Sigur Ros "Takk"

"Sorry? On Monday comes out a new album by a band called Sigur Ros. ? Have they since then "only gives the man" Rigo "and says to me:" So do you spell that, do not you "-" No, "I say" S igur R o s "Then I see how. he types in "Rus" in the computer. Finally, I spell: "Sigur ..."
"Oh yes," he says, "that is already there. But we put the first out on Monday." I turn to satisfy and push with my knee almost to the shelf or novelties
-display or whatever you call it. And since I see that there is already a stack of new Sigur Ros, beautiful welded and labeled with price. 16,99 Euro. That was on Saturday.
I am writing this review only now, because the impressions were put. You should have the chance to put down roots and to see if they understand with all plants, trees and animals that grow around them. And they grow slowly. Maybe so would grow as impressions when someone had planted, which otherwise has no idea of ​​music.
I do not want to refrain from going into detail even with Sigur Ros. Especially with Sigur Ros not.
Once again, a few brief words about the previous album (). Before the album was released, I had the chance Sigur Ros in Cologne to see them live at the Philharmonie. I was immensely impressed and overwhelmed, then Sigur Ros put standards for my Musikverständis and their album fulfilled all expectations.
Sigur Ros music consisted of echoing and vibrating guitar, silent until Boller drums, soft bass, a song which was used as an instrument and beautiful organs. In suspense, new melodies, high drama and sadness. Sigur Ros were (and are) classified in any division, which is rare.
Shortly after the penultimate album crept over me a strange idea. All the attention and the demands that are imposed on them in the future, would (would, would, would ... but is suck!) Bring a change with it. And no positive, as I was sure. Sigur Ros are no stars, this was never her intention, they are not a rock 'n' roll, nothing like that. So much Aufnmerksamkeit would force them to change anything. Meanwhile, I was sure.
"Takk" confirmed my suspicions. I could fool me, but it seems reasonable to me that the desired light-heartedness with which therefore come the songs of this album, the lighter production, the more compact song structures were not only a development within the band. They are controlled by voices and opinions that have penetrated from the outside into Sigur Ros.
I think this is a falsification of the inner path of a tape.
On the new album Sigur Ros sounds like a mixture of The Polyphonic Spree and The Beatles and Sigur Ros just. Sigur Ros have deliberately tried to take out complexity and drama of their songs and to replace them with a certain Popansatz. () Was in parts inaudible, so sad and dramatic songs were composed and written. From this severity wanted Sigur Ros away. The new album can be heard at the same time quietly sometimes, it is a rarely get goosebumps.
Sigur Ros have to struggle a bit with stagnation in their sound. Your guitar (and anything actually) are still occupied with infinite reverb, Jónsi Birgissons voice sounds all too often elusive distant.
The drumming is on "Takk" often percussive therefore spongy, and comes as the snare with emphasis on pure, it sounds as if they could record and mix any Snare reasonable. I'm not a hypocrite, I do not about perfect production, but it It is striking that the instruments are mixed to equal, rarely once something comes up close to the phone. Maybe that is partly due to the wasteful used carillons that have some effect on humming.
Still comes Jónsi pitched voice as a sample before, he still sings the same sounds as in (), and I do not think that the large part of the text is actually sung in Icelandic, it is probably still hopelandic.
The "older" songs "Gong" and "Milano" look pretty arbitrary and too predictable in their structure.
I look too much on the mistakes, especially with this album. But you have to understand. This band is so important to me. Any band that has managed to put a musical scale is important to me. And that's why ... that's why I can not help but to see everything, not just what I'd like to see.
Wonderful moments the album. Always there where something comes, you do not expect. This occurs especially at the beginning and end of the album. In "Glosoli" for example you do not expect distorted and overdriven guitars in the end. The meet one. That's just an overtaxing of hearing, as it occurs on () abound. And "Heysátan" is there for me the strongest song on the album. Brand new and unmistakably Sigur Ros. Something you can hear in any other band.
For Sigur Ros is "Takk" was certainly the most difficult album, even though they themselves may not have seen it that way. The attention will turn away more again, Sigur Ros will next time gefeiter against voices, opinions, compliments and criticism of be outside and then they are the most important to feel what you need for your music:. ​​Freedom.