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SIGUR ROS - ( ) (LIMITED EDITION DIRECT METAL MASTER IMPORT 180g 2LP)

Sigur Ros ( ) On Limited Edition Direct Metal Master 2 x 180g Import LP

( ) is the first Sigur Rós album which was recorded in the band's converted swimming pool studio in Álafoss, Mosfellsbær (a small rural town located near Reykjavík). The band calls this studio 'Sundlaugin' or 'the pool.' The album was produced by Sigur Rós and engineered by Ken Thomas, who was also their engineer on Ágætis byrjun. On the majority of the album the band is accompanied by the string quartet amiina. ( ) was mixed at Peter Gabriel's Real World Studios and mastered at Abbey Road Studios.

( ) is comprised of eight untitled songs. A 30 second period of silence divides the 71 minute album in two halves, each half containing four tracks. The first half is light and optimistic while the second half is bleaker and more melancholic. Available here on Limited Edition Direct Metal Master Double 180g Import LP.

Sigur Ros ( ) Track Listing

1. Untitled 1 - Vaka (The name of Orri’s daughter)
2. Untitled 2 - Fyrsta (The First Song)
3. Untitled 3 - Samskeyti (Attachment)
4. Untitled 4 - Njósnavélin (The Spy Machine)
5. Untitled 5 - Álafoss (The location of the band’s studio)
6. Untitled 6 - E-bow [Georg uses an e-bow on his bass in this song]
7. Untitled 7 - Dauðalagið (The Death Song)
8. Untitled 8 - Popplagið (The Pop Song)