Uploaded December 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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Lasting two seconds short of 72 minutes, 'Ágætis byrjun' was a seismic shift from their previous record, 'Von': more melody, drama and tone, more accessible and anthemic. Twenty-one years after its release, it hasn’t remotely dated, lacking any relationship to grunge, industrial, ambient, pop or any other genre — not even Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Mogwai, points of comparison that cropped up in reviews. Perhaps the album’s unique DNA is simply Iceland’s environment, the community, the people. This, after all, was not a band, just music. Or just, perhaps, a force of nature. And like the aftermath of a hurricane, the landscape out there is very rarely the same again.
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Package Details:
- Pressed on Exclusive 2LP Deep Blue Vinyl
- Exclusive Listening Notes by Martin Aston; Art Print by Gotti Bernhöft
- "Not just an undeniable masterpiece but, for many, a religious experience" – Stereogum"
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Video by Richard Edens // @richardedens
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Get it here: bit.ly/3nop3yC
Lasting two seconds short of 72 minutes, 'Ágætis byrjun' was a seismic shift from their previous record, 'Von': more melody, drama and tone, more accessible and anthemic. Twenty-one years after its release, it hasn’t remotely dated, lacking any relationship to grunge, industrial, ambient, pop or any other genre — not even Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Mogwai, points of comparison that cropped up in reviews. Perhaps the album’s unique DNA is simply Iceland’s environment, the community, the people. This, after all, was not a band, just music. Or just, perhaps, a force of nature. And like the aftermath of a hurricane, the landscape out there is very rarely the same again.
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Package Details:
- Pressed on Exclusive 2LP Deep Blue Vinyl
- Exclusive Listening Notes by Martin Aston; Art Print by Gotti Bernhöft
- "Not just an undeniable masterpiece but, for many, a religious experience" – Stereogum"
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Video by Richard Edens // @richardedens
Vinyl Me, Please is a monthly record subscription for music lovers, by music lovers. There’s no algorithm: just people picking albums they think everyone should own and care about.
#vinylmeplease #sigurrós
