Von (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Von
Type = Album
Artist = Sigur Rós


Released = 1997 (Iceland)
September 2004 (UK) October 2004 (US)
Recorded = 1995-1997
Genre = Post-rock
Length = 71:58
Label = Smekkleysa Records SM67
Producer =
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:nori283u052a link]
*Pitchfork (7.8/10) [http://pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/21707/Sigur_Ros_Von 1 Dec 04] |
Last album =
This album = "Von"
(1997)
Next album = "Von brigði"
(1998)

"Von" ("Hope") is the debut album of Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós.

The production of the album took a long time, and the end result sounded significantly different from the original recordings. The band considered scrapping the final result and starting all over again, but decided not to because it would have made the process too long. In exchange for recording time, Sigur Rós painted the studio they recorded in. [ [http://www.sigur-ros.co.uk/band/trivia.php sigur rós - trivia ] ]

"Von" was originally released in Iceland to moderate critical acclaim, but went relatively unnoticed abroad. In the first year following the release, "Von" sold only 313 copies in Iceland. Following the band's popular international releases, "Ágætis byrjun" and "( )", it was re-released in the United Kingdom in September 2004, and in the United States a month later. In December 2005, "Von" and "Ágætis byrjun" were declared platinum albums in Iceland, signifying domestic sales of over 5,000.

The sixth track consists of 18 seconds of silence, and gave name to Sigur Rós's official website, " [http://www.sigur-ros.co.uk/ eighteen seconds before sunrise] ". The last track starts with more silence, then consists of a portion of "Myrkur" played backwards, hence the name "Rukrym."

Track listing

# Sigur Rós ("Victory Rose") – 9:46
# Dögun ("Dawn") – 5:50
# Hún jörð... ("Mother Earth…") – 7:17
# Leit að lífi ("Search for life") – 2:33
# Myrkur ("Darkness") – 6:14
# 18 sekúndur fyrir sólarupprás ("18 seconds before sunrise") – 0:18
# Hafssól ("The Sun's Sea") – 12:24
# Veröld ný óg óð ("Brave New World") – 3:29
# Von ("Hope") – 5:12
# Mistur ("Mist") – 2:16
# Syndir Guðs (opinberun Frelsarans) ("Sins of God [revelation of the savior] ") – 7:40
# Rukrym – 8:59

References

External links

* [http://www.sigur-ros.co.uk/band/disco/von.php Official page about the album]
* [http://www.sigur-ros.co.uk/media/index.php Selected tracks from album available on group's website]
* [http://www.sigur-ros.co.uk/news/?m=200512 "Von" and "Ágætis byrjun" go platinum in Iceland]