Sigur Rós Do "Með Suð Í Eyrum" On The Takeaway Shows
As La Blogothèque has become more of a household name, Vincent Moon has slowly franchised his site's efforts in various cities, enlisting local video teams to replicate his efforts and flesh out his archives. But you can generally tell when it's Moon holding the camera by the video's look and nearly as often, just by the stature of the clip's performing artist. If there's epic potential, Moon will likely helm the shoot, and Sigur Rós -- who routinely transform their performance spaces, from outdoor tent to art museum -- are full of it. Here the Icelandic outfit settle into a posh restaurant in Paris, performing the soaring and celebratory "Með Suð Í Eyrum" as glasses clink and the waitstaff mill about tensely. It's good, naturally, but looks like it'll take a little more than an otherworldly androgynous croon to impress that hostess.
Download it and learn about the shoot at La Blogothèque.
Posted at 2:14 PM by amrit in Video
Tags: Sigur Rós
i wish vincent moon would cut that annoying all the way zoomed in crap. same problem with the national dark was the night video, lets see the entire fucking band for more than 5 seconds and not a zoomed in closeup of somebody's hands or some 'artsy' shit.
nonetheless, the band plays and sounds great, and the people in the restaurant's reactions are great.
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"'artsy' shit"?
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il était transcendant
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The song they're playing is actually called "Við spilum endalaust".
Wonderful performance, and I disagree with the guy above, the video is great.
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in the beginning when it is zoomed in on his face it kinda looks like billy corgan. pretty bizarre if you think about it like that.
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too artsy fartsy tartsy lartsy martsy cartsy
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But the sound is amazing. I never knew Sigur Rós could make their somewhat heavily mixed stuff sound so good live.
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Great recording! And I agree that you can always tell when someone else other than Mr. Moon has directed the video, it's not the same.
Love when they pan around and you see the people so serenely as if they're watching some amateurs.
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I've been wondering when Moon would get these boys out to Paris. What an amazing combination!
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I've always wondered why artists are usually so weary of filming with Moon. The result is virtually always phenominal.
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3:19 is correct about the song title.
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I love Sigur Rós. This is amazing. I love Mr. Moon's videos.
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Wonderful. Thanks for the head's up Amrit.
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Wut an amazing band! One of the few non-english groups who just make such good music that it doesn't matter that he could be crooning about his puppy name Babby Sven and I don't care. Hell, I bet they could all shit in a steel drum and it would be more musical than not...especially if it's a cold day.
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