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Sigur Ros --- NOT FAIR
Praeserpium Machinarum:
Alchemist: Personally I don't see the Mazzy Star connection, but it does have some ties to shoegazer and psychedelic rock I'll give you that.
I am not entirely sure what you are talking about, but I guess yes it can seem like it's meandering(if that's what you mean) to some.
But then again that particular song is more of a soundscape really, a moodpiece.
They do have more regular songs like Staralfur or Glosóli, but it was this song they breaked with so it seemed appropriate.
Alchemist:
--- Quote from: Praeserpium Machinarum ---Alchemist: Personally I don't see the Mazzy Star connection, but it does have some ties to shoegazer and psychedelic rock I'll give you that.
I am not entirely sure what you are talking about, but I guess yes it can seem like it's meandering(if that's what you mean) to some.
But then again that particular song is more of a soundscape really, a moodpiece.
They do have more regular songs like Staralfur or Glosóli, but it was this song they breaked with so it seemed appropriate.
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As we speak, I am acquiring the bittorrent of their album entitled Takk ... you know what's probably going to happen? I'll spend a few days -- a week, perhaps -- listening to their stuff, then I'll go back and listen to that first song again with a whole new set of ears and hear completely different things than I did upon the first listening. That's the way it is with me: after letting my brain figure out what exactly to expect, it'll revisit earlier assumptions and completely overhaul the conclusions it had come to previously.
penpen17:
It would be Mazzy Star if you slowed it WAY down and dragged every song out for 10 minutes. I think that the comparison mainly lies in the dreamy aspect of both bands
greenMonkey:
--- Quote from: Praeserpium Machinarum ---They play post-rock somewhat akin to Godspeed You! Black Emperor but with an icelandic twist like this: Sigur Rós - Svefn-G-Englar
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I don't know if this is completely accurate. Their music is most definitely post-rock, but they a really different sound from GY!BE (imo). Sort of a mix of post-rock, shoegaze, minimalism, and...the style of rock Low plays (i.e. slowcore/sadcore) maybe?
Oh and Takk... is considered to be the most accesible album, but Agaetis Byrjun is definitely the best, followed by ( ), then by Takk... and Von.
Praeserpium Machinarum:
I suppose there are more obvious bands like Cocteau Twins or something. I did say 'somewhat' since I recognise that the resemblance is a bit superficial beyond the fact that they share genre and to a degree aesthetic. I love Low but I don't really see the connection other than perhaps a similarity in mood(?), Sigur tends to be less brooding though.
Perhaps this is due to ignorance but I don't see that Sigur Rós is particularly minimalistic, quite the contrary I would say.
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