The 12-page booklet also included various black and white natural elements which are revealed on the front of the album through the parentheses diecut. The band calls this fanciful language Vonlenska which is a "constructed language of nonsense syllables which resembles the phonology of the Icelandic language." Sigur Rós wanted their fans to jot down their own interpretations of their music by providing a booklet composed of tracing paper. Jónsi Birgisson, the vocalist sings a made up language throughout the whole album. still.) can you believe it has sold over 500,000 copies worldwide to date? The album's songs have been divvied up into two halves by a 30 second sound of stillness. For those out there that have no clue of this Icelandic group (I'm aware of many. Also known as "The Bracket Album" or " The Untitled Album" it was first released in 2002. Now, I don't want to get all "Wikipedian" on you, but for those out there that don't know the meaning behind Sigur Rós' album titled ( ) I feel like I should give you some insight about the album. Sigur Rós has not only inspired me through their melancholy music, but also through their album artwork, which has inspired me as an Artist. I love their minimalistic, atmospheric, and yet classical sound. So it wasn't a surprise that a group from a similar genre, post-rock, would literally warm my heart. Sunny Day Real Estate, Cap'n Jazz, Promise Ring, and Joan of Arc. I can say 2001 was also the year that I was also falling madly in love with post-emo indie rock bands.
It took the following two years for Sigur Rós to finally got noticed internationally.
My love for the band didn't come so soon and apparently I wasn't the only one. Sigur Rós performing at Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall this past Octoberīack in 2001 a close friend of mine introduced me to Ágætis byrjun, which happens to be a Sigur Rós album.