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レディオヘッド、ビヨークを始め多くのアーティストが絶大な影響を受け、全世界的な成功を収めた前作『アゲイティス・ビリュン』に続く通算3作目。映画「バニラ・スカイ」のクライマックス・シーンでも楽曲が起用され、ロック・ファン以外にも唯一無二のサウンドを世界的に知らしめた彼らが新たに放つ衝撃！

Spin - 8 out of 10 - "...There's something awe-inspiring about this band's single-minded pursuit of mellow drama..." Entertainment Weekly - "...The Icelandic quartet again create an ethereal stir with sparse, atmospheric melodies and a falsetto wail..." - Rating: B+ Mojo - "...The album rocks, its symphonic depth and stratosphere-surfing melodies more affecting with each subsequent listen..." Spin - Ranked #22 on Spin's list of 2002's "Albums of the Year" CMJ - "...A soothing, uplifting compilation of wonder, reflection and vicissitude and an extended glimpse beyond the mundane..." Rolling Stone - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Sigur Ros make atmospheric music with lyrics in garbled Icelandic, heavy on the strings and keyboards - beautiful..." Q - 4 stars out of 5 - "...They make soaring, mind-expanding music that's near impossible to resist....This is a masterpiece of bombed orchestral elegance, at once expansive and intense..." Magnet - "...Sigur Ros occupies a space somewhere between the free-soaring folk jazz of Tim Buckley, the aquatic ethereality of the Cocteau Twins and the oceanic post-rock of Mogwai....The instrumentation arrives in vast, dense, Radiohead-plays-Pink Floyd waves..." Uncut - 4 stars out of 5 - "...It weaves a gigantic, undulating backdrop onto which you can project what you will..." Spin (1/03, p.71) - Ranked #22 on Spin's list of 2002's "Albums of the Year" Rolling Stone (11/14/02, p.86) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Sigur Ros make atmospheric music with lyrics in garbled Icelandic, heavy on the strings and keyboards - beautiful..." Spin (12/01/02, p.140) - 8 out of 10 - "...There's something awe-inspiring about this band's single-minded pursuit of mellow drama..." Q (12/02, p.112) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...They make soaring, mind-expanding music that's near impossible to resist....This is a masterpiece of bombed orchestral elegance, at once expansive and intense..." Mojo (1/03, p.98) - "...The album rocks, its symphonic depth and stratosphere-surfing melodies more affecting with each subsequent listen..." Entertainment Weekly (11/1/02, p.70) - "...The Icelandic quartet again create an ethereal stir with sparse, atmospheric melodies and a falsetto wail..." - Rating: B+ Uncut (12/02, p.140) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...It weaves a gigantic, undulating backdrop onto which you can project what you will..." Magnet (1/03, p.106) - "...Sigur Ros occupies a space somewhere between the free-soaring folk jazz of Tim Buckley, the aquatic ethereality of the Cocteau Twins and the oceanic post-rock of Mogwai....The instrumentation arrives in vast, dense, Radiohead-plays-Pink Floyd waves..." CMJ (11/18/01, p.6) - "...A soothing, uplifting compilation of wonder, reflection and vicissitude and an extended glimpse beyond the mundane..."

Untitled third album from Icelandic space rockers, their follow-up to 1999's acclaimed 'Agaetis Byrjun', which won the US equivalent of the Mercury Music Prize. Eschews the epic string and keyboard-drenched sound of that album for a rawer, more "live" feel, whilst being, if anything, even more stately and majestic.|

シガー・ロス、4年ぶり3作目のアルバム。それ以上の情報なしにこのサウンドに触れてもらえたらと思う。ヤボを承知で言うならば、ここにあるのはサイケデリアという言葉ではもはや窮屈なサウンドの美しいうねり。ストリングスやエレクトロニクス、ギター・ノイズが互いに呼び合いざわめき合っている。オーロラが音を立てるならこんな風に歌うだろう。そんなエキゾチシズムに満ちた素晴らしいアルバム。
bounce (C)村尾泰郎