Sigur Ros "Fljótavík" Live on The Interface

Riceboy Sleeps - S/T- Album Due Out July 20, 2009

Riceboy Sleeps contributed the song "Happiness" to the ever so popular Dark Was the Night charity compilation. But exactly who is Riceboy Sleeps? Well, glad that you asked (well if you have read this far don't you want to know anyways?). Riceboy Sleeps is the combination of Sigur Ros' singer Jon Thor (jónsi) Birgisson and his partner Alex Somers. The two pair up to create breathtaking ambient music that hints of Sigur Rós' Takk if that album was mostly an instrumental affair. This is great as in my opinion Takk is one of the more under appreciated Sigur Rós albums that carried a gambit of emotions from joyfulness to despair. What I have heard of the album so far sounds great but I haven't given it enough time to truly absorb the music much less give a definitive opinion. However, you can make your own opinion when Riceboy Sleeps is released July 20, 2009 on Parlophone Records. If you enjoy Sigur Rós or good music I definitely recommend keeping this one on the radar. (Song links are to the videos found on the Riceboy Sleeps website).

Track List:

• happiness
• atlas song
• indian summer
• stokkseyri
• boy 1904
• all the big trees
• daníell in the sea
• howl
• sleeping giant

SIGUR ROS - VIÐ SPILUM ENDALAUST (La Blogotheque)

Sigur Ros - Við spilum endalaust - A Take Away Show from La Blogotheque on Vimeo.

Songs to Wake Up To...

I posted the other day about waking up to Sunset Rubdown's "Stadiums and Shrines II" but failed to explain exactly how that happened. All you need is a computer hooked up to speakers and this nifty program found here and you can wake up to whatever song you wish and at whatever time. It's obvious that most of you will want to wake up to Metallica's "Master of the Puppets" but I am going to recommend some more peaceful songs to begin your day.

Sigur Rós - Untitled 4
Aphex Twin - Flim
Stars - Calendar Girl
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - In This Home on Ice
Coldplay - Don't Panic
Tool - Disposition

Sigur Ros - Two Worlds Collide

For those of you that knew me in my high school days are aware that I was somewhat (wink) into Smashing Pumpkins at that time. Well my music past is colliding with my music present in that it is reported that Sigur Rós (one of my favorite current artists) is working on a new album with producer Mark "Flood" Ellis (Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness). I am looking forward to the combination but only time will tell with the results. Sigur Rós can make songs so beautiful your heart will cease beating so get out that defibrillator:

Sigur Rós - "Sæglópur"
Sigur Rós - "Untitled 4"