upcoming Sigur Ros documentary. [...]
February 10th, 2008 at 12:58 pm
[...] I lean heavily toward electronic music and dub but I have a passion for a good old-fashioned singer songwriter song too. Let’s call it the ying and the yang. For instance last night my pal D Funk and I went to see Robbie Fulks, a man who who is true to his roots. According to Wikipedia - “Fulks is known for his disdain of mainstream modern country and the country music industry, as exemplified by his scorching rebuke of Nashville titled “Fuck This Town.” His live performances feature improvised rearrangments of his original songs, off-the-cuff musical humor, and covers of songs by Michael Jackson and Cher, among others.” He was a little too chipper for me last night but his in between songs banter was hilarious. And then last week Claire from the Beggars Music Group sent me a package that included an album from Basia Bulat (it also included a screener of Heima, the brilliant movie from Sigur Ros, more on that later.) I had never heard of Ms Bulat but hearing her soaring voice and amazing instrumentation I felt compelled to let you hear a track. Although she is a little too pop for me and doesn’t carry the gravitas or Alt-rock roots of say, Neko Case, a fellow Canadian chanteuse, she can certainly put her voice to work. Have a listen below and check out her video here. [...]