Sarah and I went to a Sigur Ros concert tonight. We haven’t been to a concert for a while, but this one was amazing. I was pretty curious how they’d be live, and I was surprised in a very good way. The sound was just incredible in person, moving your whole body. Combined with the amazing light/multimedia show, it was probably the most emotionally intense musical experience I have ever had. They played mostly songs from their new album, Takk.
I was also surprised, not knowing much about the band, how much of the sound is not digital. I just didn’t picture a man able to reach such high notes, nor to sustain that kind of falsetto for 2 hours! Wild. Great drummer, too.
The opening act was Amiina, who I want to check out further. 4 women who played a variety of interesting instruments (cello, violin, wood saw, “service, please” bells, piano, organ, computer) in a really compelling way. A very good opener to Sigur Ros.
I got some good sculpture ideas during the concert. I want to do more with light, as I did a teensy bit in college.
Oh, and Ticketmaster still sucks, just so you know.
Gabe Says:
May 5th, 2006 at 6:05 pmVisit Gabe
That sounds pretty cool, I would like to see them play sometime. I spent forty dollars on a matt cutter a little while ago and it has changed my world. Would like to hear more about sculpture ideas!